Seats, restraints37Activate seat heating by pressing ß
for the respective front seat.
The LED in the button illuminates to
indicate activation.
Pressing ß once more deactivates
seat heating.
Seat heating is operational when engine is running.
During an Autostop, seat heating is
also operational.
Stop-start system 3 120.Seat belts
The seat belts are locked during
heavy acceleration or deceleration of
the vehicle holding the occupants in
the sitting position. Therefore the risk
of injury is considerably reduced.
9 Warning
Fasten seat belt before each trip.
In the event of an accident, people
not wearing seat belts endanger their fellow occupants and
themselves.
Seat belts are designed to be used by only one person at a time.
Child restraint system 3 46.
Periodically check all parts of the belt
system for damage, pollution and
proper functionality.
Have damaged components replaced by a workshop. After an accident,
have the belts and triggered belt
pretensioners replaced by a
workshop.
Notice
Make sure that the belts are not
damaged by shoes or sharp-edged objects or are trapped. Prevent dirt
from getting into the belt retractors.
Seat belt reminder
For driver's seat, the seat belt
reminder is indicated by control
indicator X in the instrument cluster
3 76.
For front passenger seat, the seat belt
reminder is indicated by control
indicator k in the centre console
3 73.
Instruments and controls61Instruments and
controlsControls ....................................... 62
Steering wheel adjustment ........62
Steering wheel controls .............62
Heated steering wheel ...............62
Horn ........................................... 63
Windscreen wiper and washer ..63
Rear window wiper and washer ...................................... 64
Outside temperature ..................65
Clock ......................................... 66
Power outlets ............................. 67
Cigarette lighter ......................... 68
Ashtrays .................................... 68
Warning lights, gauges and indi‐ cators ........................................... 69
Instrument cluster ......................69
Speedometer ............................. 69
Odometer .................................. 69
Trip odometer ............................ 69
Tachometer ............................... 70
Fuel gauge ................................ 70
Fuel selector .............................. 71
Engine coolant temperature gauge ....................................... 72Service display.......................... 72
Control indicators ......................73
Turn lights .................................. 75
Seat belt reminder .....................76
Airbag and belt tensioners .........76
Airbag deactivation ....................77
Charging system .......................77
Malfunction indicator light ..........77
Service vehicle soon .................77
Brake and clutch system ...........77
Operate pedal ............................ 78
Antilock brake system (ABS) .....78
Gear shifting .............................. 78
Power steering .......................... 78
Lane departure warning ............78
Parking assist ............................ 78
Electronic Stability Control and Traction Control system ...........79
Exhaust filter .............................. 79
Tyre pressure monitoring system ...................................... 79
Engine oil pressure ....................79
Low fuel ..................................... 80
Immobiliser ................................ 80
Reduced engine power .............80
Autostop .................................... 80
Exterior light .............................. 80
High beam ................................. 80
Front fog lights ........................... 80
Rear fog light ............................. 80Cruise control............................ 81
Vehicle detected ahead .............81
Speed limiter ............................. 81
Traffic sign assistant ..................81
Door open .................................. 81
Displays ....................................... 81
Driver Information Centre ..........81
Info Display ................................ 86
Vehicle messages ........................87
Warning chimes .........................89
Battery voltage .......................... 90
Vehicle personalisation ................90
Telematics service .......................93
OnStar ....................................... 93
Instruments and controls69Warning lights, gauges
and indicators
Instrument cluster
The needles of the instruments briefly
rotate to the end position when the
ignition is switched on.
Speedometer
Indicates vehicle speed.
Odometer
The bottom line displays the recorded distance in miles.
Trip odometer The recorded distance is displayedsince the last reset.
Trip odometer counts up to
9999 miles and then restarts at 0.
Midlevel display
To reset, press SET/CLR on the stalk
for a few seconds 3 81.
Uplevel display
74Instruments and controlsControl indicators in the instrument cluster
Instruments and controls81Cruise control
m illuminates white or green.
Illuminates white
The system is on.
Illuminates green
Cruise control is active.
Cruise control 3 133.
Vehicle detected ahead
A illuminates green.
A vehicle ahead is detected in the
same lane.
Forward collision alert 3 136.
Speed limiter L illuminates in the Driver
Information Centre when Speed
limiter is active. Set speed is indicated
alongside L symbol.
Speed limiter 3 135.Traffic sign assistant
L displays detected traffic signs as a
control indicator.
Traffic sign assistant 3 144.
Door open h illuminates.
A door or the tailgate is open.Displays
Driver Information Centre The Driver Information Centre is
located in the instrument cluster.
Depending on the version and
equipment, the Driver Information
Centre is available as Midlevel
display or Uplevel display.
Driver Information Centre indicates
depending on the equipment:
● vehicle information and settings
● trip/fuel information
● economic information
The following indications appear if
required:
● warning messages 3 87
● gear shift indication 3 78
● drive mode indication 3 125
● tyre pressure warning 3 178
● seat belt reminder indication 3 76
● Autostop indication 3 120
● service information 3 77
134Driving and operatingPress m; control indicator m in
instrument cluster illuminates white.
Activation of the functionality Accelerate to the desired speed and
turn thumb wheel to SET/-, the
current speed is stored and
maintained. Control indicator m in
instrument cluster illuminates green.
Set speed is indicated on the display. Accelerator pedal can be released.
Vehicle speed can be increased by
depressing the accelerator pedal.
When the accelerator pedal is
released, the previously stored speed
is resumed.
Cruise control remains activated
while gearshifting.
Increase speed With cruise control active, hold thumb
wheel turned to RES/+ or briefly turn
to RES/+ repeatedly: speed
increases continuously or in small
increments.
Alternatively accelerate to the desired speed and store by turning to SET/-.
Reduce speed
With cruise control active, hold thumb
wheel turned to SET/- or briefly turn to
SET/- repeatedly: speed decreases
continuously or in small increments.
Deactivation of the functionality
Press y; control indicator m in
instrument cluster illuminates white.
Cruise control is deactivated. Last
stored speed remains in memory for
later speed resume.
Automatic deactivation:
● Vehicle speed is below approx. 20 mph.
● Vehicle speed drops more than 15 mph below the set speed.
● The brake pedal is depressed.
● The clutch pedal is depressed for
a few seconds.
● The selector lever is in N.
● Engine speed is in a very low range.
● The Traction Control system or Electronic Stability Control is
operating.
● Parking brake is applied.
● Simultaneous pressing RES/+
and brake pedal deactivates cruise control and will delete stored speed.
Resume stored speed
Turn thumb wheel to RES/+ at a
speed above 20 mph. The stored
speed will be obtained.
Driving and operating135Switching off the system
Press m, control indicator m in
instrument cluster extinguishes. The
stored speed is deleted.
Pressing L to activate the speed
limiter or switching off the ignition also switches off cruise control and
deletes the stored speed.
Speed limiter The speed limiter prevents the
vehicle exceeding a preset maximum
speed.
The maximum speed can be set at
speeds above 15 mph up to
125 mph.
The driver can only accelerate up to
the preset speed. Deviations from the
limited speed may occur when driving
downhill.
The preset speed limit is displayed in
the Driver Information Centre when
the system is active.Activation of the functionality
Press L. If cruise control has been
activated before, it is switched off when speed limiter is activated and
the control indicator m extinguishes.
Set speed limit Accelerate to the desired speed and
briefly turn thumb wheel to SET/-: the
current speed is stored as maximum
speed. Speed limit is displayed in the Driver Information Centre.
Change speed limit
With speed limiter active, turn thumb
wheel to RES/+ to increase or SET/-
to decrease the desired maximum
speed.
Exceeding the speed limit
When exceeding the limited speed
without driver input, the speed will
flash in the Driver Information Centre
and a chime sounds during this
period.
In the event of an emergency, it is possible to exceed the speed limit by
depressing the accelerator pedal
firmly nearly to the final point. In this case no chime appears.
Release the accelerator pedal and the speed limiter function is
reactivated once a speed lower than
the limit speed is obtained.
Driving and operating137Press V, the current setting is shown
on the Driver Information Centre.
Press V repeatedly to change the
alert sensitivity. The selected setting
is also displayed in the Driver
Information Centre.
Alerting the driver
The vehicle ahead control indicator A illuminates green in the instrument
cluster when the system has detected
a vehicle in the driving path.
Caution
The colour lighting of this control
indicator does not correspond to
local traffic laws on following
distance. The driver bears full
responsibility for maintaining safe
following distance according to
applicable traffic rules, weather
and road conditions etc. at all
times.
When the time to a potential collision
with a vehicle in front gets too small
and a collision is imminent, the
collision alert symbol pops-up in the
Driver Information Centre and the
driver gets notified by a warning
chime sound.
Depress the brake pedal and steer
the vehicle, if it is required by the
situation.
Deactivation
The system can be deactivated.
Press V repeatedly until the following
message appears in the Driver
Information Centre.
If the forward collision alert was
deactivated, alert sensitivity is set to
"medium" when ignition is switched on next time.
The settings "near", "medium" or "far" will be stored when the ignition is
switched off.