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General
Foreachdriverprofile,seepage 75,twomemory
slotscanbeassignedwithdifferentsettings.
Dependingontheequipment,thefollowingsetj tingsarenotsaved:'xBackrestwidth.'xLumbarsupport.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Usingthememoryfunctionwhiledrivingmay causetheseattomoveunexpectedly.You
couldlosecontrolofthevehicle.Thereisa
dangerofaccidents.Onlycallupthememory
functionwhenthevehicleisatstandstill.
WARNING
Thereisariskofentrapmentwhentheseats arebeingmoved.Thereisadangerofinjuryor
damagetoproperty.Beforemakinganyadjustj
ment,makesurethattheareaofmovementof
theseatiskeptclear.
Overview
Saving
1.Switchontheignition.2.Setthedesiredposition.3.Pressthebutton.TheLEDinbutton
isilluminated.4.Pressthedesiredbutton1or2whilethe
LEDisilluminated.TheLEDisextinguished.
Ifthebuttonwaspressedinadvertently:
Pressthebuttonagain.
TheLEDisextinguished.
Recalling Thesavedpositioniscalledupautomatically.
Pressthedesiredbutton1or2.
Theoperationishaltedwhenyoupressaseat
adjustmentswitchoroneofthememorybutj tons.
Adjustingtheseatpositiononthedriver'ssideis
interruptedafterashorttimeduringthejourney.
Recallingdisabled
Recallofthesavedseatpositionsisdisabledafj terashortwhiletopreventthebatteryfrombejingdischarged.
Toreactivaterecall:
'xOpenandcloseadoororthebootlid.'xPressabuttonontheremotecontrol.'xPressthestart/stopbutton.
Mirrors
Exteriormirrors
GeneralThemirrorsettingissavedforthecurrentlyused
driverprofile.Whenthevehicleisunlockedusing
theremotecontrol,thissettingiscalledupautoj maticallyifthefunctionforthishasbeenactivaj
ted,seepage 78.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbesaved withthememoryfunction,seepage 90.
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Safetynote
WARNING
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetoroadusersbehind
thevehiclecouldbeincorrectlyestimated,for examplewhenchanginglane.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Lookoveryourshouldertoestijmatethedistancefromfollowingtraffic.
Overview
1Toadjust2Toselectamirror,automaticparkingfunction3Tofoldinandout
Toselectamirror
Toswitchtotheothermirror:
Pushtheswitch.
Electricaladjustment Pressthebutton.
Themirrormovesaccordingtothebutj
tonmovement.
Malfunction
Intheeventofanelectricalfault,presstheedges ofthemirrorglasstoadjustthemirror.
Tofoldinandout
NOTE
Becauseofitswidth,thevehiclecouldsustain
damageincarwashes.Thereisadangerof damagetoproperty.Beforewashing,foldthe
mirrorsinmanuallyorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Foldinginispossibleuptoaspeedofapprox.
20km/h,15mph.
Tofoldthemirrorsinandoutisusefulinthe followingsituations:
'xIncarwashes.'xInnarrowstreets.
Folded-inmirrorsautomaticallyfoldoutwhenthevehiclereachesaspeedofapproximately
40km/h,approximately25mph.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheated
whenignitionisswitchedon.
Automaticallydimming Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisautoj
maticallydimmed.Photocellsintherearviewmirj
rorareusedtocontrolthisfunction.
Automaticparkingfunction,
exteriormirror
Principle
Whenreversegearisengaged,themirrorglass
onthefrontpassengersideistilteddownwards. Thisimprovestheviewofthekerborotherobj
staclesneartheground,forexamplewhenparkj
ing.
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Activating1.Pushtheswitchtothedriver'smirror
position.2.EngagingselectorleverpositionR.
Deactivating
Pushtheswitchtothefrontpassengjer'smirrorposition.
Rear-viewmirror,automatic-dim Overview
Thefunctioniscontrolledbyphotocells:
'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Operatingrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotobstructthezonebetweentherearjviewmirrorandthewindscreen.
Steeringwheel
Safetynote
WARNING
Toadjustthesteeringwheelwhiledrivingmay
causethesteeringwheeltomoveunexpectj edly.Youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
Thereisadangerofaccidents.Onlyadjustthe
steeringwheelwhenthevehicleisatastandj
still.
