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Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Sittingsafely
Anidealseatingpositionthatmeetstheneedsof
theoccupantscanmakeavitalcontributionto
relaxed,fatigue-freedriving.
Intheeventofanaccident,thecorrectseating
positionplaysanimportantrole.Additionally,folj lowthefollowingchaptersforsafedriving:
'xSeats,refertopage 81.'xSafetybelts,refertopage 83.'xHeadrestraints,refertopage 85.'xAirbags,refertopage 134.
Seats
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Seatadjustmentswhiledrivingcanleadtounj
expectedmovementsoftheseat.Vehicleconj
trolcouldbelost.Thereisariskofaccident. Onlyadjusttheseatonthedriver'ssidewhen
thevehicleisstationary.
WBSning
Withabackrestinclinedtoofartotherear,the
efficacyofthesafetybeltcannolongerbeenj
sured.Thereisariskofslidingunderthesafety beltinanaccident.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Adjusttheseatpriortostartingthetrip.Adjustthebackrestsothatitisinthemostuprightpositionaspossibleanddonotadjustagainwhiledriving.
WBSning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmovej
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjustj
ment.
Rearseatingpositions
Thevehicleisdesignedasa2+2-seater.The
utilityoftherearseatsislimited.Inordertokeep theriskofaninjuryduringanaccidentassmall
aspossible,thetopedgeofthebackrestshould
beatleastjustaboveeyeheight.
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ElectricallyadjustableseatsOverview1Forward/backward,height,seattilt2Backresttilt
Forward/backward
Pushswitchforwardorbackward.
Height
Pushswitchupordown.
Seattilt
Moveswitchupordown.
Backresttilt
Moveswitchforwardorbackward.
Enteringthevehicleintherear
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmovej mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjustjment.
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WBSning
Unexpectedmovementsoftherearseatbackj restwhiledrivingmayoccuriftherearseat
backrestisunlocked.Vehiclecontrolcouldbe
lost.Thereisariskofinjury.Foldbackandlock therearseatbackrestsbeforedriving.
Foldtheseatbackrestforward
1.Pullleveruptothestop.2.Foldtheseatbackrestforward.
Frontseatheating
Overview
Seatheating
Switchingon Pressthebuttononceforeachtemperj
aturelevel.
Themaximumtemperatureisreachedwhen threeLEDsarelit.
Ifthetripiscontinuedwithinapprox.15minutes
afterastop,seatheatingisactivatedautomatij callywiththetemperatureselectedlast.
WhenECOPROisactivated,refertopage 190,
theheatingoutputisreduced.
Switchingoff Pressandholdthebuttonuntilthe
LEDsgoout.
Safetybelts
Numberofsafetybeltsandsafetybelt
buckles
Thevehicleisfittedwithfoursafetybeltstoenj sureoccupantsafety.However,theycanonlyofjferprotectionwhenadjustedcorrectly.
Generalinformation
Alwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsarebeing
wornbyalloccupantsbeforedrivingoff.Alj
thoughairbagsenhancesafetybyproviding
addedprotection,theyarenotasubstitutefor
safetybelts.
Theuppershoulderstrap'sanchoragepointwill
becorrectforadultseatoccupantsofeverybuild iftheseatiscorrectlyadjusted.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Useofasafetybelttobucklemorethanone
personwillpotentiallydefeattheabilityofthe
safetybelttoserveitsprotectivefunction.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Do
notallowmorethanonepersontowearasinj
glesafetybelt.Infantsandchildrenarenotalj
lowedonanoccupant'slap,butmustbetransj
portedandsecuredindesignatedchild
restraintsystems.
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WBSning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety belts,canbelimitedorlostwhensafetybelts
arefastenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastened
safetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forinj
stanceintheeventofanaccidentorduring
brakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereisarisk ofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethatall
occupantsarewearingsafetybeltscorrectly.
WBSning
Theefficacyofsafetygear,includingsafety
belts,maynotbefullyfunctionalorfailinthe
followingsituations:
'xThesafetybeltsorsafetybeltbucklesare
damaged,soiled,orchangedinanyother
way.'xBelttensionersorbeltretractorswere
modified.
Safetybeltscanbeimperceptiblydamagedin
theeventofanaccident.Thereisariskofinjuj riesordangertolife.Donotmodifysafetybelts,safetybeltbuckles,belttensioners,beltretracjtorsorbeltanchorsandkeepthemclean.Havethesafetybeltscheckedafteranaccidentatthedealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctuseofsafetybelts
'xWearthesafetybelttwist-freeandtightto yourbodyoveryourlapandshoulders.'xWearthesafetybeltdeeponyourhipsoveryourlap.Thesafetybeltmaynotpressonyourstomach.'xDonotrubthesafetybeltagainstsharp
edges,orguideitorjamitinacrosshardor
fragileobjects.'xAvoidthickclothing.'xRe-tightenthesafetybeltfrequentlyupward aroundyourupperbody.Bucklingthesafetybelt1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.2.Insertthesafetybeltintothebeltbuckle,arj row1.3.Insertthebuckletongueintothesafetybelt
buckle,arrow2.Thesafetybeltbucklemust
engageaudibly.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthebeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up mechanism.
Safetybeltreminderfordriver'sand
passenger'sseat
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignalsounds.Makesurethatthesafetybelts
arepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
remindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsare
placedonthefrontpassengerseat.
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Frontheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersupj
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
WBSning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducetheproj tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeendej
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightoftheheadrestraintscannotbeset.
Distance Thedistancetothebackoftheheadisadjustedviathebackresttilt.
Adjustthedistancesothattheheadrestraintis
ascloseaspossibletothebackofthehead.
