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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. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe tossed about inthese or
similar situation s. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at obj ect sdo not
pr oject from stow agespac es,parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespac es
bef orest ar tin gajo ur ne y. #
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. &
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 . #
Alw aysbe par ticular lycareful whenin
th evicinit yof theta ilpipe andtailpipe
tr ims and super visechildr envery
clos elywhe nin this area. #
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 The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backres ts.
R Alw aysuse thepar tition netwhen transpor t‐
ing objec tsinthecar gocom partmen t.
R Alw aysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
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 agespac ein thedoor s
2 Stow agecom partment inthear mr estwit ha
multimedia andUSB connect ion
3 Stow agecom partment inthefront cent er
con sole withaUSB connect ion
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Loc
king/u nlocking thegl ove box #
Turn theemer gency keya qu artertur ncloc k‐
wise 0048(to loc k)or count er-cloc kwise 0047(to
unloc k). Openi
ngtheey eg lasses compartmen t #
Pres sbu tton 1.
Ope ning the stowage com partmen tin the
re ar armr est #
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 &
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. 10
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#
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yof theins trument
clus ter.A wa rning tone willal so sou nd.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc ked, there dloc kve rificati onindi catorwillbe
vis ible.
The cent erand outerseat backres ts can befol‐
ded forw ards separ ately.
The outerseat backres ts areunloc kedelect ri‐
cal ly.The release buttons arelocat edinside the
cargo compartment. #
Inser tseat belttongu e1 intosea tbe lt
ex tende r2. #
Ifat leas tone secti onofthere ar seat back‐
re st isfolded forw ards, thecor responding
fr ont seat willmoveforw ards sligh tly, ifnec ‐
essar y,to avoid acollision. #
Ifnecessar y,fully inser tth ere ar seat back‐
re st head restra int s. Seat
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#
Leftand right seat backres ts: pull thelef t
or right release handle 3.
The corresponding seatbackres twill fold for‐
wa rds. #
Cent erseat backres t:pull release catch5
of seat backres t4 forw ards. #
Foldseat backres t4 forw ards. #
Ifnec essar y,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat.
Fo lding there ar seat backres tbac k
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat
bac kres t The
seat beltcould become trapped andthus
damag edwhen theseat backres tis folded
bac k. #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped when folding backth eseat back‐
re st. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for‐
wa rds, ifnecessar y. #
Foldthecor responding seatbackres t1
bac kuntil 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.
A wa rning tone willal so sou nd. 10
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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 be folded forw ards onlytoge ther wit h
th elef tseat backres t. #
Foldthecent erand leftseat backres ts for‐
wa rds. #
Toloc k:slide catch1 upw ards.
The release catchofthecent erseat backres t
will belocked. #
Tounlo ck:sl id e catc h1 down wards. Lo
we ring and raising there ar oftheve hicl e &
WARNIN GRisk ofentr apment from vehi‐
cle lowe ring
Whe nlowe ring theve hicle, people could
become trapped ifth eir limbs arebe tween
th eve hicle body andthetir es orunder neath
th eve hicle. #
Mak esur eno one isunder neathth e
ve hicle orintheimmediat evicin ityof
th ewheel arch es when theve hicle is
being lowe red. Re
quirement s:
R allvehicle doorsar eclosed
R ther eis no trailer coupled
R ther eis no bicy clerack installed
R thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d; ifnec es‐
sar y,star tth eengine Seats
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Lo
we ring there ar oftheve hicl e #
Apply theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Shif tth etra nsmiss iontoposition 005D
(/ page16 3). #
Pullswi tch1 intheright- hand cargocom‐
par tmen ttr im brief ly.
Indicat orlam p2 flashes untilth eve hicle
has been lowe red. When
there ar oftheve hicle hasbeen com‐
ple tely lowe red, indicat orlam p2 remains
lit.
Lo we ring isint erru pte din thefo llo wing situa‐
tion s:
R ave hicle doorisopened
R switc h1 ispulle dag ain
R theve hicle ismo ving atspeeds great erthan
1. 2 mp h(2 km/h)
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently activedrive pr ogr am if
yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h)wit hth ere ar oftheve hicle low‐
er ed. The Vehicle RisingPlease Waitmes‐
sag eappea rsinthemultifunc tiondispla y.
If indicat orlam p2 flashes twiceand there ar of
th eve hicle does notlo we r: #
Mak esur eth at there qu iremen tsareme t.
Ra ising there ar oftheve hicl e #
Che ckifth ebatt eryis suf ficie ntly charge d. If
nec essar y,star tth eengine. #
Pull switc h1 brief ly.
Indic ator lam p2 goes out.
The vehicle willberaised tothecur rently
sel ect edleve l.
% The vehicle isaut omaticall yse tto theleve l
of themos tre cently activedrive pr ogr am if
yo udr ive at spee dsgreat erthan 1.2 mp h
(2 km/ h)wit hth ere ar oftheve hicle low‐
er ed. The Vehicle RisingPlease Waitmes‐
sag eappea rsinthemultifunc tiondispla y.
If th eve hicle canno tbe raised: #
Ensur eth at thebatt eryis suf ficie ntly
ch arge d; ifnec essar y,star tth eengine .
The raising proces scom men ces. 10
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Car
gocom partmen tco ver Ext
endin g/retra ctin gth ecar gocom part‐
men tco ver &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thecar gocom partmen tco ver
canno tsecu reor restra in hea vyobje cts,
it ems oflugg ageand heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin gtie -do wns ,eve nif yo uar eusin g
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. *
NO
TEDama getothecar gocom part‐
ment coverwhen loading theve hicle The
cargocom partment coverma ybe dam‐
ag ed when loading theve hicle. #
Donotplace anyobject sabo vethe
lo we redg eof theside windo wsoron
th ecar gocom partmen tco ver. The
cargocom partmen tco veris att ached
behi ndtheseat backres tof there ar ben chseat. #
Toextend: pull cargocom partmen tco ver1
bac kby grab han dle2and clipitint oth e
holder son thelef tand right. #
Toretract: unhook cargo compartment
co ver1 from theholder son thelef tand
ri ght and guide itforw ards bygrab han dle2
unt ilit is full yre tract ed.
In stalli ng/ remo ving the cargocom partmen t
co ver
Re quirement s:
R The cargocom partment coveris retract ed. #
Toremo ve:pr ess intheend capofcar go
com partmen tco ver1 ontheright-h and
side. #
Push cargocom partmen tco ver1 into
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#
Take cargo compartment cover1 out by
pulling itupw ards. #
Toins tall: place cargocom partment cover
1 intore cess 2onthelef t-hand side. #
Press intheend capofcar gocom partmen t
co ver1 ontheopposit eside andinser t
car gocom partmen tco ver1 intoot her
re cess 2. #
Slide theend capoutw ards. At
tac hin g/r emoving thepa rtitioning net &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbeing poorlysecur ed
On itsown,thepar tition netcann otsecur e
or restra in hea vyobje cts, items oflugg age
and heavyloads.
Yo uco uld behit byan uns ecur edload during
sudden chang esindir ect ion,br akin gor in
th eev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysst ow object sin suc hawa yth at
th ey canno tbe thro wn around . #
Sec ureobj ect s,lugg ageor loads
ag ains tslippin gor tipp ingover,e.g. by
usin glashi ngmat erial, evenwh en you
ar eusin gth epar tition net. Fo
rsaf etyre ason s,alw aysuse apar titioning net
when transpor tingaload.
Damag edpar titioning nets can nolong erfulf ill
th eir protect ive func tionsand mustbe replaced.
Vi sit aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Pa
rtition ingnetwit hout cargocom partment
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