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0007
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
Depe ndingon theheating leve l,up tothre e
indic ator lam pswill light up. 0007
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edheating
le ve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat heating
is switc hedoff.
0009 The seat heating willautomaticall yswitc h
do wn from theth re eheating leve ls afte r8,
10 and 20min utes unt ilth eseat heating
switc hesoff.
0009 Ifyo uswit chthepo we rsupp lyoffand on
ag ain within 20minut es,thepr ev ious setting
of theseat heating forth edr iver's seat will
re main active.
0009 Youcan setth edis tribution oftheheat ed
sect ions oftheseat cushions andseat
bac kres ts on thefront and rear seat svia the
multime diasystem (0013 page87 ).
0009 Vehicles withth eWa rmthComf ortPa ckag e:
yo ucan adjustth eheating ofthecent ercon ‐
sole andthedoor armr ests by usin gth emul‐
timedia system (0013 page87 ). Se
tting thepa nel heat ing Re
quirement s
R The seat heatin gis act ivat ed
(0013 page86).
Multime diasystem:
0018 Vehicle 0019
î Vehicle Setting s
0019 Panel Heatin g 0007
Select oneormor eseats.
The armr ests of theselect edseats andthe
cent erconso learehea ted. Switc
hingtheseat ventilat ionon/of f Re
quirement s:
R The powe rsupp lyis swi tched on Seats
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0007
Toswitc hon/incr easetheleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
Depe ndingon theve ntil ation leve l,up to
th re eindicat orlam pswill light up. 0007
Toswitc hof f/r educe theleve l:pr ess but‐
to n1 repeat edly until thedesir edventil a‐
tio nleve lis set.
If all indic ator lam psareof f,th eseat ventil a‐
tio nis sw itched off.
0009 Ifyo uswit chthepo we rsupp lyoffand on
ag ain within 20minut es,thepr ev ious seat
ve ntil ation setting forth edr iver's seat will
re main active. Ste
ering wheel Ad
jus tingthe steer ing wheel electrically 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom adju sting
th eve hicle settin gswhile theve hicle isin
mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ions:
R ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion 0007
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int ,th e
st eer ing wheel orthemir rorand fasten
yo ur seat belt. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment forch il‐
dr en when adjustingth esteer ing wheel
Childr encould injureth emselv esifth ey
adjus tth esteer ing wheel. 0007
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. 0007
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. The
steer ing wheel canbeadjus tedwhen the
po we rsupp lyis switc hedoff. 88
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1
Adjus tsthedis tance tothesteer ing wheel
2 Adjus tstheheight 0007
Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(0013 page91 ). 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. Seats
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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. 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. 90
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Oper
ating themem oryfun ction 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofan acci dent ifth e
memor yfunction isused whiledriving
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
or steer ing wheel, youand other vehicle
occupants –par ticular lych ildr en–could
becom etrapped. 0007
Dur ing these tting procedur eof the
memor yfunction, ensureth at no body
par tsarein thesw eep oftheseat or
th esteer ing wheel. 0007
Ifsomebody becomestrapped, immedi‐
at elyre lease thememor yfunc tion posi‐
tion button.
The adjus tmentpr ocess isstopped. 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
The mem oryfun ction isonl yav ailable invehicles
wit hth ememor ypac kage .
Sea tad jus tments forup tothre epeople canbe
st or ed and called upusing thememor yfunc tion. The
follo wing settings canbestor ed forth efront
seats:
R Seat, backres t,head restra int posit ionand
con tour oftheseat backres tin thelumbar
re gion
R Activemu lticont ourse at:si de bolste rs of the
seat backres t,shoulde rof theseat backres t,
con tour oftheseat backres t,dynamic func‐
tion leve l
R Sea thea ting: dist ribution oftheheat edsec‐
tion sof theseat cushion andseat backres t
R Driver's side: steer ing wheel position and
position oftheoutside mirrors on thedr iver's
and front passeng ersides
R Head-up Display Seats
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0007
Setth eseat, thesteer ing wheel, theHead-up
Displa yand theoutside mirrorto thedesir ed
position . 0007
Brief lypress memor ybutt onMand then
pr ess prese tposition button1,2or 3wit hin
th re esecon ds.
An acous ticsignal sounds. Thesettings are
st or ed. 0009
Depending onthemodel, onlypr ese tposi‐
tion buttons 1and 2ar eav ailable. 0007
Tocall up:pr ess and hold there leva nt pre‐
se tpo sitio nbu tton 1,2or 3until thefront
seat, thesteer ing wheel, Head-up Display
and outside mirrorar ein thestor ed position.
0009 Depending onthemodel, onlypr ese tposi‐
tion buttons 1and 2ar eav ailable.
0009 Ifyo ure lease thepr ese tposition button,the
seat, steer ing wheel andmirrorse tting func‐
tions stop immediat ely.
Ve hicl eswith theAc tiv eMul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Se tting theactiv emulticon ‐
to ur seat orthe4-w aylumbar supportis still
car ried out.
Ve hicl eswithout theAc tiv eMul ticontour
Seat Packag e:Ad jus tment ofthe4-w ay
lumbar supportis still car ried out. 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 e
tr unk lid is op en when theengine isrunning ,
esp ecially ifth eve hicle isin mo tion. 0007
Alw aysswitc hof fth eengine before
opening thetrunk lid. 0007
Neverdr ive wit hth etrunk lidopen. 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. 92
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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
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson thecup holder s. 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 alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R secur eth eload using thepar cel nethook s.
Dis tribut eth eload onthepar cel nethook s
eve nly. Sea
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St
ow agespace sin theve hicl eint erior Ov
ervie wof thefront stowage com part‐
men ts 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
Alw aysst ow and secureobj ect sth at
ar ehea vy,har d,poin ted, shar p-edg ed,
fr agile ortoolarg ein thetrunk . Obser
vetheno teson loadi ngtheve hicle. 1
Stow agecom partment inthedoor s
2 Stow age/t eleph onecom partment inthe
ar mr estwit hmult imed iaand USBpor tsas
we llas stow agespac e,e.g .fo ran MP3
pla yer 3
Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole
4 Glovebox
Loc king andunloc kingthegl ove box 0007
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wis e0048 (to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). 94
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