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Seatairconditioning
Principle
Theseatairconditioningcombinestheseat
heatingandactiveseatventilationfunctions.
General TheseatheatingandactiveseatventilationareoperatedviathesamebuttonontheHVACconjtrolpanel.
Ifbothsystemsareactive,pressingthebutton willreducetheintensityofbothfunctionsbyone
stageineachcase.
Thelastactiveorhigherintensityfunctionisactij
vateddirectlywhenthesystemisswitchedon
again.Ifbothfunctionsareswitchedoffatthe sametimewiththesameintensitysetting,the
systemautomaticallyactivatestheseatheating.
Overview
Seatairconditioning
Switchingon
1.Pressthebutton.2.Selectthedesiredsettingviathetouchj
screen.
OneredandoneblueLEDilluminate.Switchingoff
Pressandholdthebuttonuntilthe
LEDsareextinguished.
Regulationclimatecontrol
Principle
Dependingontheequipment,someheatingand coolingfunctionscanbeactivatedautomatically accordingtotheoutsidetemperature.
General Theoutsidetemperaturefromwhichthefuncj
tionsaretobeactivatedautomaticallycanbeset usingiDrive.
Activationisperformediftheoutsidetemperaj
tureexceedsorfallsbelowthesettemperature inthefirstfewminutesafterdrive-readystate
hasbeenswitchedon.Anewalignmentiscarj
riedoutafterthesettingshavebeenchanged.
Dependingontheequipmentversion,the
followingfunctionscanbeactivatedautomatij
cally:
'xSeatheating.'xSteeringwheelheating.'xSeatventilation.
Ifthejourneyiscontinuedwithinabout15mij
nutesafteratemporarystop,thefunctionsare automaticallyactivatedwiththemostrecentsetj
tings.
Operatingrequirements
'xTheseatbeltofthedriver'sseatisfastened.'xThedrive-readystateisswitchedon.
Activating/deactivating
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4.Ifnecessary,Regulationclimatecontrol5.Selectthedesiredfunction.6.Activatetherequiredrule.7.Ifapplicable,adjustthelevel.Seite132CONTROLSSeats
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CarryingchildrensafelyVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Importantconsiderations
Safetynotes
WARNING
Unsupervisedchildrenorpetsinthevehicle
cansetthevehicleinmotionandendanger
themselvesorotherroadusers,forexampleby
thefollowingactions:
'xPressingthestart/stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingdoorsorwindows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xOperatingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentorinjury.Donot
leavechildrenorpetsunsupervisedinthevehij cle.Whenleavingthevehicle,takethevehiclekeywithyouandlockthevehicle.
WARNING
Hotvehiclescanhavefatalconsequences,in
particularforchildrenorpets.Thereisariskof injuryorevendeath.Donotleaveanyoneunsuj
pervisedinthevehicle,especiallychildrenor
pets.
WARNING
Childrestraintsystemsandtheirpartscanget veryhotwhenexposedtodirectsunlight.Conj
tactwithhotpartscancauseburns.Thereisa
riskofinjury.Donotexposethechildrestraint
systemtodirectsunlight;coverthechildrej straintsystemifnecessary.Itmaybenecessary
toallowthechildrestraintsystemtocooldown beforestrappingachildin.Donotleavechilj
drenunsupervisedinthevehicle.
Childrenontherearseats
General
Accidentresearchhasshownthatthesafest
placeforchildrenisontherearseat.
Whereverpossible,childrenyoungerthan
12yearsoldorshorterthan150cm,5ftshould onlybetransportedintherearusingchildrejstraintsystemsappropriatefortheirage,weight
andstature.Childrenaged12yearsandolder mustbesecuredwithaseatbeltassoonasuseofachildrestraintsystemisnolongerapproprijateduetotheirage,weightorstature.
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Safetynote
WARNING
Childrenshorterthan150cm,5ftcannotwear
theseatbeltcorrectlywithoutusingadditional childrestraintsystems.Theprotectivefunction
oftheseatbeltsmaybelimitedormayevenfail completelyiftheseatbeltsarewornincorrectly.Ifaseatbeltisnotworncorrectly,additionalinjjuriescanbecaused,forexampleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasiveaction.There isariskofinjuryorevendeath.Childrenunder
150cm,5fttallmustbesecuredinsuitable childrestraintsystems.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Childrenonthefrontpassenger
seat
GeneralWhenusingachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefrontandsideairbagsonthepassengersidearedeactivaj
ted.Frontpassengerairbagscanonlybedeactij vatedwiththekeyswitchforfrontpassengerairj
bags.Ifthefrontpassengerairbagscannotbe
deactivated,donotcarrychildrenonthefront
passengerseat,eveninsuitablechildrestraint
systems.
Forfurtherinformation:
Keyswitchforfrontpassengerairbags,see
page 197.
Safetynote
WARNING
Activefrontpassengerairbagscaninjureachild
inachildrestraintsystemiftheyaredeployed.
Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront passengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisilj
luminated.
