not affect the continuous signal tone). Ap
proaching another obstacle will cause the dis
tance signa l to sound again at the normal
volume.
R ear view came ra co verage area
The MM I d isplay shows the area covered by
the rear view camera¢
fig . 130 (i) . Objects
that are not in the area covered @are not
shown on the MMI display.
We recommend that you p ractice parking with
the rear view camera in a traffic -free location
or parking lot to become familiar with the sys
tem, the orientation lines, and their function.
When doing th is, there shou ld be good light
and weather conditions.
In t he MMI disp lay, objects or vehicles appear
closer or further away if:
- yo u are driving in reverse gear from a level
surface onto an incline, or a downward
s lope,
- you are driving in reverse gear toward pro
truding objects,
- the vehicle is carrying too much load in the
rear .
The accuracy of the or ientat ion lines and blue
surfaces d imin ishes if:
- the rear view camera does not prov ide a reli
able image, for examp le, in poor visibility
condit ions or if the lens is dirty,
- the image on the screen is not visible due to
sun g lare and reflect ion.
Caring for the rear view came ra lens
The rear view camera is located above the rear
license plate bracket . Fo r the parking assist to
operate, the lens
¢ fig. 131 must be kept
clean:
- Dampen the lens with a household alcoho l
based glass cleaner, and clean the lens with
a dry cloth ¢
CD.
- Remove snow with a hand brush and ice
preferably with a de -icing spray ¢(D .
Park a ssis t 119
A WARNING
- The parking aid cannot replace the driv
er's attent ion. The dr iver alone is respon
sible for park ing and similar driving ma
neuvers .
-Always keep your eyes on the vehicle 's
surroundings, us ing the rea r view m irror
as well.
- Do not allow yourself to be dist racted
from traffic by the rear view camera p ic
tures.
- If the position and the installation angle
of the camera has changed, for examp le,
after a rear end collision, do not conti nue
to use the system for s afety re asons .
H ave it checked by a qualified dea le rship.
CJ) Note
- Low obstacles a lready s ignaled by a
wa rning can disappear from the system's
detect ion range as they are app ro ached
and w ill not continue to be signaled. Ob
jects such as barrier chains, trailer d raw
bars, thin painted vertica l poles or fen
ces may not be detected by the system,
posing risk of damage.
- Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow or ice from the rear view camera
lens -danger of crack format ion on the
lens!
- When cleaning the lens, never use prod
ucts that are abrasive.
Switching on/off
App lies to vehicles: wit h parking system (rear, wit h rear
v iew camera)
The rear view camera switches on automati
cally together with the acoustic pork assist when you put the vehicle in reverse.
Switching on
.,. Put the ve hicle in reverse gear, the acoust ic
parking system wi th rear view camera is ac
tivated a utomatica lly. Activation of the
acoust ic parking system is confirmed by a
brief acknowledgement sound . ..,_
28 6 Index
Impor tan t th ings to do before driving .. 1 28
Improperly worn safety belts ..... .. ... 144
Indicator lights ............ .. .. .. .. .. 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 157
Dy namic steering ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 191
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ........ .. . 157
also refer to Warn ing/ indicator l ights .. 13
Infant seats ... ............. .. .... . 173
I nflatable spare t ire ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 2S3
I nflating .... .... ..... ... .. .. .... . 254
Installing ch ild safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Instal ling the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . .. ............... .. .... . 184
I nstruments
Adjusting the lighting ... .. .. .... .. . . 50
I nstruments and contro ls ... .. .. .. .. . . 10
Gene ral illustration ..... .. .. .. .. .. . .. 8
Interior lights Front .. .. .. ................ ... ... . 50
Rear .. .... .......... ...... ... .. .. 50
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 53
J
Jump-starting 266
Jumper cables ................ ... ... 267
K
Key .... ... .. ................ ... .. .. 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 82
I gnition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Key replacement .... ... .. .. .. .... .. 33
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
un locking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36, 38
Kick-dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
L
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist ........ .. .. .. .. . 109
LATC H .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 181
Descr ipt ion .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 182
Install ing a child restraint ...... .. ... 182 Location .
..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 182
Launch Control Prog ram ....... .. .. .. . 97
Leather cleaning/protect io n .. .. .. .. .. 207
Leav ing home ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 48
Left hand drive .. .. ..... ........... .. 49
Lifting jack . .... .. ............. .... 257
L ifting vehicle ... .. ............. .... 270
Light adaptive light .. .. ................ .. 47
Coming/Leav ing home ........ .. .. .. . 48
Daytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . 47, 48
E xterior lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 48
F og lights/rea r fog light(s) . ... .. .. .. . 47
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Low beam ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 47
Rear fog lights . .. ... .......... .. .. . 47
S ide marker lig hts ............. .... . 47
Trave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Light/rain sensor Headlights . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 47
I ntermittent (w indshield w ipers) . .... . 53
Sen sor defe ctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights
Emergency flashe rs ..... .... ... .. .. . 49
High beam .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 48
Tu rn signals ... ... ................ . 48
Locking Rea r lid ... .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 39
Locking/unlock ing
at the lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
by remote control ............. .... . 35
with the centra l locki ng switch ... .... . 36
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Low beams ..... .. ..... ........... .. 47
Lower anchorage locator button ... .. .. 182
Lower unive rsal anchorage bars (Canada) 181
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 181
Luggage Stowing . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 134
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Cargo ne t ... .. .. ............. .. .. . 71
Cover ... .. .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 69
Enlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Floor ... .. .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 74
L id ....... .... .. ................. . 39