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'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,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Adjustingtheheight
Pushswitchupordown.
Topreventacollisionoftheheadrestraintwith theroofliner,theheadrestraintcannotbead#j
justedinheightincertainseatpositions.Move
theseatintoalowerpositionforheadrestraint adjustment.
Adjustingthedistance:basis
seat'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadre#j
strainttowardtherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe front.
Aftersettingthedistance,makesurethattheheadrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance:MSportseat
Thedistancetothebackoftheheadisadjusted viathebackresttilt.
Adjustthedistancesothattheheadrestraintis ascloseaspossibletothebackofthehead.
Removing Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Exteriormirrors
Generalinformation Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore
curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyinuse.Whenadriverprofileisselected,
thestoredpositioniscalledupautomatically.
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Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestoredusingthememoryfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind
couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofacci#j
dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehindbylookingoveryourshoulder.
Overview
1Adjusting2Selectingamirror,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:
'xIncarwashes.'xOnnarrowroads.
Mirrorsthatwerefoldedinarefoldedoutauto#jmaticallyataspeedofapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedas
neededandwhenthedrive-readystateis
switchedon.
Automaticdimmingfeature Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisauto#j
maticallydimmed.Photocellsintheinteriormir#j
rorareusedtocontrolthis.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson
thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherlow-ly#j
ingobstacleswhenparking,forinstance.
Activating
1.slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.
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2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirror
position.
Interiormirror
GeneralinformationTheinteriormirrorisdimmedautomatically.
Photocellsareusedforcontrol:
'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
mirrorandthewindshield.Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
Warning
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof accident.Adjustngthesteeringwheelwhilethevehicleisstationaryonly.
Electricsteeringwheel
adjustment
Generalinformation
Thesteeringwheelsettingisstoredforthedriver
profilecurrentlyinuse.Whenadriverprofileis
selected,thepositionisaccessedautomatically
whenthedrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Thecurrentsteeringwheelpositioncanbe
storedusingthememoryfunction.
Adjusting
Presstheswitchtoadjusttheforward/backposi#jtionandheightofthesteeringwheeltotheseat
position.
Assistancegettinginandout
Thesteeringwheeltemporarilymovesintothe
highestpositiontomakeiteasiertoenterand
exitthevehicle.
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Heatedsteeringwheel
Overview
Buttonforheatedsteeringwheel
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Ifthetripisresumedwithinapprox.15minutes
afteranintermediatestop,theheatedsteering
wheelactivatesautomaticallyifthefunctionwas
switchedonattheendofthelasttrip.
Memoryfunction
Concept
Thefollowingsettingscanbestoredand,ifnec#j
essary,retrievedusingthememoryfunction:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'xSteeringwheelposition.'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
Thememorybuttonsarelocatedonthefront
doors.
Storing
1.Setthedesiredposition.2.Pressthebutton.Thewritingonthe
buttonlightsup.3.Pressdesiredbutton1or2whiletheLEDis
lit.Asignalsounds.
Callingupsettings
Pressthedesiredbutton1or2.
Thestoredpositioniscalledup.
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Theprocedurestopswhenaswitchforsetting
theseatispressedoroneofthememorybut#j tonsispressedagain.
Onceunderway,adjustmentoftheseatposition
onthedriver'ssideisdisabledafterashortwhile.
Seatandarmrestheating
Concept
Thesystemheatsseatsandarmrestsas
needed.
Generalinformation Seatheatingcanalsobeusedwithoutarmrest
heating.Deactivatethearmrestheatingas
needed.
Overview
Seatandarmrestheating
Switchingon
1.Pressthebutton.2.Selectthetemperaturelevel:'xPressthebuttononceforeachlevel.'xTurntheControlleruntilthedesiredlevel
isreached.PresstheController.'xSelectthedesiredlevelonthetouch#j
screen.HighestlevelreachedwhenthreeredLEDs
lightuponthebuttonorthreeredbarsare
shownontheControlDisplay.
Ifthetripiscontinuedwithinapprox.15minutes
afterastop,functionsareactivatedautomatically
withthetemperatureselectedlast.
WhenECOPROisactivated,theheatingoutput
isreduced.
