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-If swallowed and person is conscious, rinse
mouth with water for at least 15 minutes.
Do not induce vomiting unless instructed to
do so by medical professional. Get medical
attent ion immed iately .
(D Note
Liquid electrolyte leaking from broken mirror
glass will damage any plastic surfaces it
comes in contact with . C lean up spilled elec
trolyte immed iately w ith clean water and a
sponge.
@ Tips
- Switching off the dimming function of the
i nside rear view mirror also deactivates the
automat ic dimming function of the exterior
mir rors*.
- The automatic dimming mirrors do not d im
when the interior lighting is turned on or
the reverse gear is selected.
-Automatic dimming for the m irror only op
erates properly if the light striking the in
side mirror is not hindered by other objects.
Digital compass
Activating or deactivating the compass
App lies to vehicles: with dig ital compass
The direction is displayed on the interior rear
view mirror.
Fig. 62 Inside rea r view m irror: digital compa ss activated
.,. To activate or deactivate, hold the@ button
down until the red display appears or disap
pears .
Lights and Vision
The digital compass on ly works with the ignition
turned on. The directions are displayed as initials:
N (North), NE (Northeast), E (East), SE (South
east),
S (South), SW (Southwest), W (West), NW
(Northwest) .
(!_) Tips
To avoid inaccurate directions, do not allow
any remote controls, electrical systems, or
metal parts close to the mirror.
Setting the magnetic deflection zone
Applies to vehicles: wit h dig ita l compass
The correct magnetic deflection zone must be
set in order to display the directions correctly.
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Fig. 63 North Ame rica: magne tic deflection zo ne bo unda
ri es
.,. Hold the@~ page 61, fig . 62 button down un
til the number of the set magnet ic deflection
zone appears on the inter io r r ear view mirror .
.,. Adjust the magnetic deflection zone by repeat
ed ly pressing on the @button . The set mode
automatically deactivates after a few seconds .
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Seats and storag e
_& WARNING
-Always remove objects from the instrument
panel. Any items not put away could slide
around inside the vehicle while dr iving or
when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when dr iv ing aro und a corner .
- When you are driving make sure that any
thi ng you may have placed in the cente r con
so le or other storage loca tions cannot fall
o ut into the footwells. I n case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
acce lerate .
- Any pieces of cloth ing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view .
The coat hooks are designed only for light
weight cloth ing . Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the
pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an acc ident -especially if the
airbag is deployed -these objects could in
jure any passengers ins ide the veh icle.
Glove compartment
The glove comportment is illuminated and con
be locked .
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Fig. 93 Glove compar tmen t
To open glov e compartment
,.. Pu ll t he hand le in the d ire ct io n of the arrow
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fig. 93 and swing the cover down to open .
To close glove compartment
.,. Push the glove compartment lid upward until
the lock engages .
There are holders for a pen and a pad of paper in the glove compartment lid .
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On the right side in the glove compartment is a
ho lder with the key body into which the emergen
cy key must be clipped to be able to start the ve
hicle.
_& WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal inj ury in an acci
dent or sudde n stop, always keep the glove
compartmen t closed while dr iv ing .
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-condi
tioning is in cooling mode.
Fig . 9 4 Glove box w it h coo li ng box ope n and s wit c hed on
.,. Open the glove compartment¢ page 78,
fig.
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.,. Turn the rotary switch @counter-clockwise to
switch the cooling on . The symbo ls on the rota
r y switch must be displayed ¢
fig. 94 accord
ing ly .
.,. Turn the ro tary switch @clockw ise to switch
the cooling off .
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode.
If the climate con trol is in t he heat ing mode, we
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Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the IAUTO I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) .
Fig. 97 3-zone de luxe au to ma tic c lima te contro l: co ntrols
Press the bu ttons to turn the funct ions on or off.
Use the d ials to adjust the temperature, the
blower speed and the air distr ibution . The L ED in
a button w ill light up when the function is
switched on . The settings are disp layed for a few
seconds in the radio or M MI* d isplay.
The driver and front passenger side can be ad
justed separate ly . The settings are also d isp layed
i n the climate control system disp lay .
IOFF ! Switching the climate control syst em
on/off
The IOFFI b utton switches the climate control
system on o r off. It also switches on when you
p ress the knob . Airflow from o utside is blocked
when the climate con trol system is switched off.
IAIC ! Switching cooling mode on /off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off. This can
cause fog o n the windows. Cooling mode
switches off autom atically when the o utside tem
pe rat ure is be low zero.
