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T
To call up:
o call up: press or brie0y hold preset position
button 4,TorU.
ATer releasing the button, all systems are
mo ved into the stored position. S
S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag e ar
e ar eas
eas N
No
ot
tes on loading t
es on loading t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of poisoning from exhaust
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, such as carbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter theve hicle interior if theta il-
ga te is open when the engine is running, espe-
cially if theve hicle is in motion. #
Always switch o. the engine before
opening theta ilgate. #
Never drive with theta ilgate open. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury from unsecured
items in theve hicle
If objects, lug gage or loads are not secured or
not secured su1cient ly,they could slip, tip
ov er or be thro wn around and thereby hit vehi-
cle occupants.
There is a risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or a sudden change
in direction. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Before the journe y,secure objects, lug-
ga ge or loads against slipping or tipping
ove r. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toobjects
being st owed incor rectly
If objects in theve hicle interior are st owed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition, cup
holders, open st owage spaces and mobile
phone brac kets cannot alw aysreta in all
objects they contain. There is a
risk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Always st owobjects so that they cann ot
be thro wn around in such situations. #
Always make sure that objects do not
pr otru de from st owage spaces, lug gage
nets or st owage nets. #
Close the loc kable st owage spaces
before starting a jou rney. #
Stow and secure objects that are heavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or too
lar ge inthe load compartment. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from objects in
th e driver's foot we ll and front-passenger
fo ot we ll
Objects in the driver's foot we ll and front-
passenger foot we ll may impede pedal tr avel or
block a depressed pedal.
This jeopardises the operating and road saf ety
of theve hicle. 126 126
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Stow all objects in theve hicle securely
so that they cannot getinto the driver's
fo ot we ll or front-passenger foot we ll. #
Always /t the 0oor mats securely and as
prescribed in order toensure that there
is alw ays su1cient clearance forthe
pedals. #
Do not use loose 0oor mats and do not
lay multiple 0oor mats on top of one
ano ther. 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 55). &
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. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due toan open
load compartment 0oor
If yo u drive with the load compartment 0oor
open, objects could be 0ung around and hit
ve hicle occupants as a result. There is a risk
of injur y,particular lyin theev ent of sudden
braking or a sudden change in direction. #
Always close the load compartment 0oor
before a journe y. *
N NO
OTE
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. Seats and st
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WARNI NG
ARNI NG‑ 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 #
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 413).
R the load must not pr otru de abo vethe upper
edge of the seat backrests.
R when transporting objects in the load com-
partment, alw ays ins tallth e combined luggage
co ver and net (load compartment co ver and
partitioning net).
R always place the load behind unoccupied
seats if possible. R
secure the load using the tie-down eyes and
distribute the load evenl 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.
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 198).
% For more information on st owage compart-
ments and st owage areas, please referto the
Digital Owner's Manual. 128 128
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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 com par
partments
tments 1
Stow age spaces in the doors
2 Stow age compartment in the armrest with
USB ports and st owage space, e.g. for an
MP3 pla yer
3 Stow age compartment in the front centre
console with a USB port
4 Glovecompartment Thr
Thr
ough-loading f
ough-loading f eatur
eature in t
e in the r
he rear benc
ear benc h seat
h seat
(EASY
(EASY -PAC
-P AC K Quic
K Quic kf
kfold)
old) F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kr es
est f t forw
orw ar
ards
ds &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if there ar
ben chseat, rear seat and seat backrest
are not engaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat bac k-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even while theve hicle
is in motion.
R As a result, theve hicle occupant will be
pressed into the seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will not be able topro-
te ct as intended and could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Objects or loads in the boot or load com-
partment cannot be restrained bythe seat
backrest. #
Make sure that there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat and the seat backrest are
engaged before every trip. If
th e seat backrest is not engaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on the driver's displa y.
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The rear seat backrest head restraints are ful ly
inser ted.
Yo u can fold the centre and outer seat backrests
fo rw ards separatel y.
The right seat backrest can be folded forw ards
only toget her with the centre seat backrest.
