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In brief11
1Power windows .....................30
2 Exterior mirrors .....................28
3 Cruise control .....................176
Speed limiter ....................... 178
Adaptive cruise control .......179
Forward collision alert .........186
4 Side air vents ...................... 153
5 Windscreen wiper,
windscreen washer
system, headlight washer
system, rear wiper, rear
washer system ......................98
6 Instruments ........................ 104
7 Steering wheel controls .......96
8 Driver Information Centre .... 117
9 Turn and lane-change
signals, headlight flash,
low beam and high beam,
high beam assist .................142
Exit lighting ......................... 145
Parking lights ...................... 143
Buttons for Driver
Information Centre ..............11710Central locking system ..........21
Hazard warning flashers ....142
Sport mode ........................ 174
Tour mode .......................... 174
Fuel selector ....................... 105
Control indicator for airbag deactivation ........................ 111
Control indicator for front
passenger seat belt ...........110
11 Info-Display ........................ 121
12 Centre air vents .................. 153
13 Anti-theft alarm system
status LED ........................... 25
14 Glovebox .............................. 65
Fuse box ............................. 241
15 Climate control system ........ 147
16 AUX input, USB input, SD
card slot ................................ 10
Power outlet ........................ 10217Selector lever, manual
transmission ....................... 169
Automatic transmission ......166
18 Traction Control system .....173
Electronic Stability Control . 174
Lane departure warning .....205
19 Electric parking brake .........171
20 Parking assist systems .......192
Stop-start button .................159
21 Ignition switch with
steering wheel lock ............157
22 Horn ..................................... 97
Driver airbag ........................ 57
23 Bonnet release lever ..........222
24 Storage compartment ..........67
25 Steering wheel adjustment ..96
26 Light switch ........................ 135
Headlight range
adjustment ......................... 137
Front fog lights ...................142
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In brief13
Headlight flash, high beam and
low beamheadlight flash=pull leverhigh beam=push leverlow beam=push or pull lever
Automatic light control 3 136, High
beam 3 136, High beam assist
3 136, Headlight flash 3 137,
Adaptive forward lighting 3 138.
Turn and lane-change signalslever up=right turn signallever down=left turn signal
Turn and lane-change signals
3 142, Parking lights 3 143.
Hazard warning flashers
Operated by pressing ¨.
Hazard warning flashers 3 142.
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Instruments and controls99
Adjustable sensitivity of the rain
sensor
Turn the adjuster wheel to adjust the
sensitivity:
low sensitivity=turn adjuster
wheel downwardshigh sensitivity=turn adjuster
wheel upwards
Keep the sensor free from dust, dirt
and ice.
Windscreen and headlight
washer
Pull lever. Washer fluid is sprayed
onto the windscreen and the wiper
wipes a few times.
If the headlights are on, washer fluid is also sprayed onto the headlights,
provided that the lever is pulled
sufficiently long. Afterwards the
headlight washer system is
inoperable for 5 wash cycles or until
engine or headlights have been
switched off and on again.
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116Instruments and controls
Illuminates when high beam is on,
during headlight flash 3 136 , or when
high beam is on with high beam assist or intelligent light range 3 138.
High beam assist l illuminates green.
The high beam assist or intelligent
light range is activated 3 136,
3 138.
Adaptive forward lighting f illuminates or flashes yellow.
Illuminates Fault in system.
Seek the assistance of a workshop.
Flashes System switched to symmetrical low
beam.
Control indicator f flashes for approx.
4 seconds after the ignition is
switched on as a reminder that the
system has been activated 3 138.
Automatic light control 3 136.Fog light
> illuminates green.
The front fog lights are on 3 142.
Rear fog light
r illuminates yellow.
The rear fog light is on 3 143.
Low washer fluid G illuminates yellow.
The washer fluid level is low.
Washer fluid 3 225.
Cruise control
m illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.
Illuminates green
Cruise control is active.
Cruise control 3 176.Adaptive cruise control
m illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.
Illuminates green Adaptive cruise control is active.
Adaptive cruise control 3 179.
Vehicle detected ahead A illuminates green.
A vehicle ahead is detected in the
same lane.
Adaptive cruise control 3 179,
Forward collision alert 3 186.
