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offront-seatpassengerairbags,refertopage 147.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea
childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheairj
bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerairj
bagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSENj
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Installingchildrestraint
systems
Generalinformation Payattentiontothespecificationsofthechildrej
straintsystemmanufacturerwhenselecting,inj stalling,andusingchildrestraintsystems.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thestabilityofthechildrestraintsystemislimj
itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatadjustj
mentorimproperinstallationofthechildseat.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Make
surethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurely againstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcorj
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats
andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadrej
straintsorremovethem.
Warning
Theprotectiveeffectofchildrestraintsystems
andtheirfasteningsystemswhichhavebeen
damagedorexposedtoanaccidentcanbelimj
itedorlost.Forinstance,achildcanmaynotbe
sufficientlyrestrainedintheeventofanaccij
dentorbrakingandevasivemaneuvers.There
isariskofinjuriesordangertolife.
Donotusedamagedchildrestraintsystemsor
childrestraintsystemsthathavebeenexposed
toanaccident,andreplacetheminstead.
Havedamagedchildrestraintsystemsorchild
restraintsystemsexposedtoanaccidentand
theirfasteningsystemscheckedand,where
applicable,replacedbythedealer'sservice
centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Onthefrontpassengerseat
Deactivatingairbags
Warning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheairj bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerairjbagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSENj
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsysteminthe
frontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefront,
kneeandsideairbagsonthefrontpassenger sidearedeactivated.
Deactivatethefront-seatpassengerairbagsauj
tomatically,refertopage 147.
Seatpositionandheight Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsystem,move
thefrontpassengerseatasfarbackaspossible
andbringitasfarupaspossibletoobtainthe
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bestpossiblepositionforthebeltandtooffer
optimalprotectionintheeventofanaccident.
Iftheupperanchorageofthesafetybeltisloj catedinfrontofthebeltguideofthechildseat,
movethefrontpassengerseatcarefullyforward
untilthebestpossiblebeltguidepositionis
reached.
Backrestwidth Adjustablebackrestwidth:beforeinstallinga
childrestraintsysteminthefrontpassengerseat,
openthebackrestwidthcompletely.Donot
changethebackrestwidthagainanddonotcall upamemoryposition.
Childseatsecurity
Therearsafetybeltsandthefrontpassenger
safetybeltcanbepermanentlylockedtofasten childrestraintsystems.
Lockingthesafetybelt
1.Pulloutthebeltstrapcompletely.2.Securethechildrestraintsystemwiththe
safetybelt.3.Allowthebeltstraptobepulledinandpullit
tightagainstthechildrestraintsystem.The
safetybeltislocked.
Unlockingthesafetybelt
1.Unbucklethesafetybeltbuckle.2.Removethechildrestraintsystem.3.Allowthebeltstraptobepulledincomj
pletely.LATCHchildrestraintfixing
system
Generalinformation LATCH:LowerAnchorsandTetherforChildren.Payattentiontotheoperatingandsafetyinforjmationfromthechildrestraintsystemmanufacj
turerwheninstallingandusingLATCHchildrej
straintfixingsystems.
MountsforthelowerLATCH
anchors
Theloweranchorsmaybeusedtoattachthe
CRStothevehicleseatuptoacombinedchild andCRSweightof65lbs/30kgwhenthechildisrestrainedbytheinternalharnesses.
Safetyinformation
Warning
IftheLATCHchildrestraintfixingsystemsare
notcorrectlyengaged,theprotectiveeffectof
theLATCHchildrestraintfixingsystemcanbe
limited.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Makesurethattheloweranchorsaresej
curelyengagedandthattheLATCHchildrej
straintfixingsystemfitssecurelyagainstthe
backrest.
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PositionSymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthemountsforthelower
LATCHanchors.
Seatsequippedwithloweranj
chorsaremarkedwithapair,(2),
ofLATCHsymbols.
Forvehiclesequippedwitha
middleseat:
Itisnotrecommendedtouse
theinnerloweranchorsof
standardouterLATCHpositions
tofastenachildrestraintsystem
onthemiddleseat.Usethevej
hiclesafetybeltinsteadforthe
middleseat.
BeforeinstallingLATCHchild
restraintfixingsystems
Pullthesafetybeltawayfromtheareaofthe
childrestraintsystem.
