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Opening and clo sin g
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door .
The remote control key cannot be more than
ap
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han
d le. It ma kes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example.
The door cannot be opened for a br ief period di
rectly after locking it. This way you have the
op
portun ity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 29.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS ¢ & in Descrip
tion on page 24 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle a nd a second t ime to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to sta rt
fo r as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock yo ur vehicle usi ng the convenie nce
key .
Central locking switch
Fig . 19 D river's doo r: central locking switch
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Fig. 20 Rear doo r: centra l locking sw itch
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the ~ button ¢,& .
.,. To unlo ck the vehicle, p ress the Im bu tton.
When locki ng the vehicle with t he central lock ing
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The LED in the centra l locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pull ing the door
handle.
- Rear doors: to un lock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
-In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock a utomat ically to allow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
-The ce ntral locking swi tch a lso wor ks when
the ignition is switched off and automatical
ly locks the entire vehi cle when
the ~ but
ton is pressed.
- The central lock ing switch is inope ra ti ve
when the vehicle is locked from the ou tside.
- L ocked doors ma ke it more diffic ult for
emergency workers to get in to the vehicle,
which p uts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the veh icle, especially children .
(D Tips
Your vehi cle lo cks au tom atically when it
r eaches a speed of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (A uto
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a co ,...,
N
" N ,...,
0 0 <..:l '
aga in using the
crl button i n the centra l lock
ing sw itch .
Setting the central locking system
You can set which functions are controlled by the
central locking system .
.,. Se lect : the ICARI fu nct ion bu tton > ( Car)* Sys
tems
control button > Vehicle settings > (Cen
tral locking)* .
Door unlocking
-yo u can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver door should unlock. The l uggage
compa rtme nt lid a lso unloc ks w hen
All is select
ed . If you select
Driver in a vehicle wit h a conven
ience key*, only the door whose handle you pull
will unlock.
I f yo u select
Driver , all the doors and l uggage
compartme nt lid will unlock if you press
the [@]
button on the remote cont rol key twice .
Disable tailgate handle -if you select On , the
l uggage compartment lid hand le is locked . In
this case, the l uggage compa rtment lid ca n be
ope ned with the
l.:::
k ey or with the
l.:::< l button* in the driver's door. In
ve hicles w ith a convenience key*, yo u can st ill
ope n the l uggage compa rtment lid usi ng the
handle if an authorized remote con trol key is
n ea r th e pr ox imi ty se nsor* .
Fold mirrors when locking * -if you select On ,
the exterior rearview mirro rs fo ld in automatical
l y when you press the
l@J bu tton on the remote
con trol key or to uch t he sen so r* i n t he h and le.
Tone when locking ll -if you se lect On , a tone
will sound when you lock t he veh icle .
l) Thi s fun ctio n is not a vailab le in all c oun tries.
Opening and closing
Mechanically unlocking and locking the
doors
I f the central locki ng fails, you must unlock/Lock
t he doo rs separ ately.
Fig. 2 1 Driver 's doo r: door lock cy li nder
Fig. 22 Door: e merge ncy lock ing
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.. Remove the integrated mechan ica l key
¢ page 26 or use the sepa rate mechan ica l key .
.,. To unloc k the dr ive r's door, t urn the key to the
unlo ck
position @¢ fig. 21.
.,. To l ock th e dr iver 's doo r, move t he se lec to r lev
er t o the " P" posi tion ( auto mati c trans mi ssion )
a nd tu rn the key
one time to the lock pos iti on
@ ¢.&_ .
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors with the mechanical key
T he emergen cy lo ck is loca ted o n the rea r sid e of
t h e front passenger's door a nd the rear doors. It
is only visible when the doo r is open .
.,. Remove the in teg ra ted mech anical key
¢
page 26 o r use the sep arate mechan ic al k ey.
.. Remove the cap from the o peni ng ¢ fig . 22. ..,.
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Opening and clo sin g
,.. Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to th e right (right door) or left (left
door).
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c> .&. in Descrip
tion on page 24 .
Anti-theft alarm system
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith a nti-t heft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, a udio and v isua l warning signals are
tr iggered . The anti-theft alarm system is sw itch
ed on o r off when loc king/u nlocking yo ur vehicle.
I f the a larm is tr iggered, it w ill shut off automat
ically after a certain amount of time .
Switching the alarm off manually
,.. To switch the alarm off, press the al button on
the remote contro l key or switch the ignition
on.
Break-in security feature
The alarm will sound if there is a break- in at the
doors, hood , and/or luggage compartment lid .
