46 Opening and clo sing
Child safety locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside .
Fig. 39 Child safety locks on th e rear doors
I ti:: 00 (0
The rear doors are equipped with c hild safety
l ocks . The lock is only v is ible when the door is
open . Take the mechan ica l key out of the mas
ter key ¢
page 3 7.
Switching the child safety locks on
.,. Turn the key i n the direction of the ar row
Qfig. 39.
Switching the child safet y locks off
.. Turn the key in the opposite d irection of the
arrow .
When the child safety locks are activated, the
i n side door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 40 Sect io n of the driver's door: Controls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-position fun ction :
Opening the windows
.. Press the switc h to the fir st stop and ho ld it
until the window re aches the desired posi
tion.
.. Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi
tion .
.. Pull the switch briefly to the
s e cond stop to
automatically close the windo w.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety button® Q fig. 40 is p ress
ed, the@symbo l in the button lights up. The
power window switches in the rear doors are
switched off.
A WARNING
-
-When you leave your vehicle -even if on-
ly br iefly -always remove the ignition
key . T his app lies pa rticularly when chil
dren remain i n th e vehicle . Othe rwis e the
children could start the eng ine or ope r
a te elec trical eq uipment (e.g. power win
dows) . The power w indows are func tion
al until the dr iver's door or passenge r's
door has bee n opened .
- Pay close attention when closing the win
dows to p revent pinching of hands or
lim bs.
- When locking the vehicle from outside ,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
@ Tips
After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can still be opened or closed
for about 10 minutes. The power windows
are not switched
off until the dr iver 's door
or passenger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the Panoramic sliding sun
roof* can be opened and closed wi th the me
chanical key or the emergency key.
C
F ig. 41 Key turn s for ope ning and closin g
Convenience opening feature
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• Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 3 7.
• Inse rt the key into the lock of the driver's
door.
• Turn the key to position ¢
fig. 41 @ until al l
the windows have reached the desired pos i
tion and the Panoramic sliding sunroof* is
tilted.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 3 7.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position @ until the windows
and the Panoramic sliding sunroof* are
closed ¢_& .
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade will also open
or close.
Opening and closing 47
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the Panor
amic sliding sunroof* inattentively and
without checking -there is risk of injury .
- You must always watch when the win
dows are be ing raised so that no one can
be trapped. If you re lease the key, the
clos ing action is immediately cance led.
- Always read and heed WARNING
¢.&. in
General description on page 39.
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti
vated again.
• Pull and ho ld the power window sw itch until
the window is completely closed.
• Release the switch.
• Pull the switch again for one second. Th e au
tomatic closing/opening is now reactivated.
Panoramic sliding
sunroof
Operation
Applies to vehicles: with Panoramic sliding sunroof
Fig . 42 Section from headliner: Knob fo r Pano ramic
s liding su nroof
Tilting
• The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
sw itch position
@ ¢ fig. 42
• To tilt it, briefly p ress the switch ¢ fig. 42.
• To close it, briefly pull the switch ¢ _& . .,.
48 Opening and clo sing
• To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the sunroof reaches the de
s ired posit ion .
Opening
• To move the sunroof to the position for re
duced wind noise, tu rn the switch to posi
tion @ until resistance can be felt.
• To open the sunroof complete ly, turn and
ho ld the switch against the resistance in po
s it ion @.
• To close the sunroof, turn the switch to posi
tion @ <=>,& .
• Turn the sw itch to the desired position to se
lect an intermediate pos it ion.
Opening and closing the sun shade
• To automatically open the sunshade com
pletely, briefly press the sw itch @ in the de
s ired arrow d irect ion.
• To stop the sunshade in an intermed iate po
s it io n, press the switc h again, or
• Press and ho ld the switch in the desi red a r
row direction.
• Re lease the switch when sunshade is at de -
s ired position .