AssemblyofLATCHchildrestraintfixingsystems
1.Installchildrestraintsystem,seemanufacturj
er'sinformation.2.EnsurethatbothLATCHanchorsarepropj erlyconnected.Childrestraintsystems
withtetherstrap
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheupperretainingstrapisincorrectlyused
forthechildrestraintsystem,theprotectiveefj fectcanbereduced.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethattheupperretainingstrapdoes
notrunoversharpedgesandisnottwistedas
itpassestheupperanchor.
Warning
Iftherearbackrestisnotlocked,theprotective
effectofthechildrestraintsystemislimitedor thereisnone.Incertainsituations,forinstance
brakingmaneuversorincaseofanaccident,
therearbackrestcanfoldforward.Thereisa
riskofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethat
therearbackrestsarelocked.
NOTICE
Theanchorsfortheupperretainingstrapsof
childrestraintsystemsareonlyprovidedfor
theseretainingstraps.Whenotherobjectsare
mounted,theanchorscanbedamaged.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Onlymount
childrestraintsystemstotheupperanchors.
Anchors
Therespectivesymbolshowstheanchor
fortheupperretainingstrap.Seatswith
anuppertoptetheraremarkedwiththis
symbol.Itcanbefoundontherearseatbackrest
ortherearwindowshelf.
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Routingtheretainingstrap1Directionoftravel2Headrestraint3Hookforupperretainingstrap4Anchor5Seatbackrest6Upperretainingstrap
Attachingtheupperretaining
straptotheanchor
1.Raisetheheadrestraint,ifneeded.2.Guidetheupperretainingstrapbetweenor
alongbothsidesofthesupportsofthehead restrainttotheanchor.3.Ifthereisaretainingstrap,runitbetweenthe
backrestandthecargocover.4.Attachthehookoftheretainingstraptothe
anchor.5.Tightentheretainingstrapbypullingitdown.6.Lowerandlockheadrestraintsasneeded.Lockingthedoorsand
windowsintherear
Reardoors
Pushthelockingleveronthereardoorsdown.
Thedoorcannowbeopenedfromtheoutside
only.
Safetyswitchfortherear Pressthebuttononthedriver'sdoor.
TheLEDlightsupifthesafetyfunction
isswitchedon.
Thislocksvariousfunctionssothattheycannot
beoperatedfromtherear.
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DrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Start/Stopbutton
Concept PressingtheStart/Stopbuttonswitchestheignitiononoroffandstartstheengine.
Steptronictransmission:theenj
ginestartswiththebrakepedal
pressedwhenyoupresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Manualtransmission:theenginestartswiththe
clutchpedalpressedwhentheStart/Stopbutton
ispressed.
Ignitionon
Steptronictransmission:presstheStart/Stop
button,butdonotpressonthebrakepedalat
thesametime.
Manualtransmission:presstheStart/Stopbutton
withoutsteppingontheclutchpedal.
Allvehiclesystemsarereadyforoperation. Mostoftheindicator/warninglightsintheinstrujmentclusterlightupforavariedlengthoftime.
Tosavebatterypowerwhentheengineisoff,
switchofftheignitionandanyunnecessaryelecj
tronicsystems/powerconsumers.
Ignitionoff Steptronictransmission:presstheStart/Stop
buttonagainwithoutsteppingonthebrake.
Manualtransmission:presstheStart/Stopbutton
againwithoutsteppingontheclutchpedal.
Allindicatorlightsintheinstrumentclustergo
out.
Tosavebatterypowerwhentheengineisoff,
switchofftheignitionandanyunnecessaryelecj
tronicsystems/powerconsumers.
Safetymeasures Whenswitchingofftheignition,theselectorleverpositionPisengagedautomaticallyiftheselectorleverpositionR,DorM/Sisengaged.
Theignitionisswitchedoffautomaticallyinthefollowingsituationswhilethevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisoff:'xWhenlockingthevehicle,evenifthelow
beamsareswitchedon.'xShortlybeforethebatteryisdischargedcomj pletely,sothattheenginecanstillbestarted.'xWhenopeningorclosingthedriverdoor,ifthedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckledandthe
lowbeamsareswitchedoff.'xWhilethedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckled
withdriver'sdooropenandlowbeamsoff.
Thelowbeamsswitchtoparkinglightsafter
someminutesofnouse.
Radio-readystate
Generalinformation Intheradio-readystate,certainpowerconsumjersremainreadyforoperation.
