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Once the front passenger's door has been closed,
you cannot open it again from the outside. The door can be opened from the inside by pulling
the door hand le.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢&. in Gener
al description on page 31 .
@ Tips
After the ignition is switched on, the power
locking system switch and the unlocking but
ton for the rear lid
c;:; in the door are ena
bled .
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from being
started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This chip
automatically activates/deactivates the electron ic immobilizer.
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deactivates automati
cally when you insert the remote control key into
the ignition lock . It activates again automatically
when you remove the remote control key from
the ignition lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the ve
hicle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOPI
button, the electronic immobilizer deactivates
automatically. If you switch the ignition off and remove the remote control key from the vehicle,
the electronic immob ilizer act ivates aga in auto
mat ically.
A WARNING
Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electron ic
eng ine immobiliz er and permit an unauthor
ized pe rson to start the engine and enable op
eration of the vehicle systems such as power
w indow or power sunroof leading to serious
personal injury.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another veh icle or a transponder is lo
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 247.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening /closing rear lid
Fig. 26 Driver 's door: remote rear lid release
Fig. 27 Rear lid: handle
Opening the rear lid
.. Press the button c;:; on the remote control
master key for at least one second . The rear lid
unlocks and opens slightly. Or
.. Pull the release button
c;:; in the driver's door
¢fig. 26. Or
.,. Press the hand le on the rear lid ¢
fig. 2 7 .
Closing the rear lid
.. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the inside
and allow it to drop gently to close it¢,&. . ..,.
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Opening and clo sin g
_& WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, a lways pu ll up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed.
Otherwise it co uld open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe
c ially w ith the rear lid left open . A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and p ull the lid shut, becom
ing t rapped and unable to get ou t. To re
duce the r is k of persona l injury, never let
childre n play in or around your vehicle. Al
w ays keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle
doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
th e rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can be
o pened separately by p ressing the button
c:;;
on the master key. When you close the rear
lid again, it locks automatically.
Trunk escape handle
In cas e of an emerg ency, th e luggage compart
men t lid can be opened from the inside using the
t runk escape handle .
Fig . 2 8 Trunk escape han dle: view from in sid e th e closed
r e a r lid
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To open luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards t he b umper
o::> fig. 28 .
The trunk escape hand le inside the luggage com
partment lid is made of fl uo rescen t ma teria l to
glow in the dark .
_& WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only in
an emergency .
{!) Tips
The eme rge ncy re lease leve r should never be
use d as a h and le for clos ing the lugg age com
partment lid.
Power Windows
Controls
The driver can operate the window regulator for
the driver's door with the left switch and the win
dow regulator for the passenger's door with the
right switch .
Fig . 29 D river 's doo r: controls
The power w indow switches have a two-position
fun ction :
Opening the windows
.,. Press the swi tch to the fir st stop and hold it un
t il the w indow re aches the desired position .
.,. Press the switch briefly to the
s econd sto p to
automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to the fir st st o p and hold it until
the window reaches the desired posi tion .
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tomatica lly close the window.
A WARNING
- When you leave your vehicle -even if only
br iefly- always remove the ign ition key . This
applies particularly when children rema in in
the vehicle. Otherw ise the children could
sta rt the eng ine or operate electr ical equ ip
ment (e .g . power windows). The power w in
dows are functional unt il the dr iver's door or
p assenger's door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win
dows to prevent p inching of hands o r limbs .
- When loc king the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since t he win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
(D Tips
- When yo u open the doo rs, the windows au
tomati cally lower abou t 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off, the
windows can st il l be opened or closed for
abo ut 10 m inutes. The window regula to rs
are not sw itched until the driver 's or pas
senger's door is opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sunroof
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key.
F ig . 3 0 Key tu rns fo r open ing a nd clos ing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
q page 33 .
-
Opening and cl osing
• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
• Turn the key to position~
fig. 30@ until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the panoramic ti lting sunroof is ti lted.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pull the mec hanical
key out o f the maste r key
q page 33.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock pos ition @ unti l the windows and the
panoram ic tilting sunroof are closed
q ,& .
When the panoramic tilting sunroof is tilted/
closed, the e lectric sun shade* is also opened/
closed.
A WARNING
-- Never close the w indows and the panoramic
tilt ing sunroof inattent ively and without
checking -the re is risk of injury.
- You must a lways watch when the windows
are being ra ised so that no o ne can be trap
ped. If you release the key, the clos ing ac
tion is immed iate ly canceled.
- Always read and heed WA RN ING
q .&. in
General description on page 31.
Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery , the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again.
• Pull and ho ld the power window switch until
the window is comp letely closed.
• Release the switch and pull the swi tch again for
one seco nd .
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Opening and clo sin g
Panorama roof
Operation
Fig. 3 1 Section of headliner: switch for sunroof
.,. To tilt the sunroof, press the switch briefly.
• To close the sunroof, pu ll the switch briefly .
• To set an intermediate pos it ion, press/pull the
switch unti l the roof reaches the des ired posi
t ion.
After the ign ition is switched off, you can still op·
erate the sunroof for about 10 minutes . As soon
as the d river's or passenge r's door is opened, the
sw itch is inoper ative.