Fittingchildrestraints
General
Pleasecomplywiththeoperatingandsafetyinjstructionsprovidedbythechildrestraintsystem
manufacturerwhenselecting,attachingandusj
ingchildrestraintsystems.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifchildrestraintsystemsandtheirattachment systemshavebeendamagedorsubjectedto
stressesinanaccident,theirprotectivefuncj
tionmaybelimitedormayfailcompletely.A
childmightnotbeadequatelyrestrained,forexj ampleintheeventofanaccident,brakingor
evasiveaction.Thereisariskofinjuryoreven death.
Childrestraintsystemsthataredamagedor
havebeensubjectedtostressesinanaccident
mustnotbeusedfurther.
Ifattachmentsystemshavebeendamagedor
subjectedtostressesinanaccident,havethem checkedandreplacedbyaServicePartnerof
themanufacturer,anotherqualifiedService Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Iftheseatisnotadjustedproperlyorthechild
seathasbeeninstalledincorrectly,thechildrej
straintsystemmayhavelimitedstabilityormay
notbestableatall.Thereisariskofinjuryor
evendeath.Makesurethatthechildrestraint
systemrestsfirmlyagainstthebackrest.Wherj
everpossible,adaptthebackrestangleofall
therelevantseatbackrestsandadjusttheseats
correctly.Makesurethattheseatsandtheir
backrestsarecorrectlyengagedorlocked.If
possible,adjusttheheightoftheheadrej
straints,orremovethem.
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ForAustralia/NewZealand:
installationofchildrestraints
Pleasenotethefollowingwarningbecauseyour
vehiclehasbeenequippedwithafrontairbagfor
thefrontpassenger'sseatthatcannotbedeactij
vated:
Itisrecommendednottouseanykindof
childrestraintsystemonthefrontpasj senger'sseat.
Extremehazard
Donotusearearwardfacingchildrestraintona
seatprotectedbyanairbaginfrontofit.
NotforAustralia/NewZealand:
Onthefrontpassengerseat
Deactivatingairbags
WARNING
Activefrontpassengerairbagscaninjureachild
inachildrestraintsystemiftheyaredeployed.
Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront passengerairbagsaredeactivatedandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisilj luminated.
Beforefittingachildrestraintonthefrontpasjsengerseat,makesurethatthefrontandsideairbagsonthepassengersidearedisabled.Ifthe
airbagcannotbedeactivated,donotfitchildrej
straintsystems.
Forfurtherinformation:
Keyswitchforfrontpassengerairbags,see
page 197.
Rearward-facingchildrestraint
systems
DANGER
Iftriggered,activefrontpassengerairbagscan
fatallyinjureachildinarearwardfacingchildrej straintsystem.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.MakesurethatthefrontpassengerairjbagsaredeactivatedandthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFFindicatorlampisilluminated.
Followtheinformationonthefrontpassenger
sunvisor.
Neverusearearward-facingchildrestraintona seatprotectedbyanactiveairbaginfrontofit,as
deathorseriousinjurytothechildcanoccur.
Seatpositionandheight Afterinstallingauniversalchildrestraintsystem,
movethefrontpassengerseatasfarbackasit willgoandadjustittothehighestposition.Thisseatpositionandheightachievesthebestpossij
bleroutingofthebeltandprotectionintheevent
ofanaccident.
Iftheupperattachmentpointoftheseatbeltis locatedaheadofthechildseat'sbeltguide,carej
fullymovethefrontpassengerseatforwardsuntil
thebestpossiblebeltguidanceisachieved.
Backrestwidth Withadjustablebackrestwidth:beforefittinga
childrestraintsystemonthefrontpassenger
seat,fullyopenthebackrestwidth.Donot
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changethebackrestwidthfromthispointonanddonotcallupamemoryposition.
ISOFIXchildsafetyseat fasteners
General
Pleasecomplywiththeoperatingandsafetyinj structionsprovidedbythechildrestraintsystem
manufacturerwhenselecting,attachingandusj
ingISOFIXchildrestraintsystems.
SuitableISOFIXchildrestraint
systems
OnlycertainISOFIXchildrestraintsmaybeusedintheseatsintendedforthispurpose.Thecorrej
spondingsizeclassandsizecategoryaredenoj tedbyaletterorISOreferenceonaplateonthechildseat.
Forfurtherinformation:
Suitableseatsforchildrestraintsystems,see
page 138.
Fixturesforlower
ISOFIXanchors
Safetynote
WARNING
IftheISOFIXchildrestraintsystemsarenotenj
gagedcorrectly,theprotectiveeffectofthe ISOFIXchildrestraintsystemswillbelimited.Thereisariskofinjuryorevendeath.MakesuretheloweranchorpointhasengagedcorjrectlyandtheISOFIXchildrestraintsystem
restsfirmlyagainstthebackrest.
PositionSymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthefixturesforthelower
ISOFIXanchors.
ThefixturesforthelowerISOFIXanchorsareloj
catedbehindthemarkedcovers.
