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Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Safeseatingposition
Aseatingpositionthatsuitablymeetstheneeds
oftheoccupantsisessentialforrelaxeddriving
withminimumfatigue.
Inanaccident,thecorrectseatingpositionplays
animportantrole.Complywiththenotesinthe followingchapters.
Forfurtherinformation:
'xSeats,seepage 121.'xSeatbelts,seepage 124.'xHeadrestraints,seepage 126.'xAirbags,seepage 195.
Seats
Safetynotes
WARNING
Adjustingtheseatduringajourneycouldcause
theseattomoveunexpectedly.Youcouldlose controlofthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccijdent.Onlyadjusttheseatonthedriver'sside
whenatastandstill.
WARNING
Ifthebackrestisangledbacktoofar,theproj tectivefunctionoftheseatbeltwillnolonger beguaranteed.Thereisariskofslidingundertheseatbeltintheeventofanaccident.There
isariskofinjuryorevendeath.Adjusttheseat beforestartingthejourney.Adjustthebackresttothemostuprightpositionpossible,anddo
notchangeitduringthejourney.
WARNING
Thereisariskofentrapmentwhentheseats
aremoved.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial
damage.Beforemakinganyadjustment,make
surethattheareaofmovementoftheseatis
clear.
Electricallyadjustableseats
General Thedriver'sseatsettingissavedforthecurrent
profile.Ifadriverprofileisselected,thesaved
positionisretrievedautomatically.
Thecurrentseatpositioncanbesavedusingthe
memoryfunction.
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Overview1Backrestwidth2Forward/back,height,seatangle3Backresttilt,headrestraint4Lumbarsupport
Forward/back
Presstheswitchforwardsorbackwards.Height
Presstheswitchupordown.
Seatangle
Tilttheswitchupordown. Backrestangle
Tilttheswitchforwardsorbackwards.
Thighsupport
Sportseat
Pulltheleveronthefrontoftheseatandadjust
thethighsupportforwardsorbackwards.
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Lumbarsupport
Principle
Thecurvatureofthebackrestcanbechangedto
providesupportforthelumbarregion,orlordoj
sis.Theupperedgeofthepelvisandthespinal
columnaresupportedtoencourageanupright
posture.
Adjusting'xPressthebuttonatthefront/
rear:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPressthebuttonatthetop/
bottom:
Thecurvatureisshiftedupj
wards/downwards.
Functionrestriction
Itmaynotbepossibletoadjustthelumbarsupj portatveryhighandverylowtemperatures.
Backrestwidth Principle
Toadjustthebackrestwidthcanimprovelateral supportwhentakingcorners.
General Thebackrestwidthischangedbyadjustingthesidesectionsofthebackrest.
Adjusting
'xPressthebuttonatthefront:
Backrestwidthisreduced.'xPressthebuttonattherear:
Backrestwidthisincreased.Functionrestriction
Itmaynotbepossibletoadjustthebackrest
widthatveryhighandverylowtemperatures.
Enteringtherearpassenger
compartment
Safetynotes
WARNING
Thereisariskofentrapmentwhentheseats
aremoved.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial
damage.Beforemakinganyadjustment,make surethattheareaofmovementoftheseatisclear.
WARNING
Ifthebackrestisnotlocked,itcouldmoveunj
expectedlywhileyouaredriving.Youcouldlose controlofthevehicle.Thereisariskofinjury.Foldbackandlockthebackrestsbeforeevery
journey.
Foldingdownthebackrest
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IfthevehicleisequippedwithMsportseats:1.Pullthelever.2.Foldthebackrestforwards.
Tomakeiteasiertogetintotheback,theseat
automaticallymovesallthewayforwards.
Theprocessisinterruptediftheswitchfortheforward/backpositionispressedorthebackrestisfoldedback.
Foldingbackthebackrest Foldbackandlockthebackrest.
Theseatautomaticallymovesbacktothelast
seatpositionsaved.
Pullingtheloopagainstopsthemovement.
