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Setting the magnetic deflection zone
Applies to vehicles: with dig ital compass
The correct magnetic deflection zone must be
set in order to display the directions correctly .
Fig. 76 North America: magnet ic def lect ion zone
boundari es
.. Hold the @ Q page 72, fig. 75 button down
until the number of the set magnetic deflec­
tion zone appears on the interior rear view
mirror .
.. Adjust the magnetic deflection zone by re­
peatedly pressing on the @ button . The set
mode automatically deactivates after a few
seconds .
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with dig ital compass
The compass hos to be recalibrated if the dis­
play is wrong or inaccurate .
.. Hold the @ button down until the letter C is
displayed on the interior rear view mirror .
.. Drive in a circle at a speed of about 5 mph
(10 km/h) until a direction is shown on the
interior rear view mirror.
Clear vision 7 3
A WARNING
The digital compass is to be used as a di­
rectional aid only. Even though you may
want to look at it while you are driving, you
must still pay attention to traffic, road and
weather conditions as well as other possi­
ble hazards.

7 4 Seats and stor age
Seats and storage
General recommen­
dations
Why is your seat adjustment so
important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can
only provide maximum protection if the front
seats are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
you r seat prope rly so that :
- you can easily and quickly reach all the
switches and controls in the instrument
panel
-your body is properly supported thus reduc­
ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety be lts and airbag system can offer
maximum protection
¢ page 182 .
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger's seat. Always follow the informa­
tion regarding child safety provided in
q page 203, Child Safety.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal injury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when
the vehicle is in motion -never put your
feet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the w indow or on top of the seat cush­
ion . This applies especially to the passen­
gers .
If your seating position is incorrect,
you increase the risk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an acc ident.
If the
airbag inflates and the seating position
is incorrect, this could result in personal
injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and
front passenger to keep a distance of at least 10
inches (25 cm) between them­
selves and the steering wheel and/or in­
strument panel. If you're sitting any
closer than this, the airbag system can­ not protect you properly . In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that they
can give you maximum protection.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the steer­
ing wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat while the vehicle is moving.
Your seat may move unexpectedly, caus­
ing sudden loss of vehicle control and
personal injury. If you adjust your seat
while the veh icle is moving, you are out
of position.
Driver's seat '
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's
seat in the following manner :
.,. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can easily push the peda ls to the
floor wh ile keeping your knees sl ightly bent
q A in Why is your seat adjustment so im­
portant? on page 74.
.. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit
with your back against the seatback, you can
still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not poss ible , try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
this position as possib le
q page 79.
A WARNING
Never place any objects in the driver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal
area and interfere with pedal function. In
case of sudden braking or an accident, you
would not be able to brake or accelerate .

