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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesafetybeltcannotbefastenedcorrectlyon
childrenshorterthan5ft,150cmwithoutsuita#j
bleadditionalchildrestraintsystems.Theeffi#j
cacyofsafetygear,includingsafetybelts,can
belimitedorlostwhensafetybeltsarefas#j tenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastenedsafetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forinstancein
theeventofanaccidentorduringbrakingand
evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.Securechildrenshorterthan5ft,
150cmusingsuitablechildrestraintsystems.
Childrenonthefrontpassenger
seat
Generalinformation Ifyouneedtouseachildrestraintsysteminthefrontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefront,kneeandsideairbagsonthefrontpassenger
sidearedeactivated.Forautomaticdeactivationoffront-seatpassengerairbags,refertopage 137.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea
childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheair#j
bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerair#j
bagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSEN#j
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Installingchildrestraint
systems
Generalinformation Payattentiontothespecificationsofthechildre#j
straintsystemmanufacturerwhenselecting,in#j
stalling,andusingchildrestraintsystems.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thestabilityofthechildrestraintsystemislim#j
itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatadjust#j
mentorimproperinstallationofthechildseat.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Make surethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurelyagainstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcor#j
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats
andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadre#j
straintsorremovethem.
Warning
Theprotectiveeffectofchildrestraintsystems
andtheirfasteningsystemswhichhavebeen
damagedorexposedtoanaccidentcanbelim#j
itedorlost.Achildcannotbeproperlyre#j
strainedintheeventofanaccidentorbraking
andevasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinju#j
riesordangertolife.
Donotusechildrestraintsystemswhichhave
beendamagedorexposedtoanaccident.
Ifachildrestraintsystemanditsfasteningsys#j
temhasbeendamagedorexposedtoanacci#j
dent,havethesesystemscheckedandre#j
placedbythedealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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OnthefrontpassengerseatDeactivatingairbags
Warning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheair#j bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerair#jbagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSEN#j
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsysteminthe
frontpassengerseat,makesurethatthefront,
kneeandsideairbagsonthefrontpassenger sidearedeactivated.
Deactivatethefront-seatpassengerairbagsau#j
tomatically,refertopage 137.
Seatpositionandheight Beforeinstallingachildrestraintsystem,move
thefrontpassengerseatasfarbackaspossible
andbringitasfarupaspossibletoobtainthe
bestpossiblepositionforthebeltandtooffer
optimalprotectionintheeventofanaccident.
Iftheupperanchorageofthesafetybeltislo#j catedinfrontofthebeltguideofthechildseat,
movethefrontpassengerseatcarefullyforward
untilthebestpossiblebeltguidepositionis
reached.
Backrestwidth Adjustablebackrestwidth:beforeinstallinga
childrestraintsysteminthefrontpassengerseat,
openthebackrestwidthcompletely.Donot
changethebackrestwidthagainanddonotcall upamemoryposition.
Childseatsecurity
Therearsafetybeltsandthefrontpassenger
safetybeltcanbepermanentlylockedtofasten childrestraintsystems.
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.Payattentiontotheoperatingandsafetyinfor#jmationfromthechildrestraintsystemmanufac#j
turerwheninstallingandusingLATCHchildre#j
straintfixingsystems.
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MountsforthelowerLATCH
anchors
TheloweranchorsmaybeusedtoattachtheCRStothevehicleseatuptoacombinedchild
andCRSweightof65lbs/30kgwhenthechildis
restrainedbytheinternalharnesses.
Safetyinformation
Warning
IftheLATCHchildrestraintfixingsystemsare
notcorrectlyengaged,theprotectiveeffectof theLATCHchildrestraintfixingsystemcanbelimited.Thereisariskofinjuriesordangerto
life.Makesurethattheloweranchorsarese#j
curelyengagedandthattheLATCHchildre#j straintfixingsystemfitssecurelyagainstthebackrest.
Position
SymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthemountsforthelower
LATCHanchors.
Seatsequippedwithloweran#j
chorsaremarkedwithapair,(2),
ofLATCHsymbols.
BeforeinstallingLATCHchild
restraintfixingsystems
Pullthesafetybeltawayfromtheareaofthe
childrestraintsystem.