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
F ig. 23 Drive r's door : opening the lugg age co mpart ment
li d
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F ig. 2 4 Handle in the l uggage compartmen t lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
,.. Press and hold the la l button on the remote
cont rol key for at least one second . Or
,.. Pull the ~ button in t he driver's doo r c> fig. 23.
Or
,.. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid
¢ fig . 24.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
,.. Use the inside grip to pull the luggage com
partment lid a nd a llow it to drop gently to
close
it c> ,&. .
The sett ings i n the Infota inment system deter
mine if the l uggage compartment lid can be
opened using the handle
¢ page 29 .
A WARNING
-After clos ing the luggage compartmen t lid,
make sure that it is latched . Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid cou ld open sud
denly when dr iv ing , which increases the risk
of an acc ident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisono us gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiat ion.
- Never leave your veh icle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child cou ld cl imb into the veh icle through
the l uggage compartment .
If the luggage
compa rtment lid was then closed, the chi ld
wou ld be t rapped in the ve hicle and unab le
to escape. To red uce the risk of injury, do
no t allow children to play in or a ro und the
.
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vehicle. Always keep the luggage compart
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges. Fin
gers or hands could be pinched .
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the
l a! button on the remote contro l
key . The Luggage compartment Lid locks auto
mat ically when it is closed again.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: vehicles with automatic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compar tment lid can be opened and
closed electrically .
Fig. 25 Drive r's door : op ening /clos ing th e lug gage com
par tment l id
-
• c:::s Iii
--- -
Fig. 26 lu gg age compartment lid :@ clos ing button ,®
lock b utton (vehicl es with co nvenienc e
key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
~ • Press and hold the l=I button on the remote ...,
~ control key for at least one second. Or N ...,
0 0 <..:l '
Opening and closing
• Pull the~ button in the driver's door briefly
¢fig. 25. Or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull the button l=I i n the d river's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
c:> .&_ . Or
• Press the l= I button in the Luggage compart
ment
Lid ¢ fig. 26. The Luggage compartment
lid will automatically Lower and close
c:> .&_ . Or
• Press and hold the button l= I on the remote
control key until the luggage compartment Lid
is closed (vehicles with convenience key*)
c:> ,&.
Make sure there is enough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid . Th ere
should be a maximum
9 feet (3 m) of distance .
Or
• Press the ~ button c:> fig. 26 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles with convenience
key*). The remote control key must not be
more than approximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not
be inside the vehicle . The luggage compart
ment Lid w ill automatically lower and close . The
veh icle locks
c:> ,& . Or
.,. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid . T he luggage compartment lid will automat
ically lower and close
q .&_.
The opening/clos ing process will stop immedi
a te ly if:
- You pull/release the
l= I button in the driver's
door, or
- You press/release the
la l button on the remote
control key (vehicles with convenience key*), or
- You press the
la! or ~ button (veh icles with
convenience key*) in the luggage compartment
Lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage compart
ment lid, or
- You press against the luggage compartment lid
aga inst the direction it is moving , or
- When someth ing blocks the luggage compart
ment Lid or makes it d ifficult for the lid to
move .
If you press the handle or one of
the~ or~ but-
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now, the
.,..
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Opening and closing
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on what angle it is at.
A WARNING
- Read and follow all WARNINGS
Q .&. in De
scription on page 24.
- After closing the luggage compartment lid ,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed . Otherwise it could open
suddenly when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while
driving . Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage
area, because then the luggage compart
ment lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe
cially with the luggage compartment lid left
open . A child could crawl into the car
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal in
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the luggage com
partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inattentively or without checking first . Al
though the closing force of the luggage
compartment lid is limited, you can still se
riously injure yourself or others.
-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the luggage compartment lid when it is
moving, in particular close to the hinges and
the upper and lower edges
-fingers or
hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the luggage com
partment lid or help it when it is being
opened or closed automatically.
(D Note
The luggage compartment lid can bump into
objects such as the garage ceiling when open
ing and become damaged.
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@ Tips
- The settings in the Infotainment system de
termine if the luggage compartment lid can be opened using the handle
c:, page 29.
- There are audio signals when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
control key (vehicles with convenience key*)
or with the
l a ! button in the driver's door .
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
! a l button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid using the remote control key (vehicles with
convenience key*) up to a distance of ap
proximately 9 feet (3 m).
- The luggage compartment lid can be oper
ated manually if the vehicle battery is low.
It is necessary to use more force when doing
this. Move the lid slowly to reduce the
amount of force needed.
