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Onlyfo ld there ar armr estbac kwhen the
cup holder isclosed. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto there ar armr estdue to
body weight When
folded out,there ar armr est can be
damag edbybody weight. #
Donotsit orsuppor tyo urself onthere ar
seat armr est. &
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NIN G‑Risk of/reand injuryfrom hot
cig arette light er
Yo ucan burnyo urself ifyo uto uc hth eho t
heating element orthesoc ketof thecig arette
light er.
In addition, 0ammablematerials mayignit eif:
R youdr op theho tcig arette light er
R ach ild holds theho tcig arette light erto
objects, forex am ple #
Alwayshold thecig arette light erby the
knob. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thecig arette
light erisout ofreac hof childr en. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbur nsfrom theta ilpipe
and tailpipe trims
The exhaus tta ilpipe andtailpipe trims can
become very hot.Ifyo ucome intocont act
wit hth ese partsof theve hicle, youcould burn
yo urself. #
Alwaysbe par ticu larlycar efular ound the
ta ilpipe andtheta ilpipe trims and super -
vise childr enespecia lly closel yin this
ar ea. #
Allo wvehicle partsto cool down before
to uc hing them. The
driving charact eristics ofyour vehicle are
depen denton thedistr ibution oftheload within
th eve hicle. Youshould bearthefo llo wing inmind
when loading theve hicle:
R Neverex ceed theper missible gross mass or
th egr oss axle weight rating forth eve hicle
(incl udin goccupan ts).The values arespeci/ ed
on theve hicle identi/cation plateon theve hi-
cle's B-pill ar.
R The load mustno tpr otru de abo vetheupper
edg eof theseat backrests.
R Alwaysplace theload behind unoccupied
seats ifpossible.
R Secur eth eload using thetie-do wneyes and
distr ibuteth eload evenly.
No teson drivi ng witharo of load
R Evenl ydist ribut eth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
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R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing. 102102
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When transpor tingroof loads andwhen the
ve hicle isfully loaded orfully occupi ed,select
dr ive pr og rams ; andA. Theseare
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Stow agespaces inthedoor s
2 Stow agecom partmen tin thear mr est witha
multimedia andUSB connection 3
Stow agecom partmen tin thefront cent er
console withaUSB port
4 Glovebox ThrThr
ough-loading f ough-loading
featur eatur
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ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back-
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eseat backrests areno teng aged and locked
in place, theloc kve ri/catio nindic ator willbe red.
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ements: ements:
R Tofold thecent erseat backrest forw ards: the
cent erseat backres thas been unlocked.
Yo ucan fold thecent erand outerseat backrests
fo rw ards separ ately. Sea
tsand stow ing
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ehicles wit ehicles
withamemor h
amemor yfunction : y
function :If necessar y,
when theseat backrest inthere ar passen ger
com partmen tis folded forw ard, thecor respond -
ing front seat willmoveforw ards slig htlyto avo id
a collision. #
Ifnecessar y,full yins ertth ehead restr aints
int oth ere ar seat backres t. The
release handles arelocat edbeneat hth ere ar
shelf . #
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right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
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ts ts
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pull right orleT release handle 1
and fold thecor respond ingseat backres tfo r-
wa rds. #
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the cent he
cent erseat bac er
seat backr kr
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tf t
for w or
war ar
ds: ds:
pull
re lease catch3 ofseat backrest 2for-
wa rds. #
Foldseat backrest 2forw ards. #
Ifnece ssary,rese tth edr iver's orfront
passeng erseat.
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olding bac olding
backt k
the r he
rear seat bac ear
seat backr kr
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped when
adjusti ngtheseats
When youadjust aseat, youma ytrap yourself
or ave hicle occupan t. #
When adjusting aseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanybody partsinthesw eep
of theseat. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag ecaused bytrapp ingthe
seat beltwhen folding backth eseat back-
re st Th
ese at beltco uld be come trap pe dan dth us
damag edwhen theseat backrest isfolded
bac k. 104104
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Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped when folding backth eseat backrest. #
Movethedr iver's orfront passeng erseat for-
wa rds, ifnece ssary. #
Foldthecor respond ingseat backres t1 back
unt ilit eng ages.
