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Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducethepro#j tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeende#j
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.
Adjustingtheheight
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush theheadrestraintdown.'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingthedistance'xBack:pressthebuttonandpushtheheadre#j
strainttowardtherear.'xForward:pulltheheadrestrainttowardthe front.
Aftersettingthedistance,makesurethattheheadrestraintengagescorrectly.
Removing
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbe sittingintheseatinquestion.
1.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresist#jance.2.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintoutcompletely.
Installing
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstallthehead
restraint.
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Rearheadrestraints
Safetyinformation
Warning
Amissingprotectiveeffectduetoremovedor
notcorrectlyadjustedheadrestraintscan causeinjuriesintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xBeforedriving,installtheremovedhead
restraintsontheoccupiedseats.'xAdjusttheheadrestraintsoitscentersup#j
portsthebackoftheheadatascloseto
eyelevelaspossible.'xAdjustthedistancesothattheheadre#j
straintisascloseaspossibletotheback ofthehead.Adjustthedistanceviathe
backresttiltasneeded.
Warning
Bodypartscanbejammedwhenmovingthe
headrestraint.Thereisariskofinjury.Make
surethattheareaofmovementisclearwhen
movingtheheadrestraint.
Warning
Objectsontheheadrestraintreducethepro#j tectiveeffectintheheadandneckarea.There
isariskofinjury.
'xDonotuseseatorheadrestraintcovers.'xDonothangobjects,forinstanceclothes
hangers,directlyontheheadrestraint.'xOnlyuseaccessoriesthathavebeende#j
terminedtobesafeforattachmenttoa headrestraint.'xDonotuseanyaccessories,forinstancepillows,whiledriving.Foldingdowntheheadrestraints
Toimprovetheviewtotherear,theheadre#j
straintscanbefoldedback.Onlyfoldthehead
restraintbackifnoonewillbesittinginthecorre#j
spondingseat.'xTotherear:pressthebutton,arrow1,and
foldtheheadrestraintbackward.'xForward:foldtheheadrestrainttowardthe frontasfarasitwillgo.Makesurethatthe
headrestraintengagescorrectly.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightoftheouterheadrestraintscanbe
adjusted.
'xTolower:pressthebutton,arrow1,andpush theheadrestraintdown.'xToraise:pushtheheadrestraintup.
Aftersettingtheheight,makesurethatthehead
restraintengagescorrectly.
Removing
Onlyremovetheheadrestraintifnoonewillbe sittingintheseatinquestion.
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1.Folddowntherearseatbackrest,refertopage 262,inquestion.2.Raisetheheadrestraintupagainsttheresist#j
ance.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpullthehead
restraintoutcompletely.
Installing
Proceedinthereverseordertoinstallthehead
restraint.
Aftertheinstallation,makesurethattheheadre#j
straintengagescorrectly.
Mirrors
Exteriormirrors Generalinformation
Themirroronthefrontpassengersideismore
curvedthanthedriver'ssidemirror.
Themirrorsettingisstoredforthedriverprofile
currentlyinuse.Whenthevehicleisunlockedvia thevehiclekey,thepositionisautomaticallyre#j
trievedifthefunction,refertopage 89,isacti#j
vatedforthispurpose.
Thecurrentexteriormirrorpositioncanbestored
usingthememoryfunction,refertopage 105.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Objectsreflectedinthemirrorarecloserthan
theyappear.Thedistancetothetrafficbehind
couldbeincorrectlyestimated,forinstance
whilechanginglanes.Thereisariskofacci#j dent.Estimatethedistancetothetrafficbehindbylookingoveryourshoulder.
Overview
1Adjusting2Selectingamirror,AutomaticCurbMonitor3Foldinginandout
Adjustingelectrically
Pressthebutton.
Theselectedmirrormovesalongwiththe
buttonmovement.
Selectingamirror Tochangeovertotheothermirror:Slidetheswitch.
Malfunction Incaseofanelectricalmalfunction,adjustthe
mirrorbypressingtheedgesofthemirrorglass.
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Foldinginandout
NOTICE
Dependingonthevehiclewidth,thevehicle
canbedamagedinvehiclewashes.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Beforewashing,
foldinthemirrorsbyhandorwiththebutton.
Pressthebutton.
Foldingisonlypossibleuptoaspeedofapprox.
15mph/20km/h.
Foldingthemirrorsinandoutishelpfulinthefol#j
lowingsituations:
'xIncarwashes.'xOnnarrowroads.
Mirrorsthatwerefoldedinarefoldedoutauto#j maticallyataspeedofapprox.25mph/40km/h.
Automaticheating Bothexteriormirrorsareautomaticallyheatedas
neededandwhenthedrive-readystateis
switchedon.
AutomaticdimmingfeatureTheexteriormirroronthedriver'ssideisauto#j
maticallydimmed.Photocellsinthecar'sinterior
mirror,refertopage 104,areusedtocontrol
this.
