#
Pull release handle 1fort he seat backrest
upwards and hold it in position. #
Movethes eat backres ttothe desired posi‐
tion. #
Letgoofr elease handle 1fort he seat back‐
re st and mo vethes eat backres tslightl y.
The seat backres tengages in position. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraints manually &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tswa pthe head restra int soft he front and
re ar seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbea bletoset
th eh eight and inclination of theh ead restra ints
to thec orrect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore /af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int in suc hawaythat it is
as close totheb ackoft he head as possible. Head
restra int (e xamp le of com fort head restra int
on thed rive r's seat) #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and ensur ethat the
head restra int is engaged.
Onl yusetheh ead restra int in thee ngaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 1and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he
re qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged.
Onl yusetheh ead restra int in thee ngaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 2
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 2
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position.
% Depending on
theh ead restra int model, indi‐
vidual adjustment option smaybe omit ted. Switching
thes eat heating on and off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
high temp eratures ma ybeaffected or they
ma yevens ufferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. Seats and
stowage 71
To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heater is switched on When
thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Mak esuret hat no objects or docu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. #
Toswitc hon:press button 1.
All indicator lamps on theb utton light up. #
Tolowe rthe le vel:press button 1until the
re qu ired heatin gleve lisr eached.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff:press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps ar eoff.
% The seat heating automaticall
yswitches back
out of thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heating switches
off. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. 1
Lever
2 Steering column height
3 Steering column fore -and-af tadjustment #
Toadjus tthe steering wheel: swing lever
1 down as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is unloc ked. 72
Seats and stowage
#
Tolock: turnthe emergency keyc ounter-
clo ckwise toposition 0048.
Opening thee yeglasses compa rtment #
Press button 1. Bottle holder
1
Bottle holde rinthe front door s(example: co-
driver's door) Cup holder
Opening
thec up holder in ther ear passenger
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen getting
out, du etoextende dcup holder
If th ec up holder in ther ear passenger com‐
partment is extende dwheny ou ar egetting
out, youm aybum pintoi t. #
Befor egetting out, slid ethe cup holder
bac kunder ther ear benc hseat. #
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2. #
Fold out thec up holder. #
Toclose: slide cup holder 1or2 bac kin
until it engages. Asht
raya nd cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays While driving
#
Place thec losed ashtr ayinac up holder in
th ew indshield stowagec ompartment swhile
driving. #
Chec kthat thea shtra yisseated securely.
% Do no
tplace thea shtra yinthe center con‐
sole cup holders. It canno tsit securely here.
Opening #
Fold co ver1upwards. Seats and
stowage 75
Using
thec igar ette lighter in thec enter con‐
sole &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out when the
heating element is red-hot. Soc
kets Using
12Vs ockets in the center console Re
quirements:
R Onlydevices wit hamaximum po wercon‐
sum ption of 180W( 15A) ma ybec onnected. 12
Vs ocketins towage compa rtment #
Ope nthe lid of thes towa ge compartment in
th ec enter console (/ page74). #
Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice.
12 Vs ocketinl owercontrol panel #
Liftu pc over 1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. 76
Seats and stowage
Using
12Vs ocketont he driver' sseat #
Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. Using
the1 15 Vs ocketint he lo wercontrol
panel &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue todam‐
aged connecting cables or soc kets
If as uita bled eviceisc onnected ,the 115V
soc ketw illbec arrying ahigh voltage. If the
connecting cable or the1 15 Vsocketisp ulled
ou toft he trim or is damaged or wet,you
could receiv eane lectric shoc k. #
Only use dr yand damage-free connect‐
ing cables. #
When thei gnition is switched off,
ensur ethat the1 15 Vsocketisd ry. #
Ifth e1 15 Vsocketisd amaged or gets
pulled ou tofthe paneling, immediately
ha ve thes ocketc hec kedorr eplaced at
aq ualified specialized workshop. #
Neverp 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 oul drecei vean electric shock:
R ifyo ur eac hintot he soc ket.
R ifyo ui nser tunsuitable devices or objects
int ot he soc ket. #
Do no treac hintot he soc ket. #
Only connect suitable devices tothe
soc ket. Re
quirements:
R The devices mus tbeequipped wit hasuitable
plug whic hconform stot hestandards spe‐
cific tothec ount ryyoua rein.
R Only devices up toam aximum of 150w atts
ar ep ermitted.
R Do no tuse multiple soc keto utlets. #
Ope nflap 3. #
Inser tthe plug of thed evice int o115 Vsocket
1 .
When theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltage
is suf ficient, indicator la mp2light sup.
