
Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
Fig. 27 Drive r"s door: re m ote rear lid rele ase
Fig. 28 Rear lid: handle
Opening the rear lid
.,. Press the button .c::5 on the remote control
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly . Or
.,. Pull the release button
.c::5 in the driver's
door
q fig. 2 7. Or
.,. Press the handle on the rear lid
¢fig . 28.
Closing the rear lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in
side and allow it to drop gently to close it
¢ ,&. .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open sudden ly
when the veh icle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit comp letely into the lug-
Opening and closing 39
gage area, because then the rear lid can
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es
pecia lly with the rear lid left open. A
child could craw l into the car through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal in
jury, never let childre n play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the hinges -fingers or
hands can be pinched .
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
.c::5 on the master key . When you close
the rear lid aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggag e com
partment lid can be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle .
Fig . 29 T run k escape handle: view fr om ins ide the
closed rear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢fig. 29.
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescen t ma te-
rial to glow in the dark. .,..

40 Opening and clo sing
WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
(D Tips
The emergency re lease leve r shou ld never
be used as a h andle for closing the lug
gage compartment lid.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate the window regulator
for the driver's door with the left switch and the window regulator for the passenger 's
door with the right switch .
Fig. 30 Dr iver 's doo r: con trols
The power window sw itches have a tw o-posi
tion function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the w indow reaches t he des ired pos i
t io n.
• Press the sw itch br ie fly to the
s e cond stop
to automa tically open the window .
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the w indow rea ches t he des ired pos i
t ion.
• Pu ll the switch brief ly to the
second stop to
automatica lly close the window .
A WARNING
--W hen you leave your ve hicle -even if on-
ly br iefly- always remove t he ignition
key . Th is app lies pa rticularly when chil
d ren remai n in the vehicle. Otherwise t he
chi ldren could sta rt the eng ine o r ope r
a te ele ctric al eq uipment (e.g . power w in
dows). The power w indows are function
a l until the dr iver's door or passenger's
door has been opened .
- Pay close attention w hen closing the win
dows to p revent pinching of hands o r
limbs.
- W hen locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be u noccupied since t he
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(D Tips
-When you open the doors, the windows
automatically lowe r abo ut 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can st ill be opene d or
closed for about 10 mi nutes. The win
dow regu lators are not sw itched until
the driver's or passenger's door is
opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sun
roof can be opened and closed with the me
chanical key or the emergency key .
Fig. 3 1 Key turns fo r openin g and clos ing
Convenience opening feature
"' 0 0 6 .. a,
• Use the emergency key or pull the mechani-
cal key o ut o f the maste r key ~
page 34 . ....

.. Insert the key into the lock of the driver's
door.
.. Turn the key to position ~
fig. 31 @ until a ll
the windows have reached the desired posi
tion and the panoramic tilting sunroof is tilt
ed .
Con venie nce clo sing f eature
.. Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
ca l key out of the master key¢
page 34.
.,. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position ® until the windows
and the panoram ic tilting sunroof are closed
~A .
When the panoramic tilting sunroof is tilted/
closed , the electric sun shade* is also opened/
closed .
A WARNING
-Never close the windows and thepanor
amic t ilting sunroof inatten tively and
without checking -there is r is k of injury .
- You must always watch when the win
dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be trapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immediately canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING
¢ &. in
General description on page
32 .
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti
vated again.
.. Pull and hold t he power w indow switch un
ti l the window is completely closed .
.. Re lease the switch and pull the switch again
for one second.
Openin g an d clos ing 41
Panoramic tilting
sunroof
Operation
=r.;-;-1= _..::__:J_
B ([j' G
o .. o
l
Fig. 32 Section of hea dline r: sw it c h for su nroof
.,. To ti lt the sunroof, press the switch briefly .
.. To close the sunroof, pull the switch briefly.
.,. To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch unt il the roof reaches the desired
position.
After the ignition is switched off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's o r passenger's doo r is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
Sun blind
The sun blind can be opened and closed man
ually in any posit ion.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof -otherw ise serio us in jury could re
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig
nition key when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
Always close your sun roof when leav ing
your vehicle . Sudden rain can cause dam
age to the interior equipment of your vehi
cle, particu larly the electronic equipment.
(D Tips
-In format ion on convenience opening/
closing
¢ page 40 .