AutomaticCurbMonitor,exterior
mirror
Concept
Ifreversegearisengaged,themirrorglasson
thefrontpassengersideistilteddownward.This
improvesyourviewofthecurbandotherlow-ly#j ingobstacleswhenparking,forinstance.
Activating1.slidetheswitchtothedriver'sside
mirrorposition.2.EngageselectorleverpositionR.
Whenthetrailersocketisinuseortrailertowing isactivated,theAutomaticCurbMonitorisdeac#jtivated.
Deactivating Slidetheswitchtothepassenger'ssidemirror
position.
Interiormirror,manually
dimmable
Toreducetheblindingeffectoftheinteriormir#j ror,fliptheleverforward.
Interiormirror,automatic
dimmingfeature
Generalinformation Theinteriormirrorisdimmedautomatically.
Photocellsareusedforcontrol:
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Overview
Functionalrequirements
'xKeepthephotocellsclean.'xDonotcovertheareabetweentheinterior
mirrorandthewindshield.
Steeringwheel
Safetyinformation
Warning
Steeringwheeladjustmentswhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedsteeringwheelmovements.
Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.Thereisariskof accident.Adjustngthesteeringwheelwhilethevehicleisstationaryonly.
Manualsteeringwheel
adjustment
1.Foldtheleverdown.2.Movethesteeringwheeltothepreferred
heightandangletosuityourseatposition.3.Foldtheleverbackup.
Heatedsteeringwheel
Overview
Heatedsteeringwheel
Switchingon/off Pressthebutton.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Ifthetripisresumedwithinapprox.15minutes
afteranintermediatestop,theheatedsteering wheelactivatesautomaticallyifthefunctionwas
switchedonattheendofthelasttrip.
Memoryfunction
Concept
Thefollowingsettingscanbestoredand,ifnec#j essary,retrievedusingthememoryfunction:
'xSeatposition.'xExteriormirrorposition.'xHeightoftheHead-upDisplay.
Generalinformation
Twomemorylocationswithdifferentsettings
canbesetforeachdriverprofile,referto
page 59.
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Thefollowingsettingsarenotstored:'xBackrestwidth.'xLumbarsupport.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Usingthememoryfunctionwhiledrivingcan
leadtounexpectedseatorsteeringwheel
movements.Vehiclecontrolcouldbelost.
Thereisariskofaccident.Onlyretrievethe
memoryfunctionwhenthevehicleisstationary.
Warning
Thereisariskofjammingwhenmovingthe seats.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamage
toproperty.Makesurethattheareaofmove#j
mentoftheseatisclearpriortoanyadjust#j
ment.
Overview
Thememorybuttonsarelocatedonthefront
doors.
Storing
1.Setthedesiredposition.2.Pressthebutton.Thewritingonthe
buttonlightsup.3.Pressdesiredbutton1or2whiletheLEDis
lit.Asignalsounds.Callingupsettings
Pressthedesiredbutton1or2.
Thestoredpositioniscalledupautomatically. Theprocedurestopswhenaswitchforsetting
theseatispressedoroneofthememorybut#j tonsispressedagain.
Onceunderway,adjustmentoftheseatposition
onthedriver'ssideisdisabledafterashortwhile.
Seatheating
OverviewFront
Seatheating
Rear
Seatheating
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SwitchingonPressthebuttononceforeachtemper#j
aturelevel.
Themaximumtemperatureisreachedwhen
threeLEDsarelit.
WhenECOPROisactivated,refertopage 276,
theheatingoutputisreduced.
Switchingoff Pressandholdthebuttonuntilthebardisplayontheclimatecontroldisplay
goesout.
Seatheatingdistribution Theheatingactionintheseatcushionandtheseatbackrestcanbedistributedindifferent
ways.
ViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Climatefunctions"4.Selectamenuitem:'x"Seatheating"'x"Seatandsteeringwheelheating"'x"Seatclimatecontrol"'x"Seatclimate/steer.wheelheating"5.Selectthedesiredseat,ifneeded.6.PresstheControllerandturnittosettheseat
heatingdistribution.
Activeseatventilation
Concept
Integratedfansintheseatandarmrestareas provideacomfortableseattemperature.
Overview
Activeseatventilation
Switchingon Pressthebuttononceforeachventila#j
tionlevel.
ThehighestlevelisactivewhenthreeLEDsare
lit.
Theventilationswitchesbackbyonelevelaftera
shorttime.
Switchingoff Pressandholdthebuttonuntilthebar
displayontheclimatecontroldisplay
goesout.
Individualactivation
Concept
Anumberofheatingandcoolingfunctionscan
beautomaticallyactivateddependingontheex#j
ternaltemperature.
