
Front reading  lights 
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Fig.  29  Section  of  roof:  front  reading  ligh ts 
Background  ligh ting 
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Switching  on  th e  reading 
Press  th e  corres ponding  button 29 to sw itch  on  th e  rea din g 
The  background  l ighting  lights control  elements  in the center  console. 
Fig.  30  Sect io n  of  the  roo f: backg round  ligh ting 
The  background  light ing 30-arrow s- wi ll 
fu nct ion  w hen  th e  ig ni tion  and  th e head  ligh ts 
a re  sw itch ed  on . Th e ce nter  co nso le  is  illumi 
n ated  from  above. 
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Cup  holders  in  the  center  console 
Fi g. 58  Cup  ho lder in th e center  console 
Applies  to vehicles:  with reor  armrest 
Cup  holders  in  the  rear  armre st 
Fi g. 5 9  Open  cup  holder  in  rear armres t 
Opening  and  clo sing  the  r etractabl e 
cup  holder 
-Fold  the rea r armre st dow n comp letely. 
72  Seats and storage 
There  are  two  cup  ho lders 58  in the  center 
co nsol e between  the front  seats . 
WARNING 
H ot liquid s can  spill in  a cras h, during  hard 
braking,  sudd en  maneu vers and  even ca use  a 
co llisio n. 
•  Neve r put  containers  w ith  hot liquid s in 
t h e  cup  hold ers. 
•  Never  put heavy  c ups/beve rages  or other 
h eavy  things  in the c up  hol ders.  Heavy  objects 
ca nn y throu gh  th e passe nge r co mpartment 
i n  a crash  and cause  serious  injury. 
-Push  th e  cove r in  the  di rec tion  of  the 
arrow 
59 . The  cup hold er  wi ll fold 
open. 
- Push  the  front  part  of the  cup  h older  to 
fold  it ba ck into  plac e. 
WARNING 
I-lot liquids spill  in a cras h, d urin g hard 
brakin g, sudd en  maneuvers  an d  eve n cause  a 
co llisio n. 
•  Neve r put  contain ers  with  hot li qui ds  in 
th e c up  holde rs. 
•  Neve r put  heavy  cups/ bevera ges  or oth er 
h eavy  things in the c up  ho ld ers.  Heavy  objects 
ca n fly  throu gh th e passe nger  co mpartment 
in  a cras h an d  cause  se rious inju ry.  

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WARNING  (continued) 
redu ce  the  risk of  personal inju ry  if the 
driv er' s ai rbag  infl ates. 
•  Neve r hold  the  ste er ing wheel  at th e 12 
o'cloc k po sition  or  with your  hands  a t other 
positions  insid e th e steeri ng  whe el rim  or  on 
t he  steer ing wheel  hub. I-foldin g th e s teerin g 
whe el the  wro ng  way  can  cau se s eriou s inju-
Safety 
WARNING (cont inu ed) 
rics  to  th e han ds, a rms and  head the  driv er's 
a irb ag inflat es. 
•  After  adjus ting th e s teering  wheel,  always 
pus h the  stee ring wh eel a dju stment  lever  back 
up  as 
as it will  go. T his en sure s th e po siti on 
of  the st eering  whee l ca nnot  be  alt ered  unin
t e ntionally  when the vehicle  is  moving. 
Applies  lo vehicles:  wi th  Electronic  S ta biliza tion  Progr am  (E S P) 
Electronic  Stabilization  Program 
ESP  helps mak e driving  safer in  certain  situations. 
Fi g. 75  D etail of  the  center  console:  bu tto n  for  ES P or ASR 
Th e Electro nic Sta biliza tion  Program  (ESP)  co n
tain s th e Ele ctro ni c Diff ere ntial Lock (ED L) and 
t h e  Anti -Slip  Regu la tio n (A SH). Th e  ESP works 
to ge th er  with  the  Anti -lo ck in g  Brake  System 
( ABS ).  Both  warnin g lig hts w ill come  o n  if the 
E SP  or  ABS sys te m s m alfu nct io n . 
T he  ES P is s ta rt ed  a utomat ica lly  w hen  th e en
g in e is  sta rt ed. 
The  ESP s hou ld ge nerall y be  lef t sw itc hed  on  at 
a ll  tim es. In  sp ecifi c circ um stan ces  w here  you 
r e quir e less  tract ion  you  ca n  sw itch  off  th e ES P 
by  press ing buu on 
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For  example:  • 
when  dri vi ng  w ith  snow  ch ain s, 
•  when  dri vi ng  in  deep  snow  or  on  loo se  sur
faces . 
•  when  ro ckin g  th e ve hicle backwa rd and  for 
wa rd to fre e it  fro m mu d, for exa mple. 
Yo u sh o uld  press  th e 
to  swi tc h  th e back  o n when  you  no  longer  need  wh ee l spin . 
Th e and  ED Lare  also  sw itch ed  off  if th e ESP 
i s  sw it c h ed  off. This  means th at  this  te chn ology 
i s  not ava ilab le  fo r as  lo ng  as  th e  ESP  re ma in s 
s w itc hed  off. 
