Sea ts and stor age
sudden braking or an accident, you would not
be able to brake or accelerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
rearmost position.
To avoid contact with the a irbag while it is de
p loying, do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and a lways wear the three
point safety belt provided adjusted correctly. We
recommend that you adjust the passenger's seat
in the following manner:
.,. Bring the backrest up to an (a lmost) upright
position .
Do not ride with the seat reclined.
.,. Applies to vehicles with adjustable head re
straints: Adjust the head restra int so the upper
edge is as even as poss ible 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 posi
tion as poss ible
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.,. Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas
senger's seat.
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
App lies to veh icles : with manually adjustable seats
F ig . 60 Fro nt seats: man ual seat adjustment
Controls
@ -Moving the seat forwa rd/back : pull the lever
and slide the seat~&..
@ -Lengthen ing/shortening the upper thigh
suppor t* : lift the handle. A spring moves the sup
port forward ~.&. .
60
@ -Adjusting the a ngle* of the seat surface:
pull/press the lever ~.&. .
@ -Adjust ing the lumbar support*: p ress the
b utton in the cor responding position~,&.
®-Moving the seat up/down : pull/press the lev
e r ~ .&. -
@ -Adjusting the backrest ang le: turn the ad
justing wheel~&. .
& WARNING
-Never adjust the drive r's or front passeng
er 's seat while the veh icle is moving. If you
do t his while the veh icle is moving, yo u will
be out of posi tion . Always ad just the d river 's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not moving.
- Be carefu l when adjust ing the seat height.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or se
rio us injury could result!
- To reduce the risk o f injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front passen
ge rs must never ride in a moving veh icle
with the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system only offer maximum pro
tect ion when the backrest is upr ight and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the body. T he more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of pe rsonal inj ury from an
incor rec t seating posi tion and improperly
posi tioned safety belts.
Power seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles : with power adjustable seats
Fig. 61 Fro nt seats: powe r seat adjustment
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Controls
@-Adjusting the lumbar support*: press the
button in the corresponding position¢.&. .
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down¢ .&_.
@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the but
ton forward/back¢ .&,.
©-Adjusting the backrest angle: press the but
ton forward/back¢ .&..
©-Raising/lowering* the head restraints: press
the button up/down
c:> .&. .
@ -Lengthening /short ening the uppe r thigh
support*: lift the handle. A spring moves the
front seat cushion forward
c:> .&..
A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front passeng
er's seat while the vehicle is moving. If you
do this while the vehicle is moving, you will
be out of position. Always adjust the driver's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not mov ing.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat height.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or se
rious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically adjust
ed with the ignition off or with the ignition
key removed, never leave children unattend
ed in the vehicle. Unsupervised use of the
electric seat adjustments may cause serious
injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front passen
gers must
never ride in a moving vehicle
with the backrest reclined. Safety belts and
the airbag system only offer maximum pro
tection when the backrest is upright and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the body. The more the backrest is reclined, the
greater the risk of personal injury from an
incorrect seating posit ion and improperly
positioned safety belts .
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Seats and storage
Center armrest
The center armrest can be adjusted to several
levels .
Fig. 62 Armrest between the driver 's/front passenger's
seats.
Adjusting the center armrest
... To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
starting position
c:> fig. 62 detent by detent.
... To bring the armrest back into the starting po
sition, raise it out of the top detent and fold it
back down .
The armrest can slide forward and back.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Appl ies to vehicles: wi th adjus tab le head restrain ts
Head restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec
tive protection.
Fig. 63 Front seat: adj usting the head restrain ts
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 this position as possible
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Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Consumer
1 Dynamic steering
2 Electronic Stabilization Cont rol (mod ule)
A/C system press ure sensor, elect rome -
chan ica l park ing brake , Homelink, auto-
3 mat
ic dimming interior rear v iew mirror,
air q uality/outside a ir sensor, Electronic
Stabili zation Cont rol (button)
5 Sound actuator
6 Headlight range control/
headlight (cor-
ne ring light)
7 Headlight (corner ing light)
Con trol modules (e lectrom echan ica l par k-
8 ing brake , s hock ab so rbe r, q uattro s port),
DCDC converter
9 Adapt ive cru ise control
1 0 Shift ga te/clu tch se nsor
1 1 Side assist
12 Headlight range control
, p arkin g sys tem
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper (a
llroad)
1 5 Auxiliary fuse (instrument panel)
1 6 Auxiliary fuse terminal 15 (engine area
)
Fuse panel@ (brown)
No . Consumer
2 Brake light senso r
3 Fuel pump
4 Clutch sensor
5
Left seat heating w it h /w it h out seat venti-
l a tion
6 Electronic Stabili zation Cont rol (e lectr ic)
7 Ho rn
8
F ront left door (window regulator, central
locki ng, mirror, switch, lig hting)
9 Windshield wiper moto r
10 Electronic Stabilization Cont rol (va lves)
Fuses and bulbs
No . Consumer
Two-door mode ls: rear left w indow reg ula-
1 1 tor; Four-door mode
ls: rear left door (w in-
dow regu lator, central locking, switch,
li ght ing)
1 2 Rain and
light sensor
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Consumer
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynam ic steering
5 Inter
io r ligh ting ( Cabr io let)
6 W
indshie ld washer system, headlight
wash er system
7 Vehicle e lectrica l system control module 1
8 Ve hicl e e lec trica l sy stem con trol module 1
9
Left rear window regu lator motor (Cabr io-
l et)/s unroof
1 0 Vehicle e lec tric al system con trol module 1
1 1 R
ight rear window regulator (Cabriolet)/
su n shade motor
1 2 A
nti- theft alarm warning system
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 20 7 Rig h t cockp it : f use pane l wit h plast ic cl ip
247
Index
K
Key........... .................. ..... 32
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 82
Ignition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
un locking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 36
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Installing a child restraint......... .... 172
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Launch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Left hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Light adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Coming/Leaving home......... .. .. .... 49
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 49
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L ow beam .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. 48
Rear fog lights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 48
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
I ntermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
268
Lights
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Locking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking/unlocking at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central lock ing switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lower anchorage locator button 172
Luggage compartment Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cover........ ... .. .. ................ 69
Enlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 128
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 29
Manua l transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mileage Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors Compass ........ ... ............. .... 57
dimming .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 52
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 148