Luggage compartment with movement
activated opening
Applies to : vehicles with convenience key and se nsor-co ntrol
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 27 Rear of the vehicle : foo t movem ent
Requirements: you must be carrying your conven
ience key* with you. You must be standing at the
center behind the luggage compartment lid. The
ignition must be switched off. Make sure you
have firm footing.
.,. Move your foot back and forth under the bump
er one time
c:> fig. 2 7. Do not touch the bumper.
The luggage compartment lid will open/close
once the syst em detects the movement.
.,.
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a co ,...,
N
" N ,...,
0 0 <..:l '
you make the movement as described. This pre
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
due to similar movements, such as when you
walk between the rear of the vehicle and your ga
rage door.
G eneral informati on
In some situations , the function may be limited
or temporari ly unavai lable. This may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was closed imme
diately before.
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
l ong period of time
- yo u clean your vehicle, fo r example with a pres
s u re washer or in a car wash
- there is heavy rain
- the bumper is very dirty, for example afte r driv -
ing on salt-covered roads
- the re is interfe rence to the radio signa l from
the veh icle key, such as from cell phones or re
mo te controls
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fi g. 28 Inner luggage compartment lid: access to the
emergency release
~ Pry the cover off using a screwdriver or the me
chanical key
c> fig. 28. Remove the mechan ical
key
c> page 26 .
"'Press the leve r in the direct ion of the arrow to
re lease the luggage compartment lid.
Op eni ng and clos ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid
from the inside in an emergency
Fig. 29 Inner luggage compartment l id: leve r
"'Pull the lever downward c> fig . 29 .
(D Tips
Never close the luggage compartment lid us
i ng the emergency handle .
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fi g. 30 Sect ion o f driver's door: child safety lock buttons
"'To act ivate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the power window switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/r ight
l±l button in the
driver's door
c> fig. 30. The indicator light in the
button turns on/blinks.
"' To act ivate/deactivate the ch ild safety lock on
bo th s ides , you mus t press the
I±] but tons one
after the other.
8_ WARNING
If you leave the vehicle, switch the ignition off
and take the vehicle key with you. This applies
.,..
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Opening and clo sin g
particularly when children remain in the vehi
cle. Otherw ise children could start the eng ine
or operate electrical equipment (such as pow
er windows), wh ich increases the risk of an ac
cident .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 31 Dr ive r's door : power w indow co ntro ls
All power window sw itches are equ ipped with a
two-stage function:
Op en ing and closing the window s
.. To open or close the w indow completely, p ress
the switch down or pu ll the switch up briefly to
th e second level. The operation will stop if the
switch is p ressed/pu lled again.
.. To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached .
Power wind ow switch es
@ Left front door
@ R ight front door
@ L eft rear door
© Right rear door
A WARNING
- If you leave the veh icle, switch the ignition
off and take the vehicle key with you . This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle . Otherwise children could start
the engine or operate electrical equipment (suc h as power windows), wh ich increases
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the risk of an accident. The power windows
continue to function until the driver's door
or front passenger's door has been opened.
- Pay careful attention when closing the win
dows. Pinching could cause serious injuries .
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccup ied since the win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
(D Tips
You can still open and close the windows for
approximately 10 minutes after turn ing the
ignition off. The power windows do not switch
off until the driver's door or front passenger's
door has been opened .
Convenience opening
All of the window s and the sunroof* can be
opened at once.
The sett ings in the Infota inment system spec ify
which w indows will open.
Convenience opening feature
.. Press and hold the Iii button on the remote
control key until a ll of the windows reach the
desired posit ion and the sunroof* is tilted open.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
.. Select: the I CAR I function button > (Car )* Sys
tem s contro l button > Vehicle settings > Cen
tral loc king > Long-p ress to open wi ndows .
To enable convenience opening of the windows
and the roof *, the
Front window s, Rear windo ws
and Roof functions must be switched On .
A WARNING
-
For security reasons, the windows and the
sunroof* can on ly be opened w it h the remote
control key at a maximum distance of approx
imately 6 feet (2 m) from the veh icle .
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Opening and closing
Valet parking function
Applies to: vehicles w ith valet parking function
The valet parking function protects the luggage
comportment from unauthorized access .
Fig. 33 Glove compartment: valet parking function button
You can switch the valet parking function on, for
example when someone else is parking your vehi
cle
l }_ When the function is switched on, the ve
hicle can be driven, locked and unlocked using
the master key, but access to the luggage com
partment is not permitted .
... Remove the integrated mechanical key
¢page 26.
... