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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.
Seatbelts
General
Forthesafetyofthevehicleoccupants,thevehij
cleisequippedwithfiveseatbelts.However, theycanonlyprovideeffectiveprotectionwhen
worncorrectly.
Beforeeachjourney,alwaysmakesurethatall occupantshavefastenedtheirseatbelts.The
airbagssupplementtheseatbeltsasanaddij tionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubstij
tutefortheseatbelts.
Thebeltanchorageissuitableforadultsofany
statureiftheseatisadjustedcorrectly.
Thetwoouterbeltbucklesontherearseatsare
intendedforthosesittingontheleftandright.
Theinnerbeltbuckleontherearseatsisintenj
dedforthepersonsittinginthemiddle.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifaseatbeltisusedbymorethanoneperson atthesametime,theprotectivefunctionofthe
seatbeltisnolongerguaranteed.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyoneperson
shoulduseeachseatbeltatanyonetime.Do
notallowinfantsandchildrentotravelonthe
lapofanotheroccupant.Instead,securetheinj fantorchildinachildrestraintsystemintendedforthispurpose.
WARNING
Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmay
belimitedormayevenfailcompletelyifthe
seatbeltsarewornincorrectly.Ifaseatbeltis
notworncorrectly,additionalinjuriescanbe
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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
tedordamaged.Seatbeltsshouldnotbeworn
withstrapstwisted.Eachseatbeltassembly
mustonlybeusedbyoneoccupant;itisforbidj
dentoputabeltaroundachildbeingcarried
ontheoccupant'slap.
Itisessentialtoreplacetheentireassemblyafj terithasbeenworninasevereimpactevenif
damagetotheassemblyisnotobvious.
WARNING
Nomodificationsoradditionsshouldbemade
bytheuserthatwilleitherpreventtheseatbelt
adjustingdevicesfromoperatingtoremove
slack,orpreventtheseatbeltassemblyfrom
beingadjustedtoremoveslack.
WARNING
Iftherearbackrestisnotlocked,theprotective
effectofthemiddleseatbeltisnotensured. Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Lockthewiderrearseatbackrestwhenusingthemiddleseatbelt.
WARNING
Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmay
belimitedormayevenfailcompletelyinthe followingsituations:
'xIftheseatbeltsorbeltbucklesaredamj
aged,dirtyorhavebeenmodifiedinanj otherway.'xIfthebelttensionersorbeltretractors
havebeenmodified.
Seatbeltscanbedamagedinanaccidentwithj
outthedamagenecessarilybeingapparent.
Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.Donot
modifyseatbelts,beltbuckles,belttensioners,
beltretractorsandbeltanchorpointsandenj surethattheyarekeptclean.Afteranaccident,
havetheseatbeltsinspectedataServicePartj nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Correctseatbeltuse
'xPlacetheseatbelttightlyoverthepelvisand
shoulder,closetothebodyandwithouttwistj ing.'xMakesurethattheseatbeltispositionedlow
atthehipsintheareaofthepelvis.Theseat
beltmustnotpressontheabdomen.'xTheseatbeltmustnotbeallowedtorub
againstsharpedges,beroutedoversolidor
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Adjustmentforautomatic
retractingseatbelts'xDrawthebuckletongueattachedtotheseat beltacrossthebodyandpressitintothe
bucklecatchuntilarclicksisheard.'xAdjustmentofthebeltlengthisveryimporj tant.Toadjustthelapbeltandcheck
whetherthebucklehaslockedcorrectly,pull
upwardsontheshoulderstrapuntilthelap beltfitstightly.'xThelengthofthediagonalshoulderstrapadjjustsitselfautomaticallytoallowfreedomof
movement.'xToreleasetheseatbelt,pressthebuttonon thebucklecatchunit.
Fasteningtheseatbelt
1.Whenfasteningtheseatbelt,guideitslowlyovertheshoulderandpelvis.2.Inserttheseatbelttongueinthebeltbuckle.Theseatbeltbucklemustbeheardtoenjgage.
