Seats and storage
time. When the vehicle is unlocked , the settings stored on the
remote con trol key are res to red .
If your veh icle is d riven by other persons using yo ur remote cont rol
key, you should save your individua l seat position on one of the
memo ry buttons. Yo u can rec all you r settings ag ain sim ply and
conveniently by press ing the corresponding memory button. When
t he vehi cle i s loc ked , the se se ttings a re a utomat ic a lly re-assig ned to
the remote control key and stored .
& WARNING
• For safety reasons , the seat setting can only be recalled when
the vehicle is stationary -otherwi se you risk having an accident .
• In an emergency , the recall operation can be stopped by
pressing the [
ON/OFF] button or by briefly pre ssing any given
memory button. •
Applie s to v ehicle s: w it h sea t m em ory
Activating remote control key memory
To be able to re ca ll the store d settings with the rem ote
c ontrol key, the func tion has to be activat ed in th e MMI.
- S elect : Fu nct ion button I C AR] > Systems*> Seat
adjustment
> Driver's seat > Key mem. profile > On. •
Rear seats
General information
Safe tran sportatio n of p asse nge rs on the re ar sea ts
r e q uir es pr op er safe ty pre caution s.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated in compliance with
t he s afety gui deli nes e xplained in=>
page 199 and => page 209. The correct seating position is crit
ica l for the safety of front
and rear seat
p assenge rs alik e=>
page 192.
& WARNING
• Occupants in the front and rear seat s must always be properly
restrained .
• Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle without the head
restraints provided . Head rest raints help to reduce injuries .
• Loose items inside the passenger compartment, can fly
fo rwa rd in a crash or sudden maneuver and injure occupants.
Always store articles in the luggage compartment and use the
fastening eyes, especially when the rear seat backs have been
folded down.
• Read and heed all WARNINGS =>
page 192, "Proper seating
positions for passengers in rear seats ".•
Adjusting seat (second row seating)
Th e fo re-and-aft adjustment * of the seat cushion and the
sea t ba ck an gle can be adjusted .
Fig. 77 Adju sting seat
back ang le ..,.
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······--... __ ;::::.:_ :::--~
Adjusting seat back angle
Fig . 78 Fore -and -af t
adju stme nt
- Pull the lever up an d push the seat bac k toward t he rear to
t h e desi red position ==>
page 88, fig. 77. Release the lever.
- Pull t he lever up so that the seat back pivots forward.
Release t he lever and pus h the seat back to the rear to
retu rn t he sea t bac k to the norma l position.
Fore-and-aft adjustment*
- Pull t he ha ndle up and push the seat forward or back
==> fig. 78.
- Releas e the handle a nd cont inue to p ush th e seat u ntil the
sea t latc h engages.
& WARNING
• For safety rea son s, the seat mu st only be adjusted when the
vehicle is stationary · danger of accident!
• Exerci se caution when adjusting the seat . Adju sting the seat
without checking or paying attention c an pinch finge rs or limbs·
danger of injury! •
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Applies to ve hicles : with e ntry assist
Entry assist (second row seating)
The entry assist makes it easier for occupants to reach
the third row seating*.
Fig. 79 Seat back
s e co nd r ow sea ting :
S eat back lat ch
Pushing second row of seats forward
- Lift the lever==> fig . 79.
- Tilt the s eatback forwa rd .
- Pu sh the seat forward.
Pushing second row of seats back
-Push the seat back.
- Fo ld the seat back u p un til it latches.
T o make en try to and ex it from the rear of the vehi cle eas ie r, the seat
backs for th e se cond row seating can be folded fo rwa rd. At the sam e
time, the seats ca n be pushed forwa rd and to the rear. •
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Applies to veh icles : w ith third row seat ing
Folding seat back up and down (th ird row
seating)
The third row seating is suitable for persons up to 1. 6
meters (5 ft 3 in) in height.
•
Raising seat back
Fig . 80 Third row of
seats: Folding seat
back up
Fig . 81 Third row of
seats: Folding seat
back down
-Lift the Lever -Arrow- ~ fig. 80 and raise the seat back
until it Locks.
- Raise the head restraint until it locks.
Folding seat back down
-Lift the Lever -Arrow- ~ fig. 81 and fold the seat back
down completely until it locks .
- The head restraint is automatically tipped down.
& WARNING
• Only persons up to a height of 5 feet 3 inches (1.6 m) may be
carried on the seats in the third row.
• Exercise caution when folding the seat backs up and down .