44 Clear vis ion
@ Tips
- The light sensor* for headlight control is
located 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
c> page 44.
- When you remove your key from the igni
tion while 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, the ins ide of
the headlights, turn signals and tail lights can fog over due to the tempera
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r shor tly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc
tion, the driver is no tified in the instru
ment cluster disp lay¢
page 22.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 35 T u rn s ig na l and h ig h beam leve r
Turn sign als ¢i ¢
The turn signals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i
tion is switched on.
(D -right turn signal
@-left tur n signa l
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just
tap the lever .
High be ams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to the correspon ding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@ -high beams off or headlight flasher
The indicator light
II in the i nstr ument clus
te r turns on .
Notes on thes e features
- The turn signals on ly work w ith the ign ition
t ur ned on. The indicator lights
B or II in
t he instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the tu rn s ig
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head
lights a re o n. The ind icator light
II in the
instrument cluster ill uminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headligh t flasher works only as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if the re a re no
lights switched on . The ind icator light
II i n
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flashe r if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: I CAR ! function button > Ext erio r
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Car S ystems
control button > Ve hicle s etting s> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }*,
Leav ing home (light when unlocking car )*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and th e dr ive r's door is open ed.
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lig hts remain on* can be ad justed . ..,.

46 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front /rear interior lights
Fig . 37 Front headliner: inte rior lighting controls
Fig. 38 Rear headliner: rear reading lights
@Interio r ligh ts
Press the switch ~ fig. 3 7 in the correspond
ing position.
0 -Interior lights off
I -Interior lights on
If the switch is in the center position, the inte
rior l ights turn on automatically when you un
lock the vehicle, open a door or remove the ig
n ition key. The interior lights turn off several
seconds after your close the doors , when you
lock the vehicle or when you turn the ign it ion
on. When a door is open, the light tu rns off
after a few minutes.
@ Front /rear r eading lights
To turn a reading light on/off, press the but
ton~
~ fig. 37 or ~fig. 38.
The appearance and location of the rear read
ing lights may differ depending on the model.
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted .
Fig . 39 Inst rume nt illu mination
.,. Press the knob to re lease it .
.,. Turn the knob toward "-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness .
.,. Press the knob again to return it to its origi
nal posit ion.
(!') Tips
The instrument illumination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switc hed on and the vehicle lights are
turned off. As the daylight fades, the illu
mination of the dia ls likewise dims auto
matically and wi ll go out completely when
the ou tside light is very low. This feature is
meant to rem ind yo u to sw itch on the
headlights when ou tside light conditions
become poo r.
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 4 0 Forward section of driver's armrest: power mir
r or controls

Rear head restraints
Fig. 55 Rear seats : head restraint
Fig. 56 Rear head restra ints: re lease
Adjusting the head restraints
• To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
s ides with both hands and slide it upward
until you feel it click into place¢.,&.
• To move the head restraint down , press the
button @¢
fig. 55 and slide the head re
stra int downward .
Removing the head restraints
• Fo ld the backrest forward ¢ page 63.
• Move the head restraint upward as far as it
can go.
• Press the release@¢
fig. 56 with the me
chanical key¢
page 34 and the button @
¢
fig . 55 . Pull the head restraint out of the
backrest at the same time¢.,& .
Installing the head restraints
• Slide the posts on the head restra int down
into the guides until you feel the posts click
into place .
• Press the button @ ¢
fig. 55 and slide the
head restraint al l the way down. You shou ld
not be able to pull the head restra int o ut of
the backrest.
Seats and storage 57
So that the driver can have a better view to
the rear, the head restraints should be pushed
down completely when the rear seats are not
occupied.
A WARNING
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 127.
-On ly remove the rear seat head restraints
when necessary in order to install a child
seat ¢
page 174. Install the head re
straint again immediately once the child
seat is removed. Driving without head re
straints or with head restraints that are
not properly adjusted increases the risk
of serious or fatal neck injury dramatical
ly.
- Vehicles with a pass through in the cen
ter conso le have seating for four. The
long center conso le between the two
rear seats is
not a seating position .
Therefore, a safety belt is not provided.
@ Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety be lts are an extreme ly effective
combination of safety features.
Seat memory
Description
Applies to vehicles : with memory fun ctio n
The memory function allows you to quickly
and easily store and recall personal seati ng
profiles for the driver. The memory function is
operated through the master key and the
memory buttons in the driver's door.
The driver's seating profile is stored and as
signed to the master key each time the vehicle
is locked. The seating profile is recalled auto
matically when the vehicle is unlocked.
If two
people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master key.
Up to 2 seat profi les can be stored in the
memory buttons in the driver's door. Once

