M
"' 0 ..J
"". rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
causing scalding burns. Spilled hot liquid
can also cause an accident and personal
injury .
- Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard
cups and glasses can cause injury in an
accident.
CD Note
Only drink containers with lids should be
carried in the cupho lder . Liquid could spill
out and damage your vehicle's electronic
equipment or stain the upholstery, etc.
Beverage holders in the door pockets
There is a beverage holder in all four doors.
Fig . 101 Sect ion of doo r panel : Beverage hol der
The beverage holders in the door pockets are
suitable for 1 to l.S-liter bottles.
.&, WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident
and persona l inju ry.
-
-Never carry any beverage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea,
in the vehicle while it is moving . In case
of an accident, sudden bra king or other
vehicle movement, hot liquid could spill,
causing sca ld ing burns. Spilled hot liquid
can also cause an accident and personal
injury .
- Use only soft cups in the cupholder. Hard
cups and glasses can cause injury in an
accident.
CD Note
Only drink containers with lids should be
carried in the cupho lder . Liquid could spill
Seats and storage 89
out and damage your vehicle 's electronic
equipment or stain the upho lstery, etc.
Rear ashtray
Fig . 10 2 Rea r as htra y
To open ashtray
"'Touch the lid to open the ashtray.
Removing ashtray insert
... Press the front of the open lid downward in
the direction of the arrow
c::> fig . 102 -the
ashtray insert pops out slightly.
"' Lift the ashtray insert up and out.
Reinstalling ashtray insert
... Open the lid on the ashtray insert and press
the insert into the housing as far it can go .
A WARNING
Never put waste paper in the ashtray. Hot
ashes or other hot objects in the ashtray
could set waste paper on f ire.
90 Seats and storage
Outlet
An electrical accessory can be connected to
the 12-vol t power outlet.
Fig. 1 03 Section from center console: 12-volt ou tlets
Fig. 10 4 Section from righ t sid e of lu ggage compar t
ment: 12-vol t outle t
• Remove the cover from the o utlet
c::> fig. 103.
• Lift up the cover for the outlet c::> fig . 104.
• Pl ug in appliance to be used.
The 12-volt outlets can be used for electrical
accessories. The power input must not exceed
120 watts.
There may be just one out let at the front of
the center conso le depending on your model.
There are two additional 12-vo lt outlets in the
rear center console.
Before you purchase any accessories, always
read and fo llow the information in
c::> page 328, Additional accessories and parts
replacement.
_&. WARNING
The outlet p lus any appliances plugged in
to it rema in functiona l even if the ignition
is switched off or the ignit ion key is re- moved. Never leave chi
ld ren inside the ve
h icle w ithout supervision.
(D Note
To avoid damaging the outlet, only use
p lugs that fit properly .
(D Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on, the vehicle ba t
tery can still be d rained .
Storage
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in
your vehicle .
Glove compartment c::> page 91
Cooling box in glove compart-c:;, page 91
ment
Sto rage compartment in roof
c:;, page 92
Coat hooks c:;, page 92
Storage in th e door panels c::> page 92
Sto rage net in footwell c:;, page 92
Storage net i n the front seat -c:;, page 93
backs
Sto rage net i n luggage com-
c:;, page 93
pa rtment
Storage compartment beneath
c:;, page 85
cargo floor
A WARNING
-Always remove objects fro m the inst ru
men t pa nel. Any items not stored could
slide around inside the vehicle whi le dr iv
i n g or when acce lerating o r when app ly
ing the brakes or when driving around a
corner.
- W hen you are driving make sure that
anyth ing you may have placed in the cen
ter conso le or other storage locations
cannot fall out i nto t he footwells. In case
of sudden braki ng you would not be able
-
to b rake or accelerate. liJ,,
M
"' 0 _,
"". rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
-Any articles of cloth ing that you have
hung up must not interfere with the driv
er's view. The coat hooks are designed
only for lightweight clothing. Never hang
any clothing with hard, pointed or heavy
objects in the pockets on the coat hooks.
During sudden braking or in an accident -
especially if the airbag is deployed -
these objects could injure any passen
gers inside the vehicle.
Glove compartment
Fig. 105 Unlocking button for glove compa rtment
To open glove compartment
.. Press the button:]...--r=> fig . 105 (a rrow) -the
lid opens automatically.
To close glove compartment
.. Push the glove compartment lid up until the
lock engages.
In the g love compartment lid you will find a
p lace to store a pen and a pad of paper .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of persona l injury in an
accident or sudden stop, always keep the
glove compartment closed whi le driving.
(D Tips
Should you not be able to open the glove
compartment as described, make sure the
valet key function is not activated
r=>poge 41.
Seats and storage 91
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-con
ditioning is in cooling mode.
F ig . 106 Glove box with cooling box open an d switched
on
.. Open the glove compartment r=> page 91,
fig. 105 .