GeneralinformationTheexternaltemperatureatwhichthefunctions
aretobeautomaticallyactivatedcanbesetvia iDrive.
Activationisperformediftheexternaltempera#j
tureexceedsorfallsbelowthesettemperature inthefirst2minutesafterdrive-readystatehas
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beenswitchedon.Anewalignmentiscarriedoutafterthesettingshavebeenchanged.
Dependingontheequipmentpackage,thefol#j lowingfunctionscanbeautomaticallyactivated:'xSeatheating.'xHeatedsteeringwheel.'xSeatventilation.
Ifthetripiscontinuedwithinapprox.15minutes
afterastop,thefunctionsareactivatedautomati#j
callywiththelevelsthatwerelastselected.
Functionalrequirement Thesafetybeltofthecorrespondingseatis
buckled.
Activating/deactivatingViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclesettings"3."Climatefunctions"4.Selectthedesiredmenuitem.5.Selectdesiredseat.6.Selectthemenuitemofthedesiredfunction.7.Settheexternaltemperatureatwhichthe
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TransportingchildrensafelyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Therightplaceforchildren
Safetyinformation
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger
themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#jhicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#jingandlockthevehicle.
Warning
Aheatedvehiclemayresultindeathtoper#j sons,especiallychildren,oranimals.Thereisa
riskofinjuriesordangertolife.Donotleave persons,especiallychildren,oranimalsunat#j
tendedinthevehicle.
Warning
Exposuretointensesunlightcancausechild
restraintsystemsandtheircomponentstobe#j comeveryhot.Personsmaysustainburninju#j
rieswhentouchingthehotcomponents.There
isariskofinjury.Donotexposethechildre#j straintsystemtodirectsunlightorcoverwhere
necessary.Ifnecessary,letthechildrestraint
systemcooldownbeforetransportingachild.
Donotleavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle.
Transportchildrenintherear
seat
Generalinformation
Accidentresearchshowsthatthesafestplace
forchildrenisintherearseat.
Childrenyoungerthan13yearsofageorshorter
than5ft/150cmshouldbetransportedinthe
rearseatinsuitablechildrestraintsystemsde#j signedfortheage,weightandsizeofthechild.Children13yearsofageoroldermustwearasafetybeltassoonasasuitablechildrestraint
systemcannolongerbeusedduetotheirage, weight,orsize.
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Safetyinformation
Warning
Thesafetybeltcannotbefastenedcorrectlyon
childrenshorterthan5ft,150cmwithoutsuita#j
bleadditionalchildrestraintsystems.Theeffi#j
cacyofsafetygear,includingsafetybelts,can
belimitedorlostwhensafetybeltsarefas#j tenedincorrectly.Anincorrectlyfastenedsafetybeltcancauseadditionalinjuries,forinstancein
theeventofanaccident,brakingorevasive
maneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesordanger
tolife.Securechildrenshorterthan5ft,
150cmusingsuitablechildrestraintsystems.
Childrenonthefrontpassenger
seat
Generalinformation Beforeusingachildrestraintsystemonthefrontpassengerseat,ensurethatthefront,knee,andsideairbagsonthefrontpassengersidearede#j
activated.Forautomaticdeactivationoffront-seatpassengerairbags,refertopage 160.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Activefront-seatpassengerairbagscaninjurea
childinachildrestraintsystemwhentheair#j
bagsareactivated.Thereisariskofinjury.
Makesurethatthefront-seatpassengerair#j
bagsaredeactivatedandthatthePASSEN#j
GERAIRBAGOFFindicatorlightlightsup.
Installingchildrestraint
systems
Generalinformation Payattentiontothespecificationsandtheoper#j
atingandsafetyinformationofthechildrestraint
systemmanufacturerwhenselecting,installing,
andusingchildrestraintsystems.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Theprotectiveeffectofchildrestraintsystems
andtheirfasteningsystemswhichhavebeen damagedorexposedtoanaccidentcanbelim#j
itedorlost.Achildcannotbeproperlyre#j
strainedintheeventofanaccident,brakingor evasivemaneuvers.Thereisariskofinjuriesor
dangertolife.
Donotusechildrestraintsystemswhichhave beendamagedorexposedtoanaccident.
Ifachildrestraintsystemanditsfasteningsys#j
temhasbeendamagedorexposedtoanacci#j dent,havethesesystemscheckedandre#j
placedbythedealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Thestabilityofthechildrestraintsystemislim#j itedorcompromisedwithincorrectseatadjust#j
mentorimproperinstallationofthechildseat.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Make
surethatthechildrestraintsystemfitssecurely
againstthebackrest.Ifpossible,adjustthe
backresttiltforallaffectedbackrestsandcor#j
rectlyadjusttheseats.Makesurethatseats
andbackrestsaresecurelyengagedorlocked.
Ifpossible,adjusttheheightoftheheadre#j
straintsorremovethem.
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