Manualgearbox:electric
steeringwheellock
General
Thesteeringwheellocksautomaticallywhenthe
driver'sdoorisopened.
Switchontheignitiontounlock.
Safetynote
WARNING
Ifsteeringwheellockisactivated,thevehicle cannotbesteered.Thereisadangerofaccij
dents.Switchontheignitionpriortomoving
thevehicle.
Toadjust
1.Foldtheleverdownwards.2.Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferred
heightandangletosuityourseatedposition.3.Swingtheleverbackup.Seite93Seats
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SteeringwheelheatingOverview
Steeringwheelheating
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
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CarryingchildrensafelyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Thereforeequipmentwhichisnot
installedinyourvehicle,forexampleonaccount
oftheoptionalequipmentselectedorthecounj
tryspecification,mayalsobedescribedhere.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Complywiththerelevantlawsandregj ulationswhenusingthecorrespondingfunctions
andsystems.
Importantconsiderations
Safetynote
WARNING
Unsupervisedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle cansetthevehicleinmotionandendanger
themselvesorotherroadusers,forexampleby
thefollowingactions:
'xPressingthestart/stopbutton.'xReleasetheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingdoorsorwindows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xOperatingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjury.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunsupervisedinthe
vehicle.Whenleavingthevehicle,taketherej motecontrolwithyouandlockthevehicle.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:Suitableseats
Informationaboutwhichchildrestraintsystems
canbeusedontheseatsinquestionifthechildrestraintsystemsareattachedwithaseatbeltin
accordancewiththeECE-R16standard:GroupWeightof
childApproxij
mateageFrontpasj
senger
seat,airj
bagONFrontpasj
senger
seat,airj
bagOFFm
a
Rearseats,
outermb
Rearseat,
middle0Upto10kgUp
to9monthsXU,LU,LX0+Upto13kgUp
to18month
sXU,LU,LXI9m18kgUp
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GroupWeightof
childApproxij
mateageFrontpasj
senger
seat,airj
bagONFrontpasj
senger
seat,airj
bagOFFm
a
Rearseats,
outermb
Rearseat,
middleII15m25kgUp
to7yearsXUU,LXIII22m36kg7yearsor
moreXUU,LXU:suitableforchildrestraintsystemsintheUniversalcategorythathavebeenapprovedforusein thisweightgroup.
L:suitableforchildrestraintsystemsintheSemi-Universalcategoryifthevehicleandtheseatare
listedinthelistofvehiclemodelsfromthemanufacturerofthechildrestraintsystem.
X:notsuitableforchildrestraintsystemsintheUniversalcategorythathavebeenapprovedforuse
inthisweightgroup.
a)Adaptthefront/backpositionofthefrontpassengerseatand,ifnecessary,moveittothehighest
positiontoachievethebestpossibleroutingofthebelt.
b)Whenusingchildrestraintsystemsontherearseats,adaptthefront/backpositionofthefront
seatifnecessary,andalsoadjusttheheadrestraintoftherearseat,orremoveit.Childrenalwaysintherearseats
General Accidentresearchhasshownthatthesafestplaceforchildrenisontherearseat.
Childrenyoungerthan12yearsoldorlessthan
150cm,5ftinheightareonlyallowedtobe
transportedintherearusingchildrestraintsysj
temsappropriatefortheirage,weightandstatj
ure.Childrenolderthan12yearsmustbesej
curedwithaseatbeltassoonasasuitablechild
restraintsystemisnolongerappropriatedueto
theirage,weightandstature.
Safetynote
WARNING
Childrenlessthan150cm,5ftinheightcannot
weartheseatbeltcorrectlywithoutusingaddij tionalchildrestraintsystems.Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmaybelimitedormay
evenfailcompletelyiftheseatbeltsarewornincorrectly.Ifaseatbeltisnotworncorrectly,
additionalinjuriescanbecaused,forexamplein
theeventofanaccidentorbrakingandevasive manoeuvres.Thereisadangerofinjuryoreven
death.Childrensmallerthan150cm,5ftin
heightmustbesecuredinsuitablechildrej
straintsystems.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Childrenonthefrontpassenger
seat
GeneralWhenusingachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefrontandsideairbagsonthepassengersidearedeactivaj
ted.Frontpassengerairbagscanonlybedeactij vatedwiththekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairj
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Safetynotes
WARNING
Activefrontpassengerairbagscaninjureachild
inachildrestraintsystemiftheyaretriggered.
