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ateswitchagainuntiltheconvertibleoperationis
terminated.
Operationfromtheoutside WhenequippedwithComfortAccessthe
convertibletopcanalsobeoperatedfromout#j
side.
Convenientopeningandconvenientclosingvia thevehiclekey.
Additionalinformation: Vehiclekey,refertopage 80.
Cargoareapartition
Folddowncargoareapartitioninthebackso thattheconvertibletopcanbeopened.
Folddowncargoareapartitioninthefrontinor#j
dertoenlargethecargoareacapacitywhenthe convertibletopisclosed.
Manuallyclosingtheconvertible
top
Generalinformation Ifthereisamalfunction,theconvertibletopcan
bemanuallyclosed.Twopersonsarenecessary
todothis.
Ifpossible,haveaconvertibletopmanually closedbyadealer#ssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Incaseofanelectricalmalfunction,the convertibletopcannotbelockedinthefully
openposition.Theconvertibletopwillriseup
whilethevehicleismoving.Thereisariskof
accident.Donotopentheclosedconvertible topmanually.
Warning
Whilemanuallyloweringtheconvertibletop, bodypartscanbejammed.Withone-sidedop#j
eration,theconvertibletopcanbedamaged.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Makesurethattheareaofmovement
oftheconvertibletopandtheconvertibletop
wellstoragecoverisfree.Onlyclosethe
convertibletopmanuallywithtwopeople.
Beforeclosing
1.Lowerthesidewindowscompletely.2.Switchingoff,standbystate.
Start/Stopbutton,refertopage 135.3.Openingtrunklid.4.Takeconvertibletoptoolsoutofthecargo
area.5.Removethescrewdriverfromtheonboard
vehicletoolkit.6.Unlockconvertibletopwellstoragecover.
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ingBowdencablesouttothestopinsucces#jsion.7.Whentheconvertibletopwellstoragecover
isunlocked,thetrunklidcannolongerbe
opened.Removeurgentlyneededitemsfrom
thecargoareabeforeclosingthetrunklid.8.
NOTICE
Thetrunklidcollideswiththeunlocked
convertibletopwellstoragecoverduring
closing.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j erty,amongotherpotentialdamage.When
closingthetrunklid,makesurethatthe trunkliddoesnotcollidewiththe
convertibletopwellstoragecover.
Closethetrunklid.Atthesametime,press
theconvertibletopwellstoragecoveratthe
rearedgesontheleftandrightdownuntil
contactwiththetrunklidcanbeavoided.
Liftingoutconvertibletop1.Grabbothsidesoftheconvertibletopwell
storagecoveronthesideintherearand
swivelupandtothereartotheendposition.2.Onbothsidesofthevehicle,graspthefront
edgeoftheconvertibletopframewithone
hand.Withtheotherhand,grasptheendof theconvertibletoponthebottomedge.3.Liftouttheconvertibletopandthe
convertibletopendsonbothsidessimultane#j
ouslyandswingitforward.Whenyoudothis,
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agecover.Theendoftheconvertibletop
mustbefoldedupforthispurpose.5.Foldtheendoftheconvertibletopdown
ontotheconvertibletopwellstoragecover.
Lockingtheconvertibletopinthe
front
1.Carefullyremovethecoverinthecenterof thefrontconvertibletopframe.2.Inserttheconvertibletoptoolintothe
convertibletoplock.
Whileapersonpressesthefrontconvertible
topframefromtheoutsideontothemiddleof thewindshieldframe:turntheconvertibletop
toolcounter-clockwiseuntilthefrontconvertibleframeislockedwiththefront
windshieldframe.
NOTICE
Whendrivingintherainoronawetroadsur#j
facewiththeconvertibletoplockedonlyinthe front,waterwillpenetratethecar'sinterior.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.Donotdriveintherain
oronawetroadsurfacewiththeconvertible
toplockedonlyinthefront.
NOTICE
Drivingfasterthan50mph/80km/hwiththe
convertiblelockedonlyinthefrontmaydam#j agetheconvertibletop.Thereisariskofdam#jagetoproperty,amongotherpotentialdam#j
age.Whendrivingwiththeconvertibletop
lockedonlyinthefront,donotexceedaspeed
of50mph/80km/h.
Havetheconvertibletopcheckedbyadealer#ss
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Winddeflector
Principle
Thewinddeflectorreducestheairmovementin thevehicleinteriorwhendrivingwiththeconvertibletopdown.
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Thewinddeflectorismosteffectivewhenthe
sidewindowsareclosed.
Generalinformation Aprotectivejacketfortheremovedwinddeflec#jtorislocatedinthecargoarea.
Makesurethewinddeflectorisdrybeforestow#j ingitintheprotectivejacket.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenoperatingthe
winddeflector.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementaroundthe
winddeflectorisclearwheninstallingandre#j
movingitandfoldingitup.
Warning
Objectsplacedontheinstalledwinddeflector
canbethrownintothecar'sinteriororendan#j
gerotherroadusers,forinstanceincaseofan
accident,brakingorevasivemaneuver.Theob#j jectscandamagethewinddeflector.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Do
notplaceanyobjectsontheinstalledwindde#j
flector.