Additionalinformation:
ECOPRO,refertopage 296.
Switchingoff Pressandholdthebutton,untilthe
LEDsgoout.
Seatheatingdistribution
Theheatingactionintheseatcushionandthe
seatbackrestcanbedistributedindifferent
ways.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4.Selectthedesiredmenuitem.5.Selectdesiredseat.6.PresstheControllerandturnittosettheseat
heatingdistribution.
Switchingarmrestheatingon/off
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4."Seatandarmrestheating"5.Selectdesiredseat.6."Heatarmrestswithseat"Seite115Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheelCONTROLS115
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Activeseatventilation
Concept
Integratedfansintheseatandarmrestareasex#j tractairfromthevehicleinteriorandtherebypro#j
videacomfortableseattemperature.
Generalinformation Dependingonthesettingoftheautomaticcli#j
matecontrol,thecoolingoutputwillbeincreased orreduced.
Airconditioningcanbeadjustedindividuallyby manuallysettingthetemperatureoftheventila#jtionandtheairdistribution.
Formaximumcoolingoutput,setthemanualair
distributiontotheupperbodyarea.
Overview
Activeseatventilation
Switchingon
1.Pressthebutton.2.Selecttheventilationlevel:'xPressthebuttononceforeachlevel.'xTurntheControlleruntilthedesiredlevel
isreached.PresstheController.'xSelectthedesiredlevelonthetouch#j
screen.
HighestlevelreachedwhenthreeblueLEDs
lightuponthebuttonorthreebluebarsare
shownontheControlDisplay.
Switchingoff
Pressandholdthebutton,untilthe
LEDsgoout.
Seatclimatecontrol
Concept
Theseatclimatecontrolcombinesthefunctions
oftheseatheatingandactiveseatventilation.
GeneralinformationTheseatheatingandactiveseatventilationare
operatedwithacommonbuttonontheclimate
controlpanel.
Whenbothsystemsareactive,apushofthebut#j
tonreducestheintensityofbothfunctionsby
oneleveleach.
Thelastactivefunctionorfunctionthatisconfig#j uredwithhigherintensitywillbeactivateddi#j
rectlywhenthesystemisswitchedonagain.
Whenbothfunctionswiththesameintensity configurationaredeactivated,thesystemwillau#j
tomaticallyactivatetheseatheating.
Overview
Seatclimatecontrol
Switchingon
1.Pressthebutton.
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2.Selectthedesiredsettingviathetouch#j
screen.
OneredandoneblueLEDeachwillillumi#j nate.
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#jlowingfunctionscanbeautomaticallyactivated:
'xSeatheating.'xHeatedsteeringwheel.'xSeatventilation.
Ifthetripiscontinuedwithinapprox.15minutes
afterastop,thefunctionsareactivatedautomati#j
callywiththelevelsthatwerelastselected.
Functionalrequirement
'xThesafetybeltofthedriver'sseatisbuckled.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedon.Activating/deactivating1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Climatecontrol"4."Climatecontrolrules"5.Selectthedesiredfunctions.6.Activatethedesiredrule.7.Setthelevel.Seite117Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheelCONTROLS117
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TransportingchildrensafelyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Therightplaceforchildren
Safetyinformation
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger
themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#jhicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#jingandlockthevehicle.
Warning
Aheatedvehiclemayresultindeathtoper#j sons,especiallychildren,oranimals.Thereisa
riskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotleave persons,especiallychildren,oranimalsunat#j
tendedinthevehicle.
Warning
Exposuretointensesunlightcancausechild
restraintsystemsandtheircomponentstobe#j comeveryhot.Personsmaysustainburninju#j
rieswhentouchingthehotcomponents.There
isariskofinjury.Donotexposethechildre#j straintsystemtodirectsunlightorcoverwhere
necessary.Ifnecessary,letthechildrestraint
systemcooldownbeforetransportingachild.
Donotleavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle.
Transportchildrenintherear
seat
Generalinformation
Accidentresearchshowsthatthesafestplace
forchildrenisintherearseat.