LeT LeT
andr and
right seat bac ight
seat backr kr
es es
ts: ts:
ifth eseat back-
re st isno teng aged andlock ed inplace, the
re dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator 2 willbe visi-
ble .
Cen t Cen
ter seat bac er
seat backr kr
es t es
t: :
if th eseat backrest is
no teng aged and lockedin place, there dloc k
ve ri/catio nindic ator 3 willbe visib le.
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R The leTand centerseat backrests are
eng aged and joined toget her.
Yo ucan lockth ecent erseat backrest release
catc hifyo uwa nttosecur eth etrunk against
unaut horized access .The cent erseat backrest
can then be folded forw ards onl yto get her with
th eleT seat backrest. #
Foldthecent erand leTseat backrests for-
wa rds. #
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loc kor unl oc k
or unl ock: k:
slide catch1 upw ards or
do wn wards. OvOv
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Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle
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Ex
am ple: 12Vsoc ketin thestow agecom partmen t
in thefront cent erconsole #
Foldup soc ketcap 1. #
Inse rttheplug ofthede vice.
12 Vsoc ke 12
Vsoc ketin t t
in the stow he
stow ag ag
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com par par
tmen twit tmen
twit h h
co v co
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if yo uha ve conn ectedade vice tothe12 V
soc ket,lea vetheco verof thestow agecom part-
men topen . USB
por USB
portin t t
in the r he
rear passen g ear
passen ger com er
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tmen t tmen
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Depen dingon theve hicle equipme nt,th e
design ofthestor ag ecom partment andthe numb
erofUSB portsinthere ar cent ercon-
sole mayva ry.
When theve hicle isswitc hedon,youcan charge a
USB devic e,suc has amobil ephon e,at USB ports
usin gasuit able chargin gcable. WW
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NIN GRisk ofinjurydue toobjects
being stowe dincor rectl y
If obje ctsintheve hicle interior arestowe d
incor rectl y,they can slide orbe thro wn aroun d
and hitvehicle occupan ts.Inaddit ion,cup
holder s,open stow agespaces andmobil e
phon ere cep tacles canno talw aysre tain all
objects within.
Ther eis arisk ofinjury, par ticular lyin the
eve ntofsud den brak ing orasud den chang e
in dir ecti on. #
Alwaysst ow objects sothat they cann ot
be thro wn aroun din suc hsitu ation s. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at obj ects donot
pr otru de from stow agespaces, parcel
ne ts or stow agene ts. #
Close theloc kable stow agespaces
bef orestar tin gajou rney . #
Alwaysst ow and secur ehea vy,har d,
poin ted, shar p-edg ed,fragile orbulky
objects inthetrunk/car gocom part-
ment. Obser
vetheno teson loadin gth eve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk of/refrom placin gobj ects
in themobile phonestor ag ecom partment
Placing other objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment couldconstit utea/r e
hazar d. #
Apar tfr om amobile phone, donotplace
an yot her objects inthemobile phone
st or ag ecom partment, especiall yth ose
made ofme tal. 108108
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Plac eth emobile phoneasclose tothecent er
of themar kedsur face on mat 1aspossible
wit hth edispla yfa cing upwards.
When amessag eis sho wninthemultimedia
sy stem, themobile phoneisbeing charge d.
Malfun ctionsduring thech argin gpr ocess are
sho wninthecentr aldispla y.
% The matca nbe remo vedfo rcleaning, e.g.
using clean, lukewa rmwater.
