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@Interior  lights 
Press  the  sw itch q fig . 50 in the  co rresponding 
position. 
0  -Inte rior lights  off 
I  -Interior  lights  on 
If  the  switch  is  in the  center  position,  the  interior  lighting  is controlled  automatically . 
@ Front/rear  reading  lights 
To tur n a  read ing  ligh t on/off,  press  the  b utton 
I::!! q fig.  50 or q fig . 51. 
The appearan ce and  location  of the  rear  read ing 
lig hts  may  differ  depending  on  the  model. 
Instrument  illumination 
The basic brightness  of  the  illumination  for  the 
instruments,  the  cen ter console  and  the  display 
c an be  a djusted. 
F ig. 5 2 Instr ume nt  ill um inatio n 
• Press  the  knob  to  release  it. 
•  Turn  the  knob  toward  "-"or" +" to  reduce  o r in
crease  the  brightness . 
•  Press  the  knob  aga in to  ret urn  i t to  its  orig inal 
pos it ion . 
@ Tips 
The  inst rument  ill umination  (for  dia ls  and 
needles)  lig hts  o n when  the  ignition  is  switch 
ed  on  and  t he  vehi cle  lights  are  turned  off . As 
t he  daylight  fade s, the  illum ina tio n of  the  di
a ls  li kewise  dims  au toma tically a nd wil l go 
ou t com plete ly when  the  outs ide  light  is very 
low.  This feature  is meant  to  remi nd you  to 
sw itch  on  the  headlights  when  o utsi de  light 
conditions  become  poor. 
Lights  and  V ision 
Vision 
Sun visors 
Using the  sun  visors makes  driving safer . 
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Fig.  53 Sun  visor 
T he  sun  viso rs fo r the  d river a nd passenger  c an 
be  p ulled  out  of  their  brackets  in  the center  of 
the  ve hicle  and  turned  towards  the  doors 
q fig. 53 @. After  the  s un visor  has  been  turned 
to  the  door,  it  can  be  extended*  lengthwise . 
Vanity  mirror 
The  v anity  mirrors  on  the  sun  visors  are  covered. 
When  the  lid  is opened @, the  mirro r light  in  the 
head line r turns  on  automatically . It  turns  off 
when  the  lid  is closed  and  the  visor  is fo lded  up 
again. 
Sun shade 
Applies  to : vehicles  with  sun  shade 
Fi g. 54 Sun  shade  p ulle d up  on  a  rea r w indow 
•  Pull the  shade  out  and  hang  it  in the  bracket  on 
the  upper  door  frame 
q fig . 54. 
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Lights  and  Vision 
-If  swallowed  and  person  is conscious,  rinse 
mouth  with  water  for  at  least  15  minutes. 
Do not  induce  vomiting  unless  instructed  to 
do  so  by medical  professional.  Get  medical 
attention  immediately. 
(D Note 
Liquid  electrolyte  leaking  from  broken  mirror 
glass  will damage  any  plastic  surfaces  it 
comes  in contact  with . Clean  up  spilled  elec
trolyte  immediately  with  clean  water  and  a 
sponge. 
{D) Tips 
- Switching  off  the  dimming  function  of the 
inside  rear  view  mirror  also  deactivates  the 
automatic  dimming  function  of the  exterior  mirrors*. 
- The  automatic  dimming  mirrors  do  not  dim 
when  the  interior lighting  is  turned on or 
the  reverse  gear  is selected. 
- Automatic  dimming  for  the  mirror  only  op
erates  properly  if the  light  striking  the  in
side  mirror  is  not hindered  by other  objects. 
Digital  compass 
Activating  or deactivating  the  compass 
Applies  to:  vehicles  with  digital compass 
The direction  is displayed  on  the  interior  rear 
view  mirror. 
Fig. 61 Inside  rea r view  mirror:  digi tal compass  activated 
~ To activate  or deactivate,  hold  the @button 
down  until  the  red  display  appears  or  disap pears. 
58 
The  digital  compass  only  works  with  the  ignition 
turned  on.  The  directions  are  displayed  as  initials: 
N (North), NE (Northeast), E (East), SE (South
east), 
S (South), SW (Southwest), W (West), NW 
(Northwest). 
(D Tips 
To avoid  inaccurate  directions,  do  not  allow  any  remote  controls,  electrical  systems,  or 
metal  parts  close  to  the mirror. 
