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hicle.Consultthismanualtodeterminehowthisreducestheavailablecargoandluggageloadcapacityofyourvehicle.
Load
Themaximumloadisthesumoftheweightoftheoccupantsandthecargo.
Thegreatertheweightoftheoccupants,the lesscargothatcanbetransported.
Stowingandsecuringcargo
'xCoversharpedgesandcornersonthecargo.'xHeavycargo:stowasfarforwardaspossible, directlybehindandatthebottomoftherear
passengerseatbackrests.'xVeryheavycargo:stowasfarforwardaspos#j
sible,directlybehindandatthebottomofthe
rearpassengerseatbackrests.Whentherear seatisnotoccupied,secureeachoftheouter
safetybeltsintheoppositebuckle.'xIfnecessary,folddowntherearbackreststo stowlargecargo.'xDonotstackcargoabovethetopedgeofthebackrests.'xSmallerandlightercargo:securewithratchet
strapsorwithacargonetordrawstraps.'xLargerandheavycargo:securewithcargo
straps.Lashingeyesinthecargo
area
Generalinformation Attachloadsecuringaids,suchaslashingstraps,
tensioningstraps,drawstrapsorcargonets,to
thelashingeyesinthecargoarea.
Lashingeyes
Therearefourlashingeyesinthecargoareafor
securingcargo.
Multi-functionhook
Generalinformation Amulti-functionhookislocatedontheleftsideinthecargoarea.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Improperuseofthemulti-functionhookscan leadtoariskofobjectsflyingaboutduring brakingandevasivemaneuvers,forexample.
Thereisariskofinjuryandriskofdamageto property.Onlyhanglightweightobjects,
suchasshoppingbags,fromthemulti-function
hooks.Onlytransportheavyluggageinthe
cargoareaifithasbeenappropriatelysecured.
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Foldingdown
Pressonthemulti-functionhookandturnuntilitengages.
Net
Smallobjectscanbestowedinthenetonthe
leftside.
Storagecompartmenton
therightside
Astoragecompartmentisavailableontheright
sideofthecargoarea.
Storagecompartmenton theleftside
Generalinformation Astoragecompartmentislocatedontheleftsideinthecargoarea.
Opening
Pullthehandle.
Withemergencywheel:storagecompartmentunderthecargofloorpanel
Generalinformation Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthecargo
floorpanel.
Opening
Foldupthecargofloorpanel.
Closing Pushthecargofloorpaneldownward.
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Through-loadingsystem
Concept
Thecargoareacanbeenlargedbyfoldingdown
therearseatbackrests.
Generalinformation Therearseatbackrestisdividedataratioof40#m
20#m40.Thesiderearseatbackrestsandthe centersectioncanbefoldeddownseparately.
Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldeddownfromthecargoarea.Thecentersectioncanbesepa#j
ratelyfoldeddownfromtherear.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Dangerofjammingwithfoldingdowntheback#j rests.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#jmentoftherearbackrestandtheoftheheadrestraintisclearpriortofoldingdown.
Warning
Ifarearseatbackrestisnotlocked,unsecured cargocanbethrownaboutthecar#ssinterior;
forinstance,intheeventofanaccident,braking oranevasivemaneuver.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethattherearseatbackrestislocked
afterfoldingitback.
Warning
Thestabilityofthechildrestraintsystemislim#j
itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatadjust#j
mentorimproperinstallationofthechildseat.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Make surethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurelyagainstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcor#j
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats
andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadre#j
straintsorremovethem.
NOTICE
Vehiclepartscanbedamagedwhenfolding
downtherearbackrest.Thereisariskofdam#j agetoproperty.Makesurethattheareaof
movementoftherearbackrestincludinghead
restraintisclearwhenfoldingdown.
Foldingdowntherearseat
backrestfromthecargoarea
1.Unlockthebeltlockofthecentersafetybelt
intherearusingthelatchplateofanother safetybelt.2.Insertthelatchplateattheendofthebeltintothespeciallydesignatedfixtureontherearwindowshelf.3.Pushthecorrespondingheadrestraintdownasfarasitwillgo.4.Pullthecorrespondingleverinthecargoareatoreleasetherearseatbackrest.Theun#jSeite303CargoareaCONTROLS303
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lockedrearseatbackrestmovesforward
slightly.5.Foldtherearseatbackrestforward.
Foldingbackthebackrest
1.Returntherearseatbackresttotheupright
seatpositionandengageit.2.Releasethebelttonguefromthefixtureon therearwindowshelf.3.Insertthebelttongueinthebeltlockofthe
centersafetybelt.Makesureyouhearthe latchplateengage.
Foldingdownthecentersection
1.Folddownthecenterheadrestraint.2.Pullleverandfoldthecentersectionforward.Withanemergencywheel:
enlargingthecargoarea
Concept
Theemergencywheelandanyrelatedcompo#j nentscanbetemporarilyremovedtoenlargethe cargoarea.
Removingtheemergencywheel
andthestoragecompartments
1.Toremovethecargoareafloor,pullitupward directlybehindtherearbackrests.2.Opentheratchetstrap.3.Removethetoolholder.4.Removetheemergencywheelfromthestor#j
agewell.5.Loosentheratchetstrapfromthelashing
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6.Removethestoragecompartment.7.Removethestoragewell.8.Insertthecargofloorpanel.
Insertingtheemergencywheel
andthestoragecompartments
Proceedinreverseordertoinserttheemergencywheelandthestoragecompartments.