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cover er
Mak esur eth emobile phoneisproper lystored
an dse cu redto prev ent itfrom falling outwhile
yo uar edr iving. #
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o secur o
secur et e
the mobile phone: he
mobile phone: swingleve r2
out. InstInst
alling/r alling/r
emo emo
ving t ving
the he
0oor 0oor
mats mats
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. InstInst
alling alling
0oor 0oor
mats mats
#
Slide thecor respond ingseat backwards and
la y th e0oor matinthefo ot we ll. #
Press studs 1ontoholder s2. #
Adjust thecor respond ingseat.
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emo emo
ving vin
g0oor 0oor
mats mats
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Pullth e0oor mato.holder s2. 110110
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ior light ing ior
light ing InfInf
or or
mation aboutlightingsyst mation
aboutlightingsystems andy ems
andyour our
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esponsibil ity esponsibil
ity The
various lightin gsy stems oftheve hicle are
onl yaids. Thedriver oftheve hicle isresponsi ble
fo rcor rect vehicle illumin ation inaccor dance with
th epr ev ailin glig ht and visibilitycond itions, legal
re qu irements andtra1c situation. Light
switch Light
switch OperOper
ating t ating
the light switc h he
light switc h 0047
0063 LeT-handstanding lights
0048 0064 Right-hand standing lights
0049 0060 Parking lights andlicense platelam p
004A 0058 Automatic drivin glights (prefer redlight
switc hposition) 004B
0058 Lowbeam/high beam
6 005E Switchesthere ar fogligh ton /o .
Whe nlow bea misac tivated, the0060 indicat or
lam pfo rth epar king lights willbedeactiv ated and
re placed bythe0058 low- beam indicat orlam p. #
Alwayspar kyo ur vehicle safelyusin gsu1cie nt
lig htin g,inaccor dance withth ere leva nt leg al
stipula tions.
* N NO O
TE TE
Batt erydis chargin gby oper ating the
st an ding ligh ts Op
erating thestanding lightsovera per iod of
hour sputs astr ain onthebatt ery. #
Wher epossible, switchon theright 0064
or leT 0063 parking light. If
th ebatt eryis insu1c ientlych arge d, thestand-
ing lights orpar king lights willbeswitc hedo.
aut omaticall yto facilit ateth ene xt engine star t. 112112
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Swi
tc Swi
tching on high beam hi
ng on high beam #
Turn thelight switc hto the0058 or0058
position. #
Push thecombination switchin thedir ection
of arro w 1.
When thehigh beam isactiv ated, the0058
indicat orlam pfo rlo w beam willbedeactiv a-
te dand replaced bythe0057 indicat orlam p
fo rhigh beam.
Switc Switc
hing hing
o. o.
high beam high
beam #
Push thecombination switchin thedir ection
of arro w 1 orpull itin thedir ection ofarro w
3 .
High -beam High
-beam0asher 0a
sher #
Pull thecombination switchin thedir ection of
ar ro w 3.
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ur ur
nsign allight n
sign allight #
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o ind icat o
ind icat e e
br br
ie0y : ie0y
:push thecombination
switc hbr ie0y tothepoint ofresis tance inthe
dir ection ofarro w 2 or4.
The correspond ingturnsign allight will 0ash
th re etimes. #
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o indicat o
indicat econtinuousl y e
continuousl y: :
push thecombina-
tion switc hbe yond thepoint ofresist ance in
th edir ection ofarro w 2 or4.
Ve hicles withAc tiveLane ChangeAssi st:
R Atur nsigna lindica toractiv ated bythe
dr iver ma ycontinu eto oper atefo rth e
dur ation ofthelane chang e.
R Ifth edr iver indicat eddirectl ybef orehand
but alane chang ewa sno timmed iately
possibl e,thetur nsignal indicat orma yacti-
va te aut omati cally. AA
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deactiv atin
g/deactiv atingt atin
gthe hazar he
hazar dw d
war ar
nin glig hts nin
glig hts #
Press button1.
The hazar dwa rning lights willswitc hon automati-
call yif:
R The airbag hasbeen deployed. 114114
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andvisibility