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Safetyinformation
Warning
Useofasafetybelttobucklemorethanone
personwillpotentiallydefeattheabilityofthe
safetybelttoserveitsprotectivefunction.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Do
notallowmorethanonepersontowearasin#j
glesafetybelt.Infantsandchildrenarenotal#j
lowedonanoccupant'slap,butmustbetrans#j
portedandsecuredindesignatedchild
restraintsystems.
Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety
belts,canbelimitedorlostwhensafetybelts
arefastenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastened
safetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forin#j
stanceintheeventofanaccident,brakingor
evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.Makesurethatalloccupantsare
wearingsafetybeltscorrectly.
Warning
Witharearbackrestthatisnotlocked,thepro#j
tectivefunctionofthemiddlesafetybeltisnot
guaranteed.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanger
tolife.Ifyouareusingthemiddlesafetybelt,
lockthewiderrearseatbackrest.
Warning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety
belts,maynotbefullyfunctionalorfailinthe
followingsituations:
'xThesafetybeltsorsafetybeltbucklesare
damaged,soiled,orchangedinanyother
way.
'xBelttensionersorbeltretractorswere
modified.
Safetybeltscanbeimperceptiblydamagedin
theeventofanaccident.Thereisariskofinju#j
riesordangertolife.Donotmodifysafetybelts,
safetybeltbuckles,belttensioners,beltretrac#j
torsorbeltanchorsandkeepthemclean.Have
thesafetybeltscheckedafteranaccidentat
thedealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctuseofsafetybelts
'xWearthesafetybelttwist-freeandtightto
yourbodyoveryourlapandshoulders.
'xWearthesafetybeltdeeponyourhipsover
yourlap.Thesafetybeltmaynotpresson
yourstomach.
'xDonotrubthesafetybeltagainstsharp
edges,orguideitorjamitinacrosshardor
fragileobjects.
'xAvoidthickclothing.'xRe-tightenthesafetybeltfrequentlyupward
aroundyourupperbody.
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.
2.Insertthetongueplateintothesafetybelt
buckle.Thesafetybeltbucklemustengage
audibly.
Whenthesafetybeltisfastened,thedriver'sand
passenger'sbeltstrapsareautomaticallytight#j
enedonceafterdrivingaway.
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Unbucklingthesafetybelt1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up
mechanism.
Middlesafetybeltintherear
Bucklingthesafetybelt
1.Pullthelatchplateattheendofthebeltout
ofthefixtureontherearwindowshelf.
2.Insertthelowerbuckletongueinthebelt
buckle,arrow1.
3.Inserttheupperbuckletongueinthebelt
buckle,arrow2.
Safetybeltbucklesmustaudiblyclickinto
place.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthebeltbuckle.3.Usethebuckletongue,arrow1,toopenthe
secondsafetybeltbuckle,arrow2.
4.Guidethesafetybelttothefixtureontherear
windowshelf.
Safetybeltreminderfordriver's
seatandfrontpassengerseat
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignal
sounds.Makesurethatthesafetybelts
arepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
remindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsare
placedonthefrontpassengerseat.
Safetybeltreminderforrear
seats
Generalinformation
Thesafetybeltreminderisautomaticallyacti#j
vatedeachtimetheenginestarts.
Thesafetybeltreminderisalsoactivatedwhena
passengerunbucklesarearseatsafetybeltdur#j
ingthetrip.
Insomecountryversions,thesafetybeltre#j
minderisalsoissuedwhenthesafetybeltisnot
buckledandheavyobjectsareontherearseats.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterillu#j
minatesaftertheengineisstarted.
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SymbolDescriptionGreen:thesafetybeltisbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.
Red:thesafetybeltisnotbuckledon
thecorrespondingrearseat.
Safetymode
Incriticalsituations,forinstanceduringanemer#j
gencystop,thefrontsafetybeltstightenauto#j
matically.
Ifthesituationpasseswithoutanaccidentoccur#j
ring,thebelttensionrelaxes.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunbucklethesafetybeltus#j
ingtheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.Fas#j
tenthesafetybeltbeforecontinuingonyourtrip.
Frontheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan
causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.
'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersup#j
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.
'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadre#j
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback
ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducethepro#j
tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.
'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeende#j
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa
headrestraint.
'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstance
pillows,whiledriving.
Adjustingtheheight
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush
theheadrestraintdown.
'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
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Adjustingtheheight:MSport
seat
Pushswitchupordown.
Adjustingdistance
'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadre#j
strainttowardtherear.
'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe
front.
Aftersettingthedistance,makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance:MSport
seat
Thedistancetothebackoftheheadisadjusted
viathebackresttilt.
Adjustthedistancesothattheheadrestraintis
ascloseaspossibletothebackofthehead.
Removing
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbe
sittingintheseatinquestion.
1.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresist#j
ance.
2.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintoutcompletely.
Removing:MSportseat
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Installing
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstallthehead
restraint.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan
causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.
'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersup#j
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.
'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadre#j
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback
ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
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Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducethepro#j
tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.
'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeende#j
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa
headrestraint.
'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstance
pillows,whiledriving.
Foldingdowntheheadrestraints
Toimprovetheviewtotherear,theheadre#j
straintscanbefoldedback.Onlyfoldthehead
restraintbackifnoonewillbesittinginthecorre#j
spondingseat.
'xTotherear:pressthebutton,arrow1,and
foldtheheadrestraintbackward.
'xForward:foldtheheadrestrainttowardthe
frontasfarasitwillgo.Makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightoftheouterheadrestraintscanbe
adjusted.
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush
theheadrestraintdown.
'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
Removingtheouterhead
restraint
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbe
sittingintheseatinquestion.
