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Activating
Press e on the radio remote control
twice briefly within 15 seconds. Long press will activate soft top closing.
Anti-theft alarm system The anti-theft alarm system is
combined with the anti-theft locking
system.
It monitors:
■ Doors, boot lid, bonnet
■ Passenger compartment including adjoining load compartment
■Vehicle inclination, e.g. if it is raised
■ Ignition
Activation ■ Self-activated 30 seconds after locking the vehicle (initialisation of
the system)
■ Directly by pressing e on the radio
remote control twice briefly. Long
press will activate soft top closing.
Note
Changes to the vehicle interior, such as the use of seat covers and openwindows, could impair the function
of passenger compartment
monitoring.Activation without monitoring of
passenger compartment and
vehicle inclination
Switch off the monitoring of
passenger compartment and vehicle
inclination when animals are being
left in the vehicle, because of high
volume ultrasonic signals or
movements triggering the alarm. Also switch off when the vehicle is on a
ferry or train.
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1. Close boot lid, bonnet, windowsand soft top.
2. Press button o. LED in the
button o illuminates for a
maximum of 10 minutes.
3. Close doors.
4. Activate the anti-theft alarm system.
To prevent false alarms passenger
compartment monitoring is
deactivated if the soft top is open. The
LED in the button o does not
illuminate.
If only the windows are open,
passenger compartment monitoring
operates restricted and the LED in the button o illuminates.
Status message is displayed in the
Driver Information Centre.Status LED
Status LED is integrated in the sensor
on top of the instrument panel.
Status during the first 30 seconds of
anti-theft alarm system activation:
LED illu‐
minates=test, arming delay.LED
flashes
quickly=doors, boot lid, soft top
or bonnet not
completely closed, or
system fault.
Status after system is armed:
LED flashes
slowly=system is armed.Seek the assistance of a workshop in
the event of faults.
Deactivation
Unlocking the vehicle by pressing c
deactivates the anti-theft alarm
system. Long press will activate soft
top opening.
Alarm When triggered, the alarm sounds via a separate battery-backed power
sounder, and the hazard warning
lights flash simultaneously. The
number and duration of alarm signals
are stipulated by legislation.
The alarm can be silenced by
pressing any button on the radio
remote control or by switching on the
ignition.
The anti-theft alarm system can be
deactivated only by pressing button
c or by switching on the ignition.
A triggered alarm, which has not been interrupted by the driver, will be
indicated by the hazard warning
lights. They will flash quickly three
times the next time the vehicle is
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unlocked with the radio remote
control. Additionally a warning
message is displayed in the Driver
Information Centre after switching on
the ignition.
Vehicle messages 3 100.
Immobiliser
The system is part of the ignition
switch and checks whether the
vehicle is allowed to be started with
the key being used.
The immobiliser is activated
automatically after the key has been removed from the ignition switch.
If the control indicator d flashes when
the ignition is on, there is a fault in the system; the engine cannot be started.
Switch off the ignition and repeat the
start attempt.
If the control indicator continues
flashing, attempt to start the engine
using the spare key and seek the
assistance of a workshop.Note
The immobiliser does not lock the
doors. You should always lock the
vehicle after leaving it and switch on the anti-theft alarm system 3 21,
3 26.
Control indicator d 3 93.Exterior mirrors
Convex shape The convex exterior mirror contains
an aspherical area and reduces blind spots. The shape of the mirror makes
objects appear smaller, which will
affect the ability to estimate
distances.
Electric adjustment
Select the relevant exterior mirror by
turning the control to left (L) or right
(R) . Then swivel the control to adjust
the mirror.
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Override safety function
In the event of closing difficulties due
to frost or the like, switch on the
ignition, then pull the switch to the first
detent and hold. The window moves
up with safety function disabled. To
stop movement, release the switch.
Comfort operating with the
remote control The windows and the soft top can be
operated remotely from outside the
vehicle.Opening
■ Press button c once briefly: the
doors are unlocked.
■ Press button c once more for two
seconds: the windows move down
automatically. Press button c
longer: the soft top will be opened.
Hold button pressed until soft top is
completely opened.
Release button during opening the
soft top: movement stops for
10 seconds; pressing button once
more continues opening.
Closing ■ Press button e once briefly: the
doors are locked.
■ Press button e once more longer:
the soft top and the windows will be
closed. Hold button pressed until
soft top is completely closed.
