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key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example .
The door ca nnot be opened for a br ief period di­
rect ly after loc king it. This way you have the op ­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 32.
WARNING .1!!!!!!!!!. !!..-
Read and heed a ll WARNINGS ~.& in Descrip­
tion on page
2 7.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left stand ing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity senso r switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it .
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle 's abi lity to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 267.
Central locking switch
Fig. 20 Drive r's door: central loc king switch
Open ing and closing
Fig. 21 Rear doo r: ce ntra l locking sw it c h
"' To lock the vehicle, press the~ button ~,&. .
"' To unlock the vehicle, p ress the @l button .
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The L ED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
-Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pulling the door
handle .
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door ha ndle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to allow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
-The central locking switch also works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the~ but­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially c hildren .
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
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Opening and clo sin g
Lock) c::> page27. You can unlock the vehicle
again using the
crl button in the central lock­
ing switch.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
.,. Se lect : the ICARI function button > (C ar) * Sy s­
tems
control button > V ehi cle sett ing s > (C en­
t ral lock ing )* .
Door unlo cking -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Dri ver door should unlock. The l uggage
compartment lid also unlocks when
All is select­
ed . If you select
Dri ver in a vehicle with a conven­
ience key*, only the door whose handle you pull
will unlock.
If you select D river , all the doo rs and luggage
compartment lid will un lock if you press the
@l
button on the remote control key twice .
Disable tailg ate handle -If you selec t On , the
luggage compartment lid hand le is locked. I n
this case the luggage compartment lid can be opened with the~ button on the remote control
key or with the
l a l button* in the driver 's door. In
veh icles with a convenience key*, you can st ill
open the luggage compartment lid using the handle if an author ized remote control key is
nea r th e p rox imity se nsor* .
Fold mirrors when locking * -if you select On ,
the exterior rea rview mirro rs fold in automatical ­
ly when you press the
l@J butto n on the remote
control key or to uch t he senso r* in the handle.
Lock when dr iving1> -if you select On , the vehicle
locks automatically when dr iv ing . All of the doors
and the luggage compartment lid lock.
Tone when lockin g l) -if you select On, a tone
will sound when you lock the ve hicle.
l) Thi s fun ctio n is not a vailab le in all coun tries.
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Emergency unlocking and locking the doors
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails .
Fig. 22 D river's doo r: door loc k cy linder
F ig . 23 Door : eme rge ncy loc king
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If the central locking system malfunctions, you
must un lock/lock the doors separately using the
mechan ica l key.
Unlocking /locking the d river 's door with the
mechanical key
.,. Remove the integrated mechanical key
c::> page 29 or use the separate mechanica l key .
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position
@ c::> fig . 22 .
.,. To lock the driver's doo r, move t he selector lev ­
er to the P pos ition (automatic transm ission)
and turn the key
on e time to the close posit ion
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Locking the front pa ssenger's door /rear
doo rs with the mechanical key
The eme rgency lock is loca ted on the rear side of
the front passenger's door and the rear doo rs .
It
is only vis ible whe n the doo r is ope n. .,.

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.. Remove the integrated mechanical key
¢
page 29 or use the separate mechan ical key .
.. Pull the cap out of the opening
¢ fig. 23 .
.. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢ A in Descrip­
tion on page
27.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
b reak-in, audio and visual warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual. It
switches
off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the alarm is triggered, it w ill shut off automat­
ically after a ce rtain amount of time. Switch the
ignition on or press the~ button on the remote
control key to turn
off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: vehicles with automat ic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fig. 24 Drive r's door : opening the luggage compartment
lid
Open ing and closing
Fig. 25 Luggage compa rt me nt lid: @clos ing butto n,@
l ock button (vehicles w ith conve nie nce key• )
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.. Press and hold the lal button on the remote
control key for at least one second. Or
.. Pull the~ button in the driver's door briefly
¢fig. 24 . Or
" Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the button lal in the driver's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed¢,&. . Or
.. Press the
la l button in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 25 . The luggage compartment
lid will go down automatically and close¢,&. .
Or
" Press and hold the button
la l on the remote
control key until the luggage compartment lid
is closed (vehicles with convenience key*) ¢ ,&. .
Make sure there is enough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a maximum 9 feet (3 m) of distance.
Or
" Press the~ button ¢
fig. 25 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles with convenience
key*) . The remote control key must not be
more than approx imately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not
be inside the vehicle . The luggage compart­
ment lid w ill automatically close and lock. The
vehicle locks¢,&. . Or
.. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compartment lid will go down
automatically and close¢,&. .