Skiandsnowboardbag
Theskiandsnowboardbagiscontainedina
protectivejacketinthecargoarea.
Followtheinstallationandowner'smanualin#j cludedintheprotectivejacket.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment:remove
theemergencywheelfromthevehicletomount
theskiandsnowboardbag.
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoach#j ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithade#j
lay.Thereisariskofaccident.Afterinstalling newpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconser#jvativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.Ob#j
servethebreak-inproceduresoftherespective partsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km
Donotexceedthemaximumengineandroad
speed:'xForgasolineengine4,500rpmand
100mph/160km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstan#j ces.
From1,200miles/2,000km
Theengineandvehiclespeedcangraduallybe increased.
Tires Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem Brakediscsandbrakepadsonlyreachtheirfull
effectivenessafterapprox.300miles/500km. Drivemoderatelyduringthisbreak-inperiod.
Followingpartreplacement Observethebreak-inproceduresagain,ifcom#j
ponentsmentionedabovearereplaced.
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Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetrunklid
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle andcanendangeroccupantsandothertrafficparticipantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers.
Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar'sinterior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetrunklidopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.
Hotexhaustgassystem
Warning
Hightemperaturescanoccurunderneaththe body,forinstancecausedbytheexhaustgassystem,whiledriving.Contactwiththeexhaust
gassystemcancauseburns.Thereisariskof
injury.Donottouchthehotexhaustgassys#j tem,includingtheexhaustpipe.
Warning
Ifcombustiblematerials,suchasleavesor
grass,comeincontactwithhotpartsoftheex#j
haustgassystem,thesematerialscanignite.
Thereisariskoffireandinjuries.Donotre#j movetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapply
undercoatingtothem.Makesurethatnocom#j
bustiblematerialscancomeincontactwithhot
vehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleorduring
parking.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
Warning
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescanin#j
fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse
onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual
interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthe
car'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercan
formbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
Drivingthroughwater
Generalinformation Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:
'xDeactivateAutoStart/Stopfunction.'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8inches/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
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Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwa#j
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompart#j ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxi#j mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithanAntilockBraking
SystemABSasastandardfeature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatre#j
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Pulsationofthebrakepedalandsoundsfromthe
hydrauliccircuitsindicatethattheAntilockBrak#j ingSystemABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.However,func#j
tionalnoiseshavenoeffectontheperformance
andoperationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsintheareaaroundthe
pedals
Warning
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofaccident.Stowobjectsinthe vehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcannotenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloormatsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcanbe
safelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuseloose
floormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloormats. Makesurethatthereissufficientclearancefor
thepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsarese#j
curelyfastenedagainaftertheywereremoved,
forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,gen#j
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother
traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable whenyouneedit.
Hills Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the
brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffi#j
ciency.
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskof
accident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
Warning
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff,
safetyfunctions,forinstanceenginebrakingef#j fect,brakingassistanceandsteeringassis#jtance,maynotbeavailable.Thereisariskofaccident.Donotattempttodriveinidlestateor
withtheengineswitchedoff.
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Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination
onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,con#j
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunder#j
neaththevehicle.
Flagbracket
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Athighspeeds,amountedflagcancause damagetothevehicle,theflagbracket,andthe
flagitself.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Donotexceedaspeedof80mph/130km/h. Removeflagbeforetripsathighspeeds.
Overview
Theflagbracketislocatedonthesideoftheve#j
hicle.
Mounting
1.Removetheprotectivecap.2.Insertflaghorizontally.3.Turntheflagclockwiseby90ptolockthe flag.
Roof-mountedluggage
rack
Generalinformation Roofracksareavailableasspecialaccessories.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Whendrivingwitharoofload,forinstancewith
roof-mountedluggagerack,thevehicle'scen#j
terofgravityishigher,whichincreasestherisk ofthevehicletippingincriticaldrivingsitua#j
tions.Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskof damagetoproperty.DonotdeactivateDSCDynamicStabilityControlwhendrivingwithroofload.
Roofdriprailwithflaps
Thefixingpointsarelocatedintheroofdriprail
abovethedoors.
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Foldthecoveroutward.Mounting
Followtheinstallationinstructionsoftheroof
rack.
Besurethatadequateclearanceismaintained fortiltingandopeningtheglasssunroof.
Magneticroof-mountedluggage
racks
Becauseofthealuminumroof,magneticroof-mountedluggagerackscannotbeused.
Loading
Becauseroof-mountedluggageracksraisethe vehicle'scenterofgravitywhenloaded,they
haveamajoreffectonvehiclehandlingand
steeringresponse.
Therefore,notethefollowingwhenloadingand
driving:
'xDonotexceedtheapprovedroof/axleloads andtheapprovedgrossvehicleweight.'xBesurethatadequateclearanceismain#j
tainedfortiltingandopeningtheglasssun#j
roof.'xDistributetheroofloaduniformly.'xTheroofloadshouldnotextendpastthe loadingarea.'xAlwaysplacetheheaviestpiecesonthebot#j
tom.'xSecuretheroofluggagefirmly,forinstance
usingratchetstraps.'xDonotletobjectsprojectintotheopening pathofthetrunklid.'xDrivecautiouslyandavoidsuddenaccelera#jtionandbrakingmaneuvers.Takecorners
gently.
Drivingonracetracks
Warning
ThevehicleisnotdesignedforuseinMSport ormotorsporttypecompetition.Thereisarisk
ofaccident.DonotusethevehicleforMSport ormotorsporttypecompetitions.
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring
racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.This
wearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.
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