Thereisadangerofinjury.Makesurethatthe frontpassengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisilj luminated.
WARNING
Iftheseatadjustmentorchildseatinstallation
isincorrect,thechildrestraintsystemmayhave
limitedstabilityormaynotbestableatall.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Make
surethechildrestraintsystemisfirmlyposij tionedagainstthebackrest.Whereverpossible,
adaptthebackrestangleofalltherelevantseat
backrestsandadjusttheseatscorrectly.Make
surethattheseatsandtheirbackrestsarecorj rectlyengagedorlocked.Ifpossible,adjustthe
heightoftheheadrestraints,orremovethem.
Fittingchildrestraints
General
Appropriatechildrestraintsystemsforeveryage
andweightclassareavailablefromaService Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Whenselecting,installingandusingchildrej
straintsystems,complywiththeinformationproj
videdbythemanufacturerofthechildrestraint system.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheseatadjustmentorchildseatinstallation isincorrect,thechildrestraintsystemmayhave
limitedstabilityormaynotbestableatall.
Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Make
surethechildrestraintsystemisfirmlyposij
tionedagainstthebackrest.Whereverpossible,
adaptthebackrestangleofalltherelevantseat
backrestsandadjusttheseatscorrectly.Make
surethattheseatsandtheirbackrestsarecorj rectlyengagedorlocked.Ifpossible,adjustthe
heightoftheheadrestraints,orremovethem.
WARNING
Ifchildrestraintsystemsandtheirattachment systemshavebeendamagedorsubjectedto stressesinanaccident,theirprotectivefuncj
tionmaybelimitedormayfailcompletely.A
childmightnotbeadequatelyrestrained,forexj ample,intheeventofanaccidentorbraking
andevasivemanoeuvres.Thereisadangerof injuryorevendeath.Ifchildrestraintsystems
andtheirattachmentsystemshavebeendamj agedorsubjectedtostressesinanaccident,
havethemcheckedbyaServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshopandrenewedif necessary.
ForAustralia/NewZealand:
installationofchildrestraints
Pleasenotethefollowingwarningbecauseyourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithafrontairbagfor
thefrontpassengerseatthatcannotbedeactij vated:
Itisrecommendednottouseanykindof
childrestraintsystemonthefrontpasj sengerseat.
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Extremehazard
Donotusearearward-facingchildrestrainton
aseatprotectedbyanairbaginfrontofit.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Onthefrontpassengerseat
Deactivatingairbags
WARNING
Activefrontpassengerairbagscaninjureachild
inachildrestraintsystemiftheyaretriggered. Thereisadangerofinjury.MakesurethatthefrontpassengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisiljluminated.
Beforefittingachildrestraintonthefrontpasjsengerseat,makesurethatthefrontandsideairbagsonthepassengersidearedisabled.
Deactivatingthefrontpassengerairbagswithkey
switch,seepage 148.
Rearward-facingchildrestraints
DANGER
Activefrontpassengerairbagscanfatallyinjure
achildinarearward-facingchildrestraintsysj temiftheyaretriggered.Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Makesurethatthefront
passengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisilj luminated.
Followtheinformationonthefrontpassengersunvisor.
NEVERusearearwardfacingchildrestraintona
seatprotectedbyanACTIVEAIRBAGinfrontof
it,DEATHorSERIOUSINJURYtotheCHILD
canoccur.
Seatpositionandheight Beforemountingauniversalchildrestraintsysj
tem,bringthefrontpassengerseattotherearj
mostpositionand,ifpossible,tothehighestpoj
sitiontoachievethebestpossibleroutingofthe beltandprotectionintheeventofanaccident.
Iftheupperattachmentpointoftheseatbeltis
locatedaheadofthechildseat'sbeltguide,carej
fullymovethefrontpassengerseatforwardsuntil
thebestpossiblebeltguidanceisachieve.
Backrestwidth
Withadjustablebackrestwidth:beforefittinga
childrestraintsystemonthefrontpassenger seat,fullyopenthebackrestwidth.Donot
changethebackrestwidthfromthispointonand donotcallupamemoryposition.