58 Seats and storage
they are stored, these seat profiles can be
se lected at any time .
I n addition to the driver's seat settings, you
can also stor e and access the exterior mir ror
adj ustment settings* using the remote con
trol key or memory button .
Remote control key
Applies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
To assign the driver 's seat settings to the re
mote control key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be activated in the radio or
MMI*
.. Se lect :
ICARI function button > Seat adjust
ment > Driver's seat > Remote control key
>
on.Or
> Select: ICARI function button> Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > Seats>
Driver's seat> Remote control key> On .
@ Tips
If you do not want another d river's set
tings to be assigned to the remote key,
switch off the memory function using the
radio or MMI* or the
ION/OFF I button
qpage58.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
F ig. 57 Driver's doo r: memory function buttons
The memory buttons are located in the driv
e r's door.
Switching the memory function on/off
.. Press the !ON/O FF I button to switch the
memory function on/off. The word
OFF
lights up when the memo ry function is
switched off . Seat profiles are not stored .
Storing a seat profile
.. Press the ISETI button. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set
tings .
.. Press a memory button
dil or~) briefly. A
tone conf irms that the sett ings were stored.
Accessing a seat profile
.. If the driver's door is open, press a memory
but ton.
.. If the driver's door is closed, press and hold
the memory button until the seat adjust ment is complete.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat setting can
only be recalled when the vehicle is sta
tionary -otherwise you risk having an ac
cident.
- In an emergency the recall procedure ca n
be cancelled by pressing the
ION/OF F!
sw itch or by tapping the memory but
tons.
Ashtray
Fig. 58 Center co nsole: ashtray
Opening/closing
.. To open the ashtray, slide the cover up
qfig. 58.
.. To close the ashtray, press down on the cov-
er. ..,.

72 On the road
• Automatic transmission: Step on the brake
pedal and move th e se lector lever to the P
or
N position.
• Press the key c::>
fig. 74 -the eng ine will
start.
Sw itching the i gni tion on /off
If you wou ld like to switch the ignition on
without starting the engine, follow these
steps :
• Inse rt the key into the ignition lock .
• Press the key briefly
wi thout pressing the
c lutch pedal (for man ual transmissions) or
the brake peda l (for automatic transmis
s ions) .
• To sw itch the igni tion off, press the key
again.
When starting the engine, major e lectr ical
loads are swi tched off temporarily .
You can on ly remove the key with the ignition
switched off.
I f the engine should not sta rt immediately,
the starting process is automatically stopped
after a short time. Repeat starting procedure .
A WARNING
-Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -danger of asphyxiation .
- Never remove the ign ition key from the
ignition look whi le the vehicle is moving.
Otherw ise, the steering lock cou ld sud
denly engage and you would not be able
to steer the vehicle.
- Always take the key with you whenever
you leave your vehicle . Otherwise, the
engine could be started or electr ica l
equipment such as the power w indows
c ou ld be operated. This can lead to seri
o us inj ury.
- Never leave children or persons requiring
assistance u nattended in the vehicle . The
doors c an be locked using the remo te
transmitter, preventing people from es
caping from the vehicle on their own in
the event of an eme rgency. Depending
on the time of year, people inside the ve- h
icle can be exposed to very high or very
low temperatu res.
@ Note
Avoid high eng ine rpm, f ull throttle and
heavy engine loads unti l the engine has
r eached operating tempe rat ure -other
wise you risk eng ine damage.
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run w hile parked to
warm up. Begin driving immediately. This
reduces unnecessary emissions.
(D Tips
- If the key cannot be removed from the
ignition lock, you have to pull the me
chanical key out of the master key in or
der to be able to lock the vehi-
cle c::>
page 35 .
-After starting a cold engine, there may
be a brief period of increased noise be
cause the oil pressure must first bu ild up
in the hydraulic valve ad justers. This is
normal and not a cause for concern.
- If you leave the veh icle with the ignition
switched on, the ignit ion w ill switch off
afte r a certain per iod of t ime . P lease
no te that electrical eq uipment such as
exterior ligh ts will sw itch off as well
when that happens .