Lock the rear seat backrests in position
Before installing a child restraint system,
make sure that the rear seat backrests are
locked; otherwise, the protective effect is not
guaranteed and there is an increased risk of in‐
jury for the child in the event of an accident.◀
On the front passenger seat
Deactivating airbags
After installing a child restraint fixing system in
the front passenger seat, make sure that the
front, knee and side airbags on the front pas‐
senger side are deactivated.
Deactivate the front passenger airbags auto‐
matically, refer to page 107.
Deactivating the front passenger airbags
If a child restraint fixing system is used in
the front passenger seat, the front passenger
airbags must be deactivated; otherwise, there
is an increased risk of injury to the child when
the airbags are triggered, even with a child re‐
straint fixing system.◀
Seat position and height
Before installing a child restraint fixing system,
move the front passenger seat as far back as
possible and bring it up to medium height to
obtain the best possible position for the belt
and to offer optimal protection in the event of
an accident.
Do not change the seat position and height af‐
ter this.
Backrest width Adjustable backrest width: before installing a
child restraint fixing system in the front pas‐
senger seat, open the backrest width com‐
pletely. Do not change the backrest width
again and do not call up a memory position.Backrest width for the child seat
Before installing a child restraint fixing
system in the front passenger seat, the back‐
rest width must be opened completely. Do not
change the adjustment after this; otherwise,
the stability of the child seat will be reduced.◀
Child seat security
The rear safety belts and the front passenger
safety belt can be locked against pulling out for
mounting the child restraint fixing systems.
Locking the safety belt
1.Pull out the belt webbing completely.2.Secure the child restraint fixing system
with the belt.3.Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in and
pull it taut against the child restraint fixing
system. The safety belt is locked.
Unlocking the safety belt
1.Unbuckle the belt buckle.2.Remove the child restraint fixing system.3.Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in com‐
pletely.
LATCH child restraint fixing
system
LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for CHil‐dren.
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IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 130
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 136
Activated-charcoal filter 162
Activate drive readiness 71
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 125
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 136
ActiveHybrid, system 30
Active Protection 127
Active seat, front 54
Active seat ventilation, front 54
Active seat ventilation, rear 57
Adapting to the course of the road, hybrid system 99
Adaptive brake assistant 130
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 127
Adaptive light control 101
Adaptive Light Control, bulb replacement 216
Additives, oil 209
Adjust front seat 52
Adjusting, steering wheel 64
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 52
After washing vehicle 228
Airbags 105
Airbags, indicator/warning light 106
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 161
Air distribution, manual 160
Air drying, refer to Cooling function 161 Air flow, automatic climate
control 160
Air pressure, tires 199
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 162
Alarm system 46
Alarm, unintentional 47
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the headliner 17
All around the steering wheel 14
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 204
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 168
Alternative oil types 209
Ambient light 104
Antifreeze, washer fluid 81
Antilock Brake System, ABS 130
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 130
Approved engine oils 209
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 174
Arrival time 94
Ashtray 169
Assistance for the combus‐ tion engine, ASSIST 74
Assistance for the combus‐ tion engine, eBOOST 74
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 222
Assistance when driving off 130
ASSIST, assistance for the combustion engine 74
Attentiveness assistant 127
AUTO H button, refer to Au‐ tomatic Hold 77 AUTO intensity 160
Automatic car wash 227
Automatic climate con‐ trol 159
Automatic Cruise Control with Stop & Go 136
Automatic Curb Monitor 63
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 107
Automatic deactivation of the hybrid system 226
Automatic engine start-stop function 72
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 101
Automatic Hold 77
Automatic locking 45
Automatic recirculated-air control 161
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 40
Automatic Soft Closing, trunk lid 41
Automatic tailgate 41
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 81
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 160
AUTO program, intensity 160
Auxiliary air conditioning 166
Average fuel consumption 94
Average speed 94
Axle loads, weights 235
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 53
Backrest, width 53
Back seats, adjusting 55
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