Childrenyoungerthan13yearsofageorshorter
than5ft/150cmshouldbetransportedinthe
rearseatinsuitablechildrestraintsystemsde#j signedfortheage,weightandsizeofthechild.Children13yearsofageoroldermustwearasafetybeltassoonasasuitablechildrestraint
systemcannolongerbeusedduetotheirage, weight,orsize.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesafetybeltcannotbefastenedcorrectlyon
childrenshorterthan5ft,150cmwithoutsuita#j
bleadditionalchildrestraintsystems.Theeffi#j
cacyofsafetygear,includingsafetybelts,can
belimitedorlostwhensafetybeltsarefas#j tenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastenedsafetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forinstancein
theeventofanaccident,brakingorevasive
maneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanger
tolife.Securechildrenshorterthan5ft,
150cmusingsuitablechildrestraintsystems.
Childrenonthefrontpassenger
seat
Generalinformation Beforeusingachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseat,ensurethatthefront,knee,andsideairbagsonthefrontpassengersidearede#j
activated.
Additionalinformation:
Forautomaticdeactivationoffront-seatpassen#j
gerairbags,refertopage 172.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea
childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheair#j
bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerair#j
bagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSEN#j
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Installingchildrestraint
systems
Generalinformation Payattentiontothespecificationsandtheoper#j
atingandsafetyinformationofthechildrestraint systemmanufacturerwhenselecting,installing,
andusingchildrestraintsystems.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Theprotectiveeffectofchildrestraintsystems
andtheirfasteningsystemswhichhavebeen
damagedorexposedtoanaccidentcanbelim#j
itedorlost.Achildcannotbeproperlyre#j
strainedintheeventofanaccident,brakingor evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.
Donotusechildrestraintsystemswhichhave beendamagedorexposedtoanaccident.
Ifachildrestraintsystemanditsfasteningsys#j temhasbeendamagedorexposedtoanacci#jdent,havethesesystemscheckedandre#jplacedbythedealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Thestabilityofthechildrestraintsystemislim#j
itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatadjust#j mentorimproperinstallationofthechildseat.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Make surethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurelyagainstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcor#j
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats
andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadre#j
straintsorremovethem.
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OnthefrontpassengerseatDeactivatingairbags
Warning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheair#j bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerair#jbagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSEN#j
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsysteminthe
frontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefront,
kneeandsideairbagsonthefrontpassenger sidearedeactivated.
Additionalinformation:
Forautomaticdeactivationoffront-seatpassen#j
gerairbags,refertopage 172.
Seatpositionandheight Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsystem,move
thefrontpassengerseatasfarbackasitwillgo
and,ifpossible,bringituptothehighestposi#j
tion.Thisseatpositionandheightensurethe bestpossiblepositionforthebeltandoffersopti#j
malprotectionintheeventofanaccident.
Iftheupperanchorofthesafetybeltislocatedin
frontofthebeltguideofthechildseat,movethe
frontpassengerseatcarefullyforwarduntilthe
bestpossiblebeltguidepositionisreached.
Backrestwidth Adjustablebackrestwidth:beforeinstallinga
childrestraintsysteminthefrontpassengerseat, openthebackrestwidthcompletely.Donotchangethebackrestwidthagainanddonotcallupamemoryposition.
Childseatsecurity
Thesafetybeltsintherearandthefrontpassen#j
gersafetybeltcanbepermanentlylockedtofas#j
tenchildrestraintsystems.
Lockingthesafetybelt
1.Pulloutthebeltstrapcompletely.2.Securethechildrestraintsystemwiththe
safetybelt.3.Allowthebeltstraptobepulledinandpullit
tightagainstthechildrestraintsystem.The
safetybeltislocked.
Unlockingthesafetybelt
1.Unbucklethesafetybeltbuckle.2.Removethechildrestraintsystem.3.Allowthebeltstraptobepulledincom#j
pletely.
LATCHchildrestraintfixing
system
Generalinformation LATCH:LowerAnchorsandTetherforChildren.Payattentiontothespecificationsandtheoper#j
atingandsafetyinformationfromthechildre#j
straintsystemmanufacturerwhenselecting,in#j
stalling,andusingLATCHchildrestraintfixing
systems.
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