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R
Sea theater: distribution of theh eated sec‐
tion soft he seat cushion and seat backrest
R Driver's side: steering wheel position and
position of theo utside mir rors on thed rive r's
and front passenger sides
R Head-up display #
Setthe seat, thes teering wheel, theh ead-up
displa yand theo utside mir rortot he desired
position. #
Brief lypress memor ybutton Mandthen
press prese tposition button 1,2or3w ithin
th re es econds.
An acoustic signal sounds. The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant pre‐
se tp osition button1,2or3u ntilthef ront
seat, thes teering wheel, head-up displa yand
outside mir rorisint hestored position.
% Ifyo ur elease thep rese tp osition button, the
seat, steering wheel and mir rors etting func‐
tions stop immediatel y.
Ve hicles with an Activ eM ulticon tour
Seat Package: thes etting of thea ctiv em ul‐
ticon tour seat or the4 -way lumbar support
is still car ried out.
Ve hicles without theA ctive Multicon tour
Seat Package: adjustment of the4 -way lum‐
bar suppor tisstillc arried out. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk ofexhaus tgas poisoning
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
boo tlid is open when thee ngine is running,
especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alw ayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening theb ootlid. #
Neverd rive wit hthe boo tlid open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured
or no tsecured suf ficientl y,they could slip,
tip ove rorbet hrow na roun da nd thereb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of inju ry,p articularly in the
ev ent of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. 102
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#
Alw ayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thep assenger compartmen tare
stowe dincor rectl y,they can slide or be
th ro wn around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowages paces
and mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw ays
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 bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romt ailpipes
and tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wit hthese
parts of thev ehicle, youc ould bur nyourself. #
Alw aysbep articular lycareful around
th et ailpipe and thet ailpipe trim. #
Allo wthe vehicle parts tocool down
befor eyou touc ht hem. The handling
characteristic sofyourvehicle are
dependent on thed istribution of thel oad within
th ev ehicle. Yous hould bear thef ollowing in
mind when loadingt hevehicle:
R nevere xceed them aximum permissible
gross mass or thep ermissible axle loads for
th ev ehicle (including occupants). R
thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R alwaysp lace thel oad behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secur ethe load using thel uggag enethooks.
Distribut ethe load on thel uggag enethooks
ev enl y. St
ow ages pace sint hevehicl einterior Overvie
wofthe front stowage compa rt‐
ments &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rectly
stowe dobjects
If objects in thep assenger compartmen tare
stowe dincor rectly ,the yc an slide or be
th ro wn around and hit vehicle occupants. In
addition, cup holders, open stowages paces
and mobile phon ebrack etsc ann otalw ays
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. Seat
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#
Alw ayss towo bjectssot hatthey can‐
no tb ethrow na roun dins uchs itua‐
tions. #
Alw aysm akes uret hat objectsdon ot
pr otru de from stowages paces, luggage
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Alw ayss towa nd secur eheavy ,hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in theb oot. Obser
vethen otes on loading thev ehicle. 1
Stow agec ompartment in thed oors
2 Stow age/telephon ecompartment in the
armres twithm ultimedia and US Bports as
we ll as stow ages pace, e.g .for an MP3
pla yer
3 Stow agec ompartment in thef ront cent re
console
4 Glove box Locking or unlocking
theg love box #
Turn thee mer gency keyaq uartert urnc lock‐
wise 2(tol ock) or anti-clockwise 1(to
unlock). 104
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Opening
thes pectacles compa rtment #
Pres sbutton 1.
Opening the stowage compa rtmen tint he
re ar armrest #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Press release cat ch1 and swin gthe co ver
of thea rmrest upwards.
Opening thes towa ge compa rtmen tint he
re ar-co mpartment centr econsole #
Slid ecover 1inthed irection of thea rrow.
