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FAMILIARISATION
Interior

13. Battery/Fuse box.

14. Passenger air bag.

15. Passenger’s lower glove box.

16. Air conditioning controls.

17. Lighter/12 V accessories socket.

18. Hazard warning lights switch.

19. Storage compartment or additional
telematics control.

20. Cooled compartment.

21. Ashtray/Can holder.

22. Seat adjustment control.

23. Storage compartment.

24. Fuse box.

1. Electric mirror controls.
- Electric window controls.
- Deactivation of the rear electric controls.

2. Driver’s upper glove box.

3. Central adjustable vents.

4. Audio equipment or GPS
multimedia audio equipment with
fl ap.

5. Instrument panel/Large colour
display.

6. Sunshine and passenger
compartment temperature sensor.

7. Passenger’s upper glove box.

8. Windscreen demisting vents.

9. Speaker (tweeter).

10. Front window demisting vents.

11. Passenger air bag disarming
switch, if fi tted on your vehicle.

12. Side adjustable vent.
25. Handbrake - on the right.

26. Bonnet release under cover - on
the left.

27. Acoustic windscreen.
INTERIOR OVERVIEW
SETTING THE DATE
AND TIME
For more information about this adjustment,
refer to the "Setting the date and time"
section of the "In-car technology" chapter.
ADDITIONAL
HEATER
With the engine at idle
or when the vehicle is
stationary, it is normal to notice a high-
pitched whistling and a slight emission
of smoke and odour.

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Repositioning
SIT COMFORTABLY
SEE CLEARLY
Adjust the height
and depth of the
steering wheel.
Electric exterior mirrors.
Selection Seat belts
Height adjustment.
Fastening. Lights off
Side lights
Main beam headlamps (blue)
Dipped headlamps (green)
Wipers stalk 45

2 fast.
1 normal.
I intermittent.
0 off.

 single wipe.

AUTO, press the stalk down.

AUTO, automatic switching
on of the lights
Adjustment
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FAMILIARISATION
Interior
Battery 199
Child monitoring mirror
184
Disarming the passenger’s front air bag
178
Opening control Sliding side doors from the
inside. 25
Handbrake
169
Bonnet opening controls The bonnet opening control
is a red handle under a
cover. Release the bonnet
from inside the vehicle then
go to the front and insert
your hand under the badge
to open and raise the bonnet,
place the strut in its location
securely. 193
Safety auto-reverse. 179
184
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Electric windows/Safety auto-reverse
CHILD SAFETY
Monitoring mirror.
Child seats.

Accesses
READY TO SET OFF
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REMOTE CONTROL
Deadlocking
KEYS
Deadlocking renders the internal
and external door locking controls
inoperative. Never leave anyone
inside the vehicle when it is deadlocked.
If the deadlocking is operated from
inside the vehicle, it will change to
normal locking when the vehicle is
started.
ACCESSES Press the closed padlock to
lock the vehicle.
This is confi rmed by fi xed
lighting of the direction
indicators for approximately
two seconds.
Central locking
From the driver’s door or passenger
door, the keys allow you to lock,
deadlock or unlock the doors and
tailgate, as well as fold back the
exterior mirrors.
If one of the doors or the tailgate is
open, the central locking does not
work.

The remote control performs the
same functions at a distance. The key allows you to switch on the
ignition and to mechanically operate
the lock on the fuel fi ller cap, the glove
box, the passenger air bag disarming
switch and the mechanical child lock. Normal locking
If your vehicle is fi tted with
deadlocking, a second
press on the closed padlock
within fi ve seconds of locking
changes this to deadlocking.
This is confi rmed by fi xed lighting
of the direction indicators for
approximately two seconds.

Accesses
READY TO SET OFF
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REMOTE CONTROL
Deadlocking
KEYS
Deadlocking renders the internal
and external door locking controls
inoperative. Never leave anyone
inside the vehicle when it is deadlocked.
If the deadlocking is operated from
inside the vehicle, it will change to
normal locking when the vehicle is
started.
ACCESSES Press the closed padlock to
lock the vehicle.
This is confi rmed by fi xed
lighting of the direction
indicators for approximately
two seconds.
Central locking
From the driver’s door or passenger
door, the keys allow you to lock,
deadlock or unlock the doors and
tailgate, as well as fold back the
exterior mirrors.
If one of the doors or the tailgate is
open, the central locking does not
work.

The remote control performs the
same functions at a distance. The key allows you to switch on the
ignition and to mechanically operate
the lock on the fuel fi ller cap, the glove
box, the passenger air bag disarming
switch and the mechanical child lock. Normal locking
If your vehicle is fi tted with
deadlocking, a second
press on the closed padlock
within fi ve seconds of locking
changes this to deadlocking.
This is confi rmed by fi xed lighting
of the direction indicators for
approximately two seconds.

