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& WARNING (co ntinued )
• Be careful when adjusting the seat height. Check to see that no
one is in the way, or serious injury could re sult!
• Becau se the seats can be ele ctrically adjusted with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattended in the v ehicle.
Unsupervised use of the electric seat adjustments may cau se
serious injury .•
Seat adjustment
Fi g. 65 P ower s ea t:
Swit ch f or sea t adjust·
ment
Moving the seat forward and backward ©
- Press th e switc h forwa rd or backward horizonta lly=>& .
Adjusting the seat height@ and ® together
-Pull the switch evenly at both ends to raise th e seat=> &.
-Push the switch evenly at both ends to lower the seat
=> & .
Angling the seat cushion up and down@ or®
-To a ngle t he seat c ushio n up, pull the switch at the front
only =>& .
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-Alternative ly, push the sw itch at the rear only=>& .
-To angle t he seat cushion down, push the switch at the
front only=>& .
-Alternative ly, pull the sw itch at the rear only=>& .
& WARNING
• Never adjust the driver' s or front passenger's seat while the
vehicle is moving . If you do this while the vehicle is moving , you
will be out of position. Always adjust the dri ver's or front
pa ssenger 's seat when the vehicle is not moving.
• Be careful when adjusting the seat he ight. Check to see that no
one i s in the way , or seriou s injury could result!
• Be cause the seats can be ele ctrically ad justed with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattended in the veh icle.
Unsupervised use of the electric seat adjustments may cause
serious injury. •
Adjusting the seatback
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Fig. 66 Power s eat:
Sw itch for sea t bac k
an gle
- Push the switch => fig . 66 forward or to the rear i n the
direction of the arrow to adjust the angle of the seat back
=> & . ...
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in. WARNING
• Never adjust the seatback while the vehicle is moving. If you
adjust your seat while the vehicle is moving, you are out of posi­
tion. Never adjust the seatback when the vehicle is moving.
• To reduce the risk of injury in the case of sudden braking or
accident, front passengers must never ride in a moving vehicle
with the seatback reclined. Safety belts and the airbag system
only offer maximum protection when the seatback is upright and
the safety belts are properly positioned on the body. The more the
seatback is reclined, the greater the risk of personal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improperly positioned safety
belts. •
Lumbar support
The lumbar support can be adjusted to fit the natural
curvature of the occupant's spine.
Adjusting the contour
Fig. 67 Power seat:
Switch shell for lumbar
support
- Push the forward depression on the switch shell to
increase the curvature.
- Push the
rear depression on the switch shell in order to
decrease the curvature.
Adjusting the height
- Push the top depression on the switch shell to move the
support to a
higher position in the backrest.
- Push the
bottom depression on the switch shell to move
the support to a
lower position in the backrest .
The lumbar support is particular ly effective in supporting the natural
curvature of the spine so that the seating position is more comfort­
able over long distances.
in. WARNING
Never adjust the lumbar support while the vehicle is moving. If
you adjust your seat while the vehicle is moving, you are out of
position. Never adjust the seatback when the vehicle is moving. •
Applies to vehicles: wi th fron t spo rt seats
Upper thigh support
Lengthening upper thigh support
- Lift the button under the seat cushion.
- Push the seat forward to the desired position .
Shortening upper thigh support
-Lift the button under the seat cushion.
- Push the seat back to the desired position. •

Seats and storage
time. When the vehicle is unlocked , the settings stored on the
remote con trol key are res to red .
If your ve hicle is driven by othe r persons using yo ur remo te con trol
key, you sho uld save yo ur individ ua l seat position on one of the
memo ry bu tton s. Yo u can recall you r se tting s ag ain sim ply and
conveniently by p ressing the cor responding memory button. When
t he vehi cle i s lo ck ed , the se se tt ings are a uto mati ca lly re-assig ned to
the remote cont rol key and stored .
& WARNING
• For safety reasons , the seat setting can only be recalled when
the vehicle is stationary -otherwise you risk having an accident .
• In an emergency , the recall operation can be stopped by
pressing the [
ON/OFF ] button or by briefly pressing any given
memory button. •
Applies to ve hicl es : w it h seat m em ory
Activating remote control key memory
To be ab le to re ca ll the st ore d set tings with the rem ote
co ntr ol key, the func tion h as to be activa ted in the MMI.
- Sele ct: Funct ion butt on I CAR] > Systems* > Seat
adjustment > Driver's seat > Key mem. profile> On. •
Rear seats
General information
Safe transpo rtat ion of pa sseng ers on t he re ar seat s
r eq uires prope r safety prec aut ion s.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated in compliance with
t he s afe ty gu idelin es expl ain ed in~
page 18 7 and ~ pa ge 19 7. T he correct seating position is critica
l for the safety of front
and rear seat
p assenge rs alik e~
page 180.
& WARNING
• Occupants in the front and rear seats must always be properly
restrained .
• Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle without the head
restraints provided. Head restraints help to reduce injuries.
• Loose items inside the passenger compartment, can fly
forward 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 180, "Proper seating
positions for passengers in rear seats ".•
Rear window shelf
You can place light articles of c lothing on the rea r win dow
sh elf behi nd th e s eatbac k.
& WARNING
Whenever you are driving, do not leave any hard objects on the
rear window shelf or allow your pet to sit on the shelf . These could
become a hazard for vehicle occupants in the event of sudden
braking or a crash!
[ i ] Tips
• A vent slot is located between the shel f and the rear window . Do
no t bl ock the ven t wi th any item s you m ay pla ce o n the re ar window
shelf.
• Do not place b ulky items o n the rea r window she lf as t hey wo uld
restrict or bloc k the driver 's vis ion thro ug h the rear view m irror. •

Head restraints
Front head restraints
Head restraints that are adjusted according to body size,
along with the seat belt, offer effective protection.
Fig. 69 Fro nt seat:
Adjus tin g the head
r est rai nt
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 181, "Proper
adjustment of head restra ints".
R ai sing the head restr aint
- Grasp the sides of the head restraint with both hands.
- Lift the head restraint.
Lowering the head restraint
- With one hand push down on the middle of the head
restraint .
- With the other hand press the release knob:::;, fig. 69 and
push the head restraint down .
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Refer to::::;, page 181, "Proper adjustment of head restraints" for
guidelines on how to adj ust the height of the front head restraints to
suit the occupant's body size .
& WARNING
• Drivin g w ith out hea d res traints or w ith hea d r estra ints th at a re
n ot prop erl y a dju st e d inc reases the risk of seri ou s o r fa tal nec k
i n ju ry dram atically.
• Rea d an d h eed all W ARNINGS ::::;,
page 1 8 1 .
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Correctly adjusted head restraints and safety belts are an extremely
effective combination of safety features. •
Rear head restraints
Passengers may only be carried if the head restraints has
been raised to its uppermost position.
Fig. 70 Rear seats:
h ead res train ts
The rear head restraints mus t be raised fully upward when
passengers ride in the rear seats . _,,
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Adjusting the head restraints
- To move the hea d restraint up, hold it at the sides and
slide it upwar d unt il it la tches .
- To move the head restra int down , press the button©
~ page 81, fig. 70 and slide the head restra int dow nward.
Removing the head restraints
- Slide t he head restrai nt all th e way up.
- Press the release butto n© and pu ll the h ead restraint out
and cl ear o f the se at.
Installing the head restraints
-Slide t he posts on the head restraint down into the gu ides
until the posts c lick into p lace. You s hou ld not be ab le to
pull the head restraint out of the backrest.
So that the driver can have a better view to the rear, the head
restra in ts should be pushed down comple tely when t he rea r seats are
not occupied .
& WARNING
• Only remove the rear seat head restraint s when necessary in
order to in stall a child seat . In stall the head restraint again imme­
diately once the chi ld seat is removed. Driving w ithout head
restraint s or with head res traints that are not properly adjusted
increases the risk of serious or fatal neck injury dramatically .
• Read and heed all WARNINGS=>
page 181
(I) Tips
Correct ly adjus ted head restraints and safety belts are an ext reme ly
effective comb ination of safety features. •
Appli es to veh icles : w ith front a rm res t
Armrest
The armrest can be adjusted to s everal positions and
contains a storage compartment.
Adjusting the armrest
Fig. 71 Armre st
b etw een driver's and
pa ssenge r's se at
-To adjust the armrest angle, pivot the armrest fu lly dow n.
- Lift the a rmrest detent by de ten t until th e desi red posi-
tion is rea ched.
Opening storage compartment
- Press the release lever~ fig. 71.
Please note that the driver's arm movements may be restricted with
t he arm rest folded down. For th is reason, t he armrest s ho ul d not be
folded down when driving in city traff ic. •

Luggage compartment
Increasing Luggage compartment space
You can create additional space for loading luggage by
folding do wn either or both of the rear seatback
segments to form a deck .
