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Driving
Driving SteeringAdjusting the steering wheel position
The height and reach of the steering wheel can be freely ad-
justed to suit the driver.
Fig. 137 Adjusting the
steering wheel position
Fig. 138 Proper sitting
position for driver
– Adjust the driver seat to the correct position.
– Push the lever under the steering column ⇒ Fig. 137 down ⇒
.
– Adjust the steering wheel until the correct position is set
⇒ Fig. 138.
– Then push the lever up again firmly ⇒
.
WARNING
● Incorrect use of the steering column adjustment function and an in-
correct seating position can result in serious injury.
● To avoid accidents, the steering column should be adjusted only
when the vehicle is stationary.
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical Specifications
Steering wheel audio controlsAudio version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audio + telephone version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Steering wheel height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 171
Storage compartment Centre armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Front passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Other storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . 145
Storage in the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 144
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sun visor Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Switches electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
T Tank Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reserve indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 22
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . 296
Tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Towing bracket, fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Tow starting
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Traction control system (ASR) control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Trailer Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Trailer turn signals control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 122
Tyre-Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 269
Tyre Mobility-System (Tyre repair kit) . . . . . . . 263
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tyre pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tyre pressure monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 269
Tyres and wheels Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Tyres tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Tyres useful life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . 253
U Underbody protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Unlocking and locking Personalisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Upholstery Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
V
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle care Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Vehicle maintenance electrically adjustable seats . . . . . . . . . . . 222
heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
non-electrically adjustable seats . . . . . . . 222
seats with airbag components . . . . . . . . . 222
seats without airbag components . . . . . . 222
synthetic leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
trim fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
unheated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Vehicle modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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