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Opening orclosing thega rage doo r
Re quirement s:
R The corresponding buttonisprogr ammed to
oper ateth edoor . #
Press and hold buttons 1,2or3 until
th edoor opens orcloses. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes yello wafte r
appr oximat ely20 seco nds: press and hold
th epr ev iousl ypr essed buttonagain untilth e
door opens orcloses.
Clear ingthega rage doo rope nermemo ry #
Press and hold buttons 1and 3.
Indicat orlam p4 lights upyello w. #
Ifindicat orlam p4 flashes gree n: release
butt ons 1and 3.
The entire memo ryhas been deleted. Electr
icpar king brak e Fu
nction oftheelectr icpa rking brak e(app ly‐
ing automat ically) &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Changing thetra nsmiss ionposition .
R Startin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. The
elect ric pa rking brak eis applied ifth etra ns‐
mission isin position 005Dand one ofthefo llo w‐
ing con dition sis fulf illed:
R The engin eis switc hedoff.
R The seat belttongu eis no tins ertedin the
seat beltbuckleofthedr iver's seat andthe
dr iver's door isopened.
% Toprev ent application: pullthehandle ofthe
electr icpar king brak e.
In thefo llo wing situat ions,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis also applied:
R ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI Cis bring ing
th eve hicle toast ands till.
R The HOL Dfun ction iske eping theve hicle sta‐
tio nar y. 17
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Driving and parking

R
The electr icpar king brak ecann otbe
re leased orapplied
R Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
The automatic transmiss ioncanno tbe shif‐
te dto position 005Cor005D
% Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:If
th eaut omatic transmiss ioncann otbe shif‐
te dto position 005C,orthemultifunc tiondis‐
pla yin theins trument clusterdoes notsho w
an ything, have theve hicle transpor tedaw ay
( / pag e31 5). Atowing vehicle withlifting
eq uipment isrequ ired forve hicle transpor ta‐
tio n.
* NO
TEDama gedue totowing away at
exc essiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis‐
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen tow‐
ing atexc essiv elyhigh speeds orover long
dis tances. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. #
Atowing distan ceof30 miles(50 km)
mus tno tbe exc eeded. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent whento wing
a ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If ano ther vehicle istow- star tedor towe d
aw ay,its weight mustno texc eed theper mis‐
sible gross mass ofyour ow nve hicle, other‐
wise thefo llo wing could occur:
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed.
R The vehicle/tr ailercombination may
sw erve oreve nro llo ver. #
Ifano ther vehicle istow- star tedor
to we daw ay,its weight mustno texc eed
th eper missible gross mass ofyour ow n
ve hicle. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe daw ay,
its per missib legross weight mustno texc eed the
per missible gross weight oftheto wing vehicle. #
Information ontheper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle iden‐
tif ication plate(/ page35 4). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:Do
no topen thedr iver's door orfront passeng er
door ,ot her wise theaut omatic transmiss ion
aut omaticall yshif tsto position 005D. #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page31 7). #
Fasten theto w bar .
* NO
TEDama gedue toinc orrect connec‐
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconnect theto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deact ivat eth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page70). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function. #
Deact ivat eth eto w- aw ay alar m(/ page88) . #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st
( / pag e209). #
Vehicl eswith automatic transmiss ion:
Shif tth eaut omatic transmiss iontoposition
005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. 31
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Brea kdo wnassista nce

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions.
Do notcontinu edr ivi ng und eranycir cums tances. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Act
ive Hood Malfunction
See Operator's Manual *T
heactiv ehood (pedes trian protect ion) ismalfunct ioningorinoper ativeaf te rha ving alread ybeen trigg ered. #
Consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop.
0051 *A
tle as tone door isop en. #
Close alldo ors.