Door open
h illuminates red.
A door or the tailgate is open.
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126Instruments and controls
■ If seat belt is not fastened.
■ If a door or the tailgate is not fully closed when starting-off.
■ If a certain speed is exceeded with parking brake applied.
■ If adaptive cruise control deactivates automatically.
■ If approaching a vehicle ahead too closely.
■ If a programmed speed or speed limit is exceeded.
■ If a warning message or a warning code appears in the Driver
Information Centre (DIC).
■ If the parking assist detects an object.
■ If an unintended lane change occurs.
■ If reverse gear is engaged and the rear end carrier is extended.
■ If the diesel particle filter has reached the maximum filling level.
■ If AdBlue needs to be refilled.When the vehicle is parked and/ or the driver's door is opened ■ When the key is in the ignition switch.
■ With exterior lights on.
During an Autostop ■ If the driver's door is opened.
Battery voltage
When the vehicle battery voltage is running low, a warning message or
warning code 174 will appear in the
Driver Information Centre.
1. Switch off immediately any electrical consumers which are
not required for a safe ride, e.g.
seat heating, heated rear window or other main consumers.
2. Charge the vehicle battery by driving continuously for a while or
by using a charging device.
The warning message or warning
code will disappear after the engine
has been started two times
consecutively without a voltage drop.If the vehicle battery cannot be
recharged, have the cause of the fault
remedied by a workshop.
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Lighting135LightingExterior lighting.......................... 135
Interior lighting ........................... 144
Lighting features ........................145Exterior lighting
Light switch
Turn light switch:
7=lights off8=sidelights9=headlights
Control indicator 8 3 115.
Light switch with Automatic light
control
Turn light switch:
AUTO=automatic light control:
Headlights are switched on
and off automatically
depending on external
lighting conditionsm=activation or deactivation of
the automatic light control.
Switch turns back to AUTO8=sidelights9=headlights
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136Lighting
In the Driver Information Centre with
Uplevel-Combi-Display, the current
status of the automatic light control is
displayed.
When switching on the ignition,
automatic light control is active.
When headlights are on, 8
illuminates. Control indicator 8
3 115.
Tail lights
Tail lights are illuminated together
with headlights and sidelights.
Automatic light controlWhen the automatic light control
function is switched on and the
engine is running, the system
switches between daytime running
light and headlights automatically
depending on the lighting conditions
and information given by the rain
sensor system.
Daytime running light 3 138.
Automatic headlight activation
During poor lighting conditions the
headlights are switched on.
Furthermore the headlights are
switched on if the windscreen wipers
have been activated for several
wipes.
Tunnel detection When a tunnel is entered the
headlights are switched on
immediately.
Adaptive forward lighting 3 138.High beam
To switch from low to high beam,
push lever.
To switch to low beam, push lever
again or pull.
High beam assist Version with halogen headlights
This feature allows high beam as
main driving light by night and when
vehicle speed is faster than 25 mph.
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Lighting137
It switches to low beam when:■ A sensor detects the lights of oncoming or preceding vehicles.
■ The vehicle speed is slower than 12 mph.
■ It is foggy or snowy.
■ Driving in urban areas.
If there are no restrictions detected, the system switches back to high
beam.
Activation
The high beam assist is activated by
pushing the indicator lever twice with
a speed above 25 mph.
The green control indicator l
illuminates continuously when the
assist is activated, the blue one 7
illuminates when high beam is on.
Control indicator l 3 115.
Deactivation
Push indicator lever once. It is also deactivated when front fog lights are
switched on.
If a headlight flash is activated when
the high beam is on, the high beam
assist will be deactivated.
If a headlight flash is activated when
the high beam is off, the high beam
assist will stay activated.
The latest setting of the high beam
assist will remain after the ignition is
switched on again.
High beam assist with adaptive
forward lighting 3 138.
Headlight flash To activate the headlight flash, pull
lever.Headlight range
adjustment
Manual headlight range
adjustment
To adapt headlight range to the
vehicle load to prevent dazzling: turn
thumb wheel ? to required position.
0=front seats occupied1=all seats occupied2=all seats occupied and load
compartment laden3=driver's seat occupied and load
compartment laden