AssemblyofLATCHchildrestraintfixingsystems
1.Installchildrestraintsystem,seemanufactur#j
er'sinformation.2.EnsurethatbothLATCHanchorsareprop#j erlyengaged.Childrestraintsystems
withtetherstrap
Safetyinformation
Warning
Iftheupperretainingstrapisincorrectlyused
forthechildrestraintsystem,theprotectiveef#j fectcanbereduced.Thereisariskofinjury.Makesurethattheupperretainingstrapdoes
notrunoversharpedgesandisnottwistedas
itpassestheupperanchor.
Warning
Iftherearbackrestisnotlocked,theprotective
effectofthechildrestraintsystemislimitedor thereisnone.Incertainsituations,forinstance
brakingmaneuversorincaseofanaccident,
therearbackrestcanfoldforward.Thereisa
riskofinjuriesordangertolife.Makesurethat
therearbackrestsarelocked.
NOTICE
Theanchorsfortheupperretainingstrapsof
childrestraintsystemsareonlyprovidedfor
theseretainingstraps.Whenotherobjectsare
mounted,theanchorscanbedamaged.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Onlymount
childrestraintsystemstotheupperanchors.
Anchors
Therespectivesymbolshowstheanchor
fortheupperretainingstrap.Seatswith
anuppertoptetheraremarkedwiththis
symbol.Itcanbefoundontherearseatbackrest
ortherearwindowshelf.
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Routingtheretainingstrap1Directionoftravel2Upperretainingstrap3Headrestraint4Rearwindowshelf5Anchor6Hookforupperretainingstrap
Attachingtheupperretaining
straptotheanchor
1.Liftthecoverovertheanchor.2.Guidetheupperretainingstrapoveroralong
bothsidesoftheheadrestrainttotheanchor.3.Attachthehookoftheretainingstraptothe
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DrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Start/Stopbutton
Concept PressingtheStart/Stopbuttonswitchestheignitiononoroffandstartstheengine.
Mdouble-clutchtransmission:the enginestartswiththebrakepedal
pressedwhenyoupresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Manualtransmission:theenginestartswiththe
clutchpedalpressedwhentheStart/Stopbutton
ispressed.
Ignitionon
Mdouble-clutchtransmission:presstheStart/
Stopbutton,butdonotpressonthebrakepedal atthesametime.
Manualtransmission:presstheStart/Stopbutton
withoutsteppingontheclutchpedal.
Allvehiclesystemsarereadyforoperation. Mostoftheindicator/warninglightsintheinstru#jmentclusterlightupforavariedlengthoftime.
Tosavebatterypowerwhentheengineisoff,
switchofftheignitionandanyunnecessaryelec#j
tronicsystems/powerconsumers.
Ignitionoff Mdouble-clutchtransmission:presstheStart/
Stopbuttonagainwithoutsteppingonthebrake.
Manualtransmission:presstheStart/Stopbutton
againwithoutsteppingontheclutchpedal.
Allindicatorlightsintheinstrumentclustergo
out.
Tosavebatterypowerwhentheengineisoff,
switchofftheignitionandanyunnecessaryelec#j
tronicsystems/powerconsumers.
Safetymeasures Whenswitchingofftheignition,thetransmission
positionPisengagedautomaticallyiftheselec#j torleverpositionDorRisengaged.
Theignitionisswitchedoffautomaticallyinthe followingsituationswhilethevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisoff:'xWhenlockingthevehicle,evenifthelow
beamsareswitchedon.'xShortlybeforethebatteryisdischargedcom#j pletely,sothattheenginecanstillbestarted.'xWhenopeningorclosingthedriverdoor,ifthedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckledandthe
lowbeamsareswitchedoff.'xWhilethedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckled
withdriver'sdooropenandlowbeamsoff.
Thelowbeamsswitchtoparkinglightsafter
someminutesofnouse.
Radio-readystate
Generalinformation Intheradio-readystate,certainpowerconsum#jersremainreadyforoperation.
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ActivatingWiththeenginerunning,presstheStart/Stop
button.
Iftheengineisnotrunningandtheignitionis switchedon:thesystemautomaticallyactivates
radio-readystatewhenthedoorisopenedifthe
lightsareswitchedofforthedaytimerunning lightsareswitchedon.
Radio-readystateremainsactiveif,forinstance
theignitionisautomaticallyswitchedoffforthe followingreasons:'xOpeningorclosingthedriver'sdoor.'xUnfasteningofthedriver'ssafetybelt.'xWhenautomaticallyswitchingfromlowbeamstoparkinglights.