Release button during closing the
soft top: movement stops for10 seconds; pressing button once
more continues closing.
■ If the soft top is already closed but windows are opened: pressing
button e for two seconds will close
the windows.
Confirmation
Complete opening or closing of the
soft top is confirmed by the hazard
warning flashers.
OverloadIf the windows are repeatedly
operated within short intervals, the window operation is disabled for
some time.
Initialising the power windows
If the windows cannot be closed
automatically (e.g. after
disconnecting the vehicle battery), a
warning message is displayed in the
Driver Information Centre.
Vehicle messages 3 100.
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Note
The boot lid cannot be opened from
next step on.
Remove the screwdriver from the
toolbox for further operation. It is
possible that the load compartment
cannot be opened until the vehicle is at a workshop. Therefore remove
any required objects from the load
compartment.
4. Close boot lid.
5. Lift up soft top lid from both sides simultaneously up to approx. the
half raised position.
6. Insert the 4 mm Allen key into the
marked position of the flap-drive
unit. Turn the Allen key clockwise
all the way to the stop, so that the sideways flaps are swivelled in.
7. Open the soft top lid to its end position.8. Remove plastic covers on both sides by pushing and sliding
backwards, see illustration.
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15. Insert the 6 mm Allen key into the
closure and lock the latch by
turning the Allen key clockwise to
its end position.
16. Lift up the tension bow ( 2) of the
soft top on both sides. Raise up
soft top lid by pushing slowly
approx. to the half raised position and then let it slide into the closed
position.
17. Lower the tension bow ( 2) of the
soft top.
Note
In this position, the vehicle can be
driven to a workshop for soft top overhaul. The soft top is not
completely waterproof and not
latched at the rear.
To latch the soft top completely,
execute the following step.18. Push down firmly each side of the
tension bow. Simultaneously pull
the string with a screwdriver cross in the loop slowly and continuous
to the front. Possibly support
yourself on the door frame with
the other hand. Execute this on
both sides to latch the soft top at
the rear.
After the last step, the boot lid can be
opened again. Allow the strings to be removed by your workshop.
The soft top may not be opened with
fixed strings.
Wind deflector
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There are two wind deflectors locatedin a bag behind the rear seat
backrests. Fold down the rear
backrests 3 71, open the Velcro
fasteners and move out the bag from
the recess.
■ The small wind deflector can be placed between the rear head
restraints.
■ The big wind deflector can be placed behind the front seats.
Do not place any objects on the wind
deflector.
To install the deflectors, the soft top
should be opened.
Fitting of the small wind
deflector ■ Fold down left rear backrest 3 71.
■ Remove the cover from the
guidance between the rear headrestraints by sliding sideways to the
left vehicle side.
■ Insert the adapter of the deflector with the elevation into the opposite
recess of the guidance.
■ Slide deflector in the guidance to the right vehicle side until it
engages.
■ Raise rear backrest.
Remove deflector in reverse order.
Fitting of the big wind deflector ■ Take the deflector out of the bag.
■ Extract the four locking pins of the deflector: the upper ones leap out
spring-loaded by turning the pins
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out of the brackets on both sides,
the lower ones leap out by lifting the detents at the sliders on both sides.
■ Expand the wind deflector.
■ With the hinges behind the front seats insert the right side locking
pins in the recesses of the right side
trim near the rear seat. Fold the
deflector a little at the centre and
insert the left side locking pins in the
recesses of the left side trim. Make sure that all pins are properly
engaged. Push down the deflector
at the centre.
■ Fold up the upper part to vertical position.
The rear seats cannot be occupied
when the big wind deflector is
mounted.
The vertical part of the deflector can
be folded down when not used.
Wind deflector may remain mounted
when the soft top is closed.
For removing fold down vertical part
of the deflector. Lift up the deflector at
the centre a little and remove it from
the recesses on both sides.
Stowing the wind deflector
To stow the deflector, move in the rear locking pins by pushing back and turning the pins into the brackets.Push back the sliders of the front
locking pins until they engage. Swing
in the deflector and stow it in the bag.
Fold down the rear backrests. Align
the hard cover of the bag to the load
compartment. Position the bag from
the bottom up at the lateral guide in
the recess of the upper frame. Fix the
bag with the Velcro fastener at the
lashing eyes on both sides. Raise
rear backrests.