Sun blind
The sun blind can be opened and closed manually in any position .
A WARNING
Pay carefu l attent ion when closing the sun·
roof· otherwise serious injury co uld result!
For this reason, always remove the ign ition
key when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving yo ur
veh icle. S udden ra in can cause damage to the
interio r equipmen t of your vehicle, particular
ly the elec tronic equipmen t.
- Info rmation on conve nience opening/ clos
i ng
c::>page 39.
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Emergency closing of the panoramic tilting
sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in i ts path when
it is closing, it will open again automatically. In
this case, you can close the roof with the power
emergency closing function .
• Within five seconds a fter the sunroof opens au
tomatically, pu ll the sw itch until the roof
closes .
Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with valet parking function
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access.
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Fi g. 32 Glove compartment: va let pa rkin g bu tton
You can switch the "valet pa rking func tion " on
whe n someo ne else is parking your veh icle. When
the f unction is switc hed on, the vehicle can be
dr iven, locked and unlocked using the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is
not permitted.
• Take the mechanical key o ut of the master key
<=:> page 33.
• Open the glove compartment c::> page 61 .
• Activate c::> fig. 32 the "va let parking" feature by
press ing the
IVA LE T ! button. The ind icator light
in the switch illum inates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechan ica l key .
• Lock bot h rear seatbacks with the mechanical
key
c::> page 64.
• Lock the luggage compartmen t pass -through
with the mechanical key
c::> page 65.
• Leave the master key with the service personnel
for parking and keep the mechanical key with
you.
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the windshield in this a rea in o rder to
prevent ma lf u nctions or failures .
- Some exterior lighting functions can be ad
ju sted
c:, pa ge 45 .
-When yo u remove yo ur key from the igni
tion wh ile the vehicle's lights are turne d on,
a buzzer sounds as long as the driver's door
is open .
- In coo l or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn s ignals and tai l lights can
fog over d ue to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear s hort ly after switch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life o f th e light
i ng.
- In the event of a light sensor malfunction,
t h e d river is not ified in the instr ument clus
te r display
c:, page 21.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
Fi g. 37 Turn signal and high beam lever
Turn signals ¢¢
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The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev
er into a tu rn s ignal position w hen the ignition is
switched on.
@ -righ t tur n signal
@-left tu rn s ignal
The turn s ignal b links three times if you just tap
the lever .
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding positio n:
@-hig h b eams o n
Light and V ision
@ -high beams off or he adlig ht flasher
T he in dicator light
II in t he inst rument cl uste r
tu rns o n.
Notes on these features
- The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
tur ned on. The indicator lig hts . or
II in the
ins trument clus ter also b link.
- After you have t urned a co rner, the t urn signa l
sw itches off automatica lly.
- The
high beam works only when the headlights
are on. The indicator lig ht
II in the ins trument
cl uste r illumina tes whe n the high beams a re
on.
- The
headlight flash er works only as lo ng as yo u
hold t he leve r - even if there a re no lights
sw itche d on . T he ind ic a tor light
II in the in
s tr umen t clu ster ill umin ates when you use t he
he ad ligh t fla sher.
WARNING
Do not use t he high beam or hea dlight flas her
i f you know that these could blind oncoming
tra ffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The func tions are selected in the radio or MMI* .
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Exterior light
ing .
Or
.,. Sele ct: 1-C~A ~ R-.l func tion button > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leaving car)*,
Leaving home (light when unlocking car)*
The coming home fu nction ill uminates the area
around the vehicle whe n the ignition is switched
off and the d river's door is opened. Depending on
vehicle equipment, the function can be switched o n and off or the length of time the lights rema in
on* can be a djusted .
The
leaving home function illuminates th e a rea
around the vehicle whe n unlock ing it. T his func-
t io n can be switched on and off.
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Light and Vision
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right exter ior mir ror.
Move th e knob in the des ired direction.
(@. -Heat ing the m irro r glass depending on the
ou tside temperat ure*.
.9 -Folding exterior mirrors* . In the Infotain
men t system, you can select if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the vehicle
¢ page 36.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when ba cking in to a
pa rking space , the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the posit ion for the front passenger's outs ide
mirror.
You can adjust the ti lted mi rror sur fa ce by turn
ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is sto red and assigned to the
key yo u are using.
The mirror goes back into its o riginal position
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or tu rn the ignition off .
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spherical *)
increase your f ield of view. Remember that
vehicles or other objects will appear smaller
and fa rther away than when seen in a flat mir
ror. If you use t his mirro r to est imate distan
ces of following vehicles whe n cha ng ing
lanes, yo u co uld estimate incor rectly and
c ause an accident .
(D Note
-If the mir ror housing was moved by outs ide
fo rces (such as an impac t when maneuver
in g), y ou must use the powe r fo ldi ng func
tion to fold the mirro r all the way out . The
mirror housing must not be moved back in
to place by hand beca use this would impa ir
the function of the m irror mechanism.
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wash, yo u m ust fold the exte rior m irrors i n
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
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N ever fold power fold ing ex terior mirrors *
by hand . On ly fold them in and out using
the power controls .