.. Turn the rotary switch @counter-clockwise
to switch the cooling on . The symbols on the
rotary switch must be displayed
9 fig. 106
accordingly .
.. Turn the rotary switch@clockw ise to
switch the cooling off.
The cooling box works only in the cooling
mode.
If the climate control is in the heating
mode, we recommend switching the cooling
box off.
Emergency unlocking of glove
compartment
The glove comportment con be unlocked in on
emergency.
Fig. 107 In strument panel right: pry off security cover
.. Remove the cover with the aid of a screw
driver~
fig. 107 .
.. Now press the locking p in inward with the
screwdrive r.
92 Seats and storage
Storage compartment in roof
"'"' "' •1 '-I . .
F ig. 108 Storage compart ment in roof
.. To open the lid you have to touch the bar
¢fig . 108 (Arrow). The lid opens automat i
cally .
.. To close the lid, push it up until it engages .
A WARNING
Always keep the lid closed wh ile d riving to
reduce the risk of i nju ry during a sudden
bra king maneuve r or in the event of an ac
cident.
Coat hooks
F ig. 1 09 Coa t hooks at rear doors
A WARNING
-Hang clothes in such a way that they do
not impair the driver 's vision .
- T he coat hooks must only be used for
lightwe ight cloth ing. Do not leave any
heavy or sharp edged objects in the pock
ets which may interfere with the side cur
tain airbag deployment and can cause
personal injury in a crash.
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging
clothing on the coat hooks as this can in- terfere with proper deployment of the
side curta
in a irbags in an acc ident.
- Do not hang heavy objects on the coat
hooks, as they could cause personal in
jury in a sudden stop.
Storage in the door panels
There is a storage compartment in the interi
or door panel .
Fig. 110 Door panel w it h sto rage compartme nt.
A WARNING
Use the storage compa rtme nts in the door
panels only for holding sma ll obje cts,
which do not prot rude from the compart
ment, so that the effective range of the
side a irbags is not comprom ised.
Storage net in the footwell
There is a storage net in the passenger's foot
well.
F ig. 111 Storage net in passenger's footwell
(D Tips
Do not keep any sharp or pointed objects
i n the sto rage net - danger of inju ry!
M
"' 0 ..J
"". rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
Storage net in the seatbacks
There is a storage net behind both front seat
backs .
Fig. 112 Storage net on the front seatback
(D Tips
Do not keep any sharp or pointed objects
in the storage net -danger of injury!
Storage net in luggage compartment
There is a storage net on the left side of the
luggage compartment.
Fig. 113 Storage ne t in luggage compartme nt
The storage net can be compacted by push ing
it down on the guides at the side, if necessary
¢fig. 113.
@ Tips
Do not keep any sharp or pointed objects
in the storage net - danger of injury!
Seats and storage 93
96 Warm and cold
Each function is turned on or off by briefly
pressing the corresponding button . The indi
cator light in the button illum inates when the
function is active.
Button(s ) Function
ION/OFFI Climate control on/off
c> page96
IA/Cl Air conditioner on/off
c>page96
IAU TO I Automatic mode
¢page 97
Regulatora) G Temperature selection
c>page 97
[tl Seat heating*
¢page 103
~
Seat ventilation*
i=>page 103
~ Fan
¢ page 97
Qi] Air distr ibut ion
c> page 97
~ Defrost
i=>page 97
~ Manua l recircu lation
c>page98
~ Heated rear window
i=>page 98
al The re gula tor is also used to set th e fan speed, air dis
t ribution, seat heating and seat vent ilat ion.
Synchroniz ing clim ate control
By pressing and holding the regu lator on the
d river's s ide, the temperature setting on the
driver's side can be switched to the passeng
e r's side, and vice versa. The new temperature
is shown in the display.
Synchronizing four-zone automatic
comfort air conditi oning*
By pressing and holding the regu lator on the
driver's side, the temperature setting on the
driver's side can be switched to the passeng
er's side and to the outer rear seats. The new
temperature is shown in the disp lay. By sim
ultaneously pressing and holding the
regulators o n the driver's side and front pas
senger's s ide, the temperature setting on the
driver's side can be switched to the front pas
senger's side . The new temperature is shown
i n the disp lay .
(D Tips
The gr ille on the controls m ust rema in un
obstr ucted and m ust not be taped over.
Measur ing sensors are located behind it.
Turning on and off~
Turning the climate control on
.,. Press the ION/O FF! button, or
.,. Press the
IAUTO I button.
Turning the climate control off
.,. Press the ION/O FFj button to sw itch the cli
mate contro l off and to block the air supply
from the outside.
The air conditioner turns bac k on when you
press the
temperature regulator or one of the
buttons.
(D Tips
With the ign ition t urned off, you can acti
vate the residua l heat funct ion by pressing
the
ION/O FF I button. The res idual heat
from the coolant can be used to heat the
vehicle interior .