Afte r the ignit ion is switched off, you can st ill
ope rate the Panoram ic sliding sunroof fo r
about 10 min utes . As soon as the driver's or
passenger's door is opened, the switch is in
operat ive.
The power sunshade can a lso be closed when
the Panoramic sliding sunroof is open .
A WARNING -
Pay careful attention when closing the
Panoramic sliding sunroof -otherwise seri
ous injury could result! For this reason, al
ways remove the ignition key when leaving
the vehicle .
Cy Note
Always close your Panoram ic sliding sun
roof when leaving your veh icle. Sudden
ra in can cause damage to the interio r
equ ipment of your vehicle, pa rticularly the
electronic equipment.
(D Tips
Information regarding convenience open
i ng/closing <=> page
47.
Emergency closing of the Panoramic
sliding sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with Panoramic sliding sunroof
If the Pano ramic sliding sunroof detects an
object in its path when it is closing, it w ill
open again automa tically. In th is case , you
can close the roof with t he power emergency
closing function.
• Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically , pu ll the switc h until the roof
closes .
50 Clear vis ion
stickers to the windshield in this area in
or der to prevent malfunctions or fai l
u res .
- Some exte rior lig hti ng f unctions can be
adjusted
c> page 50 .
-When yo u remove yo ur key from the igni
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzze r sounds as long as the driv
er's door is open .
- In coo l or damp weather , the ins ide of
the headlights, t urn signa ls and tail
li ghts can fog over due to the tempera
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r sho rtly after
switching them on . T his does not affect
the service life of the lighting .
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc
t ion, the d river is no tified in th e inst ru
ment cluster disp lay
c> page 33.
Fog lights
Fig . 44 Fog light sw it c h
.,. To turn on the fog lights }D, press button @
c>fig . 44 .
.,. To turn on the rear fog ligh ts 0$, p ress but-
ton @.
Fog lights
The s ide marker lig hts or low beams must be
switched on . When the fog lights a re switched
on, the green check light at the edge of the
sw itch comes on.
If automatic driving light control AUTO is act i
vated, the low beams are switched on when
the fog lights are tur ned on .
Rear fog lights
Low be ams o r sid e mar ker lig hts wi th fog
li gh ts m ust be t urned on .
When the rear fog lights a re turned on, the
yellow check ligh t a t the edge of the switch
comes on.
(D Note
The rear fog lights s houl d only b e turned
o n in acc ord ance wi th t raff ic reg ulation, a s
the lights are brig ht for following tra ffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are sele cted in the radio or in
the MM I*.
.,. Select: I CAR I function button > Ext erior
lighting .
Or
.,. Sele ct: !CARlfunc tion button>
Car sy stem s*
contro l butto n > Vehicle setting s > Exterior
light ing .
Coming home (Lights when leaving car ),
Leaving home (Lights when unlocking car )
The coming home f unct ion ill umin ates the
are a outside the vehicle when you tu rn t he ig
nit ion off and o pen the d river's doo r. Depend
ing on vehicle equ ipment, the f unction can be
switched on and off or the length of t i me the
lights remain on* can be adjusted .
T he leaving home illum inates the area o utside
the ve hicle when you un lock the vehicle . This
funct ion can be switched on and off .
T he Comi ng home and Leaving home f unc
tio ns only ope rate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the
AUTO position .
Auto headlights
When the lig ht sw itch i s in the AU TO
c> page 49 position, the switc h-on point of the
li gh ts can be changed i n the automa tic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can swi tch the daytime run-
ning lights
On and Off . .,..
Notes o n these featur es
-The turn signals only work with the ignition
turned on. The indicator lights
II or Ill in
the instrument cluster
¢page 14 also b link.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
nal switches off automatica lly.
- The
high beam works only when the head
lights are on. The indicator light
II in th e
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher wo rks only as long as
you hold the lever -even if there are no
lights turned on. The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that thes e cou ld blind
oncoming traffic.
