
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased security, for ex
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switches il
luminate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pu lling on the door
handle .
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re
lease the lock . Pull the hand le
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed, the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera
t ive .
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone behind in the vehicle, especially
ch ildren.
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of
9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
r=:>poge 32. You can unlock the vehicle
again using the opening function in the
power locking system switch[@].
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you con set which doors
the central locking system will unlock.
~ Select : ICARI funct ion button > Central lock
ing .
Or
~ Select: ~ I C~ A~R ~I funct ion button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > (Central
locking)*.
Single door unlocking /Unlock doors * -
you
can specify which doors unl ock when you open
the vehicle .
Opening and closing 3 7
- Select ing off/All and pressing the Im button
on the remote control key unlocks the entire
veh icle.
- Selecting
on/Driver and pressing the Im but
ton on the remote control key once un locks
only the driver's door. In vehicles with a con
venience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull will unlock. If you press the
l@J but
ton twice, the entire vehicle will unlock . If
you press the
Ii button, the entire vehicle
w ill always lock .
luggage comp. lock/Lock exterior trunk han
dle -
If you select On, you can no longer open
the luggage compartment using the rear lid
handle
r=:> page 39, fig. 28. In this case, the
rear lid can be opened with the
l""'I bu tto n on
the master key
r=:> page 35, fig. 22 or with the
l""'I * button in the driver's door.
Tone when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when you lo ck the vehicle.
Auto Lock /Lock when driving -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatically
when the speed reaches 9 mph (IS km/h).
Emergency locking
Fig. 25 D rive r's doo r: lock cylinder
Fig . 26 Fro nt passenger 's doo r/ rear doors*: eme rgency
lock .,..

38 Opening and closing
If the centra l locking system ma lfunctions ,
you must unlock/lock the doors separately us
ing the emergency key or the mechan ica l key .
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with
the mechanical key
.. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 34.
.. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the open position@¢
fig. 25.
.. To lock the driver's door, move the selector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis
s ion*) and turn the key
once to the close po
s it ion
@ ¢ A in General description on
page
32.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors* with the mechanical key
The emergency lock is located on the rear side
of the front passenger's door and the rear
doors.
It is only visible when the door is open.
.. Remove the mechanical key¢
page 34 .
.. Pull the cover cap out of the opening
¢fig . 26.
.. Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right (r ight doo r) or left
(left door).
Once the front passenger's doorrear doo rs*
close, you cannot open them again from the
outside. The door can be opened from the in
side by pulling the door handle. If the child
safety lock in a rear door* is activated, you
must first pull the door handle on the inside .
Then you can open the door from the outside.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page
32.
After the ign ition is switched on, the pow
er lock ing system switch and the unlocking
button for the rear lid~ in the door are
enabled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This
chip automatically activates/deactivates the
electronic immobilizer .
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deactivates auto
matically when you insert the remote control
key into the ign ition lock.
It activates again
automat ically when you remove the remote
control key from the ignition lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOP I button, the electronic
immobilizer deactivates automatically . If you
switch the ign ition off and remove the remote
control key from the vehicle, the electronic
immobilizer activates aga in automat ically .
_& WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you
l eave the vehicle. The key can disa rm the
e lectronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys
tems such as power w indow or power sun
roof leading to serious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another veh icle or a transponder is
located on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions¢
page 275 .

44 Clear vision
Clear vision
Lights
Switching the lights on and off
Fig . 36 Instrument panel: headlight control switch
Light switch -~ -
Turn the switch c:> fig . 36 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
,o o~ symbol turns on.
0 -The lights are off or the daytime running
lights are on:
- USA models: The daytime running lights are
activated when the light switch
c:> fig . 36 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only
in daylight conditions) . The daytime running
lights function can be turned on and off in
the radio or MMI* menu
Exterior lighting
c:> page 45, c:> ,&. .
-Canada models: The daytime running lights
are activated when the light switch
c:>fig . 36
is in the O position, :oo; position or the AUTO
position (only in daylight conditions). The
daytime running lights function cannot be
turned off
c:> & .
AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depending on brightness, for example in
twilight, during rain or in tunnels
c:> & .
:o o; -Side marker lights
io -Low beam headlights
Fog lights/rear fog light(s)*
Press the appropriate button c:> fig. 36:
}0 -Fog lights
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
adaptive light*
When switched on, adaptive light adapts to
curves in the road depending on the vehicle
speed and the steering angle. This provides
b etter lighting through the curve . The system
operates at speeds between app roximately
6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
Static cornering light* (vehicles with adaptive
light) - the cornering light switches on at
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/
h) when a certain steering wheel angle is
reached or when a turn signal is activated. The
area to the side of the vehicle is illuminated
better when turning .
The adaptive light and the co rnering light only
function when the switch is in the AU TO posi
tion (automatic headlights*) .
A WARNING
--
- Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights* are only intended to assist
the driver . They do not relieve the driver
of his responsibility to check the head
lights and to turn them on manually ac
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For example, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So always
switch on the headlights
io under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lighting systems described here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights* should only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic. ..,.

