
36 Opening and clo sing
locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Appl ies t o vehicles : wit h convenience key
The doors ond the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fig . 23 Door hand le: lock ing the v ehi cle
Unlocking vehicl e
.. Take hold of the door hand le . The door is
unlocked automatically .
.. Pull the handle to open th e door .
locking vehicle
.. Move the selecto r lever to the P position
(a ut oma tic transmiss ion *) , othe rwi se the
vehicle cannot be locked.
.. To lock the vehicle , close the door and touch
the sensor in th e door hand le
onc e¢ fig. 23
c:> A in General description on page 32 . Do
not reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle ca n be locked and unlocked at any
door. The remote control key cannot be more
t han 1.5 m away from the door hand le. It
makes no difference whether the m aster key
is in your jacket pocket or i n your brief ca se .
If you grip the door handle while lo cking, th is
can adversely affect the lock ing funct ion.
I t is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period direct ly after closing it. This al
l ows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked.
I t depends on the sett ings in the radio or
MMI* whether the e ntire vehicle is unlocked
or one of the doors
c:> page 3 7 .
A WARNING
-
Read and follow all WARNINGS c:> .&. in
General description on page
32 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex
tended per iod, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the vehicle and a second t ime to
open the vehicle .
- To prevent the battery from being d is
charged and to preserve yo ur vehicle 's
ability to start for as long as possib le,
the energy managemen t system gra du
ally switches off u nnecessa ry c onven
ience func tions.
It is possib le th at you
w ill not be able to unloc k your veh icle us
ing these convenience func tions.
- F or Declar ation of Comp lian ce to Unite d
States FC C and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
tions
¢ page 276.
locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fi g. 24 Drive r's doo r: pow er lock ing sw it c h
.. Press the b utton B to lock the vehicle c::> ,& .
.. Press the button @ to unlock the vehicle
c::> fig. 24.
If you lock the veh icle using the power loc king
switch, p lease note the followi ng:
- I f a door is open, the veh icle canno t be
loc ked u sing the power loc king system
sw itch.

- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the outside (increased security, for ex
amp le when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switc h illu
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
i nside by pul ling on the door hand le .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed , the doors automatically un lock .
_& 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 veh icle, especially
children .
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
Qpage 32. You can un lock the vehicle
aga in using the opening function in the
powe r locking system switch~-
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you can set which doors
the centrol locking system will unlock .
~ Select : ICARI funct ion button > Central lock
ing .
Or
~ Select: ~ IC_A_R~I funct ion button > Car system s
control button > Vehicle settings > (C entral
locking )* .
Sin gle door unlocki ng /Unl ock door s* -
you
can specify which doors u nlock when you open
the vehicle .
- Se lecting
off / All and pressing the Ii button
on the remote control key unlocks the entire
vehicle.
Opening and clo sin g 3 7
- Select ing o n/Dri ver and pressing the~ but
ton on the remote control key once u nlocks
only the driver's door . In vehicles w ith a con
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull w ill unlock . If you press the @! but
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will u nlock . If
you press the [@] button, t he e ntire ve hicle
w ill always lock .
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterio r trunk han
dl e -
If you select On , you can no longer open
the luggage compartment us ing the rear lid
hand le
Q page 39, fig. 28 . In this case, the
r ear lid can be opened with the
l""I bu tton on
the maste r key
Q poge 35, fig. 22 or with the
I"" I* button in the driver's door .
Tone when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when yo u loc k the vehicle .
Auto Lock /Lock when driv ing -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatically
when the speed reaches 9 mph (15 km/h) .
Emergency locking
Fig. 25 D rive r's doo r: lock cylinder
Fig . 26 Fro nt p assen ger 's doo r/rear doors*: eme rgency
lock
If the cent ral locking system malfunct ions,
yo u m ust unlock/lock the doors separate ly us
ing the emergency key or the mec hanical key . .,,.