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Opening and closin g
Setting th e lugg age c ompartm ent lid open
p os itio n
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position
c::> (D . The position must be
at a certain height or higher to store.
~ Press and hold the~ button for at least four
seconds to store the new open position . A visu ­
al and aud io signal w ill follow.
~ To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward.
~ Press and hold the~ button again for at least
four seconds to store the new open position .
The opening/closing p rocess w ill stop immedi­
ately if:
- You pull/release the
la! button in the driver 's
doo r, or
- You press/release the~ button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles wit h convenience key*) , or
- You press the
!a l or [®] button (vehicles with
convenience key*) in the luggage compartment
li d, or
- You push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid , or
- You press against the luggage compartment l id
against the d irect ion it is mov ing, or
- When something blocks the luggage compart ­
ment l id or makes it diff icult for the lid to
move .
If you press the handle or one of the~ or[®] but­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now , the
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on what ang le it is at .
.&_ WARNING
-Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> &. in De­
scription on page 2
7.
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed . Otherwise it co uld open
suddenly when the vehicle is moving.
- T o help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while
driv ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage
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area, because then the luggage compart­
ment lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the luggage compartment lid left
open. A child could craw l into the car
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children play in or around
your veh icle. Always keep t he luggage com­
pa rtment lid as well as the veh icle doors
closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inattentive ly or without checking first. Al­
though the closing force of the luggage compartment lid is limited, you can still se­
rious ly injure yourself or others .
- Always ensu re that no one is within range of
the luggage compartment lid when it is moving, in particular close to the hinges and
the upper and lower edges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the luggage com­
partment lid or help it when it is be ing
opened or closed automat ically .
(D Note
The l uggage compartment lid can bump into
objects s uch as the garage ceiling when open­
ing and become damaged .
(D Tips
-The settings in the Infotainment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can
be opened using the handle
c::> page 32 .
-There are audio signa ls when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
control key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
l a! button in the driver's door .
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by press ing the
!a l button o n the remote
control key . The luggage compa rtment lid
locks automat ica lly when it is closed again.
- You can close the l uggage compartment lid
using the remote contro l key (vehicles with

Opening and closing
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated .
Fig. 28 Sect ion of driver's doo r: c hil d safety lock butto ns
• To activate/deactivate the inner doo r handle
and the power w indow switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/right
[!I button in the
driver's door~
fig. 28. The ind icator light in the
button t urns on/blinks.
• To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
[±l buttons one
after the other.
.&_ WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularl y when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise children
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the risk of an accident.
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Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 29 D river 's doo r: power win dow controls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two -stage function :
Opening and closing the windows
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• To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat io n will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again .
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pu ll the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
@ Left front door
@ Right front door
@ Left rear door
@ Right rear door
.&_ WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise chil­
dren could start the engine or operate elec­
tr ical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an accident. The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened.
- Pay careful attention when clos ing the win­
dows. Pinching could cause serious injuries .
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-When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
(D Tips
-The windows will automatica lly lower ap­
prox imately 0 .4 inches (10 mm) when you
open the doors.
- When the window in the dr iver's or front
passenger 's doo r is comp letely open, it w ill
raise approximate ly 1 inch (25 mm) when
t h e door is opened. The w indow w ill lower
again when you close the door .
- You can still open and close t he windows for
appro ximately 10 mi nutes after tur ning the
i gni tion off . The power w indows do not
swi tch off until t he d river's doo r o r front
passenger 's doo r has been opened.
Convenience opening
All of the windows and th e sunroof* can be
opened at once.
The settings in the Infotainment system spec ify
which windows will open .
Convenience opening feature
• Press and hold the~ button on the remote
contro l key unt il all of the windows reach the
desired position and the su nroof* is ti lted open .
Setting convenien ce open ing in the
Infotainment system
• Se lect : the ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys ­
tems control button > Vehicle settings > Cen­
tra l locking
> Long-pre ss to open windows .
To enable convenience opening of the w indows
and the roof*, the
Front windows , Rear windows
and Roof functions must be sw itched On .
.&_ WARNING
For security reason s, the windows a nd th e
sunroof* ca n only be opened w ith t he re m ote
co ntrol key a t a maxim um dis tanc e of app rox­
imate ly 6 f eet (2 m) from the vehicle .
Opening and closing
Correct ing power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions .
• Pull the power window switch up until the win­
dow is completely raised .
"' Release the switch and p ull it up aga in fo r at
least one second .