ISOFIXchildseatmountings
General NoteforAustralia:ISOFIXchildseatsarenotperj
mittedforroaduseinAustraliaatthetimeof
printingofthishandbook.However,alsosincea
changeoftherespectiveregulationsisexpected
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inthefuture,lowerISOFIXanchoragesaresupj
pliedinlinewithapplicableADRsalsoforAusj tralia.
Complywiththeoperatingandsafetynotesfrom
themanufacturerofthechildrestraintsystemwhenattachingandusingISOFIXchildrestraint
systems.
SuitableISOFIXchildrestraintsystems
ThefollowingISOFIXchildrestraintsmaybe
usedontheseatsdesignatedasappropriatefor
thispurpose.ThecorrespondingsizeclassandsizecategoryaredenotedbyaletterorISOrefj erenceonaplateonthechildseat.GroupWeightof
childApproxij
mateageClass/catej
goryma
Front
pasj
senj
ger
seat,
airbag
ONFront
pasj
senj
ger
seat,
airbag
OFFRear
seats,
outerRear
seat,
midj
dleCarrycotF-ISO/L1
G-ISO/L2X
XX
XIL
ILX
X0Upto10kgApproxij
mately
9monthsE-ISO/R1XXILX0+Upto13kgApproxij
mately
18monthsE-ISO/R1
D-ISO/R2
C-ISO/R3X
X
XX
X
XIL
IL
ILX
X
XI9-18kgUptoapj
proximately
4yearsD-ISO/R2
C-ISO/R3
B-ISO/F2
B1-ISO/F2X
A-ISO/F3X
X
X
X
XX
X
X
X
XIL
IL
IL,IUF
IL,IUF
IL,IUFX
X
X
X
Xa)Whenusingchildseatsontherearseats,adaptthefront/backpositionofthefrontseatifnecesj sary,andalsoadjusttheheadrestraintoftherearseat,orremoveit.IL:suitableforISOFIXchildrestraintsystemsinSemi-Universalcategoryifthevehicleandtheseatarelistedinthevehicletypelistofthemanufacturerofthechildrestraintsystem.IUF:suitableforforward-facingISOFIXchildrestraintsystemsintheUniversalcategorythathave
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Bracketsforlower
ISOFIXanchors
Safetynote
WARNING
IftheISOFIXchildrestraintsystemsarenotenj gagedcorrectly,theprotectiveeffectofthe
ISOFIXchildrestraintsystemsmaybelimited. Thereisadangerofinjuryorevendeath.Make
suretheloweranchorpointhasengagedcorj rectlyandtheISOFIXchildrestraintsystemis
firmlypositionedagainstthebackrest.
Position
SymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthebracketsforthelower
ISOFIXanchors.
ThebracketsforthelowerISOFIXanchorsare locatedbehindthemarkedcovers.
BeforefittingISOFIXchild
restraints
Pulltheseatbeltawayfromtheareaofthechild
seatmountings.
FittingISOFIXchildrestraint
systems1.Installthechildrestraintsystem,seethe manufacturer'sinstructions.2.MakesurethatbothISOFIXanchorsare
lockedcorrectlyinplace.
Mountsfortheupper
ISOFIXretainingstrap
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheupperretainingstrapisusedincorrectly
withthechildrestraintsystem,theprotective
effectmaybereduced.Thereisadangerofinj
jury.Makesurethattheupperretainingstrapis
notroutedtotheupperattachmentstrapover
sharpedges,andthatitisnottwisted.
WARNING
Iftherearbackrestisnotlocked,theprotective effectofthechildrestraintsystemislimitedor
non-existing.Therearbackrestcanfoldforj
wardincertainsituations,forexamplebraking
manoeuvreoraccident.Thereisadangerofinj
juryorevendeath.Makesurethattherear
backrestsarelocked.
NOTE
Themountingpointsfortheupperretaining
strapsofchildrestraintsystemsareonlyintenj dedfortheseretainingstraps.Themounting
pointscanbedamagedifotherobjectsareatj tached.Thereisadangerofdamagetopropj
erty.Onlyattachchildrestraintsystemstothe
upperretainingstraps.
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