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Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheelVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Safeseatingposition
Aseatingpositionthatsuitablyreflectstherej
quirementsoftheoccupantsisessentialforrej
laxeddrivingwithminimumfatigue.
Inanaccident,thecorrectseatingpositionplays
animportantrole.Complywiththenotesinthe followingchapters.
Forfurtherinformation:
'xSeats,seepage 111.'xSeatbelts,seepage 113.'xHeadrestraints,seepage 116.'xAirbags,seepage 185.
Seats
Safetynotes
WARNING
Adjustingtheseatduringajourneycouldcause
theseattomoveunexpectedly.Youcouldlose controlofthevehicle.Thereisariskofaccijdent.Onlyadjusttheseatonthedriver'sside
whenatastandstill.
WARNING
Ifthebackrestisangledbacktoofar,theproj tectivefunctionoftheseatbeltwillnolonger beguaranteed.Thereisariskofslidingundertheseatbeltintheeventofanaccident.There
isariskofinjuryorevendeath.Adjusttheseat beforestartingthejourney.Adjustthebackresttothemostuprightpositionpossible,anddo
notchangeitduringthejourney.
WARNING
Thereisariskofentrapmentwhentheseats
aremoved.Thereisariskofinjuryormaterial
damage.Beforemakinganyadjustment,make
surethattheareaofmovementoftheseatis
clear.
Electricallyadjustableseats
General Thedriver'sseatsettingissavedforthecurrent
profile.Ifadriverprofileisselected,thesaved
positioniscalledupautomatically.
Thecurrentseatpositioncanbesavedusingthe
memoryfunction.
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Overview1Backrestwidth2Forward/back,height,seatangle3Backresttilt,headrestraint4Lumbarsupport
Forward/back
Presstheswitchforwardsorbackwards.Height
Presstheswitchupordown.
Seatangle
Tilttheswitchupordown. Backrestangle
Tilttheswitchforwardsorbackwards.
Thighsupport
Sportseat
Pulltheleveronthefrontoftheseatandadjust
thethighsupportforwardsorbackwards.
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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 Tochangethewidthofthebackrest,thesidecushionsofthebackrestcanbeadjusted.
Adjusting
'xPressthebuttonatthefront:
Backrestwidthisreduced.'xPressthebuttonattherear:
Backrestwidthisincreased.Functionrestriction
Itmaynotbepossibletoadjustthebackrest
widthatveryhighandverylowtemperatures.
Seatbelts
Numberofseatbeltsandbelt
buckles
Forthesafetyofthevehicleoccupants,thevehij
cleisequippedwithfourorfiveseatbelts.Howj ever,theycanonlyprovideeffectiveprotectionwhenworncorrectly.
Thetwoouterbeltbucklesontherearseatsare intendedforthosesittingontheleftandright.
Theinnerbeltbuckleontherearseatsisintenj dedforthepersonsittinginthemiddle.
General Beforeeachjourney,alwaysmakesurethatall
occupantshavefastenedtheirseatbelts.The airbagssupplementtheseatbeltsasanaddij
tionalsafetydevice.Theairbagsarenotasubstij
tutefortheseatbelts.
Thebeltanchorageissuitableforadultsofany
statureiftheseatisadjustedcorrectly.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifaseatbeltisusedbymorethanoneperson atthesametime,theprotectivefunctionofthe
seatbeltisnolongerguaranteed.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorevendeath.Onlyoneperson
shoulduseeachseatbeltatanyonetime.Do
notallowinfantsandchildrentotravelonthe
lapofanotheroccupant.Instead,securetheinj fantorchildinachildrestraintsystemintendedforthispurpose.
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WARNING
Theprotectivefunctionoftheseatbeltsmay
belimitedormayevenfailcompletelyifthe
seatbeltsarewornincorrectly.Ifaseatbeltis
notworncorrectly,additionalinjuriescanbe
caused,forexampleintheeventofanaccident,
brakingoravoidancemanoeuvres.Thereisa
riskofinjuryorevendeath.Makesurethatall vehicleoccupantshavefastenedtheirseat
beltscorrectly.
WARNING
Seatbeltsaredesignedtobearuponthebony structureofthebodyandshouldbewornlow
acrossthefrontofthepelvis,orthepelvis,
chestandshoulders,asapplicable.Wearingthe
lapsectionofthebeltacrosstheabdominal
areamustbeavoided.
Seatbeltsshouldbeadjustedasfirmlyasposj
sible,consistentwithcomfort,toprovidethe
protectionforwhichtheyhavebeendesigned.
Aslackbeltwillgreatlyreducetheprotection
affordedtothewearer.
Careshouldbetakentoavoidcontaminationof
thewebbingbypolishes,oilsandchemicals
andparticularlybatteryacid.Cleaningmay
safelybecarriedoutusingamildsoapandwaj
tersolution.Thebeltshouldbereplacedif
webbingbecomesfrayed,contaminatedor
damaged.Seatbeltsshouldnotbewornwith
strapstwisted.Eachseatbeltassemblymust
onlybeusedbyoneoccupant;itisforbiddento
putabeltaroundachildbeingcarriedonthe
occupant'slap.
Itisessentialtoreplacetheentireassemblyafj terithasbeenworninasevereimpactevenif damagetotheassemblyisnotobvious.
WARNING
Nomodificationsoradditionsshouldbemade
bytheuserthatwilleitherpreventtheseatbelt adjustingdevicesfromoperatingtoremoveslack,orpreventtheseatbeltassemblyfrombeingadjustedtoremoveslack.
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
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'xMakesurethattheseatbeltispositionedlow
atthehipsintheareaofthepelvis.Theseat
beltmustnotpressontheabdomen.'xTheseatbeltmustnotberubbedonsharp
edges,beroutedoversolidorbreakableobj
jectsorbetrapped.'xAvoidwearingbulkyclothing.'xKeeptheseatbelttautbyoccasionallypulling upwardsontheuppersection.
Adjustmentforautomatic
retractingseatbelts
'xDrawthebuckletongueattachedtotheseat beltacrossthebodyandpressitintothe
bucklecatchuntilarclicksisheard.'xAdjustmentofthebeltlengthisveryimporj tant.Toadjustthelapbeltandcheck
whetherthebucklehaslockedcorrectly,pull
upwardsontheshoulderstrapuntilthelap beltfitstightly.'xThelengthofthediagonalshoulderstrapadjjustsitselfautomaticallytoallowfreedomof
movement.'xToreleasetheseatbelt,pressthebuttonon thebucklecatchunit.
Fasteningtheseatbelt
1.Whenfasteningtheseatbelt,guideitslowlyovertheshoulderandpelvis.2.Inserttheseatbelttongueinthebeltbuckle.Theseatbeltbucklemustbeheardtoenjgage.Unfasteningtheseatbelt1.Holdtheseatbeltfirmly.2.Presstheredbuttononthebeltbuckle.3.Guidetheseatbeltbackuptothereelmechjanism.
Middleseatbeltintherear
Fasteningtheseatbelt
1.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.
Onsomecountryvariants,theseatbeltreminder
isalsoactiveifthefrontpassengerseatbeltis notfastenedandheavyobjectsareonthefrontpassengerseat.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster ACheckControlmessageisshown.
Checkwhethertheseatbelthasbeen
fastenedcorrectly.
Seatbeltreminderforrearseats
General Theseatbeltreminderisautomaticallyactivated
everytimetheenginestarts.
Theseatbeltreminderwillalsobeactivatedifa
rearseatbeltisunfastenedduringthejourney.
Displayintheinstrumentcluster Theindicatorlampintheinstrumentclusterisiljluminatedaftertheenginestarts.SymbolDescriptionGreen:seatbeltfastenedonthecorj
respondingrearseat.Red:seatbeltnotfastenedonthe
correspondingrearseat.
Frontheadrestraints
General
Thecurrentheadrestraintpositioncanbesavedwiththememoryfunction.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Iftheheadrestraintsareremovedorincorrectly adjusted,theycannotprovideprotectionasinj
tendedandheadandneckinjuriesmayresult.