Seatbelts
General Forthesafetyofthevehicleoccupants,thevehij
cleisequippedwithfourseatbelts.However,
theycanonlyprovideeffectiveprotectionwhen worncorrectly.
Beforeeachjourney,alwaysmakesurethatall occupantshavefastenedtheirseatbelts.Theairbagssupplementtheseatbeltsasanaddijtionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubstij
tutefortheseatbelts.
Thebeltanchorageissuitableforadultsofany
statureiftheseatisadjustedcorrectly.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifaseatbeltisusedbymorethanoneperson atthesametime,theprotectivefunctionofthe
seatbeltisnolongerguaranteed.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyoneperson
shoulduseeachseatbeltatanyonetime.Do
notallowinfantsandchildrentotravelonthe
lapofanotheroccupant.Instead,securetheinj
fantorchildinachildrestraintsystemintended
forthispurpose.
WARNING
Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmay belimitedormayevenfailcompletelyifthe
seatbeltsarewornincorrectly.Ifaseatbeltis
notworncorrectly,additionalinjuriescanbe
caused,forexampleintheeventofanaccident,
brakingorevasiveaction.Thereisariskofinj
juryorevendeath.Makesurethatallvehicle
occupantshavefastenedtheirseatbeltscorj
rectly.
WARNING
Seatbeltsaredesignedtobearuponthebony
structureofthebodyandshouldbewornlow acrossthefrontofthepelvis,orthepelvis,chestandshoulders,asapplicable.Wearingthe
lapsectionofthebeltacrosstheabdominal areamustbeavoided.
Seatbeltsshouldbeadjustedasfirmlyasposj
sible,consistentwithcomfort,toprovidethe protectionforwhichtheyhavebeendesigned.
Aslackseatbeltwillgreatlyreducetheprotecj tionaffordedtothewearer.
Careshouldbetakentoavoidcontaminationof
thewebbingbypolishes,oilsandchemicals
andparticularlybatteryacid.Cleaningmay safelybecarriedoutusingamildsoapandwaj
tersolution.Theseatbeltshouldbereplacedif
theseatbeltstrapbecomesfrayed,contaminaj
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tedordamaged.Seatbeltsshouldnotbeworn
withstrapstwisted.Eachseatbeltassembly mustonlybeusedbyoneoccupant;itisforbidjdentoputabeltaroundachildbeingcarriedontheoccupant'slap.
Itisessentialtoreplacetheentireassemblyafj terithasbeenworninasevereimpactevenif
damagetotheassemblyisnotobvious.
WARNING
Nomodificationsoradditionsshouldbemade
bytheuserthatwilleitherpreventtheseatbelt
adjustingdevicesfromoperatingtoremove
slack,orpreventtheseatbeltassemblyfrom
beingadjustedtoremoveslack.
WARNING
Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmay
belimitedormayevenfailcompletelyinthe followingsituations:
'xIftheseatbeltsorbeltbucklesaredamjaged,dirtyorhavebeenmodifiedinanjotherway.'xIfthebelttensionersorbeltretractors
havebeenmodified.
Seatbeltscanbedamagedinanaccidentwithj
outthedamagenecessarilybeingapparent. Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Donotmodifyseatbelts,beltbuckles,belttensioners,
beltretractorsandbeltanchorpointsandenj surethattheyarekeptclean.Afteranaccident,
havetheseatbeltsinspectedataServicePartj nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Correctseatbeltuse
'xPlacetheseatbelttightlyoverthepelvisand
shoulder,closetothebodyandwithouttwistj ing.'xMakesurethattheseatbeltispositionedlow
atthehipsintheareaofthepelvis.Theseat
beltmustnotpressontheabdomen.'xTheseatbeltmustnotbeallowedtorub
againstsharpedges,beroutedoversolidor
breakableobjectsorbetrapped.'xAvoidwearingbulkyclothing.'xKeeptheseatbelttautbyoccasionallypulling upwardsontheuppersection.