Warning
Awinddeflectorthathasnotbeenmounted
correctlymayflyoffandbethrownintotheve#j hicleorendangerotherroadusers.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.
Beforedriving,makesurethattheretainingpinsareengagedinthefixingpointsandthe
winddeflectorismountedsecurely.
Warning
Operatingthewinddeflectorwhiledrivingcan
distractfromthesurroundingtraffic.Thereisa riskofaccident.Operatethewinddeflectoronlywhenthevehicleisstationary.
NOTICE
Whenmovingthefrontseatsback,thewind
deflectorcanbedamaged.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty,amongotherpotential
damage.Makesurethattheareaofmovement isclearpriortomovingthefrontseatsback.
Installing
Thewinddeflectorislocatedinaprotective jacketinthecargoarea.
1.Takethewinddeflectoroutoftheprotective
jacket.2.Fullyunfoldthewinddeflectorsothatthe
handle,arrow1,foldsdownandlocksthe
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4.Insertwinddeflectorfromonesideoftheve#j
hiclewiththepinsinthecorrespondingfixing pointsontheoppositesideofthevehicle.5.Toreleasethelock,foldthehandleupandholdit.6.Pressthewinddeflectorinwardlyandup,ar#jrow1,totheextentthatthewinddeflectorcanbepositionedinfrontofthefixingpointsontheinstallationside.7.Releasethehandle.8.Pressthewinddeflectordownward,whilein#j
sertingthepinsinthecorrespondingfixing points,arrows2.9.Pressthewinddeflectordownwardinthemiddle,untilthehandleengages,arrows1.10.Grasptheinnerframeworkofthewindde#j
flectorandfolditup,arrow2.
Removing
1.Foldthehandleuptounlockthewinddeflec#j tor.2.Proceedinreverseordertoremovethewind
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Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Sittingsafely
Anidealseatpositionthatmeetstheneedsof
theoccupantscanmakeavitalcontributionto
relaxed,fatigue-freedriving.
Intheeventofanaccident,thecorrectseatposi#j
tionplaysanimportantrole.Followtheinforma#j
tioninthefollowingchapters.
Additionalinformation:
'xSeats,refertopage 116.'xSafetybelts,refertopage 119.'xHeadrestraints,refertopage 120.'xAirbags,refertopage 181.Seats
Safetyinformation
Warning
Seatsettingwhiledrivingcanleadtounex#j
pectedmovementsoftheseat.Vehiclecontrol couldbelost.Thereisariskofaccident.Only
adjusttheseatonthedriver'ssidewhenthe
vehicleisstationary.
Warning
Withabackrestinclinedtoofartotherear,the
protectiveeffectofthesafetybeltcannolon#j
gerbeensured.Thereisariskofslidingunder
thesafetybeltinanaccident.Thereisariskof
injuryordangertolife.Adjusttheseatpriorto
startingthetrip.Adjustthebackrestsothatitis
inthemostuprightpositionaspossibleanddo notadjustagainwhiledriving.
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#jmentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#jment.
Electricallyadjustableseats
Generalinformation Theseatsettingforthedriver'sseatisstoredfor
thedriverprofilecurrentlyused.Whenadriver
profileisselected,thestoredpositioniscalledup
automatically.
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Thecurrentseatpositioncanbestoredusingthememoryfunction.
Overview1Backrestwidth2Forward/backward,height,seattilt3Backresttilt,headrestraint4Lumbarsupport
Longitudinaldirection
Pressswitchforwardorbackward.
Height
Pressswitchupordown.
Seattilt
Tiltswitchupordown. Backresttilt
Tiltswitchforwardorbackward.
Thighsupport Sportseat
Pulltheleveratthefrontoftheseatandpush
thethighsupportforwardorback.
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Lumbarsupport
Principle
Thecurvatureoftheseatbackrestcanbead#j
justedinawaythatitsupportsthelumbarregion
ofthespine.Thelowerbackandthespineare supportedforuprightsittingposition.
Adjusting'xPressthefront/rearsectionof
thebutton:
Thecurvatureisincreased/
decreased.'xPresstheupper/lowersection
ofthebutton:
Thecurvatureisshiftedup/
down.
Functionallimitations
Itmaynotbepossibletoadjustthelumbarsup#j
portatveryhighandverylowtemperatures.
Backrestwidth
Principle Adjustingthebackrestwidthmayimprovelateral
supportwhentakingcorners.
Generalinformation Thebackrestwidthischangedbyadjustingthe
sidesectionsofthebackrest.
Adjusting
'xPressthefrontsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthde#j
creases.'xPresstherearsectionofthe
button:
Thebackrestwidthincreases.Functionallimitations Itmaynotbepossibletoadjustthebackrest
widthatveryhighandverylowtemperatures.
Enteringtherear
Safetyinformation
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#jment.