(D Tips
-If the power adjusting function malfunc
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad
justed by p ressing on the edge of it by hand .
- The exte rior m irro r settings are sto red w it h
the memory function* ¢
page 58.
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 4 3 Auto mat ic d immin g rear view m irro r•
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror ba ck .
Automatic dimming rearview mirror *
.,. Press the button@¢ fig. 43. The indicator
light @ turns on . The rearview and ex ter ior*
m irrors d im au tomat ica lly when light shines on
t hem, for e xamp le from headlig hts on a veh icle
to the re ar.
A WARNING
Electrolyte f luid can leak from automa tic di m
ming mi rrors if the glass is broken . Electro
lyte fl uid can irritate s kin, eyes and respirato
ry system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to electro
lyte ca n cause irritation to the respiratory
system, especially among people with asth ma or other respiratory conditions . Get
fresh air immediately by leaving the vehicle
or, if that is not possible, open windows a nd
doors all the way. ..,.
Sea ts and stor age
Rear head restraints
Fig. 57 Re ar seats: he ad res traints
Fig. 58 Rea r head restra ints: re lease
Adjust ing th e head re st rai nts
.. To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward until
you feel it click into place<=>& .
.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button @
c::> fig. 57 and slide the head restra int
downward.
Removing th e he ad re straint s
.. Fold the backrest forward <=> page 64.
.. Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go.
.. Press the release @
i=:> fig. 58 with the mechan
ical key
c::> page 33 and the button @ c::> fig. 57 .
Pull the head restraint out of the backres t at
the same time¢.&_ .
Install ing the head restra ints
.. Slide the posts on the head rest raint down into
the gu ides unti l you feel the posts cl ick into
place.
.. Press the button @
c::> fig. 57 and slide the head
restraint all the way down. You should not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back
rest.
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So that the dr iver can have a better view to the
rear, the head restraints shou ld be pushed down
completely when the rear seats are not occupied.
_& WARNING
- Read and heed all WARNINGS <=:>page 115 ,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
- Only remove the rear seat head restra ints
when necessary in order to install a ch ild
seat
¢ page 159. Install the head restra int
aga in immediately once the child seat is re
moved. Driving w ithout head restraints or
w it h head restraints that are not prope rly
adj usted increases the r isk of se rious or fa
tal nec k injury d rama tica lly .
- Veh icles with a pass through in the center
conso le have seating for four. The long cen
ter conso le between t he two rear seats is
not a seating position . Therefore, a safety
be lt is not provide d.
(0 Tips
Correctly adjusted head restra ints and safety
belts are an e xtreme ly effe ctive combinat ion
of safety features .
Memory function
Description
Applies to vehicles: with memory funct ion
The memory function allows you to quickly and
easily s tore and reca ll persona l seating profiles
for the d river. The memo ry funct io n is operated
through the master key and the memory but tons
in the driver's door .
The driver's seating p rofile is stored and assigned
to the master key eac h time the vehicle is locked .
When yo u open the door, t he seat profi le is auto
matically reca lled. If two peop le use one vehicle,
i t is recommended that each person always uses
"their own" master key .
Up to 2 seat profiles can be sto red in t he memory
buttons in the dr iver 's doo r. Once they are stor
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also store and access the exterior mirror adjust
ment settings* using the remote control key or
memory button.
Remote control key
Ap plies to vehi cles: with seat memory
To assign the driver's seat settings to the remote
control key when locking the vehicle, the function
must be act ivated in the radio or MMI*
• Se lect :
ICAR I fu nction button> S eat adjus t
ment > Driver's seat > Remot e control ke y
>
on .Or
• Select :
I CARI fu nct ion button> Car sy stem s*
contro l button > Vehicle setting s > Seats>
Driver' s seat > Remot e control ke y > On.
@ Tips
If you do not want ano th er d river's settings to
be assigned to the remote key, switch off the
memory function us ing t he r adio or MMI* or
the
I O N/O FF I button ~ page 59.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
Fi g. 59 Drive r's doo r: m emory funct io n butto ns
The memo ry buttons are located in the dr iver's
door.
Switching the memory function on /off
• Press the ION/OF F I button to switch the memo
ry function on/off . The word
OFF lights up
when the memory function is sw itched off . Seat
profi les are ne ither stored no r recalled .
Seats and storag e
Storing a seat profile
• Press the ISE T! button. Whe n the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to s tore set
tings.
• Press a memory button
dII or[ II) brief ly . A
tone conf irms that the settings were stored.
Acces sing a seat profile
• If the d river's doo r is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, press the memory button.
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but
ton unti l the seat adjustment is complete.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can on ly
be recalled when the vehicle is stationary
otherwise yo u risk hav ing an accident.
- In an emergency the recall proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! ON/O FF I switch or
by tappi ng the memory buttons.
Ashtray
Fig. 60 Cen te r console : ash tray
Opening /closing
• To open the asht ray, s lide the cover up
~ fig . 60.
• To close the ashtray, press down on the cover .
Emptying the ashtray
• To remove the i nse rt, slide the latch to the
r igh t~
fig . 60 -arrow -.
• To ins tall the insert, press it down into the
mount.
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