#
Always st owand secure heavy, hard,
poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or bulky
objects in the boot. Obser
vethe no tes on the cup holders.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h aut
h automatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.:
o.:objects trapped under the front
passenger seat may inter fere with the function of
th e automatic front passenger airbag shuto. or
damage the system. Please obser vethe no tes on
th e function of the automatic front passenger air-
bag shuto. (/ page 57).
* NO
NOTE
TEDamage tothere ar armrest due to
body weight When
folded out, there ar armrest can be
damaged bybody weight. #
Do not sit or support yourself on there ar
seat armrest. &
W
WARNING
ARNING ‑ Risk of accident or injury
when using the cup holder while theve hi-
cle is in motion
The cup holder cann othold a container secure
while theve hicle is in motion.
If yo u use a cup holder while theve hicle is in
motion, the container may be 0ung around
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pants may come into contact with the liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Yo u
could be distracted from tra1c conditions and
yo u may lose control of theve hicle. #
Only use the cup holder when theve hicle
is stationar y. #
Only use the cup holder for containers of
th eright size. #
Always close the container, particular lyif
th e liquid is hot. *
N NOOTE
TE Damage tothe cup holder When
there ar armrest is folded back the cup
holder could become damaged. #
Only fold there ar armrest back when the
cup holder is closed. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe st owage compart-
ment under the ashtr aydue tointense
heat The st
owage compartment under the ashtr ay
is not heat resis tant and could be damaged if
yo ure st a lit ci garette on it. #
Make sure that the ashtr ayis fully
engaged. &
W
WARNING
ARNING ‑ Risk of /re and injury from the
hot cigar ette lighter
Yo u can burn yourself if youto uch the hot
heating element or the soc ket of the cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials may ignite if:
R you drop the hot cigar ette lighter
R ach ild holds the hot cigar ette lighter to
objects, forex ample Seats and st
owing
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#
Always hold the cigar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Always make sure that the cigar ette
lighter is out of reach of children. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaust tailpipe and tailpipe trims can
become very hot. If you come into contact
with these parts of theve hicle, you could burn
yo urself. #
Always be particular lycareful around the
ta ilpipe and theta ilpipe trims and super-
vise children especially closely in this
area. #
Allow vehicle parts tocool down before
to uching them. The driving
characteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on the distribution of the load within
th eve hicle. You should bear thefo llowing in mind
when loading theve hicle:
R neverex ceed the permissible gross mass or
th e permissible axle loads forth eve hicle
(including occupants).
Information can be found on theve hicle identi-
/cation plate (/ page 480).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible.
R secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
Distribute the load on the luggage net hooks
ev enl y.
No tes on driving with a roof load
R Evenly dist ribute thero of load, and place
heavy objects at the bottom. Also comply with
th e no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 148). R
Drive attentivel y,and avoid suddenly pulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is fully loaded or fully occupied, select
drive prog rams ; andA. These are
designed tofocus on stability (/ page 226).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. S S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e spaces in t
e spaces in t he v
he vehicle int
ehicle int er
erior
ior Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he fr
he front st ow
ont st owag
age com
e compar partments
tments 150
150
Seats and st
owing
#
Foldtheta ble panels apart.
% The table panels can be rotatedfo rw ards or
backwards tobring them into a comfor table
position forth eve hicle occupants in there ar. #
T
To f
o f old in:
old in: fold theta ble panels toget her and
swing in thefo lding table.
R
R emo
emo ving t
ving t he handse
he handse t fr
t from t
om t he r
he rear st ow
ear st owage
age
com
com par
partment
tment Ve
hicles with elect rically adjus table rear outer seats #
Fold down there ar armrest. #
Open the st owage compartment in there ar
armrest . #
Tap handset 1.
Handset 1will rise. #
Remo vehandset 1. Ve
hicles with individual rear seats #
Open the st owage box in there ar-compart-
ment backrest . #
Press but ton1. #
Remo vethe handset. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of t
w of t he lugg
he lugg ag
age ne
e ne t hooks
t hooks Obser
vethefo llowing no tes:
R secure the load using the luggage net hooks.
R Do not use elastic straps or nets tosecure a
load. These are intended only as anti-slip pro-
te ction for light loads.
R Do not route lashing materials across sharp
edges or corners.
R pad sharp edges for pr otection.
Depending on the equipment installed, the boot
contains up tofour luggage net hooks. 152 152
Seats and st
owing
Using t
Using t
he bag hooks
he bag hooks &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury when using bag
hooks with heavy objects
The bag hooks cann otrestrain he avy objects
or items of lug gage.
Objects or items of luggage may be 0ung
around and hit vehicle occupants. #
Only hang light objects on the bag
hooks. #
Never hang hard, sharp-edged or fragile
objects on the bag hooks. #
Pull the bag hook 2down bytheta b1.
% Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 148). EASY EASY
-PAC
-P AC K boo
K boo t box
t box A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he height of t
he height of t he EASY
he EASY-PAC
-P AC K boo
K boo t box
t box
t
t o an
o an y position
y position &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped and
injured when raising the 0oor
Yo ur hands may become trapped on the frame
of the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox and objects may
be thro wn upwards. #
Ensure that your hands are not in the
ra nge of mo vement of the 0oor. #
If someone becomes trapped, carefully
push the centre of the 0oor down ward. #
Remo veall objects from the 0oor before
ra ising it. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
pressing the EAS Y-PA CK bo otbox in
Yo ur hands may become trapped when you
are pressing the boot box into there tracted
position. Children, in particular, may injure
th emsel ves when doing so. Seats and st
owing
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155
*
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage topanorama sliding sun-
ro of caused byroof luggage rack If
th e panorama sliding sunroof is opened
when a roof luggage rack is /t ted, the pano-
ra ma sliding sunroof may be damaged bythe
ro of luggage rack. #
Do not open the panorama sliding sun-
ro of if a roof luggage rack is /t ted. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothe co vers The co
vers may be damaged and scratched
when being opened. #
Do not use me tallic or hard objects. #
Carefully fold co vers 1 upwards in the direc-
tion of the ar row. #
Secure thero of luggage rack tothefa stening
points benea thcovers 1 . #
Comply with the installation inst ructions of the
ro of luggage rack manufacturer. #
Secure the load on thero of luggage rack. Cup holders
Cup holders
Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he cooling or heating function f
he cooling or heating function f or t
or the
he
t
t em
em per
per atur
atur e-contr
e-contr olled cup holder on or
olled cup holder on or o.
o. When
the heating function is used, the me tal
insert of the cup holder is heated. Forth is reason,
yo u must not reach into the cup holder insert.
When placing glasses in thete mp erature-control-
led cup holder, do not close the co ver of the st ow- age compartment in
there ar cent reconsole
because the glasses may tip over. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press button 2until the blue
(keep cool) or red (keep warm) indicator lamp
on the button lights up. #
T
To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press button 2until the indica-
to r lamp on the button goes out.
% Clean there mo vable rubber mat only with
clean, luk ewarmwater and thete mp erature-
controlled cup holder 1only with a soT
clo th. Seats and st
owing
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159
Ve
hicles with a rear ben chseat or elect rically adjust-
able outer seats in there ar Ve
hicles with individual rear seats #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a r
h a rear benc
ear benc h seat or electr
h seat or electr icall
ically
y
adjust
adjust able out
able out er seats:
er seats: openthe electronics
compartment in there ar cent reconsole. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h individual r
h individual r ear seats:
ear seats:openthe
st ow age compartment in there ar cent recon-
sole. #
Open soc ket 0ap 3. #
Inse rtthe plug of the device into 230 V soc ket
2 .
When the on-board electrical system voltage is
su1cient, indicator lamp 1lights up. USB por
USB por
t in t
t in the r
he rear passeng
ear passeng er com
er compar
partment
tment Depending on
theve hicle equipment, theve hicle
has thefo llowing USB ports in there ar passen ger
compartment:
R Onvehicles with individual rear seats: in the
st ow age compartment of there ar cent recon-
sole .
R Onvehicles with a rear ben chseat or elect ri-
cally adjus table rear outer seats: in the elec-
tronics compartment in there ar cent recon-
sole .
R Onvehicles with a rear ben chseat or elect ri-
cally adjus table rear outer seats: in the st ow-
age compartment in there ar seat armrest .
% These USB ports in there ar passen ger com-
partment can be used tocharge a mobile end
device. Seats and st
owing
161
161
Example:
vehicles with individual rear seats #
T
To open:
o open: pullthe handle on refrigerator box
1 and fold down the co ver of there frigerator
box. #
T
To switc
o switc h on:
h on:press but ton2 repeatedly until
an indicator lamp (low cooling) lights up or two
indicator lamps (high cooling) light up. #
T To switc
o switc h
ho.:
o.: press button 2repeatedly until
bo th indicator lamps go out. R
R
emo
emo ving or
ving or /tting
/ttingt
the r
he r efr
efrig
iger
er at
ator box
or box Inst
Inst
alling
alling #
Remo vecover cap 1. #
Open loading 0ap 2inthere ar compartment
until the loading 0ap loc ksinthe highest posi-
tion (/ page 153). #
Pull upwards and hold handle 7.
The connection torefrigerator box 4is
unloc ked. Seats and st
owing
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163
Example:
vehicles with individual rear seats #
Open the st owage compartment in there ar
cent reconsole. #
Place the mobile phone as close tothe centre
of mat 1as possible with the display facing
upwards.
When the indicator lamp at the front of the
mobile phone system lights up, the mobile
phone is being charge d. In addition, malfunc-
tions during the mobile phone's charging proc-
ess are shown bythe indicator lamp 0ashing
th re e times.
% The mat can be remo vedfo r cleaning, e.g.
using clean, luk ewarmwater. %
Obser vethe no tes on loading theve hicle
(/ page 148). F F
itting and r
itting and r emo
emoving t
ving t he
he0oor
0oor mats
mats &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toobjects
in the driver's foot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll may impede
pedal tr avel or block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road saf ety
of theve hicle. #
Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always /t the 0oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order toensure that there
is alw ays su1cient room forth e pedals. #
Do not use loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on top of one ano ther. F F
itting
itting 0oor
0oormats
mats #
Slide the cor responding seat backwards and
lay the 0oor mat in thefo ot we ll such that it
/ts. #
Press studs 1onto holde rs2 . #
Adjust the cor responding seat. Seats and st
owing
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