Adjustmentforautomatic
retractingseatbelts
'xDrawthebuckletongueattachedtotheseat beltacrossthebodyandpressitintothe
bucklecatchuntilarclicksisheard.'xAdjustmentofthebeltlengthisveryimporj tant.Toadjustthelapbeltandcheck
whetherthebucklehaslockedcorrectly,pull
upwardsontheshoulderstrapuntilthelap beltfitstightly.'xThelengthofthediagonalshoulderstrapadjjustsitselfautomaticallytoallowfreedomof
movement.'xToreleasetheseatbelt,pressthebuttonon thebucklecatchunit.
Fasteningtheseatbelt
1.Whenfasteningtheseatbelt,guideitslowlyovertheshoulderandpelvis.2.Inserttheseatbelttongueinthebeltbuckle.Theseatbeltbucklemustbeheardtoenjgage.Seite125Seats
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Unfasteningtheseatbelt1.Holdtheseatbeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttononthebeltbuckle.3.Guidetheseatbeltbackuptothereelmechjanism.
Seatbeltreminderfordriverand
frontpassengerseat
General Theseatbeltreminderisactivatedwhenthe
seatbeltonthedriver'ssideisnotfastened.
Theseatbeltwarningwillalsobeactivatedifa
seatbeltisunfastenedduringthejourney.
Onsomenational-marketversions,theseatbeltreminderisalsoactiveifthefrontpassengerseatbeltisnotfastenedandheavyobjectsareonthe
frontpassengerseat.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster ACheckControlmessageisshown.
Checkwhethertheseatbelthasbeen
fastenedcorrectly.
Seatbeltreminderforrearseats
General Theseatbeltreminderisautomaticallyactivated
everytimetheenginestarts.
Theseatbeltreminderwillalsobeactivatedifa
rearseatbeltisunfastenedduringthejourney.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlampintheinstrumentclusterisiljluminatedaftertheenginestarts.
Thedisplaysmayvarydependingontheequipj mentandcountryspecifications.
SymbolDescriptionGreen:seatbeltfastenedonthe
correspondingrearseat.Red:seatbeltnotfastenedon
thecorrespondingrearseat.
Frontheadrestraints
General
Thecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbesavedwiththememoryfunction.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheheadrestraintsareremovedorincorrectly adjusted,theycannotprovideprotectionasinj tendedandheadandneckinjuriesmayresult.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xBeforeajourney,re-installanyremoved
headrestraintsonalloccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsothatitscentre
supportsthebackoftheheadateyelevel
wherepossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Ifnecessary,adjustthedisj
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WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen theheadrestraintsaremoved.Thereisariskofinjury.Whenmovingtheheadrestraint,make
surethattheareaofmovementiskeptclear.
WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintimpairtheprotecj tivefunctionoftheheadrestraintinthehead
andneckarea.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
restraints.'xDonothangobjectssuchascoathangers
directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasj
sifiedassafeforattachingtotheheadrej
straint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forexample
cushions,duringthejourney.
Adjustingtheheight
Presstheswitchupordown.
Topreventtheheadrestraintfromcollidingwith theconvertibletop,theheightoftheheadrejstraintcannotbeadjustedincertainseatposij
tions.Toadjusttheheadrestraint,movetheseat toalowerposition.
Adjustingthedistance:basic
seat'xBack:pressthebuttonandslidetheheadrej strainttowardstherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestraintforwards.
Afteradjustingthedistance,makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance:Msport
seat
Thedistancefromthebackoftheheadisadjusj tedbytheseatbackrestangle.
Adjustthedistancesothattheheadrestraintis ascloseaspossibletothebackofthehead.
Removing Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetynotes
WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintimpairtheprotecj
tivefunctionoftheheadrestraintinthehead
andneckarea.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
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'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasjsifiedassafeforattachingtotheheadrej
straint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forexample
cushions,duringthejourney.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheadrestraintscannotbeadjustedinheight.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Exteriormirror
General Themirrorsettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.Ifadriverprofileisselected,thesaved
positionisretrievedautomatically.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbesaved
withthememoryfunction.
