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Switc
hingthest eer ing wheel heateron oroff Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyor theignition isswitc hed
on. 0007
Turn theleve rin thedir ect ion ofarrow 1or
2.
If indicat orlam p3 lights up,thesteer ing
wheel heaterisswitc hedon. Easy
entryand exitfeatur e Usi
ngtheeasy entryand exitfeatur e 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whendr ivi ng
of fwhi lead jus ting theeasy exitfeatur e
‑ If yo udr ive of fwhile theeasy entryand exit
fe atur eis mak ingadjus tment s,yo uco uld
lose contro lof theve hicle. 0007
Alw ayswa itunt ilth eadjus tmentpr oc‐
ess iscom pletebef oredr iving off. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whi lead jus ting theeasy entryand exit
fe atur e
When theeasy entryand exitfeatur eadjus ts
th esteer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat, you
and other vehicle occupants –par ticular ly
ch ildr en–could becom etrapped. 0007
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
easy entryand exitfeatur e,mak esur e
th at no onehas anybody partsinthe
sw eep oftheseat orthesteer ing wheel. If
th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
st eer ing wheel: 0007
Movetheadjus tmentle ve rof thesteer‐
ing wheel.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped.
If th er eis arisk ofbecoming trapped bythe
dr iver's seat: 0007
Press theseat adjus tmentswitc h.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. Ve
hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:Youcan stop
th eadjus tmentpr ocess bypressing oneofthe
memor yfunction position buttons. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
du ring acti vatio nof theeasy entryand
ex itfeatur eby childr en
If ch ildr enact ivat eth eeasy entryand exit
fe atur e,they can beco metrap ped ,pa rticu‐
lar lywhen unattende d. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Seats
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0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. If
th eeasy entryand exitfeatur eis act ive, the
st eer ing wheel willmoveupw ards and thedr iv‐
er's seat willmovebac kin thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R youswit chtheignition offwhen thedr iver's
door isopen
R youopen thedr iver's door when theignition
is switc hedoff
0009 The steer ing wheel willmoveupw ards onlyif
it is no talr eady ashigh asitwill go.The driv‐
er's seat willmovebac kwards onl yif it is no t
alr eady inthere ar mos tposit ion.
The steer ing wheel andthedr iver's seat will
mo vebac kto thelas tdr ive position inthefo l‐
lo wing cases :
R youswit chthepo we rsupp lyor theignition
on when thedr iver's door isclosed
R youclo sethedr iver's door when theignition
is switc hedon The
lastdr ive position isstor ed inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R youswit chtheignition off
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:call upthe
seat settin gsvia thememor yfunc tion.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:save the
seat settin gsvia thememor yfunc tion.
Ve hicl eswith memor yfuncti on:press one of
th ememor yfunc tion save dposition buttons to
st op theadjus tmentpr ocess. Se
tting theeasy entryand exitfeatur e Mul
timedi asy stem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Easy Entry/E xit 0007
Select Steering Wheel&Seat, Steering
Wheel OnlyorOff. Oper
ating themem oryfun ction 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledr iving
If yo uuse thememor yfunc tion onthedr iv‐
er's side while driving, youco uld lose contro l
of theve hicle asare sult oftheadjus tments
being made. 0007
Onlyuse thememor yfunc tion onthe
dr iver's side when theve hicle isstatio n‐
ar y. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment whense t‐
ting theseat withth ememor yfunc tion
When thememor yfunc tion adjus tstheseat,
yo uand other vehicle occupants –par ticu‐
lar lych ildr en–could becom etrapped. 0007
Dur ing theadjus tmentpr ocess ofthe
memor yfunction, makesur eth at no
on ehas anybody partsinthesw eep of
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0007
Ifsomeone becomestrappe d,press a
memor ypositio nswitc hor seat adjus t‐
ment switchimmedi ately . 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment ifth e
memor yfunction isactiv ated bychildr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey act i‐
va te thememor yfunc tion,par ticular lywhen
unatt ended. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eke ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. The
memor yfunct ioncan beused when theigni‐
tion isswitc hedoff.
St oring
Seat adjus tment sfo rup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion.
The follo wing systems canbeselect ed:
R Seat, backres tand head restra int
R Steer ing wheel R
Outside mirrors
R Hea d-up Display 0007
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrors to the
desir edposition . 0007
Press memor ybutt onMtoge ther wit hone of
pr ese tposition buttons 1,2or 3.
An acou stic sign alsound s.The settings are
st or ed. 0007
Tocall up:pr ess orbrief lyhold prese tposi‐
tion button1,2or 3.
