G
WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangering other per-
sons or road users
R get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
R operate vehicl eequipment and become
trapped, for example
In addition, the children coul dalsos et the
vehicl einm otion, for example, if they:
R release the parking brake
R shift the automatic transmission out of park
position Porshift manua ltransmission into
neutral
R start the engine
There is arisk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, alwayst ake the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children. Unlocking and opening the doors
from the inside
Unite dKingdom only: if the vehiclehas been
locked with the key or with KEYLESS-GO, the
double lock function is activated as standard. It is then not possible to open the doors from
insid ethe vehicle. You can deactivate the dou-
ble lock function by deactivating the interior
motion sensor (see the Digita lOwner's Manual).
The doors can then be opened from the inside
after the vehicl ehas been locked from the out-
side .The anti-theft alarm system is triggere dif
the door is opened from the inside. Switch off
the alarm (Y page78).
For all countries except the Unite dKingdom:
You can open adoor from insid ethe vehicle
even if it has been locked. If the vehicl ehas pre-
viously been locked with the key or with KEY-
LESS-GO, opening adoor from the insid ewill
trigger the anti-theft alarm system. Switch off
the alarm (Y page78). X
Pulld oor handle ;.
If the door is locked, locking knob :pops up.
The door is unlocked and opens. Centrally locking and unlockin
gthe
vehicle from the inside
You can centrally lock and unlock the vehicle
from the inside. The switches are on the driver's door. X
To unlock: press button :.
X To lock: press button ;.
When the front-passenge rdoor is closed ,the
vehicl eislocked.
This does not lock or unlock the fuel filler flap.
You cannot unlock the vehicl ecentrally from the
insid eifthe vehicl ehas been locked with the key
or KEYLESS-GO.
For all countries except the Unite dKingdom:
The doors can be opened from the inside.
If the vehicl ehas previousl ybeen locked with
the key or with KEYLESS-GO, opening adoor
from the insid ewillt rigger the anti-theft alarm
system. Switch off the alarm (Y page78).
Unite dKingdom only: if the vehiclehas been
locked with the key or with KEYLESS-GO, the Doors
87Opening and closing Z
RACE START
.After goin gthroug hana cceler-
ating process once from astationary position,
this function is automatically deactivated.
X Depress th ebrak epedal wit hyour lef tfoot
and keep it depressed.
X Pull and hold bot hsteering whee lgearshift
paddle s(Ypage 163).
The RACES TART Confirm: Paddle UP
RAC ES TART Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel :Paddle DOWN
Cancel :Paddle DOWN message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X Releas eboths teering whee lgearshif tpad-
dles (Y page 163).
i If th
eactivation condition sare no longer ful-
filled, RACE START is cancelled. The RACE
RACE
START cancelled
START cancelled message appearsinthe
multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull th elefts teering whee lshift
paddle (Y page 163).
or
X To confirm :pull th eright steering whee lshift
paddle (Y page 163).
The RACES TART available Depress
RAC ES TART available Depress
accelerator
accelerator message appear sinthemulti-
function display.
i If you do no
tdepress th eaccelerato rpedal
fully within two seconds, RACE START is can-
celled. The RACE
RACESTART
START not
notpossible
possible See
See
Owner' sManual
Owner' sManual message appear sinthe
multifunction display.
X Full ydepress th eaccelerato rpedal.
The engin espee drises to approximately
3500 rpm.
The RACE
RACE START START Release
Release brake
braketo
tostart
start
message appear sinthemultifunction display.
i If you do no
trelease th ebrak epedal within
fiv es econds, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE
RACE START
START cancelled
cancelled message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
X Tak eyour foo toff th ebrake, but keep the
accelerato rpedal depressed.
The vehicl epulls away at maximum acceler-
ation.
The RACE RACE START
START active
active message appear sin
th em ultifunction display.
RACE START is deactivated when th evehicle
reaches aspee dofa pproximately 50 km/h.
RACE START is deactivated immediately if you
release th eaccelerato rpedal during RACE
START or if any of th eactivation condition sare
no longer fulfilled .The RAC ES TART not pos‐
RAC ES TART not pos‐
sible See Owner' sManual
sible See Owner' sManual orRAC ES TART
RAC ES TART cancelled cancelled
message appear sinthemultifunc-
tion display.
i Afte
rusin gits everal times in short succes-
sion ,RACE START will be unavailable until a
certain distanc ehas been driven. AIRMATIC
General notes AIRMATIC is an air suspension system wit
hvar-
iable damping for improve ddriving comfort .All-
roun dlevel control ensures th ebest possible
suspension and constan tground clearance,
eve nw ithal aden vehicle. When you driv efast,
th ev ehicl eislowered automatically to improve
driving safet yand to reduce fuel consumption.
There is also th eoption to manually adjust the
vehicl elevel. AIRMATIC consist soflevel setting,
level control and AD S(Adaptive Dampin gSys-
tem).
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission :the vehi-
cle level can be set usin gthe DYNAMIC SELECT
switch (Y page 154) or th elevel button
(Y page 196). The setting always corresponds
to th elast selected function.
Vehicles wit hmanual transmission :the vehicle
level can be set usin gthe DYNAMIC SELECT
switch (Y page 154) or th elevel button
(Y page 196). The setting always corresponds
to th elast selected function.
Important safety notes G
WARNING
People's limb smay become trapped if they
are locate dunderneat hthe vehicl eor
between th evehicl ebody and th etyres when
th ev ehicl eislowering .There is adanger of
injury.
When lowering th evehicle, mak esurenoo ne
is underneat hthe vehicl eorint heimmediate
vicinity of th ewhee larches.
i If on
eoft hedoor siso pen,the vehicl eisnot
lowered. Driving systems
195Driving and parking Z
