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close the rear lid again, it locks automat
ically.
- In case of an emergency or a fau lty han
dle, the luggage compartment lid can be
opened from the inside
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Power opening/closing rear lid
A pp lies to vehicles: with autom atic rear li d operatio n
The open position can be adjusted.
Fig. 27 Closing butto n in the rea r lid
Fig . 28 Ve hicles with co nve nience key: Clos ing and
lock ing button in the rear lid
Opening rear lid
.. Press the button ~ on the remote control
key briefly. The rear lid will un lock .
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.. To open the rear lid, press and hold the~
button on the remote con trol key for at least
one second, or
.. Pull the release button~ in the driver's
door
c> page 34, fig. 26, or
.. Press the handle on the rear lid
c> page 34,
fig. 25.
Closing rear lid
.. Pull and hold the button~ in the driver's
door until the rear lid is closed
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.. Press the button~ in the open rear lid. The
rear lid moves to the closed position by it-
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self and soft close locks it automatica lly
c> &_ . On vehicles with convenience key*:
.. Press and hold the button
~ on the remote
control key until the rear lid is closed
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or
.. Press the button
CD in the open rear lid . The
veh icle key must not be more than approx i
mate ly 4 feet (1.5 meters) away from the
luggage compartment and must no t be in
side the vehicle. T he rear lid will automati
cally close and lock . The entire vehicle will
be locked.
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
.. Bring the rear lid into the des ired open posi
tion. The position can only be stored when
the lid is above a certain height .
.. Press and hold the button
~ in the rear lid
for at least four seconds until the lights in
the button blink to store the desired open
position.
.. To set a higher open position, wait at least
five seconds and then carefully press the
rear lid upward .
.. Press and hold the button
~ again for at
least fou r seconds and this will store the
new open position.
Opening/Closing will be stopped immediately
when :
- You press the button
~ on the remote con
trol key for at least one second, or
- You press one of the buttons
~ or CD in the
rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pu ll/release the button~ in the driv-
er's door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons~ or m now,
the rear lid will eithe r close or open, depend
ing on its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close.
You can manually stop the automatic open ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid. ...,
36 Opening and clo sing
The a utomatic closi ng process begins if you
push down on the rear lid.
.&_ WARNING
- Never close the rear lid inatten tively or
without checking first. Although the closing force of the rear lid is limited,
you can st ill ser iously injure yourself or
others .
- Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icu la r close to the h inges and the up
per and lowe r edges -fingers or hands
can be pin ched.
- To help p revent po isonous exha ust gas
from bei ng drawn into the vehicle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ing. Never transport objects large r than
those which fit completely into the l ug
gage area, because then the rear lid can
not be fully closed.
- Never leave yo ur vehicle u nattended es
pecially with the rear lid left open . A
child could crawl into the car through the
luggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unable to
get out . To reduce the risk of persona l in
jury, never let ch ildren play in or around
yo ur vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
we ll as the vehicle doo rs closed when not
in use.
- If there i s a luggage ra ck or b icycle ra ck
mounted on the rear l id, it may not be
able to open comple tely or an opened
rear lid may close by itself beca use of the
added weight. So the ope n rear lid must
be s upported or the weight m ust be re
moved from the luggage rack first .
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-When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be un locked sepa rately by pressing
the button
c:s on the master key. W hen
t h e rear lid is closed aga in, it locks auto
matically.
- The following applies to veh icles equip
ped with the conven ience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug- gage compa
rtment, luggage compart
ment wi ll automatically unlock itself af
ter yo u lock the vehicle. T his prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing your
key in the l uggage compartment.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops be
low a certain level, you can still open or
close the rear lid manua lly, however , you
w ill need to app ly more force to close it .
Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 2 9 Rear lid o penin g: a cces s to t he e mergency re
lea se
The rea r lid can be rel eas ed in an emergency
from inside the luggage compa rtment.
., Remove the cover from t he luggage com
pa rtment lid with the ignit ion key .
., Press the leve r in the di rection of the arrow
w ith the ign ition key until the luggage com
pa rtment lid releases.
Child safety Locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child saf ety locks© prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside.
Fi g. 30 Rear doo rs : chi ld safe ty lo ck
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.. To turn the child safety locks on , turn the ig
nition key in the direction of the arrow .
.. To turn
off , turn the ignition key opposite
the direction of the arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside 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. 31 Section of the driver's door: controls
All power window sw itches are provided with
a t w o-posi tion fun cti on:
Opening th e window s
.. Press the sw itch to the fi rs t sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi
t ion .
.. Press the sw itch br iefly to the
sec ond s top
to automatically open the window.
Closing th e windows
.. Pull the switch to the fir st stop and hold it
un til the window reaches the des ired pos i
tion.