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De-icing the rear screen and
mirrors Demisting, visibility
programme
DE-ICING AND DEMISTING

The comfort programme may not be suffi cient to quickly demist or de-ice the windows (humidity, several passengers, ice).
In this case, select the visibility programme. The visibility programme indicator light comes on.
It activates the air conditioning, the air fl ow, the de-icing of the rear screen and provides optimum distribution of the ventilation to the windscreen and side windows.
It deactivates the air recirculation.
Press this button, with the engine running, to de-ice the rear screen and mirrors.
The de-icing indicator light comes on. The duration of de-icing depends on the exterior temperature.
Pressing the button again reactivates the de-icing.

It is possible to stop the de-icing before it is switched off automatically by pressing this button again. ADDITIONAL HEATER

To improve your comfort, vehicles fi tted with an HDi engine may be fi tted with automatic additional heating.
However, with the engine at idle or when the vehicle is stationary, it is normal to notice a high-pitched whistling and a slight emission of smoke and odour.

ERGONOMICS and COMFORT
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Comfort and safety
AREAS FOR TOLL CARDS/
CAR PARK TICKETS
The athermic windscreen has two non-refl ective zones located either side of the base of the interior mirror.
They are intended for affi xing toll cards
and/or car park tickets.
SUN VISOR WITH ILLUMINATED
COURTESY MIRROR
With the ignition on, the mirror is
illuminated automatically when
the concealing fl ap is raised.
SIDE BLINDS
Side blinds are available in
rows 2 and/or 3.
Pull the side blind by the tab(s).
Position the blind’s attachment(s) on
the corresponding hook(s).


Ensure that the tabs are hooked correctly to prevent any damage to the blind when the corresponding sliding side door is opened.

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Mirrors and windows Manual interior mirror
The interior mirror has two positions:
- day (normal),
- night (anti-dazzle).
To change from one to the other,
push or pull the lever on the lower
edge of the mirror.
Automatic day/night interior
mirror
This automatically and gradually
changes between the day and night
positions. To prevent dazzling,
the glass of the mirror darkens
automatically depending on the
intensity of the light from behind.
It clears as the light (headlamps of
following vehicles, sunlight) decreases,
ensuring maximum visibility.

Switch on the ignition and press switch 1 :
- Indicator light 2 lit (switch pressed): automatic operation.
- Indicator light 2 off: automatic system off. The mirror remains at its most clear.
MIRRORS
MIRRORS AND WINDOWS

Special feature
To ensure maximum visibility during manoeuvres, the mirror clears automatically when reverse gear is engaged.
Electric exterior mirrors
- Move switch A to the right or to the left to select the corresponding mirror.
- Move knob B in all four directions to adjust.
- Return switch A to the centre position.
When parked, the mirrors can be
folded back manually, or electrically by
pulling switch
A rearwards.
Electric unfolding of the mirrors is
possible with the key on unlocking
the vehicle.

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Mirrors and windows
ELECTRIC WINDOWS
4. Rear left electric window switch.
5. Rear electric windows disarming switch (child safety).
- red strip visible: the rear switches are activated.
- red strip covered: the rear switches are disarmed.
You have two options:

The electrical functions of the electric windows are disarmed one minute after switching off the ignition.

Disarming the rear controls
For the safety of your children, press switch 5 to disarm all of the electrical controls in the rear:
- electric windows,
- sliding side doors,
- sunroofs.
1. Driver’s electric window switch.
2. Passenger electric window switch.
3. Rear right electric window switch.
Manual operation:
- press or pull switch 1 , without
going beyond the point of
resistance. The window stops when
the switch is released.
Automatic operation:
- press or pull switch 1 , beyond the
point of resistance: the window
opens or closes completely when
the switch is released. Pressing the
switch again stops the movement
of the window.

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Mirrors and windows REAR WINDOWS
To partially open the rear windows,
tilt the lever and push it fully to lock the
windows in the open position.
Safety auto-reverse
When the window rises and meets an
obstacle, it stops and partially lowers
again.
In the event of contact during operation
of the windows, you must reverse the
movement of the window. To do this,
press the switch concerned.

Reinitialising the window
In the event of unwanted opening of the window on closing (for example, in the presence of ice), in the event of a malfunction or following reconnection of the battery, the window must be reinitialised:
- press the switch until the window is
fully open,
- then pull it again until the window is
fully closed,
- continue to hold the switch for
approximately one second after the
window has closed.

The safety auto-reverse function is not active during these operations.
Always remove the key from the ignition when leaving the vehicle, even for a short time.
The driver must ensure that:
- no one is preventing correct closing of the windows,
- the passengers use the electric windows correctly,
- children do not hinder the movement of the windows.