(D Tips
-The light sensor * for headl ight control is
l ocated in the rear view m irror mount.
You should therefore not apply any st ick
ers to the windsh ield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures .
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted
¢ page 45.
-When yo u remove you r key from the igni
tion w hile the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv
er's door is open.
- In cool or damp weather, t he ins ide of
the headlights, turn signa ls and tail
li ghts can fog ove r due to the tem pera
ture diffe ren ce betw een the inside and
outside. They will clear shor tly after
swi tching t hem on. This d oes not aff ect
the service life of the ligh ting.
- In the even t of a ligh t sensor malfunc
tion, the drive r is no tifie d in the inst ru
ment cluster disp lay ~
page 2 2.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signal s, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 37 Turn sig na l and high beam leve r
Turn signals ¢i ¢
The turn s ignals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal position when the ign i
tion is sw itched on.
(D -right turn signal
@ -Left turn signa l
The turn s ignal b links three times if you just
tap the lever . Clear
vi
sion 45
High beams and headlight flasher @:D
Move the lever to the corresponding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@-high beams off or headlight flasher
T he ind icator light
II in the instr ument clus
ter turns on .
Notes on these features
-The turn signals on ly wor k w it h t he ignition
t urned on. The indica tor l igh ts
11 or II in
the instrument cluste r also blink .
- Aft er you have tu rned a corner, the turn s ig
na l swi tches off au tom atically .
- The
high beam wo rks only when the head
lights a re on. The indicator Ligh t. in the
instrumen t clus ter illuminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headligh t flasher works on ly as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if the re are no
lights switched o n. The ind icator light
Ill i n
the inst rument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
&_ WARNING
Do not use the h igh beam or head light
flasher if you kn ow that these could b lind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are selected in the radio or
MM!* .
.. Select: I CAR ! function b utton > Exter io r
light ing .
Or
.. Select: I CAR I function button > Car Systems
cont ro l butto n > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car )*,
Leaving home (light when unlocking car)*
The coming home function illumi nates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and the drive r's door is open ed.
Depend ing on ve hicle equipment, t he fu nction
can be sw itched on and off or the length of
time the lights rem ain on* can be ad justed . .._

58 Seats and storage
Install ing the head restraints
.,. Slide the posts on the head restra int down
into the guides un til you feel the posts click
into place.
.,. Press the button @
Q fig. 55 and slide the
head restraint all the way down. You sho uld
not be able to pull the head restra int out of
the backrest .
So that the driver can have a better view to
the rear, the head restraints should be pushed
down complete ly when the rear seats are not
occupied.
A WARNING
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
9page 130 .
-Only remove the rear seat head rest raints
when necessa ry in order to install a chi ld
sea t
Q page 173. Insta ll the head re
stra in t again immedia tely once the c hild
sea t is removed. Driving w ithout head re
st raints or w ith head restra ints that a re
not properly adjusted increases the risk
of serious or fata l neck injury dramatical
ly.
@ Tips
Correctly adjus ted head restraints and
safety belts are an extremely effective
comb inat ion of safety features .
Seat memory
Description
Applies to vehicles: wit h memory fu nctio n
The memo ry function a llows you to quickly
and eas ily s to re and reca ll personal seating
profiles for the dr iver. The memory func tion is
operated through the master key and the memory buttons in the driver's door .
The driver's seating profi le is stored and as
signed to the master key each t ime the vehicle
is locked. The seating p rof ile is recalled auto
matica lly when the vehicle is un locked. If two
peop le use one vehicle, it is recommended t
h at each person always uses "their own"
master key .
Up to 2 seat p rofiles can be stored i n the
memo ry but tons in the drive r's door . Once
they are stored, these seat profiles can be se
lected at any time.
In add ition to the dr iver's se at settings, yo u
c a n a lso store and access the exterior mirror
adjus tment setti ngs * using the remote con
tro l key or memory button.
Remote control key
Applies to veh icles: w it h seat memory
To assign the dr iver's seat settings to the re
mote control key when locking the vehicle, the
funct ion must be act ivated in the radio or
MMI*
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> Seat adjust
ment > Dr iver's seat
> Remote control ke y >
on.Or
.,. Select : I CAR I function b utton > Car systems
cont ro l butto n > Ve hicle setting s > Seats >
Driver's sea t> Remote contr ol ke y> On.
(@ Tips
If yo u do not want anothe r drive r's set·
ti ngs to be assigned to the remote key,
swi tc h off the memory f unct ion usi ng the
radio or
M MI* or th e IOFFI butto n
9page 58.
Memory buttons
Applies to veh icles : w it h seat memory
Fig . 57 Drive r's door : mem ory function buttons
The memory buttons a re located in the driv
er's door.