0066 *T
hehood isopen. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto driving withth ehood unlocked
The hood mayopen andblockyo ur vie w. #
Neverre lease thehood when driving. #
Beforeev erytrip, ensur eth at thehood isloc ked. #
Stop theve hicle immediat ely,pa ying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. #
Close thehood. 37
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Display messa gesand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Tr
af fic Sign AssistInoper ative..... ........ 391
Tr ans miss ionMalfun ction Stop ........... 379
Disp layon thewindsh ield
see Head- upDis play
Dis tance control
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
DI ST RO NIC
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
Do or
Ch ild sa fety lock (rear door s).......... ...... 62
Loc king(emer gency key) ................ .......7 1
Opening (from inside) ............................6 9
Po we rclosing function ..........................71
Un loc kin g(emer gency key) .................... 71
Un loc kin g(fr om inside ).........................6 9
Door controlpan el.....................................1 4
DO T,Tire Iden tificat ionNumbe r(TI N) ... 334
Do wn hilldr ivin gass ista nc e
se eDSR
Dr aw bar
see Tow- bar system
Dr inking anddriving ................................ 156 Dr
ive Awa yAssis t.... ................................ 234
Dr ive Awa yAssis t
see Protect ion agains tcollision
Dr ive position
Inser ting.......................................... ....1 69
Dr ive pr og ram dis pla y........... ............ ......166
Dr ive pr og rams
se eDY NA MIC SELE CT
Dr iver's seat
see Seat
Dr iving safetysy stem .............................1 81
ABS (Anti-lock Braki ng System) ........... 183
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 204
BA S(Br akeAssi stSystem) ............... ... 183
Cameras ........................................ ...... 182
EBD (electr oni cbr ak efo rc edis tribu‐
tion )..................................................... 185
ESP ®
Cr oss wind Assi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> 185
Ov ervie w .......................................... ... 182
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors........ ...... 182
Re sponsibili ty...................................... 181
ST EER CONTR OL............. ....................186 Dr
ivin gsy stem
see 360° Camer a
see ActiveBli nd Spo tAssi st
see ActiveDis tance AssistDIS TRONI C
see ActiveEmerg encyStop Assis t
see ActiveLa ne Chang eAssi st
see ActiveLa ne Keeping Assist
see ActivePa rking Assist
see ActiveSpe edLimi tAssi st
see ActiveSt eer ing Assis t
see AIRBODY CONTR OL
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind SpotAssis t
see Cruise control
see Driving safetysy stem
see DSR
see HOLD function
see Parking AssistPA RK TRONI C
see Rear vie wcam era
see Traf fic Sign Assist
Dr ivin gtips .............................................. 155
Dr inki ngand drivi ng ............ ................156
Gene raldr ivin gtips .............................1 56
No teson breaking-in ane wvehicle ..... 154
Op timized acceleration........................ 155 44
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High
-beamflasher ...............................1 27
High waymod e.....................................1 30
Int elligent Ligh tSy stem ....................... 129
Light switch..... .............................. ......1 26
Lo w-beam headlam ps.................... ...... 126
Pa rking light s.................................. .....1 26
Re ar foglam p................................. ..... 126
Re sponsibili tyforlig hting systems .......1 26
Se tting theex terior lighting switch-
of fdela ytime ...................................... 134
Se tting thelow beam ..................... ...... 134
St andi nglight s................................ .....1 26
Switc hingthesur round lighting
on /of f.................................................1 34
Tu rn signal light................................... 127
Limit edWa rranty
Ve hicle .................................................. 29
Limiting theopenin gang le(tailg ate) ...... 77
Liv eTr af fic Inf orma tion
Swit ching thetra ffic inf ormatio ndis‐
pla yon ................ ............................ .....2 61
Load index(tir es) .... ................................ 336
Load -bearing capacit y(tir es) ................. 336 Loading
..................................................... 117
Bag hook<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011>......117
Car gotie-do wn rings <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ..117
Def initio ns ............. .......................... ....338
No tes ................................................... 108
Ro oflugg agera ck <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 120
Load ing
see EASY-PAC Kloa d-secur ingkit
Loadin gguidel ines.................................. 108
Load inginforma tion table ...................... 329
Load s
Sec uring .............................................. 108
Loc king/u nlocking
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theaut o‐
matic locking featur e.............................7 0
Emerg encykey ...................................... 71
KEYLESS- GO................................... .......69
Opening theta ilg ate .............................. 72
Un loc kin g/op eningth edoor sfrom
th einside ..............................................6 9
Lo w-beam headla mps
Se tting <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 134
Swi tching on/of f<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 126 Lu
bricant additives
see Additiv es
Lu ggage
Pa rcel ne t............................................. 117
Secu ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011>108
Lu mbar support
se eLu mbar support(4-w ay)
Lu mbar support(4 -w ay)...........................9 3 M
Maint enanc e
Ve hicle .................................................. 22
Maint enance
see ASSYSTPL US
Malfunct ion
Re stra int system ................................... 36
Malfu nction messag e
see Displa ymessag e
Maneuv ering assis tance
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............236
Cr oss Traf fic Aler t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...235
Dr ive Aw ayAssi st<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 234
Mane uveringbr ak efunc tion<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 235 44
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