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Parking lights
Turn the headlight switch to the posi-
tion (the license plate lighting comes on at the same time).
Headlight switch in the parking light position
Canadian models: If the ignition is in position
II or the engine is running, the daytime run-
ning lights will also be on. With the headlight switch in this position, the parking lights will remain on even when theignition is switched off. In dark ambient lighting conditions, the rear parking lights also illuminate when the trunkis opened to alert anyone traveling behindyour vehicle. This happens regardless of theposition that the headlight control is in orwhich mode the ignition is in.
Related information
• Lighting panel (p. 82)
Rear fog lights
The rear fog lights are considerably brighter than the normal taillights and should be usedonly when conditions such as fog, rain, snow,smoke or dust reduce visibility for other vehi-cles to less than 500 ft. (150 meters).
The rear fog lights will only function in combi- nation with the high/low beam headlights.
–Press the button to switch the rear fog lights on/off.
> The rear fog light indicator symbol
on the instrument panel and the
light in the button illuminate when the rear fog lights are switched on.
NOTE
• The rear fog lights are considerably brighter than the normal taillights andshould be used only when conditionssuch as fog, rain, snow, smoke or dustreduce visibility for other vehicles toless than 500 ft. (150 meters).
• Condensation may form temporarily onthe inside of the lenses of exteriorlights such as headlights, fog lights, ortaillights. This is normal and the lightsare designed to withstand moisture.Normally, condensation will dissipateafter the lights have been on for ashort time.
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NOTE
• This automatic flashing sequence can be interrupted by immediately movingthe lever in the opposite direction.
• If the turn signal indicator flashesfaster than normal, check for aburned-out turn signal bulb.
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Hazard warning flashers (p. 88)
Front interior lighting
The lighting in the front part of the passenger compartment is controlled with the buttons inthe ceiling console.
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Light switches, front roof lighting
Drivers side front reading light, on/off
Passenger's side front reading light, on/off
Overhead courtesy lighting.
Switch (3) has three positions for all passen- ger compartment lighting:
• Off
: right side depressed, automatic light-
ing off.
• Neutral position
: automatic lighting is
on.
• On
– left side depressed, passenger
compartment lighting on.
Overhead courtesy lightingThe passenger compartment lighting is switched on and off automatically when but-ton (3) is in the neutral position. The lighting comes on and remains on for 30 seconds if:
• the vehicle is unlocked from the outside with the key or remote control
• the engine is switched off and the ignitionis in mode
0.
The lighting switches off when:
• the engine is started
• the vehicle is locked from the outside.
The lighting comes on and remains on for two minutes if one of the doors is open. The passenger compartment lighting can be switched on and off manually within30 minutes after the vehicle has beenunlocked. If the lighting is switched on manually and the vehicle is locked, the courtesy lighting willswitch off automatically after one minute.
Courtesy lights/door step lighting*The courtesy lights/door step lighting switch on/off automatically when one of the frontdoors is opened/closed.
Glove compartment lightingThe glove compartment lighting switches on/off automatically when the lid is opened/closed.

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Related information
•Rear interior lighting (p. 90)
Rear interior lighting
The lights are switched on or off by pressing each respective button.
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Rear reading lights
Trunk lightingThe trunk lighting comes on automatically when the trunk lid is opened.
Related information
•Front interior lighting (p. 89)
Home safe lighting
When you leave your vehicle at night, you can make use of the home safe lighting functionto illuminate the area in front of the vehicle. This function illuminates the headlights, park- ing lights, lights in the door mirrors, licenseplate lights, front ceiling lighting and footwell lighting. These lights will remain on for 30 17
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60 or 90 seconds. The time interval can be set in MY CAR under
SettingsCar
settings
Light settingsHome safe
light duration. See My Car – introduction
(p. 70) for a description of the menu system.
1. Remove the key from the ignition slot to put the ignition in mode 0 (see Ignition
modes (p. 73) for information about the ignition modes).
2. Pull the turn signal lever as far as possible towards the steering wheel and release it.
3. Exit the vehicle and lock the doors.
Related information
• Approach lighting (p. 91)
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Approach lighting
Approach lighting activates the parking lights, door mirror lights, license plate lighting, domelighting and door step lighting when youapproach the vehicle. This function is activated by pressing the approach light button on the remote key (see
the illustration in Remote key – functions(p. 143)). The time interval for this lighting can be set by pressing MY CAR and going to
Car
settings
Light settingsApproach light
duration. See My Car – introduction (p. 70)
for a description of the menu system.
Related information
• Home safe lighting (p. 90)
Windshield wipers
Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start the windshield and headlight washers.After the lever is released the wipers makeseveral extra sweeps.
Windshield wipers and washers
Rain sensor* on/off
Thumb wheel sensitivity/frequency
CAUTION
•Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield shouldbe thoroughly wet when the wipers arein operation.
• Before using the wipers, ice and snowshould be removed from the wind-shield/rear window. Be sure the wiperblades are not frozen in place.
Windshield wipers offMove the lever to position
0 to
switch off the windshield wipers.
Single sweepMove the lever upward from posi- tion 0 to sweep the windshield one
stroke at a time for as long as the
lever is held up.
Intermittent wipingWith the lever in this position, you can set the wiper interval by twistingthe thumb wheel upward to increase
wiper speed or downward to decrease thespeed.
Continuous wipingThe wipers operate at normal speed.
The wipers operate at high speed.
Windshield wiper service positionThe windshield wipers must be in the service position before the wiper blades can becleaned or replaced. See Wiper blades –service position (p. 327) for additional infor-mation.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 329)