Warm and cold 69
Operation
We recommend pressing the IAUTO I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig. 70 Automatic cl imate control system: control
Fig. 71 3-zone deluxe automatic cl imate control': controls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off. Use the d ials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the a ir distribution. The
LE D in a button will light up when the func
tion is switched on. The settings are displayed
for a few seconds in the radio or MMI* display.
In vehicles with a 3-zone deluxe automat ic cl i
mate control systems *, the dr iver and front
passenger side can be adjusted separately.
The settings are also d isplayed in the climate
con trol system display.
IOFFI Switching the climate control
system on/off
The IOF FI button switches the climate control
sys tem on or off.
It also switches on when you press the knob. Airflow from
outside is
blocked when the climate control system is
switched off.
IACI Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not coo led and humidity is not re
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
This can cause fog on the w indows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically when the
outside temperature is be low zero.
1- 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recircu lation mode, the air inside the vehi
cle is circulated and filtered. This prevents the
unfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter
ing the vehicle interior. We recommend

@ Tips
The seat heating only works when the seat detects body weight on it. P lacing objects
on the seat cou ld create enough we ight to
sw itch seat heat ing on.
Setup
The basic climate control settings can be ad
justed in the radio or MM!*.
~ Select: I CAR I f u nction button > A /C control
button. Or
~ Se lect: I CARI f u nct ion button > Car sys -
tems *
control button > AC.
Automatic recirculation*
When switched on, automatic recirculation
contro ls the recirculation mode automatica lly.
If the windows fog up, press the
1 ~ FRONTI
button.
Synchronization*
When synchronization is sw itched on, the
same settings are applied to both the drive r
a n d front passenger, except for the seat heat
ing/ventilation *. Synchronization switches off
when you ad just the settings on the front pas
senger's side.
You can a lso switc h synchronizatio n on by
press ing and ho lding the knob on the driver's
side.
Warm and c old 71

76 On the road
in the hy dra ulic valve adjusters. This is
norma l and not a cause for concern.
- If you leave the vehicle with the ignit ion
switched on, the ignition will switch
off
after a certain period of time . Please
note that e lectrica l equipment such as
exter ior lights w ill switch
off as well
when that happens.
Switching engine off
Applies to vehicles: with conven ience key
" Bring your vehicle to a complete stop.
" Automat ic transm iss ion: Move the se lector
lever to the P or N pos it ion.
" Press the
!START ENGINE STOPI button
~ page 75, fig . 76.
St eering lock
The steering locks when you t urn the engine
off us ing the I STAR T ENGINE STOP I button
and open the dr iver's door. The locked stee r
i ng helps p reven t vehicle theft.
Emergency off
If necessary, the eng ine ca n be sw itched off
with the selector leve r in the R o r D/S pos i
tions. To do so, step on the brake pedal and
p ress and hold the
I START ENGINE STOP I but
ton vehicle speed must be less th an 6 mph
(10 km/h).
_& WARNING
- Never t urn off the eng ine before the ve
hicle has come to a complete stop . The
full f unction o f the brake booster and the
power steering is not guaranteed. You
must use more force to turn or brake if
necessary. Because you cannot steer and
brake as you usua lly would, this could
lead to crashes and se rious injur ies.
- For safety reasons, you s hould always
par k your vehicle with the se lector lever
in P. Ot herwi se, the ve hicle co uld i nad
vertent ly roll away.
- T he ra diator fan ca n continue to ru n for
up to 10 mi nutes even after yo u have
tu rne d off the eng ine and remove d the ignit
ion key. T he radiator fan can a lso
tur n on again if the engine coo lant heats
up because of intense sunlight or heat
bu ild-up in the engine compartment.
- Always take the key w ith you whenever
you leave your ve hicle. Otherw ise, the
eng ine could be sta rted or elect rical
equ ipme nt such as the power windows
could be ope rated. This can lead to seri
o us injury.
(D Note
If the engine has bee n under heavy load
fo r an extended pe riod, heat bu ilds up in
the engine compartment after the engine
i s sw itched off -there i s a r is k of damag ing
the e ngine. A llow the eng ine to run at i dle
for about two minutes before switching it
off.
Driver messages
Ignition i s on
This message appears and a warning tone
sounds if you open the d river's door when the
ignition is sw itched on.
No key id entified
This message appears when t he
I S TART ENGI NE STOPI button is pressed if
there is no master key ins ide the veh icle or if
the system does not recognize it . Fo r exam
ple, the master k ey cannot be recognized if it
is covered by an object (e.g. al uminum b rief
case) which
screens the radio s ignal. Elec tron
ic dev ices such as cell phones can also inter
fere with the radio s ignal.
Press brak e pedal to start engine
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal to start the eng ine in a veh icle
with an automat ic transm iss ion.
Press clutch pedal to sta rt engine
T his message ap pears if you do not press the
clutch pedal to start the engine in a vehicle
with a manual transmission. .,.