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Opening
Pullthehandle.
Thelightintheglovecompartmentswitcheson.
Closing
Foldcoverclosed.
Locking
Theglovecompartmentcanbelockedwithan
integratedkey.Thispreventsaccesstotheglove
compartment.
Aftertheglovecompartmentislocked,therej
motecontrolcanbehandedover,suchasata
hotel,withouttheintegratedkey.
Driver'sside
Safetyinformation
Warning
Foldedopen,theglovecompartmentprotrudes inthecar'sinterior.Objectsintheglovecomj
partmentcanbethrownintothecar'sinterior
whiledriving,forinstanceintheeventofanacj
cidentorduringbrakingandevasivemaneuj
vers.Thereisariskofinjury.Alwaysclosethe
glovecompartmentimmediatelyafterusingit.
Opening
Pullthehandle.
Closing Foldcoverclosed.
Frontstoragecompartment
Thereisastoragecompartmentinthecenterconsole.
Compartmentsinthedoors
Generalinformation
Therearestoragecompartmentsinthedoors.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Breakableobjects,suchasglassbottlesor
glasses,canbreakintheeventofanaccident
orabrakingorevasivemaneuver.Brokenglass
canbescatteredinthecar'sinterior.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Do
notuseanybreakableobjectswhiledriving.
Onlystowbreakableobjectsinclosedstorage
compartments.
Centerarmrest
Front
Generalinformation Astoragecompartmentislocatedinthecenter
armrestbetweenthefrontseats.
Opening
Foldthecenterarmrestup.
Repositioning Thecenterarmrestcanbepushedforwardor
backwardandengagesintheendpositions.
Connectionforanexternalaudio
device
Anexternalaudiodevice,forinstanceanMP3 player,canbeconnectedviatheUSBaudioinj
terfaceinthecenterarmrest.
Storagecompartmentin
therear
Astoragecompartmentislocatedinthecenter
console.
Cupholders
Safetyinformation
Warning
Unsuitablecontainersinthecupholdersmay
damagethecupholdersorbethrownabout
thecarssinteriorintheeventofanaccident,an evasivemaneuver,orforcefulbraking.Spilled
liquidscandistractfromthetrafficconditions
andleadtoanaccident.Hotdrinkscandamage
thecupholderorleadtoscalding.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Do
notforceobjectsintothecupholder.Uselightj
weight,shatterproof,andsealablecontainers.
Donottransporthotbeverages.
Front
Twocupholdersarelocatedinthecenterconj sole.
Toopen:slidethecoverforward.
Toclose:slidethecoverbackward.
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Rear
NOTICE
Withanopencupholder,thecenterarmrest
cannotbefoldedbackup.Thereisariskof damagetoproperty.Pressbackthecoversbejforethecenterarmrestisfoldedup.
Inthecenterarmrest.
Pullthecenterarmrestforwardatthestrap.
Toopen:pressthebutton.
Toclose:pushbothcoversbackin,oneafterthe
other.
Clotheshooks
Safetyinformation
Warning
Clothingarticlesontheclotheshookscanobj structtheviewwhiledriving.Thereisariskof
accident.Whensuspendingclothingarticles fromtheclotheshooks,ensurethattheywill
notobstructthedriver'sview.
Warning
Improperuseoftheclotheshookscanleadtoa
riskofobjectsflyingaboutduringbrakingand
evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuryand
riskofdamagetoproperty.Onlyhanglightj
weightobjects,forinstanceclothingarticles,
fromtheclotheshooks.
Generalinformation
Pressonthetopedgetofoldopen.
Storagecompartmentsin thecargoarea
Storagecompartment
Astoragecompartmentislocatedontheleft
side.
Net Smallobjectscanbestowedinthenetontherightside.
Multi-functionhook
Notice
Warning
Improperuseofthemulti-functionhookscan leadtoariskofobjectsflyingaboutduring
brakingandevasivemaneuvers,forexample.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto
property.Onlyhanglightweightobjects,
suchasshoppingbags,fromthemulti-function
hooks.Onlytransportheavyluggageinthe
cargoareaifithasbeenappropriatelysecured.
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Overview
Amulti-functionhookislocatedontheleftsideinthecargoarea.
Tensioningstrap Atensioningstrapisavailableontheleftsidetrimforfasteningsmallobjects.
Lashingeyesinthecargoarea Tosecurethecargo,refertopage 233,there
arefourlashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Floornet
Tosecurethecargo,refertopage 233,thefloor
netcanalsobeused.
Storagecompartmentunderthe
cargofloorpanel
Forthestoragecompartmentunderthecargo
floorpanel,donotexceedamaximumloadof 44lbs/20kg.
Foldupthecargofloorpanel,arrow.
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Loading..................................................................................................... 232
Savingfuel................................................................................................ 235227
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogethersmoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand
driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconserjvativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Obj
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Donotexceedthemaximumengineandroad
speed:'xForgasolineengine4,500rpmand
100mph/160km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj ces.
From1,200miles/2,000km
Theengineandvehiclespeedcangraduallybe increased.
Tires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem Brakediscsandbrakepadsonlyreachtheirfull
effectivenessafterapprox.300miles/500km. Drivemoderatelyduringthisbreak-inperiod.
Clutch Thefunctionoftheclutchreachesitsoptimal
levelonlyafteradistancedrivenofapprox.
300miles/500km.Duringthisbreak-inperiod,
engagetheclutchgently.
Followingpartreplacement Thesamebreak-inproceduresshouldbeobj
servedifanyofthecomponentsmentioned
abovehavetoberenewedinthecourseofthe vehicle'soperatinglife.
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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentailgateprotrudesfromthevehicleand canendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparj ticipantsordamagethevehicleintheeventof
anaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.In
addition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinj
terior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Donotdrivewiththetailgateopen.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbe
avoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust gassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanamaximumof9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij
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mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximumspeedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithABSasastandard
feature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethatABSisinitsactive mode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.Functional
noiseshavenoeffectontheperformanceand operationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsinthemovementarea
aroundpedalsandfloorarea
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormats
thataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats.
Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresej
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerothertraffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake
discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainst corrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffijciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand
possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingefj
fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassisj
tance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskof accident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
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