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#Press in cigarette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out automati‐
call ywhen theh eating element is red-hot.
Soc kets
Usin gthe 12Vs ocketint he front cen ter
console
Re quirements:ROnl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of
18 0W att (1 5A)
RIfyo uh avec onnected adevice tothe12V
soc ket, le avet he co veroft hestow agec om‐
partment open
#Lif to ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the12Vs ocketint herear passenger
co mp artment
Requirement
Onl yconnec tdevices up toam aximum of 180
wa tt (1 5A)
#Brie flyp ress thet rimofc over 2.
#Lifto ut co ver1 ofthes ocketa nd inser tthe
plug of thed evice.
Using the1 15 Vs ocketint he rear passen ger
compa rtment
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connectin gcables or soc kets
If as uita bled eviceisc onnected ,the 115V
soc ketw illbec arrying ahigh voltage. If the
connecting cable or the1 15 Vsocketis
pulled ou tofthe trim or is damaged or wet,
yo uc ouldreceive an electric shoc k.
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#Onlyuse dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables.
#When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry.
#If th e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specializ edworkshop.
#Ne verp lugt he connecting cable int oa
11 5Vs ocketthat is dama gedorh as
been pulled out of thet rim.
&
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue toincor‐
re ct handling of thes ocket
Yo uc ouldreceive an electric shock:
Rifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
Rifyo ui nser tunsuit able de vices or objects
int ot he soc ket.
#Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket.
Re quirementsROnl yconnec tdevices wit hasuitable plug
whic hconform stot hestandards specific to
th ec ountry youa rein.
ROnly connect device suptoamaximum of
15 0w atts.
RDo no tuse multipl esocketo utlets.
#Open flap 3.
#Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 V
soc ket1.
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2lightsu p.
Wirelesschargin goft he mobile phone and
connection with thee xterior antenna
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoobjects
being stowedinco rrectly
If objects in thev ehicle interior ar estowe d
incor rectly ,the yc an slide or be throw n
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. In addi‐
tion, cup holders, open stowages paces and
mobile phoner eceptacle scanno talway s
re tain all object stheyc ontain.
The reisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction.
#Alw ayss towo bject ssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roundins uchs itua‐
tions.
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Installingthe wiper blades
#Inser tthe ne wwiper blade int othe wiper
ar mint he direction of ar row1.
#Slide catch 2inthed irection of ar row 3
until it engages in thel ocking position.
#Mak esuret hat thew iper blade sits cor rectly.
#Fo ldthew iper ar mbacko ntot he windshield. Maintenance display
#Re
mo veprotectiv efilm 1ofthem ainte‐
nanc edispla yont he tip of then ewlyins tal‐
led wiper blade.
If th ec olor of them aintenanc edispla ychanges
from blac ktoyello w, thew iper blades should be
re placed.
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RIfyo up ress theb utton fort he outside mir ror
on thed rive r's side.
Saving thep arki ng position of thep assenger
outside mir ror
Prerequisite
Re verseg ear mus tnotbe engaged when storing
using them emor ybutton.
#To sto reusing them emor ybutto n:select
th ep assenger outside mir roru sing button
2.
#Mo vethep assenger outside mir rorint ot he
desired parking position using button 1.
#Press memorybutton M.
#Confir mimmediatel yusing button 1to
st or et he setting.
% No mor ethan thre es econds ma ypass
between pressing memor ybutton Mand
button 1.The mir rors etting process is can‐
celed af tert hree seconds.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe automati cmirro r
fo lding function
Multimedia sy stem:,Vehicle.î Vehicle
Settings.Autom .Mirror Folding
#Activate Oor deacti vate ª thef unction.
Operating thes un visors
#Glare fromthef ront: fold sun visor 1
down.
#Glar efromt he side: swing sun visor 1to
th es ide.
#Slide sun visor 1horizon tally as required.
#Vehicles with an additional sun visor: fold
additional sun visor 2down.
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Infraredreflectiv ewindshield
The inf rare dr eflectiv ewindshield is coated and
pr eve nts an excessiv ebuild-up of heat in the
ve hicle interior.
The coating shields thev ehicle interior against
ra dio wavesupi ntot he gigahertz range.
Ra dio-cont rolled equipments ucha stoll sy stems
can onl ybemounted on areas of thew indshield
whic harepermeable toradio wav es1.
Areas permeable toradio wav es1 areb estv isi‐
ble from outside thev ehicle when thew indshield
is illuminated using an extern al light source.