1.,,., 1 Switching recirculation mode on /off
In recirculation mode, the a ir ins ide the ve hicle is
cir culated and fi ltered. This prevents the u nfil
tered air outside the vehicle from enteri ng the
ve hicl e interior . We recommend switching recir- cu
la tion mode on whe n driving thro ugh a tunnel
or when sitt ing in traffic
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The IAU TO I button or !<11> F RONT I button switches
recirculation mode off .
IAU TOI Switch ing automatic mode on
Automatic mode maintains a cons tant tempera
ture inside the vehicle. Air temperature, airf low
and air distrib ution are contro lled automatically.
Ad justing the temp erature
Temperatures between 60 ° F (+16 °C) and 84 °F
( + 28 °C) can be set. Outs ide of this range,
low or
high will appear in the radio or MM I* display. At
bot h of these settings , the climate control sys
tem runs contin uous ly at maximum cooling or
heating power. There is no temperature regu la
t ion.
~ Adjusting the airflow
You can adjust the airflow manua lly to suit your
needs. To have the ai rflow regulated automatical
l y, press the
IAU TO I button .
~ Adjusting the air di stribution
You can manu ally select the vents where the a ir
will flow. To have the air dist ribution regulated
automatica lly, press the
IAU TOI button. .,.
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[i] Adjusting seat heating*
Pressing the but ton switches the seat heating on
at the highest setting (level 3). The LEDs indicate
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Warm and cold
[i] Adjusting seat heating*
Pressing the but ton switches the seat heating on
at the highest setting (level 3). The LEDs indicate
the temperat ure leve l. To red uce the tempera
ture, press the button again. To switch the seat heating off, press the button repeatedly until the
LED turns off.
After
10 minutes, the seat heating automatica lly
switches from leve l
3 to leve l 2.
lil Adjusting seat ventilation*
Press ing the button switches the seat ventilation
on at the highest setting ( leve l
3). The LEDs ind i
cate the venti lation level. To reduce the venti la
tion level, press the button aga in. To switch the
seat ventilation off, press the button repeatedly
until the L ED turns off.
l(;I> FRONT I S w itch the d efroster on/off
The windshield and s ide windows are defrosted
or cleared of condensation as quickly as possible.
The maximum amo unt of air flows mainly from
the vents below the windshield. Recirculation
mode switches off. The temperature should be
set to 72 °F (22 °C) or higher. The temperature is
cont ro lled automatically .
The
IAUTOI button switches the defroster off.
I Qiil REAR I Switching rear window heater on /
o ff
The rear window heater only operates when the
engine is running. It switches off automatically
after a few m inutes, depending on the outs ide
temperature .
To prevent the rear window heater from switch
ing off automatically, press and hold the
!lliD REARI
button for more than 2 seconds. This rema ins
stored unt il the ignition is switched off.
Air vent s
You can open and close the center and rea r air
vents using the thumbwheels. The levers adjust
the direction of the airflow from the vents .
You can adjust the air temperatu re in the rear by
turning the thumbwheel toward the red side to
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make it wa rmer or towa rd the blue side to make
it coo ler .
A WARNING
- Do not use the recircu lation for extended
periods of time. The windows could fog up
since no fresh air can enter the vehicle. If
the windows fog up, press the air rec ircula
tion button again immed iately to sw itch off
the air recircu lation function or se lect de
frost.
- Individuals w ith reduced sensitivity to pain
or temperatu re could develop burns when
using the seat heating* function . T o reduce
the r isk of in ju ry, these indiv iduals should
no t use seat hea ting.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heat ing e lements* in
the seats, do not kneel on the sea ts or place
h eavy loads on a sma ll are a of the seat .
Setup
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The basic climate control settings can be adjust
ed in the radio or MMI".
"'Select : !CAR I function button> A/C control but
ton. O r
"' Sele ct:
I CAR I function b utton > Car sy stem s*
cont ro l bu tton
> A /C.
Automatic recirculation
When switched on, automat ic recirculation con
trols the recirculation mode automatically . If the
windows fog up , p ress the!@
F RON T! butto n.
Synchronization
When synchronization is switched on, the same
settings are applied to both the driver and front passenger, except for the seat heating/ventila
t ion* . Synchron izat ion switches off when you ad
just the settings on the front passenge r's side.
You can also switch synchronization on by press -
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Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unintentionally on an in
cline, do the following:
11-Keep the switch pulled and depress the acceler
ator. The park ing brake stays applied and pre
vents the vehicle from roll ing backward .
11-You can release the switch once you are sure
th at you a re developing enough dr iving force at
the whee ls by depressing the a cce le rato r.
Depending on the weight of the r ig (veh icle and
trai ler) and the severity of the inc line, you may
r oll bac kwards as you sta rt . Yo u can prevent roll
in g ba ckwards by ho ld in g the pa rking brake
sw itch pulled o ut and accelera ting - just as you
wo uld when sta rting on a hill with a conventiona l
hand brake .