Switchingoffautomatically
Theradio-readystateisswitchedoffautomati#jcallyinthefollowingsituations:
'xIftheignitionisswitchedoffmanuallywiththeStart/Stopbutton.'xAfterapprox.8minutes.'xWhenthevehicleislockedusingthecentrallockingsystem.'xShortlybeforethebatteryisdischargedcom#jpletely,sothattheenginecanstillbestarted.
Startingtheengine
Safetyinformation
DANGER
Iftheexhaustpipeisblockedorventilationisin#j
sufficient,harmfulexhaustgasescanenterinto thevehicle.Theexhaustgasescontainpollu#j
tantswhicharecolorlessandodorless.Inen#j
closedareas,exhaustgasescanalsoaccumu#j
lateoutsideofthevehicle.Thereisdangerto
life.Keeptheexhaustpipefreeandensuresuf#j
ficientventilation.
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstroll#j
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured
againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope, alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewithawheelchock.
NOTICE
Inthecaseofrepeatedstartingattemptsorre#j peatedstartinginquicksuccession,thefuelis
notburnedorisinadequatelyburned.Thecata#j
lyticconvertercanoverheat.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty.Avoidrepeatedstartingin quicksuccession.
Gasolineengine
Dependingonthemotorization,thefulldrive
powermaynotbeavailableforapproximately
30secondsafterstartingtheengine.Inthiscase,
thevehiclewillnotaccelerateasusual.
Mdouble-clutchtransmission Startingtheengine
1.Depressthebrakepedal.2.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theignitionisactivatedautomaticallyforabrief
timeandisstoppedassoonastheenginestarts.
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Manualtransmission
Startingtheengine1.Depressthebrakepedal.2.Pressontheclutchpedalandshifttoneutral.3.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theignitionisactivatedautomaticallyforabrief
timeandisstoppedassoonastheenginestarts.
Enginestop
Safetyinformation
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#j hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstroll#j
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewitha
wheelchock.
Mdouble-clutchtransmission
Switchingofftheengine
1.Applythebrakesuntilthevehiclecomestoastop.2.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
Theengineisswitchedoff.
Theradio-readystateisswitchedon.3.Settheparkingbrake.
Manualtransmission
Switchingofftheengine
1.Withthevehicleatastandstill,pressthe
Start/Stopbutton.2.Shiftintofirstgearorreverse.3.Settheparkingbrake.
AutoStart/Stopfunction
Concept
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionhelpssavefuel.
Thesystemswitchesofftheengineduringa stop,forinstanceintrafficcongestionorattraffic
lights.Theignitionremainsswitchedon.Theen#j ginestartsautomaticallyfordrivingoff.
Generalinformation AftereverystartoftheengineusingtheStart/
Stopbutton,theAutoStart/Stopfunctionisin thelastselectedstate.WhentheAutoStart/Stopfunctionisactive,itisavailablewhenthevehicle
istravelingfasterthanabout3mph/5km/h.
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EnginestopFunctionalrequirements
Theengineisswitchedoffautomaticallyduringa
stopunderthefollowingconditions:
Mdouble-clutchtransmission:'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverpositionD.'xThebrakepedalremainsdepressedwhilethevehicleisstopped.'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisbuckledorthedriv#jer'sdoorisclosed.
Manualtransmission:
'xNeutralisengagedandtheclutchpedalisnotpressed.'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisbuckledorthedriv#jer'sdoorisclosed.
Theairflowfromtheairconditionerisreduced
whentheengineisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster TheREADYdisplayinthetach#jometersignalsthattheAuto
Start/Stopfunctionisreadyto
starttheengineautomatically.
Thedisplayindicatesthatthe
conditionsforanautomaticen#j
ginestophavenotbeenmet.
Functionallimitations Theengineisnotswitchedoffautomaticallyin
situationssuchasthefollowing:
'xIncaseofasteepdownhillgrade.'xExternaltemperaturetoolow.'xTheexternaltemperatureishighandauto#j
maticclimatecontrolisrunning.'xThecar'sinteriorhasnotyetbeenheatedor cooledtotherequiredlevel.'xTheengineisnotyetatoperatingtempera#j
ture.'xThewheelsareatasharpangleorthesteer#j ingwheelisbeingturned.'xAfterdrivinginreverse.'xWherethereisariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolis
switchedon.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xAthigherelevations.'xThehoodisunlocked.'xTheparkingassistantisactivated.'xStop-and-gotraffic.'xUseoffuelwithhighethanolcontent.