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ActivatingWiththeenginerunning,presstheStart/Stop
button.
Iftheengineisnotrunningandtheignitionis switchedon:thesystemautomaticallyactivates
radio-readystatewhenthedoorisopenedifthe
lightsareswitchedofforthedaytimerunning lightsareswitchedon.
Radio-readystateremainsactiveif,forinstance
theignitionisautomaticallyswitchedoffforthe followingreasons:'xOpeningorclosingthedriver'sdoor.'xUnfasteningofthedriver'ssafetybelt.'xWhenautomaticallyswitchingfromlowbeamstoparkinglights.
Switchingoffautomatically
Theradio-readystateisswitchedoffautomatijcallyinthefollowingsituations:
'xIftheignitionisswitchedoffmanuallywiththeStart/Stopbutton.'xAfterapprox.8minutes.'xWhenthevehicleislockedusingthecentrallockingsystem.'xShortlybeforethebatteryisdischargedcomjpletely,sothattheenginecanstillbestarted.
Startingtheengine
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisinj
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpolluj
tantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inenj
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumuj
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresufj
ficientventilation.
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured
againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope, alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewithawheelchock.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofrepeatedstartingattemptsorrej peatedstartinginquicksuccession,thefuelis
notburnedorisinadequatelyburned.Thecataj
lyticconvertercanoverheat.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Avoidrepeatedstartingin quicksuccession.
Gasolineengine
Dependingonthemotorization,thefulldrive
powermaynotbeavailableforapproximately
30secondsafterstartingtheengine.Inthiscase,
thevehiclewillnotaccelerateasusual.
Steptronictransmission Startingtheengine
1.Depressthebrakepedal.2.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theignitionisactivatedautomaticallyforabrief
timeandisstoppedassoonastheenginestarts.
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Manualtransmission
Startingtheengine1.Depressthebrakepedal.2.Pressontheclutchpedalandshifttoneutral.3.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theignitionisactivatedautomaticallyforabrief
timeandisstoppedassoonastheenginestarts.
Enginestop
Safetyinformation
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwinj
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedinthevej hicle.Taketheremotecontrolwithyouwhen
exitingandlockthevehicle.
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewitha
wheelchock.
Steptronictransmission
Switchingofftheengine
1.EngageselectorleverpositionPwiththevej
hiclestopped.2.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theengineisswitchedoff.
Theradio-readystateisswitchedon.3.Settheparkingbrake.
Manualtransmission
Switchingofftheengine
1.Withthevehicleatastandstill,pressthe
Start/Stopbutton.2.Shiftintofirstgearorreverse.3.Settheparkingbrake.
AutoStart/Stopfunction
Concept
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionhelpssavefuel.
Thesystemswitchesofftheengineduringa stop,forinstanceintrafficcongestionorattraffic
lights.Theignitionremainsswitchedon.Theenj ginestartsautomaticallyfordrivingoff.
Generalinformation Dependingontheselecteddrivingmode,the
systemisautomaticallyactivatedordeactivated.
AftereverystartoftheengineusingtheStart/Stopbutton,theAutoStart/Stopfunctionisinthelastselectedstate.WhentheAutoStart/Stop
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functionisactive,itisavailablewhenthevehicle
istravelingfasterthanabout3mph/5km/h.
Enginestop
Functionalrequirements Theengineisswitchedoffautomaticallyduringa
stopunderthefollowingconditions:
Steptronictransmission:'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverposition D.'xThebrakepedalremainsdepressedwhilethevehicleisstopped.'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisbuckledorthedrivjer'sdoorisclosed.
Manualtransmission:
'xNeutralisengagedandtheclutchpedalisnotpressed.'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisbuckledorthedrivjer'sdoorisclosed.
Theairflowfromtheairconditionerisreduced
whentheengineisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster TheREADYdisplayinthetachjometersignalsthattheAuto
Start/Stopfunctionisreadyto
starttheengineautomatically.
Thedisplayindicatesthatthe
conditionsforanautomaticenj
ginestophavenotbeenmet.