The front seat,th esteer ing column, the
Hea d-up Display and theoutside mirrormo ve
to thestor ed position. St
ow agear eas No
teson loading theve hicl e 000A
DANG ER Risk ofexhaus tga spoisoning
Combus tionengines emitpoisonous exhaus t
ga ses suchas carbon monoxide.Exhaus t
ga ses can entertheve hicle interior ifth eta il‐
ga te isopen when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening theta ilg ate. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth eta ilg ateopen . Seat
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000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom unsecu red
it ems intheve hicle
If object s,lugg ageor loads areno tsecur ed
or notsecur edsuf ficie ntly,they cou ldslip,
tip ove ror be throw nar ou nd and ther eb yhit
ve hicle occupants.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . 0007
Beforeth ejour ney,secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge orloads agains tslipping ortipping
ove r. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toobject s
being stowe dincor rectl y
If yo udo notadeq uatelyst ow object sin the
ve hicle interior ,th ey cou ldslipor be tossed
ar ound andther eb yst rike vehicle occupants.
In addition, cupholder s,open stow age
spac esand mobi lephon ebr ac kets cann ot alw
aysre stra in theobjec tsthey cont ain in
th eev ent ofan acciden t.
Ther eis arisk ofinjur y,par ticular lyin the
ev ent ofsudden braking orasudden chang e
in dir ect ion. 0007
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. 0007
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. 0007
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. 0007
Stow and secureobj ect sth at arehea vy,
har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile or
to olar ge inthecar gocom partmen t. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofburning from theta il‐
pipe ortailpipe trim
The tailpipe andtailpipe trim can becom e
ve ry hot.Ifyo uco me intoco ntact withth ese
car parts,youco uld burnyo urself . 0007
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. 0007
Beforean ycon tact, allo w thecar parts
to cool down. The
drivi ng charact eristic sof your vehicle are
dependent onthedis tribution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Yousho uld bear thefo llo wing in
min dwhen loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(including occupants). Thevalues arespec i‐
fi ed on theve hicle identif ication plateon the
ve hicle's B-pillar.
R theload mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R when transpor tingobjec tsinthecar gocom‐
par tmen t,alw aysins tallth ecombin edcar go
co verand net(car gocom partment coverand
par tition net).
R alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible. 10
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R
secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
dis tribut eth eload evenly. St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iacon nections and
st ow agecom partment ,e.g. foran MP3
pla yer 3
Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB port(depending onthe
ve hicle's equipment)
4 Glovebox
Loc king andunloc kingthegl ove box 0007
Turn themec hanical keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t 0007
Pres sbu tton 1. Sea
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Opening
thesto wage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est 0007
Press release catch1 and swin gth eco ver
of thear mr estupw ards. Thr
ough-load ingfeatur ein there ar ben ch
seat Fo
lding there ar seat backres tfo rw ards 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster.
Re quirement s:
R The rear seat backres thead restra int sar e
full yinse rted.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separat ely.
The right seat backres tcan befolded forw ards
on lytoge ther wit hth ecent erseat backres t.
The outerseat backres ts areunloc kedelect ri‐
cal ly.Depe nding ontheeq uipment, there lease
butt ons arelocat edeither inthecar gocom part‐
ment orbeside theseat backres ts. 10
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Butt
oninthecar gocom partmen t 0007
Leftand right seat backres t:pull thebut‐
to non theright orleft1.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
wa rds. 0007
Cent erseat backres t:pull release catch3
of seat backres t2 forw ards. 0007
Foldseat backres t2 forw ards. Fo
lding there ar seat backres tbac k
000E NO
TEDama getotheseat belt The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. 0007
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. Sea
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0007
Foldcor responding seatbackres t1 bac k
until iteng ages.
Lef tand right seat backres ts: ifth eseat
bac kres tis no teng aged and locked, this will
be sho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla yon the
ins trumen tclus ter.
Cent erseat backres t:ifth eseat backres tis
no teng aged and locked, redloc kve rificati on
indi cator2 willbe visible. Lo
cking there lease catchof thecent errear
seat backres t
Re quirement s:
R The leftand centerseat backres ts are
eng aged and joined toge ther.
Loc kth ecent erseat backres tre lease catchif
yo uwa nttosecur eth ecar gocom partmen tfr om
unaut horized access. Thecent erseat backres t
can then onlybe folded forw ards toge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. 0007
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. 0007
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
is loc ked. 0007
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. 11
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