Safetynote
WARNING
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetoroadusersbehind
thevehiclecouldbeincorrectlyestimated,for
examplewhenchanginglane.Thereisariskof
accident.Lookoveryourshouldertoestimate
thedistancefromfollowingtraffic.
Overview1Toadjust2Toselectamirror,automaticparkingfunction3Tofoldinandout
Electricaladjustment
Pressthebutton.
Theselectedmirrormovesinresponseto
thebuttonmovement.
Selectingamirror Toswitchtotheothermirror:Pushtheswitch.
Malfunction
Intheeventofanelectricalfault,presstheedges
ofthemirrorglasstoadjustthemirror.
Foldinginandout
NOTE
Becauseofitswidth,thevehiclecouldsustain damageincarwashes.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Beforewashing,foldthemirrorsin
manuallyorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Themirrorscanbefoldedinatvehiclespeeds
uptoapprox.20km/h,15mph.
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Foldingthemirrorsinandoutisusefulinthefollowingsituations:'xIncarwashes.'xInnarrowstreets.
Mirrorswhicharefoldedinautomaticallyfoldout
whenthevehiclereachesaspeedofapproxij mately40km/h,25mph.
Automaticheating Ifrequired,bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedwhendrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Automaticdimming
Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisautoj
maticallydimmed.Photocellsintherear-view mirrorareusedtocontrolthisfunction.
Automaticparkingfunction,
exteriormirror
Principle
Whenreversegearisengaged,thepassenger- sidemirrorglassistilteddownwards.Thisproj videsabetterviewofthekerborotherobstaclesneartheground,forexamplewhenparking.
Activating
1.Pushtheswitchtothedriver'smirror
position.2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Pushtheswitchtothepassenger-sidemirrorpoj
sition.
Rear-viewmirror
General Therear-viewmirrorisdimmedautomatically.Thefunctioniscontrolledbyphotocells:
'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Operatingrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotobstructthezonebetweentherear-viewmirrorandthewindscreen.
Steeringwheel
Safetynote
WARNING
Adjustingthesteeringwheelwhiledrivingmay causethesteeringwheeltomoveunexpectj edly.Youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyadjustthe
steeringwheelwhenthevehicleisatastandj
still.
Electricalsteeringwheel
adjustment
General Thesteeringwheelsettingissavedforthecurj
rentdriverprofile.Ifadriverprofileisselected,
thepositionthatapplieswhenthedrive-ready stateisswitchedoniscalledupautomatically.
Thecurrentsteeringwheelpositioncanbe
savedwiththememoryfunction.
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Temporarily,thesteeringwheelmovestothehighestpositiontofacilitategettingintoandout
ofthevehicle.
Adjusting
Presstheswitchtoadjustthesteeringwheelto
thecorrectfore/aftpositionandheightforyour
seatingposition.
Steeringwheelheating
Overview
Buttonforsteeringwheelheating
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.ACheckControlmessageisshown.
Ifajourneyisresumedwithinabout15minutes
afteratemporarystop,steeringwheelheatingis
automaticallyswitchedon,providedthatthe
functionwasswitchedonattheendofthelast
journey.
Memoryfunction
Principle
Thememoryfunctionenablesthefollowingsetj tingstobestoredandretrievedwhenrequired:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'xSteeringwheelposition.'xHeightoftheHead-UpDisplay.
General
Foreachdriverprofile,twomemoryslotscanbe assignedwithdifferentsettings.
Thefollowingsettingsarenotsaved:
'xBackrestwidth.'xLumbarsupport.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Usingthememoryfunctionwhiledrivingmay causetheseatorsteeringwheeltomoveunexj
pectedly.Youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
Thereisariskofaccident.Onlycallupthe
memoryfunctionwhenthevehicleisatstandj
still.
WARNING
Thereisariskofentrapmentwhentheseats aremoved.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial
damage.Beforemakinganyadjustment,make
surethattheareaofmovementoftheseatis
clear.
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