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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.
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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.
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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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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
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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
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Never a llow the engine to run in conf ined
spaces· danger of asphy xiat ion .
(D Tips
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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 .