Functionallimitations Theengineisnotswitchedoffautomaticallyin
situationssuchasthefollowing:
'xIncaseofasteepdownhillgrade.'xExternaltemperaturetoolow.'xTheexternaltemperatureishighandautoj
maticclimatecontrolisrunning.'xThecar'sinteriorhasnotyetbeenheatedor cooledtotherequiredlevel.'xTheengineisnotyetatoperatingtemperaj
ture.'xThewheelsareatasharpangleorthesteerj ingwheelisbeingturned.'xAfterdrivinginreverse.'xWherethereisariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolis
switchedon.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xAthigherelevations.'xThehoodisunlocked.'xTheparkingassistantisactivated.'xStop-and-gotraffic.'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionN,
M/SorR.'xUseoffuelwithhighethanolcontent.
Startingtheengine
Theenginestartsautomaticallyunderthefollowj
ingconditions:
'xSteptronictransmission:byreleasingthe
brakepedal.'xManualtransmission:clutchpedalispressed.
Aftertheenginestarts,accelerateasusual.
Safetymode
Aftertheengineswitchesoffautomatically,itwill notstartagainautomaticallyifanyoneofthefolj
lowingconditionsaremet:
'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckledandthe
driver'sdoorisopen.'xThehoodwasunlocked.
Someindicatorlightslightupforavariedlength oftime.
TheenginecanonlybestartedviatheStart/Stop
button.
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FunctionallimitationsEvenifdrivingoffwasnotintended,thedeactij
vatedenginestartsupautomaticallyinthefolj lowingsituations:'xExcessivewarmingofthecar'sinteriorwhen
theairconditioningisswitchedon.'xThesteeringwheelisturned.'xSteptronictransmission:changefromselecj
torleverpositionDtoR,NorM/S.'xSteptronictransmission:changefromselecj
torleverpositionPtoN,D,RorM/S.'xThevehiclebeginsrolling.'xWherethereisariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolis
switchedon.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xExcessivecoolingofthecar'sinteriorwhen
theheatingisswitchedon.'xLowbrakevacuumpressure;thiscanoccur,
forinstanceifthebrakepedalisdepresseda
numberoftimesinsuccession.
Activating/deactivatingthe
systemmanually
Usingthebutton
Pressthebutton.
'xLEDcomeson:autoStart/Stopfunctionis
deactivated.
Theengineisstartedduringanautomaticenj
ginestop.Theenginecanonlybestoppedorstarted
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xLEDgoesout:autoStart/Stopfunctionisacj tivated.
Switchingoffthevehicleduringan
automaticenginestop
Duringanautomaticenginestop,thevehiclecanbeswitchedoffpermanently,forinstancewhen
leavingit.
Steptronictransmission:
1.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.Theignitionis
switchedoff.TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionis deactivated.
SelectorleverpositionPisengagedautomatj ically.2.Settheparkingbrake.
Manualtransmission:
1.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.Theignitionis
switchedoff.TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionis deactivated.2.Shiftintofirstgearorreverse.3.Settheparkingbrake.
EnginestartasusualviaStart/Stopbutton.
Automaticdeactivation
Incertainsituations,theAutoStart/Stopfunction
isdeactivatedautomaticallyforsafetyreasons,
forinstanceifnodriverisdetected.
Malfunction
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionnolongerswitches
offtheengineautomatically.ACheckControl
messageisdisplayed.Itispossibletocontinue
driving.Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer's servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Parkingbrake
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstrollj
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewithawheelchock.
Applying
Theleverautomaticallyengagesafterbeing
pulledup.
Theindicatorlightlightsupred.The
parkingbrakeisset.
Lowerlight:indicatorlightinCanadian
models
Ifforonceuseduringdrivingisrequired,engage theparkingbrakeslightlyandholdthebuttondown.
Topreventcorrosionandone-sidedbrakeacj tion,lightlyapplytheparkingbrakeperiodically
whilecoasting,iftrafficconditionspermit.
Thebrakelightswillnotlightupiftheparking
brakeisset.
Releasing
Raiseleverslightly,pressthebuttonandguide theleverdown.
Turnsignal,highbeams,headlightflasher
Turnsignal
Turnsignalinexteriormirror Whendrivingandduringoperationoftheturn
signalsorhazardwarningsystem,donotfoldin
theexteriormirrors,sothatthesignallightson
theexteriormirrorareeasytosee.
Usingturnsignals
Presstheleverpasttheresistancepoint.
Tripleturnsignalactivation Lightlytaptheleverupordown.
Theturnsignalflashesthreetimes.
Thefunctioncanbeactivatedordeactivated.
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