
Opening and clo sin g
-The vehicle can only be locked when these
l ector lever is in the P position (automatic
transmission).
- Do not use t he remote control when you are
inside the vehicle . Otherwise, you could un
i ntentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
a larm wou ld be triggered. If this happens,
press the
CD unlock button.
- Only use the panic funct ion in an emergen
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
A pp lies to : ve hicles w ith conven ience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con trol key.
F ig . 1 7 Doo r hand le: unlock ing/ lock ing senso r
Unlocking the vehicle
• To unlock the d river's or front passenger's door,
grab the door hand le of the respective door .
The door unlocks automatically.
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the grip piece in the luggage compartment lid
c> page28.
Locking the vehicle
Requirement: the P selector lever position must
be engaged and all doors must be closed.
• To lock the vehicle, close the door an d touch
the sensor on the door handle
on ce c> fig. 17,
c> .&, . Do not hold the door hand le wh ile doing
this.
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Un locking and locking the vehicle can o nly be
done at the front doors . The remote control key
cannot be more than approx imately
4 ft (1.5 m)
away from the door handle. It makes no differ
ence whether the master key is in your jacket
pocket or in your briefcase, for example.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period d i
rectly after locking it. This way you have the op
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
You can set in the Infotainment system if
only
the driver 's door or the entire vehicle should un
l ock when unlock ing
c> page 27. In vehicles
without an Infotainment system, you can unlock
the entire vehicle using se lective doo r unlocking .
_& WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c> ,& in Descrip
tion on page 23.
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of t ime, note the following:
- The proximity sensor sw itches off after a
few days to
save ene rgy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to ope n it.
- The energy management system gradually
tu rns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing
and to main tain the ve hicl e's ability to start
for as long as poss ible. You may no t be ab le
to unlo ck your veh icle using the conven ience
key.
- For an ex planation on co nfo rm ity w it h t he
FCC reg ulations in the Un ited States and the
I n dustry Canada regulations, see
c>poge 221.

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Central locking switch
Fig. 18 Dr iver's door: central locking switch
Fig. 19 Rear center console: central locking switch
.,. To lock the veh icle, press the fi'.l button ¢,&. .
.,. To unlock the veh icle, press the
63 button .
You can
lock and unloc k your vehicle using the
central locking switch in the driver's or front pas
senger's door¢
fig. 18. You can only lo ck your
ve hicle using the central locking switch o n the
center console
c::> fig. 19.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the fo llow ing applies :
- Open ing the door and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
l ight) .
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: you can open the doors indiv idual
ly from the inside by pulling the door handle.
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door hand le
again.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors unlock automatically to allow access
to the vehicle.
Op enin g an d clos ing
A WARNING
--The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is sw itched off a nd automatical
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
fi'.l but
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially child ren.
a) Tips
- Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
¢ page 23. You can unlock the veh icle
agai n using the
63 button in the cent ral lock
ing switch.
- T he doors cannot be un locked with the cen
tral locking switch on the cen ter conso le.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock.
.,. Select: the I CAR ! function button > ( Car ) Sys
tem s*
control button > Vehicle setting s > (Cen
tral lo cking )*.
Unloc k do ors -
you can decide if All doors or only
the
Dr iver door should unlock . The luggage com
partment lid also un locks when
All is selected. If
you select
Driver in a vehicle wi th a convenience
key*, only the door whose hand le you p ull w ill un
lock.
If you se lect
Driv er, a ll the doors and luggage
c ompartmen t lid w ill unlock if you p ress the
[fil]
button on the remote control key tw ice.
Tone wh en locking -if you select On , a tone will
sound when you lock the vehicle .
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Opening and closing
Emergency unlocking/locking the doors
Fig. 20 Driver's door: door lock cylinder
Fig. 21 Fr ont passenger 's door/rear door: emergency lock
If the central locking fails, you must unlock/lock
the doors separately.
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open pos ition ®<=>
fig. 20 .
.,. To lock the driver's door, put the selector lever
in the P posit ion and turn the key
once to the
closing position @<=>.&. in
Description on
page 23 .
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors
The emergency lock is located on the rear side of
the front passenge r's door and the rear doors. It
is only visib le when the door is open .
.,. Pull the cap out of the opening <=>
fig. 21 .
.,. Insert the key into the slot on the ins ide and
turn it all the way to the r ight (right door) or
left (left door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors close, it is no longer possible to open them from the
outside . The door can be opened from the inside
by pu lling the door handle . If the child safety
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lock is switched on for one of the rear doors, the
door can be opened from the outside after pu ll
i ng the door handle once from the inside.
_& WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c:> A in Descrip
tion on page 23.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle break-in, audio and visual warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual. It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut off automat
i ca lly after a certain amount of time. Switch the
i gnition on or press the@ button on the remote
control key to turn off the alarm .
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 22 Rear lid: handle
Fig. 23 Drive r's doo r: opening the luggage compartment
l id
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Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Briefly press the C:5 button on the remote con
trol key. The rear lid will unlock.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the
c;; button on the remote control key for at
le ast one second.
• Briefly pull the
c::;; button in the driver's door
¢ fig . 23, or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid .
• On vehicles with a conven ience key*, you can
press the grip in the luggage compartment lid.
The luggage compartment lid is u nlocked i f an
authorized remote control key is detected near
the vehicle .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull down the luggage compartment lid at the
grip and let it close using a gentle push¢,&. .
_& WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could open sud
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because po isonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the risk of asphyxiation.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escap e. To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
vehicle. A lways keep the luggage compart
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges. Fin
gers or hands could be p inched.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com
partment lid can be unlock ed separate ly by
pressing the
c::;; button on the remote control
key. The luggage compartment lid locks auto
matically when it is closed again.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
App lies to : vehicles wi th automatic luggage co mpartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fig. 24 Drive r's door: opening the luggage compartment
lid
• c:::s ID
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Fig. 25 Luggage compartment lid: @ clos ing butto n,@
l ock button (vehicles with co nvenience key")
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"'To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
C:5 but ton on the remote control key brief
ly. Or
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the hand le in the lid (vehicles with convenience
key*) . The luggag e compartment lid is unlocked
if an authorized remote control key is detected
near the vehicle. Or
"' Pull the
c::;; button in the driver's door briefly
¢fig. 24. Or
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Opening and closin g
"' Press the ,c:;-; button on the remote control key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage
compartment lid. Or
"' Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid.
Cl osing th e lug gag e co mpartm ent li d
"'Pull the button ,c:;-; in the driver 's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
9 ,&. . Or
"' Press the
,c:;-; button in the luggage compart
ment lid¢
fig. 25. The luggage compartment
lid will go down automatically and close
c:> ,&. .
Or
"' Press and hold the
,c:;-; button on the remote
contro l key unt il the luggage compartment lid
begins to close (veh icles with convenience key*)
c:> ,&. . Make s ure there is enough distance be
tween you and the luggage compartment lid .
There shou ld be a maximum 4 ft (1.5 m) of dis
tance . Or
"' Press the
lD button c:> fig. 25 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles with convenience
key*)
9 ,&. . The remo te control key must not be
more than approximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not be inside the vehicle. The luggage compart
ment l id will automatically close and lock. The
vehicle locks.
Inter rupting the op ening /clo sing proc ess
"' Pull/release the ,c:;-; button in the driver's door .
Or
"' Press/ release the
,c:;-; button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles w ith convenience key*). Or
"' Press the
,c:;-; or lD button (vehicles with conven
ience key*) in the luggage compartment lid. Or
"' Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid. Or
"' Press the luggage compartment lid in the op
posite of the d irection it is moving .
"' To open/close the luggage compartment lid af
ter the process has been stopped, press the handle or one of the buttons
,c:;-; or lD (veh icles
with convenience key*).
If there is d ifficulty in mov ing or obstacles that
block the operation, the process will stop .
30 Storing the op
en po sition
"' Br ing the luggage compartment lid into the de
sired open position . The position must be at a
certain height or higher to store .
"' Press and hold the
,c:;-; button for at least four
seconds and this will store the desired open po
sition. A visual and audio signal will follow .
"' To set a higher open pos it ion, wa it at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment l id upward .
"' Press and hold the
,c:;-; button aga in for at least
four seconds to store the new open position .
.&, WARNING
-Pay careful attention when closing the lug
gage compartment lid . Otherwise, you co uld
cause serious injury to yourself or others de
spite the pinch protection.
- To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, a l
ways make sure that no one is in the operat ing area of the luggage compartment lid; in
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid .
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion .
- Never leave your veh icle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open . A
child cou ld crawl into the luggage compart
ment. If the luggage compartment lid was
then closed, the child would be trapped in
the vehicle and unable to escape. To reduce
the risk of injury, do not a llow children to
play in or around the vehicle. A lways keep
the l uggage compartment lid and the doors
closed when the vehicle is not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle
rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not open
completely under certa in circumstances or it
could close by itself if open due to the extra
weight . To reduce the risk of injury , the
ope n luggage compartment lid must the re
fore have additional support or the cargo
m ust firs t be removed from the rack. ..,..

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@ Tips
-The luggage compartment lid can be oper
ated manually if the vehicle battery is low.
It is necessary to use more force when doing
th is. Move the lid slowly to reduce the
amount of force needed .