Thereisariskofinjury.
'xBeforeajourney,re-installanyremoved
headrestraintsonalloccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsothatitscentre
supportsthebackoftheheadateyelevel
wherepossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadrej straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Ifnecessary,adjustthedisjtancebyadjustingthebackrestangle.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen theheadrestraintsaremoved.Thereisariskofinjury.Whenmovingtheheadrestraint,make
surethattheareaofmovementiskeptclear.
WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintimpairtheprotecj tivefunctionoftheheadrestraintinthehead
andneckarea.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
restraints.'xDonothangobjectssuchascoathangers
directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasj
sifiedassafeforattachingtotheheadrej
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Adjustingtheheight
Presstheswitchupordown.
Topreventtheheadrestraintfromcollidingwith theheadliner,theheightoftheheadrestraint
cannotbeadjustedincertainseatpositions.To adjusttheheadrestraint,movetheseattoa
lowerposition.
Adjustingthedistance Thedistancefromthebackoftheheadisadjusj
tedbytheseatbackrestangle.
Adjustthedistancesothattheheadrestraintis ascloseaspossibletothebackofthehead.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Rearheadrestraints
Safetynotes
WARNING
Objectsontheheadrestraintimpairtheprotecj
tivefunctionoftheheadrestraintinthehead
andneckarea.Thereisariskofinjury.
'xDonotfitanycoversontheseatsorhead
restraints.'xDonothangobjectssuchascoathangers directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeenclasjsifiedassafeforattachingtotheheadrej
straint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forexample
cushions,duringthejourney.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheadrestraintscannotbeadjustedinheight.
Removing
Theheadrestraintscannotberemoved.
Exteriormirror
General Themirrorsettingissavedforthecurrentdriverprofile.Ifadriverprofileisselected,thesaved
positioniscalledupautomatically.
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.
Automaticallydimming Theexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisautoj
maticallydimmed.Photocellsintherear-view mirrorareusedtocontrolthisfunction.
Automaticparkingfunction,
exteriormirror
Principle
Whenreversegearisengaged,thepassenger-
sidemirroristilteddownwards.Thisprovidesa
betterviewofthekerborotherobstaclesnear
theground,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.
Electricalsteeringwheel
adjustment
General Thesteeringwheelsettingissavedforthecurj
rentdriverprofile.Ifadriverprofileisselected,
thepositionthatapplieswhenthedrive-ready stateisswitchedoniscalledupautomatically.
Thecurrentsteeringwheelpositioncanbe
savedwiththememoryfunction.
Adjusting
Adjustthelongitudinalpositionandheightofthe
steeringwheeltotheseatpositionbypressing
theswitch.
Easyentry/exit Thesteeringwheeltemporarilymovestoitshighestpositionforeasierentryandexit.
Steeringwheelheating Overview
Buttonforsteeringwheelheating
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.ACheckControlmessageisshown.
Ifajourneyisresumedwithinabout15minutes
followingatemporarystop,thesteeringwheel
heatingisactivatedautomaticallyagain,provided
thatthefunctionwasswitchedonattheendof thelastjourney.
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Memoryfunction
Principle
Thememoryfunctionenablesthefollowingsetj tingstobestoredandretrievedwhenrequired:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'xSteeringwheelposition.'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
Thememorybuttonsareonthefrontdoors.
Saving
1.Setthedesiredposition.2.Pressthebutton.Theletteringinthe
buttonisilluminated.3.Pressthedesiredbutton1or2whiletheletj
teringisilluminated.Asignalsounds.
Recalling
Pressthedesiredbutton1or2.Thesavedpositioniscalledup.
Theoperationishaltedwhenyoupressaseat
adjustmentswitchorpressoneofthememory
buttonsagain.
Onceunderway,adjustmentoftheseatposition onthedriver'ssideisdisabledafterashortwhile.
Seatandarmrestheating
Principle
Thesystemheatstheseatsandarmrestsifrej
quired.
General Seatheatingcanalsobeusedwithoutarmrest
heating.Deactivatethearmrestheatingifrej quired.
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