The outer seat backrests are unloc ked electricall y. Seats and st
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V Vehicles wit ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V Vehicles wit ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one section of there ar seat backrest is folded
fo rw ards, the cor responding front seat will
mo veforw ards slightl y,if necessar y,to avo id a
collision. #
T
T o f
o f old t
old t he
heleT
leT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
ests ts
f
f orw
orw ar
ard:
d: pull right or leT button 1. #
T
T o f
o f old t
old t he centr
he centr e seat bac
e seat bac kr
kres
est f t forw
orw ar
ards:
ds: pull
re lease catch 3of seat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Fold seat backrest 2forw ards. F
F
olding t
olding t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
es t bac
t bac kw
kw ar
ards
ds
* NO
NOTE
TE Damage caused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding back the seat bac k-
re st The seat belt could become trapped and
thus
be damaged when the seat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Make sure that the seat belt is not trap-
ped when folding back the seat backrest. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout a memor
hout a memor y function:
y function:movethe
driver's or front passenger seat forw ards, if
necessar y. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h a memor
h a memor y function:
y function: if at least
one part of the seat backrest in there ar is fol-
ded bac k, the cor responding front seat will
automatically return tothe most recent origi-
nal position. 130
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Foldthe cor responding seat backrest 1back
until it engages.
LeT LeT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kr es
es ts:
ts: ifth e seat bac k-
re st is not engaged and lo cked, this will be
shown on the driver's displa y.
Centr Centr e seat bac e seat bac kr
krest:
est: ifth e seat backrest is
not engaged and loc ked, there d lock veri/ca-
tion indicator 2will be visible. Loc
Loc
king t
king t he r
he release catc
elease catc h of t
h of t he centr
he centr e r
e rear seat
ear seat
bac
bac kr
krest
est
R
R eq
equir uir ements:
ements:
R The leT and centre seat backrests are
en gage d and joined toget her.
Yo u can lock the centre seat backrest release
catch if youwa nttosecure the load compartment
against unauthorised access. The centre seat
backrest can then be folded forw ards only
to get her with the leT seat backrest. #
Foldthe centre and leT seat backrests for-
wa rds. #
T To loc o loc k:
k:slide catch 1upwards.
The release catch of the centre seat backrest
will be loc ked. #
T To unloc o unloc k:
k:slide catch 1down wards. Seats and st
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A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he angle of t
he angle of t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kr es
ests ts
(car
(car go position)
go position)
To enlar gethe load compartment, you can adjust
th e seat backrests so that they are ten deg rees
steeper (cargo position). #
Fold seat backrest forw ards (/ page 129). #
Movebrac ket1 inthe direction of the ar row. #
Push seat ba ckrest 2 back tobrac ket1
until the backrest engages. Load com
Load com
par
partment cov
tment cov er wit
er with par
h par tition ne
tition ne t (com-
t (com-
bined car
bined car go cov
go cover and ne
er and ne t)
t) N No
ot tes on t
es on t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
poor lysecured objects
The load compartment co ver alone cannot
secure or restrain he avy objects, items of lug-
ga ge or heavy loads.
Yo u could be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin theev ent of abrupt changes in direc-
tion, sudden braking or an accident. #
Always st owobjects in such a wayth at
th ey cannot be thro wn around. #
Secure objects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if you are using
th e load compartment co ver. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damage tothe load compartment
co ver when loading theve hicle The load compartment co
ver may be damaged
when theve hicle is being loaded. #
Do not place any objects abo vethe
lo we r edge of the side windo wsor on the
load compartment co ver. The load compartment co
ver and the partitioning
net form the combined luggage co ver and net.
When the load compartment co ver is clipped in,
no objects in the load compartment should
obstruct the lo wering mo vement of the co ver
when theta ilgate is closed. The load compart-
ment co ver will otherwise be raised again auto-
maticall y. 132
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Ext
ending/re
ending/re tr
tracting t
acting t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
T
To e
o e xt
xtend:
end: pull load compartment co ver1
back byhandle 2and clip it into the brac kets
on the leT and right.
The load compartment co verra ises automati-
cally when theta ilgate is opened and lo wers
again when theta ilgate is closed.
Re
Re tr
tracting
acting #
Remo veload compartment co ver1 from the
brac kets on the leT and right. #
Guide load compartment co ver1 forw ards
by handle 2until it is fully retracted. The handle strip of
there tracted load compart-
ment co ver1 can be used in thefo llowing posi-
tions: 1
Folded up by45° (loading position)
2 Horizontal position (driving position)
3 Folded down and loc ked in place (rattle-f ree
position when driving)
Inst
Inst alling/r
alling/r emo
emoving t
ving t he combined lugg
he combined lugg ag
age cov
e cov er
er
and net
and net
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The load compartment co ver and partition net
are retracted. R
R
emo
emo ving
ving
Re mo vethe combined luggage co ver and net from
th e load compartment, or from the leT-hand rear
door if the seat backrests are folded forw ards. #
Press but ton2. #
Foldthe combined luggage co ver and net
backwards with the seat backrest folded up. Seats and st
owing
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