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately by p ressing the
c:5 button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
l ocks automatically when it is closed again.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released
from inside the luggage compartment in an
emergency.
F ig. 26 Lu gg age compar tment lid eme rge ncy re le ase
.,. Pry the cover off using the key .
.,. Press the lever with the key in the d irection of
the arrow to release the luggage compartment
li d.
Open ing and closing
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be opera ted.
Fig. 27 Section of d river 's doo r: control s
Fig. 28 Rear door : ch il d safety lock
Vehicles with III button
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.,. To act ivate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the powe r window switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/r ight
m bu tton in the
driver's
door lJ)' =~ fig . 27 . The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
.,. To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press them buttons one
after the other.
Vehicles with ~ button
.,. To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press the~ button in
the driver 's door @~
fig. 2 7 . The indicator light
in the button turns on/blinks .
.,. To also deactivate/activate the inner door han
dle, open the respective rear door and turn the
key switch with the veh icle key in the direct ion
of the arrow or the opposite d irection of the ar-
row
~ fig. 28. Ill-
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Opening and clo sin g
_&. WARNING
Always take the veh icle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. Th is applies particularly when children
remain in the vehicle . Othe rw ise children
cou ld start the engine or operate elect rical
equipment (s uch as power windows), w hich
increases the risk of an accide nt.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 29 Sect ion of dr ive r's doo r: controls
All power window switches are equ ipped with a
two-stage funct ion:
Open ing and clo sing the window s
.. To open or close the w indow completely , press
the switch down or pull the switch up br iefly to
the second level. The operation will stop if the
switch is pressed/pulled aga in.
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first leve l
u nt il t he desired window position is reached .
Power window switch es
(D Left front door
@ R ight front door
@ Left rear door
© R ight rear door
_&. WARNING
- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even fo r a short per iod
of time. This applies particularly when chi l-
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.
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise the
children could start the eng ine or operate
electrical equipment such as power win
dows, wh ich increases the risk of injury. The
power windows continue to function until
the dr iver's door or fro nt passenger's door
has bee n ope ned.
- Pay caref ul attention when clos ing the w in
dows. Pinching could ca use serio us inju ries.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
veh icle must be unoccup ied since the win
dows can no longe r be opened in an emer
ge ncy.
{1) Tips
After switching the ignition off, you can still
open and close the windows fo r approximate·
l y 10 m inutes. The power w indows do not
swi tc h off until the driver's door or fron t pas
senger's door has bee n opened.
Convenience opening /closing
All of the windows and the panorama roof can
be opened/closed at the same time.
Fig . 30 D river's door: door lock cyli nder
Con venience opening feature
• Hold the key in the open position@¢ fig. 30
until all of the windows are in the desired posi
tion and the panorama roof is tilted open.
Convenience closing feature
• Hold the key in the lock position @ unti l all the
windows and panorama roof are closed .
When the panor ama glass roof is opened/ closed,
the e lec tric s un shade is a lso opened/closed. .,..

Lights and Vision
-If you turn off the ignition whi le the exter ior
lights are on and open the door, a warning
tone sounds.
- In cool o r damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn s ignals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature d if f erence
between the inside and outside. They will
clear short ly after switch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light
i ng .
Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal lever operates the turn signals,
the high beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 33 Turn signal and high beam lever
Tu rn signals ¢ 9
The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev
er into a turn s ignal position w hen the ign ition is
sw itched on.
@ -righ t turn signal
@ -left turn s ignal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High b eams and headl ight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the co rrespo nd ing pos it ion .
@ -high beams on
© -high beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare fo r other drivers,
w hi ch increases the risk of an accident. For
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this reason, only use the high beams or the
headlight flasher when they will not create
glare for other dr ivers.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system .
.,.. Sele ct: !CAR ! function b utton> (Car ) Systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Exte rior
lighti ng.
Coming home, Leaving home*
The coming home fun ction ill umin ates the a rea
outside the vehicle when you tu rn the ignit io n off
and open the driver's doo r. To turn the func tion
on, select
Light s when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum ina tes the area ou tside
the ve hicle when yo u un lo ck the vehicle . To turn
the function on, se lect
Lights when unlocking >
On .
The coming home and leav ing home func tions
on ly opera te when it is dar k and the l ight switc h
i s in the
AUTO position.
Daytime running lights*
USA models :
the daytime running lights can be
swit ched on/off. Sele ct
On or Off .
Canada models:
this function cannot be sw itched
off . They activate automatically each time the ig
nit ion is switched on .
Emergency flashers
Fig. 3 4 Center conso le: emerge ncy flasher button
The emergency flashers makes other drivers
aware of your veh icle in dange rous situations.
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