Iffastened,thedriver'sandfrontpassenger's
seatbeltsareautomaticallytensionedwhendrivj
ingoff.
Unfasteningtheseatbelt
1.Holdtheseatbeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttononthebeltbuckle.3.Guidetheseatbeltbackuptothereelmechj anism.Middleseatbeltintherear
Fasteningtheseatbelt1.Pulltheseatbelttongueattheendofthe
beltoutofthebracketontheparcelshelf.2.Insertthelowerseatbelttongueinthebelt
lock,arrow1.3.Insertupperseatbelttongueinbeltlock,arj row2.
Beltlocksmustengageaudibly.
Unfasteningtheseatbelt
1.Holdtheseatbeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttononthebeltbuckle.3.Usetheseatbelttongue,arrow1,toopen
thesecondbeltbuckle,arrow2.4.Guidetheseatbelttothebracketontheparj
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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.
Safetyfunction
Incriticaldrivingsituations,forexamplefullbrakj
ing,thefrontseatbeltsaretensionedautomatij cally.
Ifthesituationpasseswithoutanaccident,the
belttensionisslackenedagain.
Ifthebelttensiondoesnotloosenautomatically,
stopthevehicleandunfastentheseatbeltby pressingtheredbuttoninthebeltbuckle.Fastentheseatbeltagainbeforecontinuingyourjourj
ney.
Frontheadrestraints
General Thecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbesaved
withthememoryfunction.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheheadrestraintsareremovedorincorrectly
adjusted,theycannotprovideprotectionasinj tendedandheadandneckinjuriesmayresult.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xBeforeajourney,re-installanyremoved
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'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsothatitscentre
supportsthebackoftheheadateyelevel
wherepossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Ifnecessary,adjustthedisj
tancebyadjustingthebackrestangle.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen theheadrestraintsaremoved.Thereisariskofinjury.Whenmovingtheheadrestraint,make
surethattheareaofmovementiskeptclear.
WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintimpairtheprotecj tivefunctionoftheheadrestraintinthehead
andneckarea.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
restraints.'xDonothangobjectssuchascoathangers
directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasj
sifiedassafeforattachingtotheheadrej
straint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forexample
cushions,duringthejourney.
Adjustingtheheight:Msport
seat
Presstheswitchupordown.
Adjustingtheheight:MCarbon
bucketseat
Theheadrestraintscannotbeadjustedinheight.
Adjustingthedistance
Thedistancefromthebackoftheheadisadjusj
tedbytheseatbackrestangle.
Adjustthedistancesothattheheadrestraintis ascloseaspossibletothebackofthehead.
Removing Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheheadrestraintsareremovedorincorrectly adjusted,theycannotprovideprotectionasinj
tendedandheadandneckinjuriesmayresult.
Thereisariskofinjury.
'xBeforeajourney,re-installanyremoved
headrestraintsonalloccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsothatitscentre
supportsthebackoftheheadateyelevel
wherepossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Ifnecessary,adjustthedisj
tancebyadjustingthebackrestangle.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen theheadrestraintsaremoved.Thereisariskofinjury.Whenmovingtheheadrestraint,make
surethattheareaofmovementiskeptclear.
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WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintimpairtheprotecj
tivefunctionoftheheadrestraintinthehead
andneckarea.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
restraints.'xDonothangobjectssuchascoathangers directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasjsifiedassafeforattachingtotheheadrej
straint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forexample
cushions,duringthejourney.
Foldingdowntheheadrestraints
Headrestraintscanbefoldedbacktoimprove
rearvisibility.Onlyfoldbacktheheadrestraintif
nooneissittingontheseatinquestion.
'xBackward:pressthebutton,arrow1,andfold
backtheheadrestraint.'xForwards:foldtheheadrestraintforwardsas
farasitwillgo.Ensurethattheheadrestraint engagescorrectly.Adjustingtheheight
Theouterheadrestraintscanbeadjustedin
height.