Interior lights
Front interior lights
-
The front interior lights also contain reading
lights for the driver and passenger .
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Fig. 49 Headliner: Fro nt inte rior/rea ding lights
The rocker switch @¢ fig. 49 for operating
the interior lighting has the following func
tions :
Door cont act swi tch
.,. Place the switch @ in the midd le position.
Interior light switched on
.,. Pla ce the switch @ in position I.
Clear vision 5 3
Interior light swit ch ed off
.,. Place the switch @ in position 0 .
Front read ing lights ~
.,. Press one of the switches@ to turn the
r ight or left reading light on or off .
With the door contact switch turned on, the
interior lights turn on as soon as you unlock
the vehicle or open the doors. The lighting is
also turned on when the ignition key is re
moved. The lights go out about 30 seconds af
ter the doors are closed. When the vehicle is locked or when the ignition is turned on, the
interior lights are turned off.
When a doo r is open, the interior lights are
tu rned off after about 10 minutes to prevent
draining of the battery .
The brightness of the lights is controlled au
tomat ica lly by a d immer when they are
swi tched on and off.
Rear interior lights
There are reading lights in the rear for the
passengers .
Fig . 50 Headliner: Rear read ing lig hts
The read ing l ights are switched on and off us
ing the buttons ~-
Depending on your model, the appearance
and the location of the reading lights may be
different .
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the
windshield.
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice
each year.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
F ig. S7 Fo rwa rd sec tion of drive r's ar m rest : power mir
r or co ntro ls
Adjusting ext erior mirrors
.,. Rota te the knob to the© posi tion (drive r's
exter io r mirro r) or to the ® pos it ion (pas
senger's exter io r mirro r)
c::> fig. 57 .
.. Rotate the knob and the mirror so t hat you
have a clear view to t he rear.
Heated mirrors
.. Ro ta te the knob to pos it io n @ .
Folding both exterior mirrors*
.. Turn the knob to position @.
-
Depending on the outside temperature, the
mirror surfaces are heated unt il the ignition is
switched off -even if the knob is no longer in
position @.
You are well-advised to fold the exterior m ir
rors in when maneuveri ng in tight spaces or
when leaving the car parked close to other
vehicles .
Memory for exterior mirror s*
On vehicles with memory for the driver's seat,
the current sett ing fo r the exterior m irrors is Clear vi
sion 5 7
automatica lly stored a long with the sea t posi
tion
c::> page 63.
Tilt function for the passenger 's mirror*
When the reverse gea r is engaged, the mir ro r
s ur face tilts downward sl igh tly if the sett ing
i s for the passenge r's m irror (knob in pos it ion
®
c::> fig . 57). This a llows you to see the c urb
dur ing parallel pa rking.
T he m irror returns to its ini tial position as
soon as reverse gea r is disengaged and veh icle
s p eed is above about 9 mph (15 km/h) . The
mirror also returns to its init ial position if the
switch is moved to the dr iver's exterior m irror
© or the ignition is sw itched off.
If the position of the mirror surface is
c hanged on a tilted mirror, this new position
will be a utomatically ass igned to the remote
key w hen the veh icle is taken out of reverse
gear.
(D Note
- Curved mirror s urfaces (conve x or spheri
cal*) increase yo ur field of v iew. Remem
ber that vehicles or other objects will ap
pear smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat m irror. If you use this mir
ror to estimate dis tances of following
vehicles whe n cha nging lanes, y ou coul d
es tim ate incorrec tly and c ause an ac ci
dent .
- I f the m irro r h ousing is moved uninten
ti onally (for e xam ple, w hile p arking yo ur
vehicle), then yo u must first fold the mir
ror elect rically . Do not read just the mir
ror housing man ually . You cou ld damage
the motor which controls the mirror.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car was h, you must fold the exterior mir
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors . Never fold power fo lding ex
terior mirrors* by hand . Only fo ld them
in and o ut using th e power controls .
liJl,
62 Seats and storage
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into
the rea rmos t position .
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instru
ment panel than necessary and always wear
the three-point safety belt provided adjusted
correctly . We recommend that you adjust the
passenger's seat in the following manner:
• Move the front passenger seat into the rear
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
range
q _& in Why is your seat adjustment
so important? on page 61.
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position.
Do not ride with the seat reclined.
• Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not possible, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
this position as possible
c:> page 65.
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Fig. 61 Front seat: Controls for seat adjus tment
Controls
@· Adjusting the lumbar support: press the
button in the correspo nding position
q &.
@ · Moving the seat up/down: press the but
ton up/down . To adjust the front seat cushion,
press the front button up/down. To adjust the
rear seat cushion, press the rear button up/
down ~& .
@-Moving the seat forward/back : press the
button forward/back
q & .
©-Adjusting the backrest angle : press the
button forward/back
q & .
@ -Lengthening /shortening the upper thigh
support*: lift the handle
q &.
_&. WARNING
-
-Never adjust the driver's or front pas
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
If you do this while the vehicle is moving,
you will be out of position. Always adjust
the driver's or front passenger 's seat
when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
height. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad
justed with the ignition off or with the
ignition key removed, never leave chil
dren unattended in the vehicle. Unsuper
vised use of the electric seat adjust ments may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas
sengers must never ride in a moving ve
hicle with the backrest reclined. Safety
be lts and the airbag system only offer
maximum protection when the backrest
is upright and the safety belts are prop
erly positioned on the body . The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi
tioned safety belts .
Seat memory
Memory for driver's seat
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers
can be stored using the memory buttons in
the driver's door.
Fig. 62 Driver's door: Seat memory
In addition to the setting for the driver's seat,
the exterior rear view mirror setting can be
stored and recalled through seat memory if
the vehicle is properly equipped.
Storing and recalling settings
With the help of the memory buttons 1 and 2
c::> fig. 62 the settings for two different dr ivers
can be stored and recalled
c::> page 63.
The current settings are also automatically as
signed to the remote control key being used
when the vehicle is locked . When the vehicle
is unlocked, the settings assigned to the re
mote contro l key being used are automatically
recalled.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the IOFFI switch is depressed, the seat
memory is inope rative. When the Memory
function is off , the LED in the button lights up.
A ll the stored settings are retained. We rec
ommend using the
I OFFI switch and deactivat
ing the seat memory if the vehicle is only go
ing to be used
temporarily by a driver whose
settings are not going to be stored.
Seats and storage 63
Storing and recalling settings
Applies to vehicles: wit h seat memory
Storing settings
.,. Adjust the driver's seat.
.,. Adjust the two exterior mirrors.
.,. Press the
ISET I button. The light in the but
ton will come on .
.,. Now press a memory button
<[II or m). If
the storing procedure is correct, a confirma
tion tone will sound.
Recalling settings
.,. If the driver's door is open, tap the corre
sponding memory button briefly .
.,. If the driver's door is closed, press the ap
propriate memory button until the stored
position is reached.
Successful storage is confirmed audibly and
by the light in the
ISETI button i lluminating
c::> page 63, fig. 62 .
When the vehicle is locked , the current set
tings are stored and assigned to the remote
control key. But the settings stored on
memo
ry buttons 1 to 2 are not deleted. They can be
recalled at any time. When the vehicle is
un
locked ,
the settings assigned to the remote
control key are restored.
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save your
individual seat position on one of the memory
buttons. You can recall your settings again
s imply and conveniently by press ing the corre
sponding memory button . When the vehicle is
locked, these settings are automatically re-as
signed to the remote control key and stored.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat setting can
only be recalled when the vehicle is sta
tionary -otherwise yo u risk having an ac
cident.
- In an emergency the recall p rocedure can
be cancelled by pressing the
IOFFI switch
or by tapping of the memory buttons.