BeforefittingISOFIXchild
restraints
Pulltheseatbeltawayfromtheareaofthechild
seatmountings.
FittingISOFIXchildrestraint
systems
1.Installthechildrestraintsystem,seethe manufacturer'sinstructions.2.MakesurethatbothISOFIXanchorsareenj
gagedcorrectly.
i-Sizechildrestraintsystems
Generali-Sizeisaregulationforchildrestraintsystems,whichisusedfortheapprovalofchildrestraint
systems.
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SymbolMeaningIfthissymbolisseeninthevehij
cle,thevehiclehasalsobeen
approvedinaccordancewithi-
Size.Thesymbolshowsthe
mountsforthesystem'slower
anchors.Theloweranchors
meettheEuropeani-Sizerej
quirements.Thecorrespondingsymbol
showsthemountingpointfor
theupperretainingstrap.
Fixturesfortheupper
retainingstrap
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheupperretainingstrapisusedincorrectly onthechildrestraintsystem,theprotectiveefj
fectwillbereduced.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethattheupperretainingstrapisnot
twistedandisnotroutedtotheuppermountj
ingpointoversharpedges.
WARNING
Iftherearbackrestisnotlocked,theprotective effectofthechildrestraintsystemislimitedor
non-existing.Therearbackrestcanfoldforj
wardincertainsituations,forexamplebraking
manoeuvreoraccident.Thereisariskofinjury
orevendeath.Makesurethattherearbackrj
estsarelocked.
NOTE
Themountingpointsfortheupperretaining
strapsofchildrestraintsystemsareonlyintenj dedfortheseretainingstraps.Themounting
pointscanbedamagedifotherobjectsareatj tached.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Onlyattachchildrestraintsystemstotheuppermountingpoints.
Mountingpoints
SymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthemountingpointfor
theupperretainingstrap.
Dependingontheequipmentinstalled,thereare
twoorthreemountingpointsfortheupperrej
tainingstrapofISOFIXchildrestraintsystems.
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Routingtheretainingstrap1Directionoftravel2Headrestraint3Hookfortheupperretainingstrap4Mountingpoint5Rearparcelshelf6Seatbackrest7Upperretainingstrap
Attachingtheupperretaining
straptothemountingpoint
1.Openthecoverofthemountingpoint.2.Raisetheheadrestraint.3.Guidetheupperretainingstrapbetweenthe
mountsoralongbothsidesoftheheadrej strainttothemountingpoint.4.Attachthehookoftheretainingstraptothe
mountingpoint.5.Tightentheretainingstrapbypullingitfirmly
down.6.Lowerandengagetheheadrestraintasnecj
essary.
Suitableseatsforchildrestraintsystems
General
Thelegalprovisionsdeterminingwhichchildseat ispermittedforwhichageandbodysizemay
varyfromcountrytocountry.Pleasecomplywith therelevantnationallegalprovisions.
AdditionalinformationisavailablefromaService Partnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.Fordetailedinformationaboutusingchildrej
straintsystems:
Seatsforchildrestraintsystems,seepage 396.
Seatsandchildrestraintsystems
Thefollowingsectionprovidesinformationon
whichchildrestraintsystemissuitableforwhich
seatinthevehicle.
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SeatAirbag,
frontpasj
sengerFastening13a)ONOFF4,6-b)
e)
5-c,d)a)Adaptthefore/aftpositionofthefrontpassengerseatand,ifnecessary,moveittothehighest positiontoachievethebestpossiblebeltfit.
b)Whenusingchildseatsontherearseats,adjustthefront/backpositionofthefrontseatifnecesjsary,andalsoadjusttheheadrestraintoftherearseatorremoveit.
c)Onlyoccupytheouterseatsifthebeltbucklesareeasilyaccessible.
d)Theseatisnotsuitableforchildseatswithasupportstand.
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SeatAirbag,
frontpasj
sengerFastening1a)ONOFF34,6-b)
e)
5-c,d)a)Adaptthefore/aftpositionofthefrontpassengerseatand,ifnecessary,moveittothehighest positiontoachievethebestpossiblebeltfit.
b)Whenusingchildseatsontherearseats,adjustthefront/backpositionofthefrontseatifnecesjsary,andalsoadjusttheheadrestraintoftherearseatorremoveit.
c)Onlyoccupytheouterseatsifthebeltbucklesareeasilyaccessible.
d)Theseatisnotsuitableforchildseatswithasupportstand.
e)Dependingontheequipmentornational-marketversion.

SymbolMeaningSymbolMeaningNotsuitableforchildrestraintsystems.SuitableforISOFIXchildrej
straintsystems.SuitableforUniversal-categorychildrestraintsysj temsapprovedforuseinthisweightgroup.SuitableforISOFIXandi-
Sizechildrestraintsystems.SuitableforchildrestraintsystemsintheSemi- Universalcategoryifthevehicleandtheseatarelistedinthelistofvehiclemodelsfromthemanuj
facturerofthechildrestraintsystem.Suitableforchildrestraint
systemswithanupperrej
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