.. Pull the switch briefly to the
se con d stop to
automatically close the window.
Power wind ow switche s
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rea r doo r
® Safety button
Openin g an d clos ing 3 7
Child safety l ock s
When the safety button ® is pressed
¢ fig. 31, the~ symbol in the button lights
u p. The power window switches in the rear
doors are switched off.
&_ WARNING
--When you leave your vehicle -even if on-
ly briefly· always remove the ignition
key . Th is app lies particularly when chil·
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the eng ine or oper
ate electrical equ ipment (e.g. power w in
dows). The power windows are function
a l until the dr iver's door or passenger's
door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win
dows to prevent p inching o f hands o r
limbs.
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(I} Tips
After the igni tion has been switched off,
the w indows can still be opened or closed
for about 10 minutes . The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the sunroof can be opened
and closed with the key.
F ig. 32 Key turns for opening and closing
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38 Opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
.,. Insert the key into the lock of the driver 's
door .
.,. Turn the key to position
c::> fig. 32@ until all
the windows have reached the desired posi
tion and the sunroof is open.
Convenience closing feature
.,. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's doo r
to the lock position @ until the windows
and the power sunroof are closed
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For vehicles w ith pano rama sunroof*: When
you open or close the panorama sunroof*, the
power sunshade will also open or close.
~ WARNING
- Never close the windows and the power
sunroof inattentively and without check
ing -there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the win
dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be trapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iately canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING
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General description on page 28 .
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery , the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti
vated again.
.,. Pull the power window switch until the win
dow is comp lete ly raised .
.,. Re lease the switch and pull it again for at
least one second.
.,. Press and hold the electric window sw itch
until the window is fully open .
.,. Re lease the switch and then press it again
for at least one second. You shou ld now be
able to close the window in the usual way.
Panorama sunroof
Description
Fig. 33 Section of h eadliner: Pan orama s unroof button
The button has two stages. In the second
stage, the roof automat ically runs to the end
pos ition (open/closed) when the button is op
erated br iefly. The movement can be stopped
by pressing the button .
@ Tilting and sliding
.,. To t ilt the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch briefly to the second level.
.,. To close the roof completely, pull the switch
down briefly to the second level or slide the
switch forward briefly to the second level
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.. To set an intermed iate posi tion, press/pu ll
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
position.
@ Opening and closing
.,. To open the sunroof completely, slide the
switch back to just before the second level.
.,. To close the roof completely , push the
switch forward briefly to the second level o r
pull the switch down briefly to the second
level
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.,. To set an intermediate position, press/pu ll
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
position .
© Opening and closing the sunshade
.,. To open the sunshade complete ly, briefly
press the right button .
.. To close the sunshade completely, briefly
press the left button .
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stop the sun shade at any intermediate posi
t ion .
After the ignit ion is switched off, yo u can st ill
operate the s unroof fo r abo ut 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver 's or passenger 's door is
opened, the sw itch is inoperative.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof -otherwise serious injury could re
sult! For this reason, a lways remove t he ig
nition key w hen leav ing the veh icle.
(D Note
Always close your sunroof whe n leaving
your veh icle . Sudden rain can ca use dam
age to the inter ior equipment of your vehi
cle, particularly the electronic equipment .
(D Tips
-Information on conven ience opening/
closing
~ page 37 .
-The panorama sunroof can only be
opened when the temperature is warmer
than -4°F
(-20 °() .
Emergency closing of the panorama
sunroof
I f the sun roof detec ts an objec t in its path
when it is closing, it will open again a utomat i
cally. In this case, yo u can close the roof w it h
the power emergency closing function.
~ Wi thin five seconds after the sunroof ope ns
automatica lly, pull the sw itch until the roof
closes .
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44 Clear vis ion
Inter ior lighting
There are other in ter ior light ing f unct ions
that are available. Individual functions can be
adj usted i n the MM I. Se lect: ICARlf unction
button >
Systems or Car Sy stems control but
ton>
Vehicle settings > Interior lighting .
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illum inat ion for
the instruments, the c enter console and the
display can be adjus ted.
F ig . 40 In st rumentenbeleu chtung
.,. Turn the thumbwhee l up or down to red uce
o r i ncrease t he brightness level.
(D Tips
The instrument ill umination (for dia ls and
needles) lights on when the ig nition is
sw itched on and the vehicle lig hts are
t urned off. As the dayligh t fades, the ill u
m ina tion of the dials likew ise dims auto
matically and will go out comp lete ly when
the outside light is very low . This feat ure is
meant to remind you to switch on the
headlights when outside lig ht conditions
become poor.