Remove
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Mirrors
Exteriormirrors
Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore
curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofaccij dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehindbylookingoveryourshoulder.
Overview
1Adjusting2Selectingamirror,AutomaticCurbMonitor3Foldinginandout
Selectingamirror
Tochangeovertotheothermirror:Slidetheswitch.
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AdjustingelectricallyPressthebutton.Themirrormovementfollowsthebutton
movement.
Malfunction
Incaseofanelectricalmalfunction,adjustthe
mirrorbypressingtheedgesofthemirrorglass.
Foldinginandout
NOTICE
Dependingonthevehiclewidth,thevehicle
canbedamagedinvehiclewashes.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Beforewashing,
foldinthemirrorsbyhandorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Foldingisonlypossibleuptoaspeedofapprox.
15mph/20km/h.
Foldingthemirrorsinandoutishelpfulinthefolj
lowingsituations:
'xInvehiclewashes.'xOnnarrowroads.
Mirrorsthatwerefoldedinarefoldedoutautoj maticallyataspeedofapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedas
neededandwhenthedrive-readystateis
switchedon.
Automaticdimmingfeature Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallydimmed.
Photocellsintheinteriormirrorareusedtoconj
trolthis.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherformatj
tingissue-low-lyingobstacleswhenparking, forinstance.
Activating1.slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirror
position.
Interiormirror,manuallydimmable
Fliplever
Toreducetheblindingeffectoftheinteriormirj ror,fliptheleverforward.
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Interiormirror,automaticdimming
feature
Overview
Photocellsareusedforcontrol:
'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
mirrorandthewindshield.
Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof accident.Adjustngthesteeringwheelwhilethevehicleisstationaryonly.
Adjusting1.Foldtheleverdown.2.Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferred
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TransportingchildrensafelyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spej
cificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries.
Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarily
availableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the
applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Therightplaceforchildren
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwinj
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedinthevejhicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexitjingandlockthevehicle.
WBSning
Aheatedvehiclemayresultindeathtoperj sons,especiallychildrenandanimals.Thereis
ariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotleave persons,especiallychildrenandanimalsunatj
tendedinthevehicle.
WBSning
Exposuretointensesunlightcancausechild
restraintsystemsandtheircomponentstobej comeveryhot.Personsmaysustainburninjuj
rieswhentouchingthehotcomponents.There
isariskofinjury.Donotexposethechildrej straintsystemtodirectsunlightorcoverwhere
necessary.Ifnecessary,letthechildrestraint
systemcooldownbeforetransportingachild.
Donotleavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle.
Alwaystransportchildrenintherear
seat
Generalinformation Accidentresearchshowsthatthesafestplaceforchildrenisintherearseat.
Transportchildrenyoungerthan13yearsofage
orshorterthan5ft/150cmonlyintherearseat
insuitablechildrestraintsystemsdesignedfor
theage,weightandsizeofthechild.Children
13yearsofageoroldermustwearasafetybelt
assoonasasuitablechildrestraintsystemcan
nolongerbeusedduetotheirage,weight,or
size.
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Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thesafetybeltcannotbefastenedcorrectlyon childrenshorterthan5ft,150cmwithoutsuitaj
bleadditionalchildrestraintsystems.Theeffij
cacyofsafetygear,includingsafetybelts,can belimitedorlostwhensafetybeltsarefasjtenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastenedsafetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forinstancein
theeventofanaccidentorduringbrakingand evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.Securechildrenshorterthan5ft,
150cmusingsuitablechildrestraintsystems.
Childrenonthefrontpassengerseat
Generalinformation
Ifyouneedtouseachildrestraintsysteminthe frontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefront,
kneeandsideairbagsonthefrontpassenger
sidearedeactivated.Forautomaticdeactivation
offront-seatpassengerairbags,referto
page 136.
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea
childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheairj
bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerairj
bagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSENj
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Installingchildrestraintsystems
Safetyinformation
WBSning
Thestabilityofthechildrestraintsystemislimj
itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatadjustj
mentorimproperinstallationofthechildseat.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Make
surethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurely
againstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcorj
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats
andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadrej
straintsorremovethem.
WBSning
Theprotectiveeffectofchildrestraintsystems andtheirfasteningsystemswhichhavebeen damagedorexposedtoanaccidentcanbelimjitedorlost.Achildcannotbeproperlyrej
strainedintheeventofanaccidentorbraking andevasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjujriesordangertolife.
Donotusechildrestraintsystemswhichhave
beendamagedorexposedtoanaccident.
Ifachildrestraintsystemanditsfasteningsysj
temhasbeendamagedorexposedtoanaccij dent,havethesesystemscheckedandrejplacedbythedealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Onthefrontpassengerseat
Deactivatingairbags
WBSning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea
childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheairj bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerairj
bagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSENj
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsysteminthe
frontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefront,
kneeandsideairbagsonthefrontpassenger sidearedeactivated.
Deactivatethefront-seatpassengerairbagsauj
tomatically,refertopage 136.
Seatpositionandheight Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsystem,move
thefrontpassengerseatasfarbackaspossible
andbringitasfarupaspossibletoobtainthe
bestpossiblepositionforthebeltandtooffer
optimalprotectionintheeventofanaccident.
Iftheupperanchorageofthesafetybeltisloj
catedinfrontofthebeltguideofthechildseat,
movethefrontpassengerseatcarefullyforward
untilthebestpossiblebeltguidepositionis
reached.
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.
Payattentiontotheoperatingandsafetyinforj mationfromthechildrestraintsystemmanufacjturerwheninstallingandusingLATCHchildrejstraintfixingsystems.
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