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Rain sensor*
The rain sensor automatically regulates wiper speed according to the amount of water onthe windshield. The sensitivity of the rain sensor can be adjusted moving the thumb wheel up (thewipers will sweep the windshield more fre-quently) or down (the wipers will sweep thewindshield less frequently).
NOTE
The wipers will make an extra sweep each time the thumb wheel is adjusted upward.
When the rain sensor is activated, the symbol
will illuminate in the instrument panel.
Activating and setting the sensitivityWhen activating the rain sensor, the vehicle must be running or in ignition mode II and the
windshield wiper lever must be in position 0
or in the single sweep position. Activate the rain sensor by pressing the but- ton
. The windshield wipers will make
one sweep. Press the lever up for the wipers to make an extra sweep. The rain sensor returns to activemode when the stalk is released back toposition 0.
DeactivatingDeactivate the rain sensor by pressing the button
or press the lever down to
another wiper position. The rain sensor is automatically deactivated when the key is removed from the ignitionslot or five minutes after the ignition has beenswitched off.
CAUTION
The rain sensor should be deactivated when washing the car in an automatic carwash, etc. If the rain sensor function is lefton, the wipers will start inadvertently in thecar wash and could be damaged.
Windshield washer
Move the lever toward the steering wheel to start the windshield and headlight washers.After the lever is released the wipers makeseveral extra sweeps.
Washing function
Heated washer nozzles*The washer nozzles are heated automatically in cold weather to help prevent the washerfluid from freezing.
High-pressure headlight washing*High-pressure headlight washing consumes alarge quantity of washer fluid. To save fluid,the headlights are washed using two alterna-tives:
• Low/high beam headlights on.
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every five times the windshield is washed within a 10-minute period.
• Parking lights on.
Optional Active Bend-
ing Lights will be washed once for everyfive times the windshield is washed. Nor-mal halogen headlights will not bewashed.
CAUTION
• Use ample washer fluid when washing the windshield. The windshield shouldbe thoroughly wet when the wipers arein operation.
• When approx. 1 US quart (1 liter) ofwasher fluid remains in the reservoir,the headlights will no longer bewashed. A text message will also bedisplayed to remind the driver to fill thewasher fluid reservoir.
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Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 329)
Tailgate wiper/washer
The tailgate wiper operates at two speeds: intermittent and continuous.
NOTE
The rear wiper is equipped with a cut-off function, which means that it will not oper-ate if its electric motor overheats. Thewiper will function again after a cool-downperiod (30 seconds or longer, dependingon the heat of the motor and ambient tem-perature conditions).
Tailgate wiper and reverse gearIf the windshield wipers are on and the trans- mission is put into reverse gear, the tailgatewiper will go into intermittent wiping func- tion18
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ferent gear is selected.
NOTE
On vehicles with the optional rain sensor, the tailgate wiper will be activated whenreverse is selected, if the rain sensor isactivated and it is raining.
If the tailgate wiper is in the normal (continu- ous) wiping mode, selecting different gearswill not affect its function.
Related information
• Engine compartment – washer fluid (p. 329)
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Heated windshield*, rear window and door mirror defrosters
The heating function is used to defrost/de-ice the windshield and/or the rear window anddoor mirrors.
Max. defroster/heated windshield (1), rear win- dow and door mirror defroster (2)
Press button (1) to defrost/de-ice the wind- shield and/or button (2) to defrost the rearwindow and door mirrors. The indicator lightsin the respective buttons indicate that thefunction is active. Switch the function offwhen then windshield/rear window/mirrorshave cleared to help avoid battery drain. Theheating function will also switch off automati-cally after a certain amount of time. The rear window is then defogged/de-iced (the function will switch on and off automati-cally until the ignition is switched off) if the ambient temperature remains below 45 °F(7 °C). Auto-defrosting for the rear window and door mirrors (if the vehicle is started when theambient temperature is below 45 °F (7 °C)can be selected in
MY CAR under
Settings
Climate settingsAutomatic rear
defroster. See My Car – introduction (p. 70)
for a description of the menu system.
Interior rearview mirror
The interior rearview mirror has an auto-dim function that helps reduce glare from follow-ing vehicle's headlights.
Auto-dim functionThe interior rearview mirror’s auto-dim func-tion is controlled by two sensors: one point-ing forward (located on the forward-facingside of the mirror, which monitors the amountof ambient light) and one pointing rearward(located on the side of the mirror facing thedriver at the upper edge, which senses thestrength of following vehicles' headlights),and work together to help eliminate glare.
NOTE
Obstructing the forward sensor with e.g., parking stickers, transponders, etc., or therear sensor by placing objects on the par-cel shelf or the rear seat in such a way thatlight is prevented from reaching the sensorwill reduce the auto-dim function in therearview mirror.
Related information
• Power door mirrors (p. 96)

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Heated seats
The front seat heating has three levels to increase comfort for the driver and passengerin cold weather. The rear outboard seat heating has three lev- els to increase comfort for the passengers incold weather.
Heated front seats*
The current seat temperature setting is shown in the center console display
Press the lower section of the button repeatedly untilthe desired number of indi-cator lights illuminate: Highest heat level – three indicator lights.
Medium heat level – two indicator lights. Lowest heat level – one indicator light.
If no indicator lights are illuminated, the seat heating is switched off. Seat heating will automatically switch off when the engine is switched off.
Starting the seat heating automaticallyThis setting starts heating the driver's seat (at the highest level) automatically when theengine is started if the ambient temperature isbelow approx. 50° F (10° C). Activate/deactivate this function in the MY CAR menu system, under
Settings
Climate settingsAuto start driver seat
heater.
Heated rear seats*
Heat control for the outboard seating posi- tions is done in the same way as for the frontseats.
Related information
• Climate – general information (p. 118)
• Electronic climate control (ECC) (p. 122)
• Ventilated seats (p. 124)