Emergency braking
In the event that the conventional brake system
fails or locks .
11-In a n eme rgency, pull the sw itch and conti nue
to pull it to slow your vehi cle down wi th the
parking brake .
11-As soon as you release the switch or acce le rate,
the braking process stops.
If yo u pull the sw itch and hold it above a speed of
about S mph (8 km/h), t he emergency braking
f u nction is init iated . The veh icle is braked at all
four whee ls by activating the hydra ulic brake sys
t em. The brake performance is simi lar to making
an emergency stop¢.&. .
In o rder not to activate the emergency brak ing by
mistake, an audible warning tone (b uzzer)
sounds w hen the sw itch is p ulled. As soon as t he
sw itch is released, or the accelerator peda l is de
p ressed, emergency brak ing stops.
A WARNING
Emergency b raking should on ly b e used i n an
eme rgency, when the normal foot brake has
f ail ed or the br ake pedal is obstruc ted. Using
t he par king brake to pe rform emergency brak
ing w ill slow your vehicle down as if you had
made a fu ll brake a pplicat ion . The laws of
Dri ving
physics cannot be suspended even with ESC
and its associated components (ABS, ASR,
EDS). In corners and when road or weather
c o nditions are bad, a f ull brake application
can cause the vehicle to skid o r th e rear end to
b reak away -risking an accid ent .
Driver messages in the instrument cluster
Caution: Vehicle parked too steep
T h is message appears w hen t he pa rking brake is
applied on an in cli ne that exceeds about 30% .
In this case the braking power of the park ing
brake may
not be adequat e to prevent the veh i
cle from rolling unintentionally .
Press brake pedal to release parking brake
This dr iver message appears when the sw itch to
release the parking bra ke was pressed. The par k
ing brake can only be released if you step on the
brake pedal and at the same t ime press t he
switch or you automat ica lly release the parki ng
brake with the starti ng assist ¢
page 90.
fpjj Parking brake malfunction!
This dr iver message appears together w ith the
yellow
rm symbol whe n there is a parking brake
malfu nction .
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to veh icles: w ith Start -Stop -System
T he Sta rt-Stop -System can help increase fuel
economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In the Star t-Stop -mode, the engine shu ts o ff au
tomatica lly when the vehicle is stoppe d, such as
at a t raffic lig ht. The ignition remains sw itche d
on during this stop phase. The engine w ill be au
tomat ica lly restarted when needed.
The last S tart -Stop -System sett ing (on/off using
t h e b utton
10 ~1) will be restored w hen the ig ni
t ion is turned on. The LED in the
l(A) ~I b utton turns
on when the Start-Stop-System is sw itched off
manua lly.
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General information
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop-System
The standard Start-Stop-mode can be cancelled
for different system-related reasons.
Fig . 105 Instrument cluster: E ngin e-Stop tempo rarily un
available
Engine will not switch off
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Before each stop phase, the system checks if cer
tain conditions have been met. For example, the
engine will
not be switched off in the following
situations:
- The engine has not reached the minimum re
quired temperature for Start-Stop-mode.
- The interior temperature selected by the A/C system has not been reached.
- The outside temperature is extremely high/low.
- The windshield is being defrosted ~
page 82.
-The park ing system* is switched on .
- The battery cha rge level is too low.
- The steer ing whee l is sharply turned or there is
a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
Engine automatically restarts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following sit
uations, for example. The engine restarts without
any action by the driver.
- The interior temperature varies from the tem
perature selected in the A/C system.
- The windshield is beeing defrosted
~ page 82.
-The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
Driving
- The battery charge level becomes too low.
Switching the ignition off automatically
To prevent the battery from draining, the ignition
will switch off
automatically when all of the fol
lowing condit ions have been met:
- The vehicle has already been driven.
- The engine has been turned off by the Start-
Stop-System.
- The driver's door is opened.
- The driver's seat belt is removed .
- The brake pedal is not pressed down.
- The vehicle is stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam will be re
placed by the side marker lights. The side marker
lights will switch off after approximately 30 mi
nutes or when you lock the vehicle .
If the Start-Stop-System has
not turned off the
engine or if you have switched the Start-Stop
System off manually, the ignition will
not be au
tomatically switched off and the engine will con
tinue to run~,&. .
A WARNING
Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces - danger of asphyxiation.
(D Tips
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If you shift into the D/S or N positions after
sh ifting into reverse, the vehicle must be driv
en faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) in orde r for
the engine to switch off again.
