Booklet  3.1  Controls  and Equipment 
Appl ies to vehicles:  with  electrically adjusta ble  fron ts  sea t an d  memory  bu ttons 
Assigning  dr iver  seat  settings  to  a  remote  control  key 
S eat  settings  can  be assigned  to each  remote control  key so that  the  driver  seat  is 
automatically  adjusted to fit  a particular  driver's size  and  height. 
Ass igning  remote  control  keys 
-Do not  take more  than  10 second s when 
performing  steps 1-4, othe rw ise  the re
mote  control  key  will not be assign ed and 
your  setting s will  not  be  stored . 
- Adju st y our  seat  and  a ssign  the  adjust
ments  to  a memory  button. 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  seat heating 
Heated  front seats 
-Remove  the  key from  the  ignition  lock. 
- Push  the  unlock  symbol 
32, 
14 the  remote  contro l twice . You 
will  hear an  acou sti c s igna l to  let you  k now 
that  the seat  positions  have  be en  ass ign ed. 
The  remote  key is s et. • 
The  seat cushions  and  backrests of the front  seats  can be heated  electrically. 
Fig.  47  Detai l o f  i ns trume nt  panel : thu mb  w heels 
for  front  seat  h eating 
- Turn  rhe  left or right  whe el 47 
Th e se at heating  i s switch ed  off  in the  O po
s it ion. 
Th e se at heating  only  work s when  the ignition  is 
s wit ch ed  on. Th e le ft thumb  whe el co ntrol s the 
l e ft  sea t and  the right  thumb  whee l th e right  seat 
Note 
D o no t kneel  on the se at or apply  sharp  pressur e 
at a  sing le  point  to  the  seat  cu shi on and  back
re st.  Thi s can  dama ge th e  heating  ele m en ts. • 
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Booklet  3.1  Controls and  Equipment 
App lies to  vehic les:  with  front  armrest 
Front  center  armrest 
The front  center armrest  can  be adju sted up and  down  orforwa rd  and  backward. 
Fig. 48  Front  center  armrest 
Rear  seat  bench 
Adjust ing  the  height  of  the  armrest 
-th e armr est in  the  directio n of  th e 
arro w 
48 gradua lly  unti l it latche s 
i n to  the  desi red  pos ition . 
- T o lowe r the  armr est, you  must 
it  all  the wa y up.  Then  you  will b e able  to 
l ow er it do wn. 
Adjusting  the  armrest  for ward  or 
backward 
- Pull the  armr est forward © fu lly  unti l it 
e ngage s or pus h it 
Folding  backrest  forward  and  backward 
The rear seat backrest can be  folded forward to expand  th e luggage  compartment. 
Fig.  49  Rea r seal  backrest : un lock ing 
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The  rear sea tback  i s split  for  folding.  Both 
sec tions  can  b e fold ed  for ward  individu 
all y. 
Folding  the  rear  seatback  forward 
- Fir st mo ve  th e dri ver's  se at  and  front 
pa sse nge r's se at as 
for ward  a s po ssible . 
- Unlock  th e  ba ckrest  u sing  the mast er 
ke y int o th e lock 
49 tu rni ng  the 
lo ck 
th e hori zontal  po sit io n  to  the 
v erti cal  po sition. 
- Pu ll  the  backre st  re lea se  lever  in  the  di
rec tio n  of  the  arro w. 
-
th e bac kres t all  t he  w ay  
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Securing  the  load 
Loads transported  on  the roof  rack  must  be  securely  attached.  The  vehicle's  han
dling  is affected  when  transporting  loads. 
Always  secure  th e in the 
WARNING 
Items  that  arc  not properly  secured  to a roof 
rack  can fall off  causing  a collision  and  per
sona l injury. 
•  Always  make  sure  that  all bolts  and  fas
teners  arc  properly  installed  and  properly 
ti ghten ed befor e every  trip  at each  stop  during 
a  long  trip. 
•  Always properly  install  special  fixtures  for 
it em s s uch  as  bicycles,  skis,  surfboard s, etc. 
•  Never  use  s traps or  other  things  that are 
damag ed, not  strong  enough  or not  suitabl e to 
attac h items  to a roof rack. 
WARNING 
Transporting  heavy  bulky  loads  o n the  roof 
will change  the way  the vehicl e handl es by 
shifting  the  vehicle's  center of gravity, 
changing  its aerodynamics  and  the  way it re
acts  to side  winds. 
WARNING  (cont inued) 
•  Cargo  th at is l arge , heavy,  bulky,  long or 
flat will  have a more  negative  influence  on  the 
ve hicle 's aerodynamics,  center of gravity  and 
overa ll  handlin g. 
•  Always adapt  your  driving  and  speed to 
what  you  ar e carry ing on the  roof  as 
as  to 
road,  traffic , weather  and wind  condition s. 
•  Always avoid  sudd en  braking  or  driving 
maneuvers. 
•  Always  make sure  that  loads  arc properly 
distributed  and  that heavier  items  arc in  th e 
front. 
•  Never  exceed  the maximum  roof  load  for 
th e vehicle  165 lb s.  (75 kg) , maximum  axle 
loads  or  the  maximum  gross vehicle  weight 
3.3 "Techn ica l D ata." 
sys
t e m s is  no t cov ered  by the  warra nty. 
•  The height  of yo ur vehicle  is  chan ged  by  th e 
in sta llation  of  the roof rack and  the loa d sec ured 
on  it. Bear this  in mind  when  driving  throu gh  ga
door s or  low  und erp asses  to avo id damag e 
to  the  vehicle. 
For  the  sake of environment 
D rivi ng w ith the  roof 
incre ases  fu el con
s umpti on. If yo u do  not  nee d do  not u se  it. 
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