Folding backrest down
Fig. 72 Rear backr es t:
rele ase lever
Fig. 73 Rea r ba ckr est:
l o cki ng t he b ackre st
- Push forwa rd release lever ©~ fig. 72 i n direction of
arrow.
- Fold the backrest down .
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Returning backrest to upright position
- Push rear seat backrest up unti l it engages~ &. You will
know that the seat is properly engaged when you canno t
se e t he red marking on the lever @.
Locking the backrest
- Insert your key into t he lock ~ fig . 73 and turn it clock­
w ise.
Unlocking the backrest
- Ins ert the key in to the lock and turn it count er-clockwise .
Stowing luggage
-For safe loading and securing of items read an d follow the
guidelines on~
page 183.
The rear seatback is divided into two segments -one third/two thirds.
You can fold down ei ther or bo th parts of t he sea tback.
T he release levers for the fo lding backrests can be loc ked when the
back rests are properly engaged in their upr ight position. This
prevents unauthor ized access to the luggage compartment from
withi n the vehicle. The release levers can only be locked with the
master key o r emergency key.
& WARNING
• The backr est must always be s ecurely latched so that the sa fety
belt of the center seating position can work properly to help
prote ct the occupant .
• The backrest must be securely latched in position so that no
items contained in the luggage compartm ent can s lide forward
upon sudden b raking.
• Never allow safety belts to become damag ed by being caught
in d oor or seat hardware. _,.
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& WARNING (continued )
• Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and damaged belt hardware
c an break in a crash . Inspect the belts periodically. Belts showing
damage to webbing , bindings, buckles, or retractors must be
replaced.
& WARNING
Always read and heed WARNINGS=> & in "Loading the luggage
compartment " on
page 183.
(D Note
When folding the back rest back into place, make sure t he safety be lt
do es not get caught, because it ca n be damaged. A damage d belt can
fa il to prov ide safe restra int. •
Fastening eyelets
The luggag e com partme nt is equ ipped wi th f our tie-do wn
e y ele ts t o se cure luggag e and oth er it ems.
Fig . 74 Luggage
c ompa rtme nt
fas tening eyelet s
-Use th e t ie-down ey elets to se cu re your ca rg o pro perl y
=> fig. 74 -a rrow s- .
- Read an d he ed all W AR NIN GS=>
page 183, "S to wi ng
lu ggag e".
In a co llision, the laws of phys ics mean that ev en smal ler items tha t
are loose in the vehicle will turn into h eavy missiles that can cause
s e rious in jury . Items i n the veh icl e pick up kine tic energy which var ies
w ith the vehicle and the we ight of the item . Vehicle speed is the most
s ignifi cant factor.
For e xample, in a frontal coll is io n at a speed of 30 mp h (48 km/h),
t he f orces a ctin g on a 1 0-lb (4 .5 kg) obj ect are about
20 times th e
normal weight o f th e ite m. This means that the weig ht of the item
woul d su dden ly be the eq uiva lent of about 200 lbs (90 kg) . One can
e asily imag ine the injuries tha t an item of that we ig ht flyi ng fr eel y
throug h the passenger compartme nt can cause in a collisio n at a
s p ee d co nsidere d relati vely 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 retaining 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 item s 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. •

App lies to veh icles : with ca rgo net
Elastic cargo net
The cargo net prevents light objects from sliding around
in the luggage compartment.
Fig. 75 Luggage
compartme nt cargo
ne t
Fig. 76 Luggage
compar tment car go
net attach ed to
mounting hooks*
Securing objects to the luggage
compartment floor with the net
-Lay out the cargo net in the luggage compartment .
- Engage all four hooks into the fasten ing eyelets => fig. 75.
- Place objects to be secured under the net.
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Configuring the net to restrain small objects
- Lay out the cargo net in the luggage compartment .
- Engage the hooks on the cargo net in the fastening eyelets
in the floor at the rear of the luggage compartment
=> fig . 76.
- Pull down the mounting hooks -arrows- located below the
base of the rear window.
- Connect each loop on the net to the corresponding hook as illustrated .
- Place items inside the net.
Mounting hooks*
There are two mounting hooks under the base of the rear window
inside the luggage compartme nt. You can attach the cargo net as well
as
light objects to these hooks.
The mounting hooks are spring-loaded and will return to their normal
position when not in use .
& WARNING
For strength-related reasons, the mounting hooks can only be
used to secure objects weighing
up to 10 lb. (5 kg). Heavier
objects will not be adequately secured -there is a risk of injury. •
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