Setting  the  magnetic  deflection  zone 
Applies  to : vehicles  with  digital  compass 
The correct  magnetic  deflection  zone must  be 
set  in  order  to  display  the directions  correctly. 
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Fig. 62 North  America:  magnetic  deflection  zone  bounda
rie s 
~ Hold  the@c::> page  58,  fig . 61 button  down  un
til  the  number  of the  set  magnetic  deflection 
zone  appears  on  the interior  rear view  mirror. 
~ Adjust  the  magnetic  deflection zone by repeat
edly  pressing  on  the@button.  The  set  mode 
automatically  deactivates  after  a few  seconds.  

CD 
CD 
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Calibrating  the  compass 
Applies to: vehicles with  digital compass 
The compass  has  to  be recalibrated  if the  display 
is wrong or inaccurate . 
..  Hold  the@ button  down  until  the  letter C is 
displayed  on the  interior  rear view  mirror  . 
.,.  Drive  in a circle  at  a speed  of  about  6  mph  (10 
km/h)  until  a d irection  is shown  on the  interior 
. . rear  view  mirror. 
A WARNING 
The  digital  compass  is to  be used as a direc
tional  aid only.  Even though  you  may want  to 
look  at  it  whi le you are dr iving,  you must  sti ll 
pay attention  to  traffic,  road and weather 
conditions  as well  as other  possible  hazards. 
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Lights  and  Vision 
59  

Sea ts  and  stor age 
Open ing  rear  beve rag e hold ers 
..  To open  the  rear  c upholder,  press  on  the  sym
bol~ @~ 
fig. 85 . 
Holding  beverages at  the  rear 
• To adju st  the  arm @, swing  it  in the  direct ion 
of  the  ar row . 
•  Place  the  beverage  in the  holde r and  re lease 
the  a rm . T he  arm  swings  back  by itself  and  au 
tomat ically  secures  the  bev erage. 
Clo sing  the  rear  cupholders 
•  To close  the  rear  cupholder,  press  on  the  center 
section  between  the  two arms  and  p ush  the  c u
pholder  in the  s lot  as  far  as  it  will go. 
The  ho ld ing  arm  must  be  adjusted  such  that  it 
lies  closely  against  the  cupholder. 
A max imum  o f two  beve rages  can  be  pla ced  in 
the  center  armrest . 
A WARNING 
Spilled  hot  liquid  can  cause  an  accident  and 
personal  inju ry . 
- Never  carry  any  beverage  containers  with 
hot  liquids,  such  as  hot  coffee  or  hot  tea,  in 
the  vehicle  while  it  is moving . In  case  of  an 
acc ident,  sudden  braking  or  other  vehicle 
movement,  hot  liquid  could  spill,  causing 
sca ld ing  burns . Spilled  hot  liquid  can  also 
cause  a n accident  and  personal  in ju ry. 
- U se  only soft  c ups  in the  cupholder.  Hard 
cups  and  g lasses  can  cause  injury  in an  acci
dent. 
- Never  use  the  cupholder  or  adapter  as  an  ashtray  -risk  of fire . 
CD Note 
Only dr ink con tainers  with  lids  should  be  car
r ied  in the  cupholder.  Liquid co uld sp ill out 
and  damage  your  vehicle's  elec tronic  equip
ment  or  stain  the  upho lstery,  etc . 
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Climatized  cupholders 
Applies to:  vehicles  with  climatized  beverage  holders 
Th e  dr iv e r  sid e beve rag e hold er can k eep your 
beverage  warm  or  cold. 
Fig. 8 6 Ce nter  co nsole : cl im atize d cu pholder 
•  Press  button @~ fig.  86 to keep  your  beverage 
cold . The  button  will  light  up  blue . 
•  Press  button ©~ 
fig. 86 to  keep  you r beverage 
warm . The  button  wi ll light  up  red. 
•  To switch  between  the  two  functio ns,  press  th e 
appropr iate  button . 
• Press @ or©  to  sw itch  off  these  fea ture . The 
ligh t in the  bu tton  will go  ou t. 
When  cooling,  the  temperature  of the  bev erage 
holder  base  will go  down  to  approximately  41 
°F 
(5 °C) . When  warm ing , the  temperatu re will  be 
a ppro ximately  136 
°F (58 °(). At  104 °F (40 °() 
the  warming  display  will  come  on@. This  is  re 
minder  not  to  touch  the  base  because  it  is hot . 
The  display  goes  out  if the  temperature  falls  be l ow this  val ue. 
A WARNING 
- Never touch  the  beve rage  holder  base  when 
the  warming  d isplay  is on.  You  can  b urn 
yourse lf! 
- Do not  use  breakab le  beve rage  containers 
(for  examp le  made  out  of g lass  or  porce
la in).  Yo u could  be  injured  by them  in case 
of  an  accident. 
CD Note 
M ake  sure  your  beverage  ho lder  has  a  lid.  If 
not,  your  beverage  could  spill  out  and  cause 
damage  to  the  veh icle  electronic  or  stain  the 
seat  covers .  

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when  accelerating  or  when  applying  the brakes  or when  driving  around  a corner. 
- When  you  are  driving  make sure that  any
thing  you  may  have placed  in the  center  con
sole  or  other  storage  locations  cannot  fall  out  into  the  footwells.  In  case of  sudden 
braking  you  would  not  be able  to  brake  or 
accelerate. 
- Any pieces of  clothing  that  you  have hung 
up  must  not interfere  with  the  driver's view. 
The  coat  hooks  are designed  only  for  light
we ight  cloth ing.  Never hang  any clothing 
with  hard,  pointed or  heavy objects  in the 
pockets  on  the  coat hooks.  During  sudden 
braking  or  in an accident  -especially  if  the 
airbag  is deployed  -these  objects  could  in
jure  any passengers  inside  the  vehicle. 
Glove compartment 
The glove  comportment  is illuminated  and  can 
be  locked. 
Fig.  92 Glove  compartment 
To open  glove  compartment 
.,. Pull  the  handle  in the  direction  of  the  arrow 
c:> fig. 92 and  swing  the  cover down  to  open . 
To close  glove  compartment 
.,. Push  the glove  compartment  lid  upward  until 
the  lock  engages. 
There are  holders  for  a pen and a pad of  paper  in 
the  glove  compartment  lid. 
On the  right  side in  the  glove  compartment  is a holder  with  the  key body  into  which  the  emergen
cy key must  be  clipped  to be able to  start  the  ve
hicle. 
Seats  and storage 
A WARNING 
-To reduce the  risk  of  personal  injury  in an acci-
dent  or  sudden  stop,  always  keep the  glove 
compartment  closed  while  driving. 
Cooling  box  in glove  compartment 
The  cooling  box  works  only  when  the air-condi
tioning  is in cooling  mode. 
Fig.  93 Glove  box with  cooling  box open  and  switched  on 
.,. Open  the  glove  compartment c:> page 75, 
fig. 
92 . 
.,.  Turn  the  rotary switch @counter-clockwise  to 
switch  the cooling  on.  The symbols  on the  rota
ry switch  must  be displayed 
c:> fig.  93 accord
ing ly . 
.,.  Turn  the rotary  switch @clockwise  to switch 
the  cooling  off. 
The cooling  box works  only  in the  cooling  mode. 
If  the  climate  control is in  the  heating  mode,  we 
recommend  switching  the  cooling  box  off . 
Storage  compartment  in the  roof 
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Fig.  94  Storage pocket in the roof 
.,.  To open the  lid you  have to  touch  the  bar 
c:> fig.  94 (Arrow) . The lid  opens  automatically. Ill> 
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Warm  and  cold 
Operation 
We recommend  pressing  the IAUTOI button  and setting  the  temperature  to 72 °F  (22  °C) . 
Fig . 96 3-zo ne de luxe automat ic cl imate co ntrol:  con tro ls 
Press  the  buttons  to  turn  the  functions  on  or  off . 
Use  the  dials  to  adjust  the  temperature,  the 
b lowe r speed  and  the  air  distrib ution . The  LED in 
a  bu tton  w ill light  up when  the  funct ion  is 
sw itched  on.  The  sett ings  a re  displayed  for  a few 
seconds  in the  radio  or  MMI* display . 
The  driver  and  front  passenger  side  can  be  ad
jus ted  separate ly.  Th e settings  are  also  d isplayed 
in the  clima te control  system  d isplay. 
I O FF j Switching  the  climate  control  system 
on /off 
The IOFFI button  swi tches  the  climate  contro l 
sys tem  on  or  off.  It  also  switches  on  when  you 
press  the  knob . Ai rf low from  o utside  is  blocked 
when  the  climate  con trol  system  is  switched  off. 
IAIC ! Switching  cooling  mode  on /off 
The  air  is  not  cooled  and  humidity  is  not  removed 
when  cooling  mode  is switched  off . T h is  can 
cause  fog  on  the  windows . The  cooling  mode 
sw itches  off  au toma tic ally  when  there  are  cold 
outside  temperat ures. 
la, I Switching  recirculation  mode  on /off 
In  recirculation  mode,  the  a ir inside  the  vehicle  is 
circu lated  and  filtered . This  prevents  the  unfil
tered  a ir o utside  the  vehicle  from  e ntering  the 
veh icle  interior . We  recommend  switching  recir-
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culation  mode  on  when  driving  through  a tunnel 
or  when  sitt ing  in traffic 
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The !AUTO  I button  or I l1ii> FRONT ! button  switches 
reci rculation  mode  off . 
I AUTO I Switching  automatic  mode  on 
Automatic  mode  main tains  a  constan t tempera
ture  inside  the  vehicle . Air temperature , airflow 
and  air  distribution  are  controlled  automatically. 
Adjusting  the  temp erature 
Temperatures  between  60  ° F (+ 16  °C) and  84  ° F 
( + 28  °C) can  be  set . O utside  of  th is  range, 
l ow or 
high will  appear  in the  radio  or  MMI* display . At 
both  of  these  settings,  the  climate  control  sys
tem  runs  continuously  at  maximum  cooling  or 
heating  power.  There  is  no  temperature  regula
tion. 
~ Adju sting  th e airfl ow 
You can  adjust  the  airflow  manua lly to  suit  your 
needs . To have  the  airflow  reg ulated  automati
cally,  press  the 
IAUTO I button. 
~ Adjusting  the  air distribution 
Yo u can  manual ly select  the  vents  where  the  air 
will flow.  To have  the  air  distribut ion  regulated 
automat ica lly,  press  the 
IAUTO I button.  ""  

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,&_ WARNING 
-Never  turn  off  the  engine  before  the  veh icle 
has  come  to  a  complete  stop . T he f ull  func
tion  of the  brake  booster  and  the  power 
steering  is not  guaranteed.  You must  use  more  force  to  turn  or  brake  if necessary . Be
cause  you  cannot  steer  and  b rake  as  you 
us ually wou ld,  this  could  lead  to  crashes 
and  ser ious  injuries. 
- To  red uce  the  risk of  injuries,  make  s ure  that 
the  Start-Stop-System  is turned  off  when 
wor king in  the  eng ine  compartment 
r:::;, page  90. 
(D Note 
Always  sw itch  off  the  Start -Stop-System 
when  dr iv ing  th ro ugh  water 
c::> page  90. 
Starting/stopping  the  engine 
Applies  to:  vehicles  with  Start-Stop -System 
Fi g. 103 Ins tru ment  clust er:  Engin e  sw it ched  off  (stop 
p hase) 
.,.  Slow the  vehicle  to  a  stop  using  t he  brake  and 
keep  pressing  the  brake  pedal.  The  engine  w ill 
switch  off . The 
[I] indicator  light  appears  i n the 
instrument  cluste r display  and 
ft¼• also 
appears  in the  tr ip computer  . 
.,.  When  you  take  your  foot  off  the  brake  peda l, 
the  engine  restarts.  The  ind icator  light  tu rns 
off . 
Additional  information 
The  engine  wi ll switch  off  in the  P, D/S and  N po
sitions  as  we ll as  in  manual  mode.  I n the  P pos i
tion,  the  engine  will also  remain  off  if you  take 
your  foot  off  the  brake  pedal.  The  engine  starts 
D rivi ng 
again  when  you  select  anoth er se lector  lever  po 
sition  and  take  your  foot  off  the  brak e pedal. 
If you  se lect  t he  R posi tion  d uring  a  Stop  ph ase, 
the  engine  w ill s tart  ag ain. 
S hi ft  from  D/S to  P q uick ly to  prevent  the  eng ine 
from  s tarting  un intent ional ly when  s hift ing 
th rough  R . 
You can  determine  for  yourse lf  if the  engine  w ill 
stop  or  not  by red ucing  or  inc reasing  the  amount 
of for ce you  use  to  p ress  the  b rake  pedal.  Fo r ex
amp le,  if yo u only  ligh tly p ress  on  the  br ake  ped
al  i n sto p-and  and-go  traffic  o r whe n turni ng , the 
engine  wi ll not  switch  off  when  the  vehicle  is sta 
tionary.  As soon  as  you  press  th e brake  down 
harder,  the  engine  w ill switch  off . 
(D Tips 
-Press  the  brake  peda l during  a  stop  ph ase  to 
keep  the  vehicle  from  rolling. 
- The  ignitio n will turn  off  if yo u press  the 
! STAR T ENGINE ST OPI * button  dur ing  a 
stop  p hase . 
- The  image  in the  d is p lay  is sligh tly  differen t 
in some  models. 
General information 
Applies  to:  vehicles  with  Start-Stop-System 
The standard  S tart-Stop-mode  can  be  can celled 
for  different  system -related  reasons . 
Fig. 10 4 In str um en t cl uste r: E ng ine-Stop  tem por aril y un
ava ilabl e 
Engine will  not  switch off 
Befo re  each  stop  phase,  t he system  checks  if cer
t ai n cond itions  have  been  met.  For  ex ample,  t he  .,. 
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Driving 
engine  will not be  switched  off  in the  following 
situations: 
- T he  eng ine  has  not  reached  the  mi nimum  re· 
quired  temperature  fo r Start-Stop-mode . 
- T he  inter io r  temperat ure  selected  by the  A/C 
system  has  not  been  reached. 
- T he  outs ide  temperatu re  is ext remely  high/low. 
- The w indshield  is being  defrosted 
c:> page  79 . 
-The  park ing  system*  is switched  on. 
- The  battery  charge  leve l is too  low. 
- The  steering  wheel  is sharply  tu rned  or there  is 
a  steering  movement. 
- After  engaging  the  reverse  gear. 
- On sharp  inclines. 
tij appea rs  in the  instrument  cluster  display  and 
6/i;Ff-Flf 1lso  appears  in the  tr ip comp ute r. 
Engine  automatically  restarts 
The  stop  phase  is  interrupted  in the  following  sit· 
uations,  fo r example . The  engi ne  restarts  without 
any  action  by the  dr iver . 
- The  inter ior  temperatu re varies  from  the  tern· 
perature  se lected  in the  A/C system . 
- The w indshield  is beeing  defrosted 
c:> page  79. 
- The  brake  pedal  is pressed  severa l times  in a 
row. 
- The  battery  charge  leve l becomes  too  low. 
Switching  the  ignit ion  off  automat ically 
To prevent  the  battery  from  dra ining,  the  ignition 
will  switch  off 
automat ically when  all  of the  fol · 
low ing  conditions  have  bee n met: 
- The veh icle  has  already  been  driven. 
- The  eng ine  has  been  turned  off  by the  Start · 
Stop-System. 
- The  driver's  door  is opened . 
- T he  driver's  seat  bel t is removed . 
- T he  brake  pedal  is no t pressed  down. 
- T he  veh icle  is sta tionary. 
In  th is  case,  the  activated  low  beam  will  be  re· 
p laced  by the  s ide  marker  lights . T he  side  marker 
90 
lights  w ill switch  off  a fter  approximate ly 30  mi· 
nutes  or when  you  lock the  vehicle. 
If t he  S tart-S to p-Sy stem  has not tu rne d off  the 
engine  or  if yo u have  swi tched  the  S tar t-Stop· 
System  off  manually,  the  ignition  wi ll 
not be  au 
tomatica lly switched  off  and  t he eng ine  wi ll con
tin ue to  run 
c:> A . 
_& WARNING 
Never a llow the  engine  to  run  in conf ined 
spaces·  danger  of  asphy xiat ion . 
(D Tips 
-
If you  shift  into  the  0/5  or  N positions  after 
shift ing  into  reverse,  the  vehicle  must  be  dr iv· 
en  faste r than  6  mph 
(10 km/h)  in o rder  for 
the  eng ine  to  switch  off  again. 
Switching  the  Start -Stop-System  on /off 
manually 
App lies  to:  vehicles with  Start-Stop-System 
If you  do not  wish to  use  the system,  you  can 
switch  it off  manually. 
F ig . 10 5 Ceri ter co nsole:  S tar t-Stop -System  bu tton 
..  To swit ch the  Start-Stop -System  on/off  man 
ually,  press  t he 
l(A)  .. I button . The  LED in the  but· 
ton  turns  on  when  the  system  is switched  off . 
I n vehicles  withou t the  MMI*, the 
l(A)"'I button  is 
fo und  underneath  the  se lector  lever. 
(D Tips 
I f yo u swit ch  the  sy stem off dur ing  a stop 
p hase,  the  engi ne will start  ag ain automati· 
cally .