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Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position .
To avoid 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 following manner:
.. Move the front passenger seat into the rear ­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
range
~ .&. in Why is your seat adjustment
so important? on page 74.
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position.
Do not ride with the seat reclined.
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head . If that is not possible, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
th is position as possible ¢
page 79 .
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
Power front seat
adjustment
Seat adjustment controls
The operating logic for the switches corre­
sponds to the cons truction and function of
the seat.
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Fig. 77 Fron t seat: Co ntr ols for seat a djustment
The switches to adjust the seat cushion and
the seatback correspond to the layout, the de­
sign and the function of the seat. The seats
are adjusted by moving the switches following
this logic.
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Controls
@ Seat adjustment
® Seatback adjustment
© Lumbar support
Adjusting the seat
Position, angle and shape of the seat can be
adjusted electrically to ensure safe and com­
fortable seating .
Read and follow the warning notices¢.&. be­
fore you adjust your seat .
Fore-and-aft adjustment
.. Push the switch @forward or backward
¢ page 75, fig. 77 .
Adjusting seat height
.. Pull or push the switch @up or down.
Front seat cushion up/ down
.. Press the switch @at the front up or down .
Rear seat cushion up/ down
.. Press the switch @at the rear up or down.
Adjusting seatback angle
.. Push the switch @ forward or backward.
Adjusting the curvature of the lumbar
support
.. Push the switch plate© forward or back­
ward to increase or reduce the curvature.
Adjusting the height of the lumbar
support
.. Push the switch plat e© up or down to posi­
tion the curvature higher or lower .
A WARNING
-Adjust the driver's seat only when the ve­
hicle is stationary. You risk an accident
otherwise.
- The power adjustment for the front seats
also works with the ignition sw itched off
or with the ignition key removed. For this
reason, children should never be left
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~ If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press the corresponding mem­
ory button until the stored posit ion is
reached.
Successful storage is confirmed audibly and by the light in the
I SE TI button illuminating.
When the veh icle is
lo cke d, the current se t­
tings are stored and assigned to the remote
contro l key. But the settings stored on memo­
ry buttons 1 and 2 are not deleted. They can
be recalled at any time. When the vehicle is
unl ocked , the settings assigned to the remote
control key are restored.
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you shou ld save your
individual seat position on one of the memory
buttons. You can recall your settings again
simply and conven iently by pressing the corre­
spond ing memory button . When the vehicle is
l ocked, these settings are automatically re-as­
signed to the remote control key and stored.
_& WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat se tting c an
only be recalled when the vehicle is sta ­
tionary -otherwise you risk having an ac­
cident.
- In an emergency, the recall operation can be stopped by pressing the
ION/OFF I
button or by briefly pressing any given
memory button.
Activating remote control key memory
App lies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
To assign the driver's seat settings to the re­
mote control key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be activated in the MMI.
~ Se lect : ICARI funct ion button > Sy stems *
control button > Seat adju stm ent > Dr iver 's
se at > Key mem. profi le> On.
Or
~ Select: I CARI funct ion button > Car syste m s*
control button > Vehicle setting s > Seats >
Driv er' s se at> Rem ote c ontrol k ey > On .
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If you do not want anothe r driver's set­
tings to be assigned to the remote control key, switch off the memory function using
the MMI or the
I ON/OF F I button
-=> page 76.
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety pre cautions .
All passengers on the rear seats must be seat­
ed in compliance with the safety guide lines
exp la ined in
-=> page 173 and -=>page 182 .
The correc t seat ing position is cr it ica l for the
sa fety of front
and rear seat passenge rs alike
-=> page 166 .
A WARNING
-Occupants in the front and rear seats
must always be properly restrained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle
without the head restraints prov ided.
Head restraints help to reduce injuries.
- Loose items inside the passenger com­
partment, can fly forward in a crash or
sudden maneuver and injure occupants.
Always store articles in the luggage com­
partment and use the fastening eyes, es­
pecially when the rear seatbac ks have
been fo lded down .
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
-=> page 166, Proper seating positions
for passengers in rear seats .

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Adjusting seat (second row seating)
The fore-and-aft adjustment* of the seat
cushion and the seatback angle can be ad­
justed .
Fig. 79 Adjust ing seatback angle
Fig. 80 Fore -and -aft ad justment
Adjusting seatback angle
.. Pul l the lever up and push the seatback to­
war d the rear to the desi red position
<::!vfig. 79. Release the leve r.
.. Pull the lever up so tha t the seatback pivots
forward . Release the lever and p ush the
seatback to the rear to return the seatback
to the norma l position.
For e-and-aft adju stment*
.. Pull the hand le up and push the seat for­
ward or back¢
fig. 80 .
.. Re lease the hand le and continue to push the
seat until the seat latch engages.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat must only be
adjusted when the vehicle is stationary -
danger of accident!
- Exercise caut ion when adjusting the seat.
Adjusting the seat w ithout checki ng or paying attention can p
inch fingers or
limbs -danger of in jury!
Entry assist (second row seating)
Applies to vehicles: wit h entry assist
The entry assist makes it easier far occupants
to reach the third row seating* .
Fig. 81 Seatback second row seat ing: Seatback latch
Pushing second row o f se ats forward
.. Lift the lever ¢ fig. 81 .
.. Tilt the seatback forward .
.. Push the seat forward .
Pushing second row o f se ats back
.. Push the seatback.
.. Fold the seatback up unti l it latches .
T o make entry to and exit from the rear of the
vehicle easier, the seatbacks for the second
row seating can be folded forward. At the
same t ime, the seats can be pushed forward
and to the rear.