When  does the  w ord  OFF  l ight  up  in the  button 
ESP? 
• will  lig ht  up  if th ere  is  a fault  in  the ES P. 
•  It will li gh t up  if  the ES P  is  sw itc hed  off. 
WARNING 
•  Always  adjust  your  driv in g to  th e road, 
t raffic a nd weat her  cond itions.  Do  not l et th e 
extra  sa fety  that  ESP can  prov ide temp t you 
int o tak ing  extra  risks. 
•  Always  drive  safel y. 
•  ESP  and  ASR  cannot  defy the laws  of 
ph ysics . Slipp ery and wet  roads  arc  dangero us 
eve n with  ESP! 
•  ESP  and 
ca nnot  re du ce the risk  of  ac
cident,  for  example  if you  drive  too  fast for 
co nditi ons  or  if you  do  not  keep your  di sta nc e 
fro m the  vehicle  in 
of you. 
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Switching  off the  engine 
- Let the  vehicle  come  to a complete  stop. 
- Turn  the  ignition  key to  position 
93, 76 
WARNING 
Never  switch  off the  engine  before the vehicle 
ha s come  to a com plete stop.  You can  lose  co n
of the  vehicle,  crash and be ser iously  in 
jured. 
Manual  transmission 
Applies to  vehicles: with  monuol 
WARNING  (continued] 
• The  airbags  and  safety  belt  pretensioners will not  wo rk when  the  ignition  is  switch ed off. 
•  The  brake  booster  docs  not  work when  the 
engine  is turned  off. A lot  more 
pedal 
pressure  will  be  necessary  to  stop the  vehicle. 
•  The  power steer ing system  docs  not  work 
w hen  the  engine  is  turned  off and  you will 
ne ed  mor e force  to  stee r the  vehicle. 
•  When  the  key is removed,  lhc  steering 
whee l co lumn  will lock  up and  you will not be 
ab le  to steer  the veh icle. 
engin e could  ov erh eat  w hen  it is 
s wi tc h ed  off . To r edu ce the  ri sk  of en gine 
dama ge, be  sur e 
to le t th e engine  id le  for ab out 2 
minut es before yo u sw it c h it  off._. 
5-speed  and  6-speed  manual  transmissions 
Fig. 77  Section  of  center  console : 5- speed  manual 
transm ission 
Selecting  Reverse  gear 
- The ve hicl e shou ld be  stat ionary  w ith 
Fig.  78  Section  of  center  console : 6 -speed  manual 
t ransm issio n 
the  eng in e  idli ng. Depr ess  the  clutch  p edal 
fully.  ._ 
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Applies  lo  vehicles:  with  on  oulomolic transmission 
Selector  lever  lock 
Releasing  the  selector lever  lock 
-Depress  and hold  th e brake  pedal  and 
pres s the  release  button in the  selector 
le ver  handle  at  the  same  time. 
The selecto r lever  is  lo cked  whe n: 
• 
se lec to r lever  is  in  P. 
Applies to vehicles:  with  6 -speed  oulomolic  transmission 
•  The  selector  lever  is in N for more  than  about l second and  you are  driving  slowe r than 3 mph (5 km/h}. 
The  selec tor  lever  lock will  not enga ge if yo u 
qu ickly  move  the  selecto r leve r through  p osition 
N whe n shift ing between 
and D. This  makes  it 
p ossibl e, to  "rock"  the vehicl e backward  and  for
ward  if it is stuck  in snow  or 
Driving  with  an  automatic  transmission 
The transmission  upshifts  and down.shifts automatically. 
Fig.  80  Section  of  center  console : selector  lever 
with  lock button 
Starting  the  engine 
-Start  the  engine with the  selector  leve r 
in  po siti on  P or  N . Fo r m ore  in formation 
,iage95 . 
Driving 
-Dep ress  and  hold  the brake  pedal. 
- Relea se the parkin g brake. 
- Press  and  hold  the release 
in  the 
se lec to r leve r handl e. 
- Move  the  selecto r leve r to 
R (R everse),  D 
(D riv e) or S  (Spo rt}.  -
Relea se the lo ck  button  and  wait  for the 
tr ansmission  to en gage  the gear (a s light 
movement  can be  felt). 
- Release  the brake  and  depress  the ac 
Stopping  briefly 
-Always  use  the foot  brak e to  pr eve nt  th e 
ve hicl e fro m  cre ep ing forward,  for  ex
amp le  at a 
lig ht.  You  do not  need  to 
mo ve the  selec tor  leve r  to 
P (Park)  or N 
(Ne utral). 
- Do  not  dep ress  the acce le rator. 
Parking 
- Depress  and  hold  the  brake  ped al  until 
th e ve hicle  co mes  to  a full 
- Apply the  parking  brake 
104. 
-Move  the se lec tor  lever  to P with  the  re
l ease  button  press ed. 
Driving  down  hills 
- Se lect  the  "T iptroni c position. 
- Pull th e  leve r to th e"-"  minus  pos ition 
to  clo wnsh if t.  ._ 
Driving  99