Air Conditioner On/Off~
Switching off the air conditioner saves fuel.
.,. Press the IAIC I button to switch the air con-
ditioner on or off.
When the air conditioner is switched on, the
indicator lamp in the button will illum inate
and the heat ing/venti lation system is control
led automatically.
P lease keep in mind that with the air condi
tione r switched off, the interior tempe rat ure ..,_
M
"' 0 ..J
"". rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
Warm and cold 99
Air outlets
Air distribution determines the air flow to the individual vents .
Fig. 115 Instru ment pane l: a ir outle t loca tion s and a irfl ow d irection s
Air outlets @and @
~ Rotate the hor izonta l thumb wheel located
below the particular outlet to increase, re
duce , or shut down the airflow from that
outlet.
~ T o adj ust the d irect ion of the airflow from
the outlet, move the tab i n the center of the
outlet in the desired di rect ion . The direction
of the air de livered from the vents can be
adjusted horizontally and vertically .
(D Air flows to windshield and to driver and
front passenger side windows
@ Air flows to driver/front passenger or to
the driver and front passenger s ide win
dows
@ Air flows to driver/front passenger
© Air flow s to footwell
The air out lets are actuated either automati
cally or manually depend ing on the operating
mode selected.
@ Tips
When climate contro l is working, coo led
air will flow primarily from outlets @and
@ . To assure adequate cooling, o utlets @
and @ should never be completely closed.
Air outlets in the rear
Outl ets i n the cent er con sole
~ Rotate the thumbwheel located next to the
outlet to open or close it.
~ To ad just the direc tion of the airflow from
the outlet , move the tab in the center of the
outlet in the des ired direction . The d irection
of the a ir delivered from the v ents can be
adjusted hor izonta lly and ver tically .
Outlets in the door pill ars
~ Rotate the horizontal thumb whee l located
be low the outlet to open or close it .
~ To adjust the direction of the airflow from
the outlet, move the tab in the center of the
out let in the des ired direction. The d irect ion
of the a ir delivered from the vents ca n be
adjusted hor izonta lly and ver tica lly.
T he air outlets are actuated e ither automati
ca lly or ma nua lly depending on the operat ing
mode selected . Heated o r unheated fresh air,
o r cooled air flows from the vents.
T he air outlets to heat the rear footwell a re lo-
cated under the fron t seats. ..,.
102 Warm and cold
Rear air distribution ~
Applies to vehicles: wit h fou r-zone a utomat ic comfort a ir
co ndit io ning
The automatically controlled air distribution
con be changed manually.
., Press the [a button.
., Rotate the regulator to the desired setting.
You can adjust the air circulation so that air
flows from specific vents.
- In position
:J, all air flows from the vents in
the center console and the outlets to the
door pillars.
- In position
:0, air flows from the outlets in
the door pillars.
- In position~, air flows from the outlets un-
der the front seats.
There are additional combinations available to
adjust air distribution as needed.
To regulate air distribution automatically,
switch to IAUTOI.
Basic settings
General
The basic climate control settings con be ad
justed in the MMI.
., Select : I CAR ! function button > AC control
button . Or
., Select : ICAR !function button>
Car systems*
control button > AC.
The following functions can be selected:
- Auto recirculation
r::;, page 102
-Synchronization r::;, page 102
- Supplementary heater* c;,poge 103
- Rear operation* r::;, page 103
Automatic recirculation mode '
An air quality sensor detects increased con
centrations of pollutants in the outside air
and automatically switches to recirculation
mode .
We recommend that you always keep auto
matic air recirculation ON to prevent polluted
outside air from entering the vehicle interior.
If the
air quality sensor located in the air con
ditioning system detects polluted outside air,
the sensor decides whether the air pollution
can be reduced by the factory-installed pollu
tant filter or whether it is necessary to switch
to air recirculation. With heavy concentrations
of pollutants, the air conditioning system is
switched automatically to recirculation mode
and the supply of outside air is blocked. As
soon as the concentration of pollutants in the
outside air drops, fresh air is supplied to the
vehicle interior again.
In the event that the windows fog up during
automatic air recirculation, you must press
the® button immediately .
Under certain operating conditions, automatic
air recirculation is switched off automatically.
With outside temperatures below about SO °F
(+10 °(), automatic air recirculation is limited
to 30 seconds. With outside temperatures be low about 30 °F
( - 1 °() and with the air condi
tioner switched off, the automatic air recircu lation is limited to 15 seconds.
Synchronization
One climate control setting for the driver and
front passenger seats .
With synchronization active, the driver's set
tings are adopted for the passenger or vice
versa. All the other settings that were made
are transferred to the other seat . This in
cludes all the climate control settings, except
for the seat heating/ventilation* .
If a different setting is selected at a
"synchronized seat ", synchronization is can
celled.