Inattentiveness or carelessness when folding the seat back up and
down can pinch fingers or hands.
• Always check whether the latch is fully engaged by pulling the
seat back forward. •
Head restraints
Front head restraints
The head restraints must be adjusted properly to provide
protection .
Fig. 82 Front seats
head restraints:
adjusting the height .,_
The head restraints on the front seats can be adjusted to
provide safe support to head and neck at the optimum
height. When optimally adjusted, the top of the restraint
should be level with the top of the head~
page 193, "Proper
adjustment of head restraints".
Raising head restraint
- Grasp the side of the head restraint with both hands.
- Adjust the head restraints so that the top of the head
restraint is
at least level with your eyes or higher
~ page 90, fig. 82.
Lowering head restraint
-Grasp the sides of the head restraint with both hands.
Press the button~
page 90, fig. 82 and adjust the head
restraint.
- Adjust the head restraints so that the top of the head
restraint is
at least level with your eyes or higher
~ page 90, fig. 82.
Refer to::::;, page 193, ''Proper adjustment of head restraints" for
guidelines on how to adjust the height of the front head restraints to
suit the occupant's body size.
& WARNING
• Driving without head restraints or with head restraints that are
not properly adjusted increases the risk of serious or fatal neck
injury dramatically.
• Read and heed all WARNINGS:::::>
page 193.
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(I) Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and safety belts are an extremely
effective combination of safety features.•
Outer rear head restraints
Passengers may only be carried in the outer rear seats
when the head restraint is raised.
Fig . 83 Outer rear
seats: Head restraint
If the outer rear seat is not occupied, you can lower the head
restraint to obtain better vision to the rear.
- Pull on the loop to fold the head restraint down~ fig. 83.
- Push the head restraint up again until it latches with an
audible click.
& WARNING
• The head restraints for the outer seats in the second row must
be folded up when persons are being carried in the third row
seating*· danger of injury!
• Read and heed all WARNINGS:::::>
page 193 •
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Luggage compartment
Expanding Luggage compartment
To expand the luggage compartment, the seat backs can
be folded forward separately or together.
Folding the seatback forward
Fig. 87 R elease lever
f or o uter sea t back
Fig. 88 Rele ase lever
f or cent er sea t bac k
- Pull the lever up=> fig . 87. The seat back pivots fo rward .
- Allow the seat back to latch in the lowermost position .
Raising the seatback
- Pull the lever up=> fig. 87 and raise the seat back unt il i t
is sec urely latched =>& .
Folding center seat back down
-Press the release button=> fig. 88 . The red mar k on the
release lever is v isible.
- Tilt t he seatback forward.
Raising center seat back
- Raise the seatback until it is secure ly latched =>& . It is
securely latched when the red mark on the release button
is no longer v isible .
The center seat back can be folded forward separately. Us ing th is
loading option , long objects (e.g. skis) can be carried in the interior .
& WARNING
• The ba ckre st mu st alway s be securely latched so that the safety
belt of the center seating pos ition can work proper ly to help
prote ct the o ccupant .
• The back rest must be secu rely latched in position so that no
item s contained in the luggage compartment can slide forward
upon sudden bra king.
• Alway s check whether the latch i s fully engaged by pulling the
se at ba ck forwar d.
• On vehicl es with th ird row seating *, the center s eat ba ck must
be in the upright position and se curely latched when perso ns are
being carried in the third row seat s· danger injury!
• Ne ver allow safety belts to become d am aged by being caught
i n door or seat hardware.
• Torn or fra yed safety belts can tear and damaged belt hardware
can break in a crash. Inspect the belt s periodically . B elts showing •
& WARNING (cont inued )
damage to webbing, bindings , buckles, or retractors must be
replaced.
& WARNING
Always read and heed WARNINGS=> & in "Loading the luggage
compartment " on
page 195.
0 Note
• When fo lding the backrest back i nto place, ma ke sure the safety
bel t does no t ge t ca ugh t, b ec ause i t can be damaged .
A damaged bel t
can fail to provide safe rest raint.
• Th e heating wires in th e rear w indow ca n be damaged by abrasive
objects on t he parcel s he lf . •
Tie-down rings
Th er e a re f our tie-d own rings in the lu ggage com part
m en t for s ecuring lugg age items.
Fig . 89 Loca tion of
the tie-down rings in
the lug gag e c ompa rt ·
ment
- Sec ure the c argo to the tie-dow n rings => fig. 89 .
