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8In brief
Fitting sea t b elt:
Dra w sea t b elt smoothly from
inertia reel, guide o ver shoulder,
e nga ge in buc kl e
The b elt must not be twiste d at any point.
The lap be lt must lie s nugly against the
body.
The b ackrests must not b e tilted back too
far (recom mende d max imum tilting angle
approx. 2 5
o).
To rele as e be lt, pre ss re d button on belt
buckle .
6Seat position - s ee page 3 8,
Three -point s e at belts - s ee pag e 4 0 ,
O pel F ull Size airbag s ys te m - s ee page 4 5.
Adjusting electrical exterior
mirrors:
Four way switc h in driver’s door
Move switch be low four way switch to le ft
or right from centre position: four way
switch ope rates corresponding mirror.
6F urthe r information - s ee pag e 2 9 .
A djusting interior mirror:
Swivel mirror hou sing
S wivel lever on underside of m irror housing
to re duce d azzle at night.
Take care when driving with interior mirror
adjus ted for night vision. Re ar v iew may be
s lightly dis torte d in this position.
6Further information - se e page 2 9.
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16 In brief
Drying misted-up win dows:
Air distribution to J,
rotary switc hes fo r temperature
an d fa n to the righ t;
pr e s s bu tto nsn and Ü
Open side air vents and d irect them
towards the d oor w indows.
6Climate control - se e p age 10 2 .
Manual transmissio n:
Reverse: with the vehicle stationary,
engage the g ear.
If the ge ar d oe s not e ngage , s e t the lev er in
ne utra l, rele as e the clutc h pedal and
depre ss aga in; the n rep eat ge ar s ele ction.
Before starting-off, check:
zTyre pressures and ty re c ondition -
se e pages 1 2 5, 18 0 .
zEngine oil le vel a nd fluid le ve ls in e ngine
compartme nt - se e page s 1 5 2 to 15 7 .
zAll windows, mirrors, exte rior lig hting
and licens e plates are free from dirt,
snow and ice a nd are ope rationa l.
zObje cts are se curely locate d and will not
be thrown forward in the eve nt of
sudde n braking.
zNo o bj ect s a r e p l a ced o n t h e i n s t r um en t
panel or in the area in which the airbags
inflate .
zSe ats, se at be lts and mirrors are
corre ctly a djus ted .
zB r a ke o p er a t i o n .
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29Loc ks, do ors, windo ws
Exterio r mirrors
Adjust us ing the switches in the driver’s
door. S elec t rele vant ex terior mirror and
adjus t.For the safe ty of pe destrians, the e xterior
mirrors will s wing out of their normal
mounting position if the y are bumped w ith
sufficient force. Reposition the mirror by
applying s light pres s ure to the m irror
ho u s i ng .
Interio r mirror
To adjust, swive l the mirror housing.
S wivel lever on underside of m irror housing
to re duce d azzle at night.
Take care when driving with interior mirror
adjus ted for night vision. Re ar v iew may be
s lightly dis torte d in this position.
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36 Lo cks, d oors, wind ows
Sun visors
The sun visors can be folded down to
protect against g la re .
T h e d ri v er ’s s un vi so r i n cl u des a m i r r o r.
Slide cove r to the right to use the mirror.
T h e m i rr o r co v er s h ou l d be c lo s ed w h i l e
driving.
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76 Ligh ting
Instrum ent illumination,
info rmation display illumination
In high amb ient light conditions, the auto
lighting turns on the illumination with fixe d
intensity to indicate that the e xte rior lamps
are on.
In most other lighting conditions,
brightness can be adjusted when the
ignition is on by turning a djuster w he el up
or down.
W hen the light switch is turne d to
pos itionX, ins trument pane l backlighting
goe s out and the drive r information centre
is illum inate d at its ma ximum brightnes s .
Courtesy lamps
Automatically sw itc h on whe n the d oors
are unlocke d with the remote control, w he n
a door is opened or when the key is
re move d from the ignition switch.
Courte s y lamp s s witch off approx.
20 seconds after c losing the doors and
i m m ed i a t el y w h en t h e i g ni t i o n i s sw it ch e d
on or afte r locking the doors with the
re m o t e c o nt r o l .
R eading lamps
Re ading lamp s on the left and right are
individually op erable .
Press b utton on underside of inte rior mirror
o n re lev an t s ide to switch o n re adin g lam p.
Button ex te nds.
Pres s button again to sw itc h off re ading
lamp . Button retracts.
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14 5Self-help, vehicle care
Some functions are protecte d by se ve ra l
f u se s.
No. Circuit Rat ing
1
-
2
Bod y C ontrol Module 50 A
3
Bod y C ontrol Module 2 40 A
4
Cran k 3 0 A
5
Bod y C ontrol Module 3 30 A
6
-
7
Heate d rea r window 2 0 A
8
Cooling fa n 6 0 ANo. Ci rcuit Rating
9
Fuel pump 15 A
10
-
11
L uggage compartme nt 5 A
12
L uggage compartme nt 25 A
13
-
14
E le ctric e xterior mirrors 5 A
15
Sp are 10 A
16
-No. Circui t Rat ing
17
Air cond itioning 10 A
18
Data link connector 1 5 A
19
Spare 2 0 A
20
-
21
Ou t let 2 0 A
22
-
23
Emissions 10 A
24
Vacuum pum p 20 A
25
-
26
Ele ct ric se at 2 0 A
27
-
28
Engine Control M od ule,
tra nsmission15 A
29
Engine Control M od ule 20 A
30
Turbo, Cam phase r 1 0 A
31
-
32
Reve rsing la mp 1 0 A
33
Ign ition c oils 1 5 A
34
ABS 10 A
35
Fo g la m p s 1 5 A