Warning
Unexpectedmovementsoftherearseatback#j restwhiledrivingmayoccuriftherearseat
backrestisunlocked.Vehiclecontrolcouldbe
lost.Thereisariskofinjury.Foldbackandlock thebackrestsbeforedriving.Makesurethe
backrestengagescorrectlybyslightlymoving
forwardandback.
Foldtheseatbackrestforward
1.Pullthelever.2.Foldtheseatbackrestforward.
Tomaketheentrytothereareasier,theseatwill
automaticallymovetothemostforwardposition.
Theprocesswillbeterminatedwhentheswitch
fortheforward/backadjustmentispressedorthe backrestisreclined.
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PushtheseatbackrestrearwardPushtheseatbackrestrearwardandlockit.
Theseatmovesautomaticallytothelastseatpo#jsitionthatwasstored.
Pullingtheleveragainstopsthemotion.
Safetybelts
Generalinformation Thevehicleisfittedwithfoursafetybeltstoen#j
sureoccupantsafety.However,theycanonly unfoldtheirprotectiveeffectwhenadjustedcor#jrectly.
Alwaysmakesurethatsafetybeltsarebeing
wornbytheoccupantsbeforedrivingoff.The
airbagssupplementthesafetybeltsasanaddi#j tionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsdonotreplace
safetybelts.
Allbeltfasteningpointsaredesignedtoachieve thebestpossibleprotectiveeffectofthesafety
beltswithproperuseofthesafetybeltsandcor#j
rectseatsetting.Notesonsittingsafely,referto
page 116.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Useofasafetybelttobucklemorethanone
personwillpotentiallydefeattheabilityofthe safetybelttoserveitsprotectivefunction.Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.Donot
allowmorethanonepersontowearasingle
safetybelt.Infantsandchildrenarenotallowed
onanoccupant'slap,butmustbetransported andsecuredindesignatedchildrestraintsys#jtems.
Warning
Theprotectiveeffectofsafetygear,including
safetybelts,canbelimitedorlostwhensafety
beltsarefastenedincorrectly.Anincorrectly fastenedsafetybeltcancauseadditionalinju#j
ries,forinstanceintheeventofanaccident, brakingorevasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskof
injuryordangertolife.Makesurethatalloccu#j pantsarewearingsafetybeltscorrectly.
Warning
Theprotectiveeffectofsafetygear,including
safetybelts,maynotbefullyfunctionalorfailin
thefollowingsituations:
'xThesafetybeltsorsafetybeltbucklesare
damaged,soiled,orchangedinanyother way.'xSeatbelttensionersorbeltretractorsweremodified.
Safetybeltscanbeimperceptiblydamagedin
theeventofanaccident.Thereisariskofinjury
ordangertolife.Donotmodifysafetybelts, safetybeltbuckles,seatbelttensioners,belt
retractorsorbeltanchorsandkeepthemclean. Havethesafetybeltscheckedafteranaccidentatthedealer#ssservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Correctuseofsafetybelts
'xWearthesafetybelttwist-freeandtightto yourbodyoveryourlapandshoulders.'xWearthesafetybeltdeeponyourhipsoveryourlap.Thesafetybeltmaynotpressonyourstomach.'xDonotrubthesafetybeltagainstsharp
edges,orguideitorjamitinacrosshardor
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Bucklingthesafetybelt1.Guidethesafetybeltslowlyovershoulder
andhiptoputiton.2.Insertthetongueplateintothesafetybelt
buckle.Thesafetybeltbucklemustengage
audibly.
Unbucklingthesafetybelt
1.Holdthesafetybeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttoninthesafetybeltbuckle.3.Guidethesafetybeltbackintoitsroll-up mechanism.
Safetybeltreminderfordriver's
seatandfrontpassengerseat
Generalinformation
Thesafetybeltreminderisissuedwhenthedriv#j er'ssafetybeltisnotbuckled.
Thesafetybeltreminderisalsoactivewhenthe
frontpassengerseatbeltisnotbuckledorob#j
jectsareonthefrontpassengerseat.
Thesafetybeltreminderisalsoactivatedwhena
passengerunbucklesasafetybeltduringthetrip.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightlightsupandasignal
sounds.Makesurethatthesafetybelts
arepositionedcorrectly.Thesafetybelt
remindercanalsobeactivatedifobjectsare placedonthefrontpassengerseat.
Safetybeltreminderforrear
seats
Generalinformation Thesafetybeltreminderisautomaticallyacti#j
vatedeachtimetheenginestarts.
Thesafetybeltreminderisalsoactivatedwhena
passengerunbucklesarearseatsafetybeltdur#j
ingthetrip.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclusterillu#j
minatesaftertheengineisstarted.
Thedisplaysmayvarydependingontheequip#j mentversionandcountryvariant.IconDescriptionGreen:thesafetybeltisbuckled
onthecorrespondingrearseat.Red:thesafetybeltisnotbuck#j
ledonthecorrespondingrear
seat.
Frontheadrestraints
Generalinformation
Thecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Removalorincorrectadjustmentofheadre#j straintscancauseinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.Thereisariskofinjury.
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