Opening thes towa ge boxint he backres tin
th er ear compa rtment
* NO
TEDama getother ear seat armrest When
folded out, ther ear seat armres tcan
be damaged bythew eight of your body. #
Do no tsit or suppo rtyo urself on the
re ar seat armrest. #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. Seats and
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Skibag
Un
folding thet hrough-load ski bag and load‐
ing skis &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tousin gthe
th ro ugh-load sk ibag incor rectly
The thro ugh-load sk ibag in conjunctio nwith
th el ashing stra ps cann otrestra in any
object sother than skis.
Ve hicle occupants could be stru ck inthe
ev ent of sudden braking or an acciden tinthe
fo llowing cases:
R Ifyo ut ranspo rtother heavy or sharp-
edged objectsint hethro ugh-load sk ibag
R Ifyo udon otsecur ethe thro ugh-load ski
bag wit hthe lashing stra ps #
Onlystore skis in thet hrough -load ski
bag. #
Alw ayss ecur ethe thro ugh-load sk ibag
wit hthe lashing stra ps so that it cannot
mo vearound. Ensur
ethe following when using thet hrough-
loads kibag:
R do no ttranspo rtmor ethan thre ep airsof
skis in thet hrough -load sk ibag
R when carefull ysliding thes kis int oorremov‐
ing them from thet hrough -load sk ibag, mind
th es har pedges and corner softhe skis
St ow thes kis as follo ws:
R when slidin gthe skis in, position ther unning
sur faces of ther espectiv epair of skis
to ge ther
R position one pair of skis at theb otto mw ith
th et ips of thes kis pointing outwards
R position thet wo additional pair sofskis on
th el efta nd right-hand side abo vethel ower
pair of skis wit hthe tips of thes kis ar eby
90° tothet ips of thes kis below Un
folding thet hrough-load ski bag #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. 106
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#
Release theV elcr ostrip sont hrough -load ski
bag 1. #
Pull thro ugh-load sk ibag 1 intot he vehicle
interior and unfold it. #
Open theb ootlid. Loading skis #
Pull handle 1ofthef lap. #
Foldthef lap tothes ide until it is held in
place bythem agnet. #
Slide thes kis int othe thro ugh-load sk ibag. #
Pull lashing strap 1tight bythel oose end
until thes kis ar eheld firm ly inside the
th ro ugh-load sk ibag. #
Engage hook 2in securing ring 3. #
Pull tensioning strap 4tight bythel oose
end. Seats and
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Re
moving the ski sand folding up the
th rough-load ski bag
Re moving skis #
Release lashin gstrap 1. #
Release tensioning strap 4. #
Remo vehook 2from securing ring 3. #
Take thes kis carefully out of thet hrough-
loads kibag from theb oot. #
Close thef lap in theb oot.
Fo lding up thet hrough-load ski bag #
Fold up thet hrough -load sk ibag usin gthe
fo lding aid and clos eitwitht he Velcrof as‐
te ners. #
Putthe thro ugh-load sk ibag int othe back‐
re st.
Re moving the through-load ski bag #
Open theb oot. #
Open flap 1. #
Release thet hrough -load sk ibag at cat ch2
and remo ve. Overvie
wofthe lug gage neth ooks Obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R secur ethe load using thel uggag enethooks
R do no tuse elastic stra ps or nets tosecur ea
load. These ar eintended onl yasanti-slip pro‐
te ction forl ight loads
R do no trout elashing materials across sharp
edges or co rners
R pad shar pedges forp rotection
Ther eareup tofour luggag enethook sinthe
boo tdependin gonthe equipment ins talled. 108
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1
Luggag enethooks Opening
thet hrough-loading featur eint he
re ar *
NO
TEDama getothes oftt op caused by
loading The sof
ttop can be damaged if thet hrough-
loading featur eisl oaded in ther ear and the
boo tseparator has no tbeen lo wered. #
Befor eloading thet hrough -loadin gfea‐
tur eint herear,lowe rthe boo tsepara‐
to r. #
Fold down ther ear armrest. #
Pull handle 1and fold down co ver2. Seats and
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