Sunroof
Description
Applies to: vehicles with sliding/tilt ing sunroof
Fig. 30 Sectio n of head lin er: sunroof butto n
@ Tilting/sliding
"'To tilt the su nroof co mplete ly, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
• To o pen t he su nroof com plete ly, pull the sw itc h
briefly to the sec ond level
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• To select an intermedi ate position, p ress/p ull
the switch to the f irst level until the desired po ­
sition is reached .
@ Opening/sliding (version 1)
• To move the roo f into t he reduced w ind no ise
posi tion, p ress t he but ton back briefly to t he
second level. The roof will open all the way if
you press the b utton back to the second level
aga in.
"' To close the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch forward b riefly to the second level
c:> &.
"' To select an intermediate posi tion, p ress/p ull
t h e switch fo rwa rd/back to the first level unt il
t he de sired pos ition is re ache d.
@ Opening/sliding (version 2)
"' To open the su nroof complete ly , press the
sw itch back to just before the second level.
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Lights and Vision
Messages in the instrument clu ster display
Headlight a ssis t: System fault !
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected. You can still switc h the
h igh beams on or off manually.
Headlight as sist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The senso r is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshield. Do not place any stickers in th is area on the windshield.
A WARNING
H igh beam assistant is only i ntended to assist
the driver . The dr iver is still responsible for
cont ro ll in g the head ligh ts a nd switc hing
t hem manually depend ing on light and v isibil­
i t y condition s. It may be necessary to operate
th em m anually i n situ ations such as:
- In adve rse weathe r cond it ions s uch as fog,
he avy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying wa te r.
- On roads w here oncoming traffi c may be
pa rtiall y obscu red, s uch as ex pressways.
- Whe n there are road users t hat do not have
s ufficient ligh ting, s uc h as bicycle rs o r
vehicles wi th dirty ta il lamps.
- In tight cu rv es and o n steep hills.
- In poorly lit areas .
- With strong reflectors , such as signs.
- If the area of the windshield near the senso r
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker.
Adjusting the exterior l ighting
The funct ions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system.
~ Se lect : I CAR I functio n button> (Car) * Systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
light ing .
Automatic headlights
You can adj ust the fo ll ow ing settings in the Au­
tomatic headlight s
menu:
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Activation sensitivity -you can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Medium or Late ac­
cording to the sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Auto-dimming high beams * -yo u can switch t he
high beam assistant *
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models :
the daytime running lights can be
swi tched on/off. Select
On or Off .
Canada models:
this function cannot be sw itched
off . They act ivate automatically each time the ig­
nit ion is switched on .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ig nit ion off
and open the d river's door . To turn the function
o n, select
Lights when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To turn
the function on, se lect
Lights when unlocking
car > On .
The coming home and leav ing home functions
on ly operate when it is dark and the light switch
i s in the
AUTO pos ition .
Emergency flashers
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Fig. 35 Cente r conso le : emergency f las her bu tton
The emergency flashe rs makes other d rivers
aware of your veh icle in dangerous situations.
~ Press the~ button to switch the emergency
flashers on or off .
You can indicate a lane change or a tur n w hen the
emergency flashers are switched o n by using the "'

Lights and Vision
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 39 Drive r's door: knob for the exterior mirrors
Turn the knob to the desired position:
Q/ P -adjusts the left/right exterior mirror.
M ove the knob in the desired direction.
®-Heat the mir ror glass depend ing on the o ut­
side temperature .
~ -Folds the exterio r m irrors* . In the Infotain­
men t sys tem, yo u can selec t if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the vehicle
q page 32 .
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb w hen back ing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. Fo r thi s to happen, the knob must be in
the posit io n for the front passenger's outside
mirror .
You can adjust the t ilted mi rror surface by turn­
ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of reverse and into anothe r gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are us ing.
The mirror goes back into its o rigina l position
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off.
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or aspheric*)
enlarge the field of vision . However, they
ma ke objects i n the mirror appear smaller
and farther away. Your may estimate i ncor-
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rect ly w hen you use these mirro rs to gauge
your d istance from t he veh icles beh ind you
when chang ing lanes, which inc reases the risk
of an acc ident.
(D Note
- If the mi rror housing was moved by fo rce
( f or example, by runn ing into an object
when maneuvering the vehicle), the m irror
must be fo lded a ll the way in us ing the pow­
er folding fu nction . T he m irror hous ing
must not be moved back into place by hand
because t his wo uld impair the func tion of
t he mir ror mechani sm.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic ca r
wash, you mus t fold t he ex ter ior mirro rs in
to reduce the r is k of damage to the m irro rs.