Startingtheengine
Theenginestartsautomaticallyunderthefollow#j
ingconditions:
'xMdouble-clutchtransmission:byreleasing thebrakepedal.'xManualtransmission:clutchpedalispressed.
Aftertheenginestarts,accelerateasusual.
Safetymode
Aftertheengineswitchesoffautomatically,itwill notstartagainautomaticallyifanyoneofthefol#j
lowingconditionsaremet:
'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckledandthe
driver'sdoorisopen.'xThehoodwasunlocked.
Someindicatorlightslightupforavariedlength oftime.
TheenginecanonlybestartedviatheStart/Stop
button.
Functionallimitations
Evenifdrivingoffwasnotintended,thedeacti#j
vatedenginestartsupautomaticallyinthefol#j lowingsituations:
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'xExcessivewarmingofthecar'sinteriorwhen
theairconditioningisswitchedon.'xWhenthesteeringwheelisturned.'xDouble-clutchtransmission:changefromse#j lectorleverpositionDtoN,RorD/S.'xMdouble-clutchtransmission:accelerating
whilesimultaneouslyapplyingthebrake.'xThevehiclebeginsrolling.'xWherethereisariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolis
switchedon.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xExcessivecoolingofthecar'sinteriorwhen
theheatingisswitchedon.'xLowbrakevacuumpressure;thiscanoccur,
forinstanceifthebrakepedalisdepresseda
numberoftimesinsuccession.
Preventinganautomaticengine
stopwithMdouble-clutch
transmission
Concept
Tomakeitpossibletodriveoffveryquickly,such
asatanintersection,theautomaticenginestop
canbeactivelyprevented.
Preventinganenginestopusingthe
brakepedal
Theenginestopcanbeactivelypreventedwithin onesecondafterthevehiclecomestoastand#j still:
'xImmediatelyafterthevehiclecomestoa
standstill,brieflypressthebrakepedalforce#j fully.'xThenpressthebrakepedalwithnormalbrak#j
ingforce.Activating/deactivatingthe
systemmanually
Usingthebutton
Pressthebutton.
'xLEDcomeson:autoStart/Stopfunctionis
deactivated.
Theengineisstartedduringanautomaticen#j
ginestop.
Theenginecanonlybestoppedorstarted
viatheStart/Stopbutton.'xLEDgoesout:autoStart/Stopfunctionisac#j tivated.
Switchingoffthevehicleduringan
automaticenginestop
Duringanautomaticenginestop,thevehiclecanbeswitchedoffpermanently,forinstancewhen
leavingit.
Mdouble-clutchtransmission:
1.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.Theignitionis
switchedoff.TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionis deactivated.
SelectorleverpositionPisengagedautomat#j ically.2.Settheparkingbrake.
Manualtransmission:
1.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.Theignitionis
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3.Settheparkingbrake.
EnginestartasusualviaStart/Stopbutton.
Automaticdeactivation
Incertainsituations,theAutoStart/Stopfunction
isdeactivatedautomaticallyforsafetyreasons,
forinstanceifnodriverisdetected.
Malfunction
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionnolongerswitches
offtheengineautomatically.ACheckControl
messageisdisplayed.Itispossibletocontinue
driving.Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer's servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Parkingbrake
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstroll#j
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope, alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewithawheelchock.
Applying
Theleverautomaticallyengagesafterbeing
pulledup.
Theindicatorlightlightsupred.The
parkingbrakeisset.
Lowerlight:indicatorlightinCanadian
models
Ifforonceuseduringdrivingisrequired,engage
theparkingbrakeslightlyandholdthebutton
down.
Topreventcorrosionandone-sidedbrakeac#j tion,lightlyapplytheparkingbrakeperiodically
whilecoasting,iftrafficconditionspermit.
Thebrakelightswillnotlightupiftheparking
brakeisset.
Releasing
Raiseleverslightly,pressthebuttonandguide theleverdown.
Turnsignal,highbeams,headlightflasher
Turnsignal
Turnsignalinexteriormirror Whendrivingandduringoperationoftheturn
signalsorhazardwarningsystem,donotfoldin theexteriormirrors,sothatthesignallightson
theexteriormirrorareeasytosee.
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