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Driving
Switching the Start-Stop-System on/off
manually
Applies to veh icles: with Sta rt-Stop-System
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
F ig . 10 6 Ce nter co nsole : Start -S top -System butto n
• To switch the Start-Stop-System on/off manua l
ly, press the
1 0 ••1 button . The LED in the button
turns on when t he system is switched off .
In vehicles without the MMI*, the
10 ~1 b utton is
found underneath the selector lever.
@ Tips
If you switch t he system off du ring a stop
phase, the engine will start again automati
cally.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to veh icles: with Start-Stop-System
Start-stop system: deactivated. Plea se
restart engine manually
This message appea rs whe n specific conditions
are not met du ring a stop phase and the Sta rt
Stop-System will
not be able to resta rt the en
g ine. The e ngine mu st be started with the key or
w ith the !S TAR T
ENGINE STOPI* button.
Start-stop system: system fault. Function
unavailable
There is a malf unct ion in the Star t-Stop -System .
Dr ive the veh icle to an author ized repair fac ility
for servicing as soon as poss ible to cor rect the
malfunct ion .
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: Car may roll! Shift to park!
This message appears if the se lector lever is not
i n the
P posit ion when the driver 's door is
opened. You will a lso hear a warning tone. Sh ift
the selector lever to the
P position. Otherwise,
the vehicle could roll .
Speed warning system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep your
driving speed below a set speed limit.
The speed warning sys tem warns if the driver ex
ceeds a prev iously stored maximum speed. A
warning tone will sound as soon as the vehicle
speed exceeds t he set speed by abo ut
3 mph
(3 km/h). At the same time, a warning sym bol
appe ars in t he display . Th e symbol's appea ran ce
might be different in some models .
The spe ed wa rni ng system has
two warning
thre sholds
that fu nction inde pendently of eac h
other and tha t have somewha t diffe ren t p urpos
es:
Speed warning 1
You can use speed war ning 1 to set the maxim um
speed wh ile you are d riv ing. This setting will re
main in effec t until yo u turn off the ig nition, as
s u ming tha t you have not changed or reset the
setting .
The speed wa rn ing symbol . (USA models)/ .
(C an ada model s) in the warning
1 d is pla y ap
pears when yo u exceed the maximum speed . It
goes ou t when the speed falls be low the stored
max imum speed .
The speed warni ng symbol will also go o ut if the
speed
excee ds the stored maxim um speed by
more than abo ut
2 5 mph (4 0 km/h) for at least
10 seconds . The stored maxim um speed is delet
ed.
Set ting spee d warn ing 1
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Speed warning 2
Storing wa rning 2 is recomme nded if you always
want to be reminded of a certa in speed, for ex
ample when you are trave ling in a co untry that
has a genera l maxim um speed limit, or if you do
not want to exceed a specified speed fo r w inter
ti res.
The speed warning 2 symbol ,. (USA mode ls)/
• (Canada models) app ears in the display when
you exceed the stored speed lim it . Unlike warning
1, it w ill not go out until the vehicle speed d rops
be low the stored speed limit .
Sett ing speed warning 2
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@ Tips
Even tho ugh you r vehicle is equipped with a
spee d warn ing system, you sho uld still watch
the speedomete r to make s ure you are not
driving faster than the speed limit.
Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is set by the !SET I button .
Fig. 10 7 SET butto n in t he in st ru me nt cl uster
Storing the maximum speed
.,. Drive at the desired max imum speed.
.,. Press the ISET l button in the instrument panel
display ~fig .
107for 1 second .
Resetting the maximum speed
.,. Drive the vehicle at a speed of at least 3 mph
(5 km/h)
.,. Press the l~S -ET~ ! butto n for more than 2 seconds.
T he speed warning symbol. (USA models) .
(Canada models) will appear briefly in the display
when you release the !SET l button to ind icate
D riv ing
th at the maximum speed has been stored suc
cessfu lly.
T he maxim um s peed rema ins stored un til i t is
ch anged by pressing the !SE T! button ag ain brief
ly or until it is deleted by a lengthy push on the
button.
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
T he MMI* or the radio control unit is u sed to s et,
change or delete warning threshold
2.
.,. Sele ct: !CAR!func tion butt on> Instrument
cluster > Speed warning .
Or
.,. Select: I CAR I function button > Car systems *
contro l butto n > Driver as sist > Speed warning.
W arning threshold 2 can be set in the speed
range s tarting from 20 mph to 1 50 mph (3 0 km/
h to 240 km/ h). Settings can each be ad justed i n
intervals of 5 mph (10 km/h).
Cruise control system
Switching on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at
20 mph (30
km/h).
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F ig. 1 08 Co ntr ol leve r w ith p ush -b u tto n
Fig. 1 09 Disp lay : Se lected speed
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