If yo uw ill no tbeu singthe 115Vp owersocket,
ke ep thef lap closed. Using soc
kets in the cargo co mpartment Re
quirements:
R Onlydevices wit hamaximum po wercon‐
sum ption of 180W( 15A) ma ybec onnected. Seats and
stowage 77
Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with halogen or static LED head‐
lamps: Changing theh eadlamps is no tneces‐
sar y.The legal requ irements will also be fulfilled
in countries wit hlefta nd right-han dtraffic. Informatio
nabout lighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
#
00470060 Activates or deacti vatesp arking
light, license plat eand instrument lighting. #
00480058 Activates or deacti vatesa utomatic
headlamp s/daytime running lights (p referred
light switc hposition). #
00490058 Activates or deacti vatesl ow beam/
high beam. #
4 Activates or deacti vatesf og light. #
5 005E Activates or deacti vatesr ear fog
lights. #
6Applies and releases thee lectric parking
brake(/ page135)
% If
yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe
ve hicle, thel ight ma ystillbeo n. %
The tur
nsignal indicator ,the high beam and
th eh igh-beam flasher ar eoperated wit hthe
comb inatio nswitc h(/pa ge81).
% Leaving
thep arking lamps on fors everal
hour sdrains theb atter y.
If th eb atter ychar geisvery low, thep arking
light will switc hoffautomaticall ytoenable
th en extv ehicle start.
Au tomatic drivin glights function &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic lo
wbeam is onl yanaid.Responsi‐
bility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
Tu rn thel ight switc hfrom 0058 to0058 immedi‐
atel yint heevent of fog, sno wors pray .O ther‐
wise, thel ow beam is temp orarily inter rupte d.
Switching thea utomatic lo wbeam on:
R Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
Switc hthe voltag esuppl yon:thep arking
light automaticall yswitches on or of fdepend‐
ing on thes urrounding brightness.
The daytim erunnin glamps ar eswitched on
when thee ngine is running .The pa rking light
and thel ow beam also switc honoroff
depending on thes urrounding brightness.
When thel ow beam is switched on, the0058
indicator lam ponthe instrument clus ter
switches on.
Switching fogl ight and rear fogl ight on or off
Requ irements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The voltag esuppl yore ngineiso n. #
Switching thef og light on or off: press but‐
ton 7. #
Switchin gthe rear fogl ight on or off:
press button 6.
Compl ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl ight. 80
Light and vision
Operating
thec ombination light switch 1
High beam
2 Right indicator
3 High-beam flasher
4 Leftturns ignal #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
re qu ired direction 2or4 until it engages.
In thec ase of larger steering mo vements, the
combinatio nswitc hautom atically switches
bac k. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in required direction 2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toswitc hont he hig hbeam: switchon the
lo wb eam (/ page80). #
Press thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition.
% The high beam swit ches toposition 0058
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: push combina‐
tion swit ch1 forw ards or briefly pull it in the
direction of ar row3(the high-beam flasher
swit ches theh igh beam off).
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illgoo ut. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition.
% Ve
hicles with Highbeam Assis t:when
Highbeam Assis tisactive, it controls the
activatio nand deactivatio nofthe high beam
(/ page82). #
Toactivat ethe high-beam flasher: switch
on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition. #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3. Switching hazar
dwarnin glights on or off #
Toswitc hona nd off: press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sareswitched on, onl ythe
tur ns igna lindica toront hereleva nt sid eofthe
ve hicle lights up.
If th eh azar dwarning light shave automatically
swit ched on, press theh azar dwarning lamp
switch 1toswitc hthem off.
% The hazar
dwarning light sworke venw hen
th ei gnition is switched off. Cornering light function
Cornering light impr
ovesthe illuminationoft he
ro ad ove raw idea ngle in thet urning direction,
enabling better visibility in tight bends, fore xam‐
ple. Ligh
tand vision 81
The function is activ
eunder thef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R The speed is less than 37 mph(60 km/h) and
th ei ndicator has been switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
R The speed is between 37mph(60 km/h) and
50 mph(80 km/h )and thes teering wheel is
turned.
The cornering light ma ystilllight up foras hort
time but is switched of fautomatically af tera
maximu mofthree minutes.
% When
reve rseg ear is engaged, thel ighting
switches totheo pposit eside. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecognize
th ef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users. #
Alwayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle.
At speeds greater than 19 mp h(30 km/h), a
ch ang eism adetothef ollowing setting:
R If no other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam switches on automaticall y.At
speeds less than 16 mp h(25 km/h) or if there
is suf ficient road lighting ,achang eism adeto
th ef ollowing setting:
R The high beam automatically switches off.
Sy stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles can be restricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
snow
R The sensor saredirty or co vered
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fore nsuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance wit hthe pr evailing light ,visibility
and traf ficc onditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windshield near theo verhead cont rolp anel.
Switching Highbea mAssis tonoro ff #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
0058 position. #
Switc hthe highbeam on using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
If th eh ighbeam is automaticall yswitched on
in darkness, the00CE indicator lam ponthe
multifunction displa ylights up. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh ighbeam using
th ec ombination switch. Setting
thee xterior ligh ting switch-of fdelay
time Re
quirements:
R The light switc hisinposition0058.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Ext. Light Switch-off #
Setas witch-of fdela ytime.
When thev ehicle engine is switched off, thee xte‐
ri or lighting will be activated fort he se ttime. Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe sur round
lighting Multimedi
asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Locator Lighting #
Activat eord eacti vate thef unction. 82
Light and vision