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Folding seatback up and down (third
row seating)
Applies to vehicles: with third row seatin g
The third row seating is suitable for persons
up to 1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in) in height .
Fig. 82 Third row of seats: Folding seatback up
Fig. 83 Third row of seats: Folding seatback down
Raising seatback
~ Lift the lever -Arrow-¢ fig. 82 and raise the
seatback until it locks.
~ Raise the head restraint until it locks.
Folding seatback down
~ Lift the lever -Arrow-¢ fig. 83 and fold the
seatback down complete ly until it locks.
~ The head restraint is automat ically t ipped
down.
A WARNING
- Only persons up to a height of 5 feet 3
inches (1.6 m) may be carried on the
seats in the th ird row .
- Exercise caution when folding the seat­
backs up and down. Inattentiveness or
carelessness when folding the seatback
up and down can pinch fingers or hands.
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-Always check whether the latch is fully
engaged by pull ing the seatback for­
ward.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Fig. 84 Front seats head restra ints: adjus ting t he
h eig ht
The head restraints on the front seats can be
adjusted to provide safe support to head and
neck at the optimum height. When optimally
adjusted, the top of the restraint should be level with the top of the head . If that is not
possible, try to adjust the head restraint so
that it is as close to this position as possible
¢ page 166 , Proper adjustment of head re­
straints .
~ To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward.
~ To move the head restraint down, press the
button and slide the head restraint down­
ward
¢ fig . 84.
Refer to ¢ page 166, Proper adjustment of
head restraints
for guidelines on how to ad­
just the height of the front head restraints to
su it the occupant's body size.
A WARNING
- Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the risk of serious or fa ­
tal neck injury dramatica lly.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> page 166, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.

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Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety belts are an e xtremely effective
comb inat ion of safety features.
Rear head restraints
F ig. 85 Rear s eat: ou ter hea d re st rai nt
Fi g. 86 Rear se at: ce nte r h ead restra int
If the re are passengers in the rear seat, fold
the head restraints up on the occupied seats
or slide the cente r head restraint upward at
least to the next notch
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Adjusting the outer head restraints
.,. To fold the head restraint out, pull on the
tab ¢
fig. 85.
.. To fo ld the head restraint up, ti lt it upward
until you feel it click into p lace.
Adjusting the center h ead restraint
.,. To move the head restra int up , hold it at the
s ides wi th both hands and slide it upwa rd
u ntil you feel it cl ick into p lace
C? fig . 86 .
.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow -and slide the head restraint
downward.
Remo ving the center head re straint
.,. Move the head res traint upw ard as f ar as i t
can go.
.. Press the b utton -arrow -and pull the head
restraint o ut of the backrest
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Installing the center head restraint
.. Slide the posts on the head restraint down
into the guides u ntil you feel the posts click
into place .
.. Press the b utton -arrow- and slide the head
restraint all th e way down . You should not
be able to pull the head restraint out of the
backrest .
A WARNING
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-On ly remove the rea r seat head restra int
when necessary in orde r to install a child
seat . Install the hea d restraint aga in im­
mediately once the child se at is removed.
Driving without head res train ts or with
head restraints that are not properly ad­
justed increases the r isk of serious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatica lly.
- The head restraints for the outer seats in
the second row must be folded up when
persons are being carr ied in the third row
seating* -danger of injury!
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢ page 166, Proper adjustment of head
restraints .
Armrest
The armres t con tains a s torage compartment
and two cup holders .
Fig . 8 7 A rm rest betwee n dri ve r's an d pas se nge r's seat ...

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.. Push on the release lever r::!>fig . 87to open
the storage compartment.
A maximum of two beverages can be accom­ modated in the armrest. The second cup hold­
er is located under a cover .
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident
and personal injury.
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-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 braking or other
vehicle movement, hot liquid could spill, caus ing scald ing burns . Sp illed 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.
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Only drink containers with lids should be
carried in the cupholder . Liqu id could spill
out and damage your veh icle's e lectronic
equ ipment or stain the upholstery, etc.
Long center console
App lies to vehicles: with long center console
Fig. 88 L ong rea r ce nte r console
T here are two cupho lders and a storage bin in
the
long rear center console. The armrest is
also height adjustable .
Beverage holder
.. Tap the cover c::> fig . 88 -Arrow-for it to open
automatically.
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.. Push the cover down to close the bin .
Storage compartment
.,. Lift the cover by the front to open the com-
partment.
.. Push the cover down to close the bin.
Adjusting the armrest
.. Press the release button. The armrest moves
up automatically .
.,. Release the button when the desired height
is reached .
.,. Press the release button again and at the
same time push the armrest down to lower
it.
A WARNING
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Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident
and personal injury .
- 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 acc ident, sudden braking or other
vehicle movement, hot liquid could spill,
causing scalding burns . Spilled hot liquid
can also cause an accident and pe rsonal
injury.
- Use on ly 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 cupholder. Liquid cou ld spill
out and damage you r vehicle's electronic
equipment or stain th e upho lstery, etc.