N ever fold power fo ld ing exterior mi rrors *
by hand . On ly fold them in and out using
the power controls .
(D Tips
-If the power adjusting func tion malfunc ­
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad­
justed by p ressing on the edge of it by hand.
- The e xte rior m irro r settings are stored w it h
the memory fu nctio n* ¢
page 5 0.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto ­
matic* dimming rearview mirror.
Fi g. 40 A utomat ic dimming rearv iew mirr or*
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror back. Iii>-

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function. Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly .
- The washer fluid nozzles for the windshie ld
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignition is on .
- When stopping temporarily, such as at a
traffic light, the speed of the windshie ld
wipers automatically reduces by one leve l.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
streaks. Use a soft cloth and a glass cleaner.
.. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position
c::> page 47.
.. Fold the windshield wiper arms away from the
windshield .
.&_ WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair v i­
sion, which increases the risk of an accident .
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 44 Remov ing windshield wiper blades
Wind shield wiper ser vice po sition /blade
rep lacement position
-
.. Switch the ign ition off and move the windsh ield
wiper lever to position © briefly
c::> page 46 ,
fig. 43. The windsh ie ld w ipers move into the
service posit io n.
.. To bring the w iper blades back into the origina l
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
windshield wiper lever .
You can a lso turn t he service position on or
off in
the Infota inment system :
Lights and Vision
.. Sw itch the windshie ld wipers off (posit ion @
¢page 46, fig. 43) .
.. Select: the I CAR I funct ion button > (C ar )* Sys­
tem s
control button > Service & checks > Wip ­
er change po sition .
> On/Off
Remo ving the wiper blad e
.. Fold the windshie ld wiper arm away from the
w indshield .
.. Press the locking knob©
c::> fig. 44 on the wiper
blade. Hold the wiper blade firmly.
.. Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow .
Install ing the wiper blade
.. Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm@until it clicks into place.
.. Place the wiper arm back on the windshield .
.. Turn the service pos ition
off .
.&_ WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windshield wipe r
b lades should be rep laced once o r twice each
year .
([) Note
-Only fold the w indshie ld w ipers away when
they are in the service pos ition . Otherwise,
you risk damaging the paint on the hood o r
the winds hield wiper motor.
- Yo u should not move your ve hicle or operate
the winds hield wiper leve r when the wipe r
arms a re folded away from the windshie ld.
T he windsh ie ld wipers wou ld move back in­
t o their or iginal pos ition and could damage
the hood a nd windshie ld .
(D Tips
- Yo u can also use the service posit ion , for e x­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot a ct ivate the serv ice posit io n
when the hood is open .
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from 1 through 5. You can switch the selected massage on/off using the button @~
page 48,
fig. 45.
Lumbar support -you can ad just the lumbar sup­
port up/down and to be stronge r/weaker .
Side section seat * -you can inc rease/decrease
the latera l s u pport in the seat using the side bol­
sters a t the seat su rface and the back res t.
Upp er thigh support * -yo u can increase/de­
crease the upper t high suppo rt.
@ Tips
- The massage function switches off a uto­
matically after approx imately 10 minutes.
- The air in the s ide bolsters* is released as
soon as the driver's door opens. This makes i s possibl e to enter and exit the vehicl e
more comfortab ly. As soon as you s tart driv­
i ng the ve hicle, the s ide bo lsters fi ll.
Center armrest
There is a storage compartment under the arm­
rest.
F ig. 47 Center armrest between the driver 's/fron t pas ­
se nge r's seats.
Adjusting the center armr est
... To adjust the ang le, raise the armrest from the
sta rt ing pos it ion .
... To bri ng the armrest bac k into t he starting po­
s it ion, ra ise it o ut of the top notch and fold it
back down.
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Seats and storag e
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to: vehicles with adjustable head restraints
Fig. 4 8 Front seat: adj ust ing the head restra int
Adjust the head restraints so t he upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of yo ur head . If that
is not possible, try to adjust as close to th is posi­
t ion as poss ible. Push the head restraint as close
as possible to the back of the head.
" To
move the head restraint up or forward
~ fig . 48, s lide it un til it locks into place .
" To
move the head restra int down or back, press
t he button on the side -ar row- and s lide the
head rest raint until it locks into pla ce.
A WARNING
- Always read and follow the app licab le warn­
ings~
& in Proper adjustment of head re­
straints on page 133 .
-Driving w ith the head restra ints no t in the
up right position increases the r is k of se rious
in jury.
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