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Overviewofclimatecontrol sy stems
Dual-zone automatic clima tecontro lpanel
ove rview
The indicator lamps in theb uttons indicat ethat
th ec urrent functio nisa ctivated.
1To setthe driver's side temp erature
2Tosetthe air distribution
3To setthe air flow or switc hoffclimat econ‐
trol
4To setc limat econtro ltoautomatic mode
(→pag e122)
5Todefros tthe windshield
6To cal lupt he climat econtrol menu of the
multimedia sy stem
7To switc hthe rear wind owheater on/off
80 Toactivat eordeactivat esynchro niza‐
tio n(→pag e123)
9Toswitc hair-recirculation mode on/off
(→pag e123)
AToswitc hthe A/C function on/off
(→pag e122)
BTosetthe front passenger side temp erature
Operating thec lima tecontro lsystem
Ac tivating/deactivatin gclimat econtrol
#To activate: setthe air flow toleve l1o r
higher using theH button.
#Todeactivate: setthe air flow toleve l0
using theH button. %
If climat econtrol is deactivated, thew in‐
do ws can fogupm oreq uickl y.Deactivate
climate control only brie fly.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe A/ Cfunctio nvia
the control panel
The A/C functio ncools ,heats and dehumidifies
th ei nterior air in thev ehicle.
#Press the¿ button.
Deactivat ethe A/C function onl ybriefly other‐
wise thew indo wscan fogupm oreq uickl y.
Condensation ma ydripf romt he underside of
th ev ehicle when cooling mode is active. This is
no tas ignthat ther eisam alfunction.
Setting climat econtrol toautomatic mode
In au tomatic mode, thes ettemp eratur eiscon‐
trolled and maintained at aconstant le velbyt he
air supp ly.
#Press the à button.
#Toswitc htom anual mode: pressthe H
or _ button.
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#Toswitc hont he powersupp ly:press but‐
to n1 (USA) or 2(Canada )once.
Yo uc an no wactivat et he windshield wiper,
fo re xamp le.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain if thef ol‐
lowing condition sareme t:
RThe driver's door is open.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
twice.
#To switc hont he ignition: press button1
(USA) or 2(Canada) twice.
The indicator lamps in thei nstrument clus ter
light up.
The ignition is switched of fagain if one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
RYo udon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
RYoup ress butto n1 (USA) or 2(Canada)
once.
St arting thev ehicle
Starting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
to n
Requ irements
RThe SmartK eyis located in thev ehicle and
th eS martK eybatter yisnotdischar ged.
#Shif tthe transmission toposition jori.
#Depress theb rake pedal and push button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffnon-
essential consumer sand press button 1
(USA) or 2(Canada) once.
#Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart:s tart the
ve hicle in emer gency operation mode.
Coolin gorheatingthe vehicl einterior before
st arting thej ou rney
If yo us tart thev ehicle via your smartphone, the
pr ev iousl yselecte dclimat econtrol setting is
active.
Befor estarting, mak esure:
RThe legal stipulation sinthe area wher eyour
ve hicle is par kedp ermit engin estartin gv ia
smartphone.
RIt is saf etostart and runt he engine where
yo ur vehicle is par ked.
RThe fuel tank is suff icientlyfilled.
RThe star terb atter yhas been suf ficiently
ch arge d.
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2gentle deceleration and rolling
3 consis tent speed
The inne rsegment is gr ayand theo uter seg‐
ment em pties:
1 sporty acceleration
2 heavy braking
3 Fluctuation sinspeed
Yo uh ave driven economicall ywhen:
Rthet hree outer segments ar ecomple tely fil‐
led simultaneousl y.
RtheE CO displa yborder lights up.
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
drivin gstyle in co mparison toad rive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving styleiss hown under Bonus
fr. Start .The rang ed ispl ay ed does no tindicat ea
fi xe dc onsum ption reduction.
DY NA MIC SELECT switch
Function of theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
Use theD YNAMI CSELECT switc htochangethe
fo llowing driv eprograms:
RI( Individual): individualsettings
RS+ (Spor tPlus): particula rlys portyd rivin g
st yle
RS( Sport): sporty driving style
RC( Comfort): comfortable and economical
drivin gstyle
RE(Economy): particularly economical driving
st yle
Depending on thed rive program selected, the
fo llowing vehicle characteristic swillch ange:
RDriv esystem
-Engine and transmission management
-ESP®
-Dis tance Pilo tDISTRONIC
RSuspension
RSteering
RThe availabilityoft he ECOstart/s topf unc‐
tion
Operating theD YNAMI CSELECT switch
#Press DYNA MIC SELECT switch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appea rsinthe
multifunction displa y.
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