38 Opening and closing
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with
the m echanic al key
.. Remove the mechanical key ¢ page 34.
.. To un lock the dr iver 's door, t urn the key to
the open position@¢
fig. 25.
.. To lock the dr iver's door , move the se lector
lever to the P position (automa tic transmis
s ion*) and t urn the key
once to the close po
s it ion
@ ¢,& in General d escription on
page
32.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors* with the mechanical key
Th e emergency lock is located on the rea r sid e
of the fron t passe nger's door a nd t he rea r
doors.
It i s only vis ible when the doo r is open.
.. Remove the mechanical key¢
page 34 .
.. Pu ll th e cove r cap out of th e opening
¢ fig . 26.
.. Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn i t
all the way to the right ( right doo r) o r left
(left door) .
On ce the front passenger 's do orrear doo rs *
close, you canno t open them ag ain from t he
outside. The door can be o pened from the in
side by pulling the doo r handle . If the c hild
safety loc k in a rear door* is act ivated, you
must first pull the door hand le on the ins ide.
Then you can open the door from the outside .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in
General description on page
3 2 .
(D Tips
-
After the ign ition is switched on, the pow
er l ock ing system switch and the unlocking
button fo r the rea r lid~ in the door are
e na bled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This
c h ip automat ica lly act ivates/deactiva tes the
electron ic immobilizer .
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilize r deact ivates auto
matically when yo u inse rt the remote contro l
key into the ign ition lock.
It activates again
automa tica lly w hen you remove the remote
control key from th e ignition lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside t he
vehicle and you press the
I S TART ENGI NE STOP I button, the electro nic
immob il izer deactivates automat ica lly. If you
swi tch the ign it ion off and remov e the remote
co ntrol key from the vehicle, the el ectronic
immob ili zer ac tiva tes aga in a utoma tically.
_& WARNING
-
Alw ays t ake the key wit h you when you
l eave the vehicle . The key can disa rm the
e lectronic engine immobilize r and permi t
an una uthorized person to start the engine
and enable opera tion of the vehicle sys
tems such as power w indow o r power sun
roof leading to se rious pe rsonal injury.
(D Tips
- The ve hicl e cannot be started if an una u
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start i f anot her radio device s uch as a key
for another ve hicle or a transponder is
located on t he key ring .
- Fo r Declaration of Compliance to Unite d
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
t ions
c;:, page 2 76 .

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 .

42 Opening and clo sing
Emergency closing of the panoramic
tilting sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is closing , it will open again a utomati
cally. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function .
.. Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically, pull the switch until the roof
closes .
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug
gage comportment from unau thorized ac
cess .
Fig. 33 Glove co mpar tmen t: va let park ing b utton
You can switch the "va let par kin g f unct ion" o n
when someone else is pa rk ing yo ur vehicle.
When the function is switched on, the vehicle
can be driven, locked and unlocked us ing the
master key, but access to the luggage com
partment is not permitted .
.. Take the mechanica l key out of the master
k ey
c::> page 34 .
.. Open the glove compa rtment c::> page 60 .
.. Activate c::> fig. 33 the "valet parking" fea
ture by press ing the
!VA LE T ! button . The in
dicator light in the switch illum inates .
.. Close the glove compa rtment and lock it
with the mechan ical key .
.. Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani
cal key
<=::> page 63 .
.. Lock the luggage com partment pass
t h rough wi th the mechanical key
c::> poge 65.
.. Leave the master key with the se rv ice pe r
sonnel for parking and keep the mechanica l
key with you.
T he following buttons are deactivated w hen
the va let parking f unction is switched on:
- 1""' 1 button in the d river 's doo r
-la l button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is activated,
t h e message
Valet parking activated appears
i n the instrument clus ter disp lay when you
switch the ign ition on .

Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 34 Instrument pane l: headlight control switch
Light switch ·'t/,·
Turn the switch c> fig. 34 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol turns on.
0 • The lights are off or the daytime running
lights are on:
-USA mod els : The daytime running lights are
activated when the light switch
c> fig . 34 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
E xterior li ghtin g
¢ page 44 , c> &_.
-Ca nada mod els: The daytime runn ing lights
are activated when the light switch
¢ fig . 34
is i n the O position, :oo : position or the AUTO
posit ion (on ly in daylight cond itions). The
daytime running lights function cannot be
turned off¢&. .
AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depending on b rightness, for example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels ¢,& .
:oo: -Side marker lights
~D -Low beam headlights
Fog light s/rear fog ligh t(s)*
Press the appropriate button c> fig. 34:
1D -Fog lights
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
Clear vi sion 43
adaptive light*
When switched on, adaptive ligh t adap ts to
curves in the road depend ing on the vehicle
speed and the steering angle. This provides
better lighting through the curve. The system
operates at speeds between approximately
6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
Static corner ing 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 s ide of the vehicle is illuminated
better whe n turn ing .
The adaptive light and the cornering light only
function when the switch is in the AUTO posi
tion (automatic headlights*) .
A WARNING
-Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights* are only intended to ass ist
the driver . T hey do no t re lieve the driver
of his responsibility to chec k the head
lights and to t urn them on manua lly ac
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For example, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So a lways
switch on the headlights
~D under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dark .
- Cras hes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when yo u cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the head lights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the b ack.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lig hting sys tems described here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights* should on ly be turned
on in accordance with t raff ic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic. ..,.

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 . ..,.