Aut oma tic locking featu reX
To deactivate: press and hold butto n C for
about fiv e seconds until a tone sounds.X
To activate: press and hold butto n D for
about fiv e seconds until a tone sounds.
If you press on e of th e two buttons and do no t
hear a tone , th e relevan t setting has already
been selected.
The vehicl e is locke d automatically when th e
ignition is switched on and th e wheels are turn-
ing .
You could therefor e be locke d out if:R
th e vehicl e is bein g pushed.R
th e vehicl e is bein g towed.R
th e vehicl e is on a roller dynamometer.
You can also switch th e automatic locking func-
tion on and off usin g th e on-board computer
( Y
page 239).
Power closing Powe r closin g pulls th e door s and tailgat e int o
their locks automatically eve n if they are no t
completely closed. X
To power close a door : push th e door int o
th e loc k up to th e first deten t position .
Powe r closin g will pull th e door fully closed.X
To power close th e tailgate: lightl y press
th e tailgat e downwards.
Powe r closin g will pull th e tailgat e fully
closed. Unlocking/locking the driver's door
using the mechanical key
i If you want to centrally loc k th e vehicl e usin g
th e mechanical key, begi n by pressing th e
locking butto n for th e interior locking mech-
anism while th e driver's door is open . The n
proceed to loc k th e driver's door usin g th e
mechanical key.
X
Inser t th e mechanical ke y int o th e loc k of th e
driver's door as far as it will go. X
To unlock: tur n th e mechanical ke y counter-
clockwise to position G .X
To lock: tur n th e mechanical ke y clockwise as
far as it will go to position G .
If you use th e mechanical ke y to unloc k and
open th e driver's door , th e anti-thef t alarm sys-
te m will be triggered . Switc h off th e alarm
( Y
page 75).
If you loc k th e vehicl e as described above, th e
fuel filler flap is no t locked. The anti-thef t alarm
system is no t armed.
Cargo compa rt ment
Import ant safety notes
G WARNIN G
Combustion engines emi t poisonous exhaust
gase s suc h as carbon monoxide. If th e tailgat e
is open when th e engin e is running, particu-
larly if th e vehicl e is moving , exhaust fumes
could ente r th e passenger compartment.
There is a ris k of poisoning .
Turn off th e engin e before opening th e tail-
gate. Never drive wit h th e tailgat e open .84
Cargo compartment
Opening and closing
The temperature setting for the driver's side
is adopted for the rear compartment and the
front-passenger side. X
Turn thumbwheel C to the left or right
( Y
page 125).
Only change the temperature setting in small
increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 †). X
To increase or decrease the rear compart-
ment temperature using the rear control
panel: turn control u counter-clockwise or
clockwise on the rear control panel
( Y
page 125).
Only change the temperature setting in small
increments. Start at 72 ‡ (22 †).
Setting the air distribution
Air distribution settings Front control panel
R
offroad level 1 for driving on easily negotiable
off-road terrain R
offroad level 2 for driving on normal off-road
terrain R
offroad level 3 for freeing the vehicle in par-
ticularly rough terrain at low speeds only
The individual vehicle levels differ from the nor-
mal level as follows: R
–0.6 in (–15 mm) in the Sport drive programR
+/–0 in (+/–0 mm) in the Comfort drive pro-
gram R
+ 1.2 in (+ 30 mm) in the Offroad drive pro-
gram R
+ 2.4 in (+ 60 mm) in the Offroad Plus drive
program R
+ 1.2 in (+ 30 mm) in offroad level 1 R
+ 2.4 in (+ 60 mm) in offroad level 2 R
+ 3.5 in (+ 90 mm) in offroad level 3
Setting the vehicle level
! Make sure that there is enough ground
clearance when the vehicle is being lowered.
It could otherwise hit the ground, damaging
the underbody.
Set the vehicle level using the selector wheel. X
Start the engine. X
Press selector wheel C .
Selector wheel C extends.X
To raise the vehicle: turn selector wheel C
clockwise D .
The vehicle is raised. X
To lower the vehicle: turn selector wheel C
counter-clockwise