1.Folddowntherearseatbackrestinquestion.
Enlargingthecargoarea,refertopage297.
2.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresist#j
ance.
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Integratedkey,refertopage85.4.Pressandholdtheintegratedkeyandthe
buttonatthesametime,arrows1,andpull
outtheheadrestraintcompletely.
Removingthecenterhead
restraint
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbe
sittinginthecenterseat.
1.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresist#j
ance.
2.Pressthebuttons,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintoutcompletely.Installing
Formounting,inserttheheadrestraintsinthe
mountsandslidedownuntilyoufeeltheresist#j
ance.
Aftertheinstallation,makesurethattheheadre#j
straintengagescorrectly.
Exteriormirrors
Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore
curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyinuse.Whenadriverprofileisselected,
thestoredpositioniscalledupautomatically.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind
couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofacci#j
dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehind
bylookingoveryourshoulder.
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Overview1Adjusting2Selectingamirror,AutomaticCurbMonitor3Foldinginandout
Adjustingelectrically
Pressthebutton.
Theselectedmirrormovesalongwiththe
buttonmovement.
Selectingamirror
Tochangeovertotheothermirror:
Slidetheswitch.
Malfunction
Incaseofanelectricalmalfunction,adjustthe
mirrorbypressingtheedgesofthemirrorglass.
Foldinginandout
NOTICE
Dependingonthevehiclewidth,thevehicle
canbedamagedinvehiclewashes.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Beforewashing,
foldinthemirrorsbyhandorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Foldingisonlypossibleuptoaspeedofapprox.
15mph/20km/h.
Foldingthemirrorsinandoutishelpfulinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xInvehiclewashes.'xOnnarrowroads.
Mirrorsthatwerefoldedinarefoldedoutauto#j
maticallyataspeedofapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Automaticheating
Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedas
neededandwhenthedrive-readystateis
switchedon.
Automaticdimmingfeature
Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisauto#j
maticallydimmed.Photocellsintheinteriormir#j
rorareusedtocontrolthis.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson
thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherformat#j
tingissue-low-lyingobstacleswhenparking,
forinstance.
Activating
1.slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.
2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirror
position.
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Interiormirror,manually
dimmable
Toreducetheblindingeffectoftheinteriormir#j
ror,fliptheleverforward.
Interiormirror,automatic
dimmingfeature
Generalinformation
Theinteriormirrorisdimmedautomatically.
Photocellsareusedforcontrol:
'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
mirrorandthewindshield.Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
Warning
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof
accident.Adjustngthesteeringwheelwhilethe
vehicleisstationaryonly.
Manualsteeringwheel
adjustment
1.Foldtheleverdown.2.Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferred
heightandangletosuityourseatingposition.
3.Foldtheleverbackup.
Heatedsteeringwheel
Overview
Buttonforheatedsteeringwheel
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Switchingon/off
Pressthebutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Ifthetripisresumedwithinapprox.15minutes
afteranintermediatestop,theheatedsteering
wheelactivatesautomaticallyifthefunctionwas
switchedonattheendofthelasttrip.
Memoryfunction
Concept
Thefollowingsettingscanbestoredand,ifnec#j
essary,retrievedusingthememoryfunction:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'xHeightoftheHead-upDisplay.
Generalinformation
Twomemorylocationswithdifferentsettings
canbesetforeachdriverprofile.
Thefollowingsettingsarenotstored:
'xBackrestwidth.'xLumbarsupport.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Usingthememoryfunctionwhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedseatorsteeringwheel
movements.Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.
Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyretrievethe
memoryfunctionwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe
seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#j
ment.
Overview
Thememorybuttonsarelocatedonthedriver's
door.
Storing
1.Setthedesiredposition.2.Pressthebutton.Thewritingonthe
buttonlightsup.
3.Pressdesiredbutton1or2whiletheLEDis
lit.Asignalsounds.
Callingupsettings
Pressthedesiredbutton1or2.
Thestoredpositioniscalledup.
Theprocedurestopswhenaswitchforsetting
theseatispressedoroneofthememorybut#j
tonsispressedagain.
Onceunderway,adjustmentoftheseatposition
onthedriver'ssideisdisabledafterashortwhile.
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Seatheating
Overview
Front
Seatheating
Rear
Seatheating
Switchingon
Pressthebuttononceforeachtemper#j
aturelevel.
Themaximumtemperatureisreachedwhen
threeLEDsarelit.
Ifadrivingmodeforoptimizingconsumptionis
activated,theheatingoutputisreducedifneces#j
sary.
Ifthetripiscontinuedwithinapprox.15minutes
afterastop,seatheatingisactivatedautomati#j
callywiththetemperatureselectedlast.
Additionalinformation:
Drivingmodesforoptimizingconsumption,refer
topage307.
Switchingoff
Pressandholdthebutton,untilthe
LEDsgoout.
Climatecontrolrules
Concept
Anumberofheatingandcoolingfunctionscan
beautomaticallyactivateddependingontheex#j
ternaltemperature.
Generalinformation
Theexternaltemperatureatwhichthefunctions
aretobeautomaticallyactivatedcanbesetvia
iDrive.
Activationisperformediftheexternaltempera#j
tureexceedsorfallsbelowthesettemperature
inthefirstfewminutesafterdrive-readystate
hasbeenswitchedon.Anewalignmentiscar#j
riedoutafterthesettingshavebeenchanged.
Dependingontheequipmentpackage,thefol#j
lowingfunctionscanbeautomaticallyactivated:
'xSeatheating.'xHeatedsteeringwheel.
Ifthetripiscontinuedwithinapprox.15minutes
afterastop,thefunctionsareactivatedautomati#j
callywiththelevelsthatwerelastselected.
Functionalrequirement
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