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
F ig. 41 Forwar d sect io n of dr ive r's armrest: powe r mir
r or control s
Turn the knob to the desired pos it io n:
Turn the knob to the des ired posit ion:
Q/P -In this position , yo u can adjust the
driver 's and front passenger's exterior mirrors
by turning the k nob i n the desired direction .
Qiil -The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature .
8 -T he ex terior m ir rors fold in* if you turn
t h e knob into this position wit h the ignition
switched on .
Passenger exterior mirror tilt function*
To he lp you see the curb when ba ck ing into a
par king space, the surface of the mirror tilts
s li ght ly. The knob must be in the P posi tion
f or this to happen .
You can adjust the tilted m irror surface by
tu rning the knob in the desired direction.
When you move out of reverse and in to anoth
er gear, the new m irror position is s to red and
ass igned to the key you are using.
T he m irror goes ba ck i nto its orig inal position
once you dr ive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) o r swi tch the ig nition off .
A WARNING
Curved m irror surfaces (co nvex o r spheri
cal*) increase your f ie ld of view. Remem
ber that veh icles or other ob jects will ap
p ear smaller a nd farther away tha n when
seen in a flat mirror . If you use t his mi rror
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Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position.
To avo id 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 fo llow ing manner:
.. Move the front passenger seat in to the rear
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
range
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so important? on page 50.
• Bring the back re st up to an (a lmost) upright
pos ition .
Do not ride with the seat reclined.
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possib le wit h the top of your
head. If that is not possib le, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
th is position as possible ¢
page 52.
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Fig . SO Front seat: Controls for seat adjustment
Controls
@-Adjusting the lumba r support: press the
b utton in the correspo nding pos it ion
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@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the but
ton up/down . To adjust the front seat cushion,
p ress the front button up/down. To adjust the
r ea r seat cushion, press the rea r button up/
down¢ .&,.
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@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the
button forward/back
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©-Adjus ting the backrest angle: press the
button forward/back¢ .&..
@ -Lengthening/shorten ing the upper thigh
suppo rt*: lift the hand le
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-Never adjust the drive r's or front pas
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is mov ing .
I f you do this while the vehicle is moving,
you will be out of position. A lways ad just
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 ser ious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be e lectrically ad
justed with the ignition off or with the
ignit ion key removed, never leave chil
dren unattended in the veh icle. Unsuper
vised use of the electric seat adjust men ts may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking o r accident, front pas
senge rs must never r ide in a mov ing ve
hicle with the ba ckrest reclined. Sa fety
be lts and the airbag system on ly offer
maximum protection w hen the backrest
is upr ight and the safety belts are prop
erly positioned on the body . The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of persona l injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi
tioned safety belts.
Center armrest
Fig. 51 Armrest between driver 's and passenger's seat .,_.
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A WARNING
T he ciga rette lighter only works when the
ign ition is on . Improper use can cause seri
ous injury or start a fire. To avo id the r isk
of injury, nev er leave children unsupe r
vised in the vehicle with the key.
12-volt sockets
Ap plies to vehicles: with 12 -volt socket
Fi g. 57 Fro nt cen ter conso le: 12 Vo lt socket •
Fig. 58 R ear ce nter c onso le: 12 Vo lt socket
.. Open the socket cover ¢ fig. 57 or¢ fig. 58 .
.. Insert the p lug of the e lectrica l device into
the socket.
The 12 -volt sockets can be used fo r electr ical
accessories. The power input must not exceed
120 watts.
There is an addi tional 12-vo lt socket in the
center console .
Before you purchase any accessories, always
read and fo llow the informa tion in
¢ page 239, Additional accessories and parts
r e plac em ent .
A WARNING
The power out lets and therefore the elec
trical accessories connected to them oper- ate only with the ignit
ion on. Improper use
of the outlets or of electrical accessories
can lead to ser ious injuries or cause a fire.
For this reason, children should never be
l eft unattended in the vehicle -they could
be injured!
(D Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use plugs that fit properly .
(D Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on , the vehicle bat
tery can still be drained .
Storage
General overview
A WARNING
--
-Always remove objects from the instru
ment panel. Any items not put away
could slide around ins ide the veh icle
while driving or when ac cele rat ing o r
when applying the brakes or when dr iv
ing arou nd a corne r.
- When you are dr iving make s ure that
an yth ing you may have pla ced in the cen
ter conso le or other storage loca tions
cannot fall out into the footwe lls . In case
of sudden braking you would not be able
to brake or accelerate.
- Any pieces of clothing that you have
hung up must not i nterfere with the dr iv
er's view. The coat hooks are des igned
only for lightweight cloth ing . Never hang
any cloth ing with hard, pointed o r heavy
objects in the pockets on the coat hoo ks .
During s udden braking or in an accident -
especia lly if t he a irbag is deployed -
these objec ts co uld in ju re any passen
ge rs inside the ve hicl e.