- Observe the safety notes=:> p age 19 7.
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In a co llision, the laws of physics mean that eve n smaller items that
a re lo ose in the vehicle w ill turn in to heavy mis siles th at can c ause
ser ious injury. Items in the vehicle pick up kinet ic en ergy w hich varies
with the ve hicle an d th e we ight of the item. Vehi cle speed is the most
signif ica nt factor .
For example, in a frontal collis ion at a speed of 30 mph (48 km/ h),
t he force s acti ng on a 10- lb
(4 .5 kg) object a re a bout 20 times the
normal weight of t he item. T his means that t he weight of t he item
wou ld su ddenly be t he e quiva le nt of abou t 200 lbs (9 0 k g). One can
easily imagine the injur ies that an item of that weight flying freely
t hroug h the passenger com par tment can cause in a collis ion at a
speed considered relative ly low .
& WARNING
Weak , damaged or improper straps used to secure items to tie
downs can fail during hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
• Always use suitable r etaining straps and properly secure items
to the tie -downs
in the luggage compartment to help prevent
items from shifting or flying forward .
• When the rear seat backrest is folded down, always use suit·
able retaining straps and properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help prevent items from flying
forward into the passenger compartment.
• Never attach a child safety seat tether strap to a tie-down .•
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Setting up the cargo floor
-Open the rear lid .
Fig. 94 Removing th e
c a rgo floo r
-Set up cargo floor with the help of the handle@
~ page 97, fig. 93 and adjust the outside edges in the
recesses @.
- Lay the items in the protective tray.
Folding the cargo floor up
- Open the rear lid .
- Fold the ca rgo floor up to the seatback with the help of the
handle @.
Removing the cargo floor , installing
- Open the rear lid.
- Fold the cargo floor up to the seatback with the help of the
handle @.
- To remove, pull the entire cargo floor out of the guides
-arrow-~ fig. 94 in the direction of the rear of the vehicle . -
To install the cargo floor, set the front of it into the guides
and push it in the direction of the seatback until it
engages .
You can also s tore small items under t he cargo floo r.
The storage room in the protective tray can be enlarged by folding the
cargo floor forward or removing it.
T he p rotective tray can be removed upwa rd by the grip.
On vehicles with
6 or 7 seat s* the cargo floor cannot be folded up,
only raised. If the cargo f loor is removed, the hooks must be pushed
into the guides under the third row seating when the cargo floor is re
installed.
& WARNING
When th e cargo fl oor i s folde d upright , the item s being tran s
p orted must no t exc eed the ma ximum ca rgo height, 2 /3 of the
cargo floor sp ace with the floor folded forw ard , o r a weight of
a bout 33 lb. ( 15 kg ).
(I] Tips
We recommend that you use a tie-down strap to secure objects to the
tie-down eyelets on the right and left sides of the vehicle.•
Applies to veh icles : w ith ski sac k
Ski sack
The ski sack allows a maximum of 4 pairs of skis or 2
snowboards to be carried inside the vehicle.
Loading
Fig. 95 Securing the
ski sack at the center
rear seat belt buckle
- Fold the center seatback forward==> page 94.
-Remove the sack from the luggage compartment and
unfold it.
- Place the empty sack over the lowered seatback so that the end with the zip fastener is in the luggage compart
ment .
- Load objects from the luggage compartment into the ski
sack ==>& .
Securing
- Insert the ski sack strap©==> fig. 95 into the center seat
belt buckle @.
- Pull the securing strap tight by the free end of the belt ©.
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-Vehicles with 6 seats*: The ski sack has two straps with
hooks on the underside. Hang the hooks into the luggage
compartment by the rear fastening eyes and pull the
securing strap tight by the free end ©-
Storage
- Release the securing strap for the sack.
- Pull the sack to the rear over the folded down seatback.
- Raise the seatback until it is securely latched .
- F old up the empty sack.
- Stow the ski sack in the luggage compartment so that it
cannot slide around .
& WARNING
• The ski sack is intended only for the transportation of skis,
snowboards and other light objects. To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury never transport heavy or pointed objects in the ski
sack.
• When braking rapidly or during an accident the load could be
displaced and cause injury to occupants.
• Sharp edges on the load must be covered for protection.
Always fasten the belt tightly around the sack and its contents
:::} fig. 95.
(I] Tips
Never stow the ski sack away if it's wet or damp (for example, snow
melting from skis). Let it dry completely be fore you stow it away. •
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