'xDown:pressthebutton,arrow1,andslide theheadrestraintdownwards.'xUp:pushtheheadrestraintupwards.
Afteradjustingtheheight,makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Exteriormirror
General
Themirrorsettingissavedforthecurrentdriver profile.Ifadriverprofileisselected,thesaved
positionisretrievedautomatically.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbesaved
withthememoryfunction.
Safetynote
WARNING
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan theyappear.Thedistancetoroadusersbehind
thevehiclecouldbeincorrectlyestimated,for examplewhenchanginglane.Thereisariskof
accident.Lookoveryourshouldertoestimate thedistancefromfollowingtraffic.
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Overview1Toadjust2Toselectamirror,automaticparkingfunction3Tofoldinandout
ElectricaladjustmentPressthebutton.
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.
Foldingthemirrorsinandoutisusefulinthe followingsituations:'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:
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'xInthemirrorglass.'xOnthebackofthemirror.
Overview
Operatingrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotobstructthezonebetweentherear-viewmirrorandthewindscreen.
Steeringwheel
Safetynote
WARNING
Adjustingthesteeringwheelwhiledrivingmay causethesteeringwheeltomoveunexpectj edly.Youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyadjustthe
steeringwheelwhenthevehicleisatastandj
still.
Manualsteeringwheel
adjustment1.Foldtheleverdownwards.2.Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferred
heightandangletosuityourseatedposition.3.Swingtheleverbackup.
Steeringwheelheating
Overview
Buttonforsteeringwheelheating
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.ACheckControlmessageisshown.
Ifajourneyisresumedwithinabout15minutes
afteratemporarystop,steeringwheelheatingis
automaticallyswitchedon,providedthatthe
functionwasswitchedonattheendofthelast
journey.
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Manualtransmission:electric
steeringwheellock
WARNING
Ifsteeringwheellockisactivated,thevehicle cannotbesteered.Thereisariskofaccident.
Switchonthestandbystatepriortomovingthe
vehicle.
Thesteeringwheellocksautomaticallywhenthe
driver'sdoorisopenedfrominside.
Switchonstandbystatetounlock.
Memoryfunction
Principle
Thememoryfunctionenablesthefollowingsetj
tingstobestoredandretrievedwhenrequired:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'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.
Overview
Thememorybuttonsareonthedriver'sdoor.
Saving
1.Setthedesiredposition.2.Pressthebutton.Theletteringinthe
buttonisilluminated.3.Pressthedesiredbutton1or2whiletheletj
teringisilluminated.Asignalsounds.
Recalling
Pressthedesiredbutton1or2.Thesavedpositioniscalledup.
Theoperationishaltedwhenyoupressaseat
adjustmentswitchorpressoneofthememory
buttonsagain.
Onceunderway,adjustmentoftheseatposition onthedriver'ssideisdisabledafterashortwhile.
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Seatheating
OverviewFront
Seatheating
Rear
Seatheating
Switchingon Pressthebuttononceforeachtemperj
aturelevel.
ThehighestlevelisselectedifthethreeLEDs
areilluminated.
Ifajourneyisresumedwithinabout15minutes
afteratemporarystop,seatheatingisautomatij callyswitchedonatthelasttemperaturesetting.
Switchingoff
Pressandholdthebuttonuntilthe
LEDsareextinguished.
Activeseatventilation
Principle
Fansintegratedintotheseatcushionandbackj restensureapleasantseatingclimate.
Overview
Activeseatventilation
Switchingon
1.Pressthebutton.2.Selecttheventilationstage:'xPressthebuttononceperstage.'xTurntheControlleruntilthedesiredstage
isreached.PresstheController.'xSelectthedesiredstageonthetouchj screen.
ThreeblueLEDsonthebuttonorthreebluebarsontheControlDisplayindicatethehighj
eststage.
Switchingoff
Pressandholdthebuttonuntilthe
LEDsareextinguished.
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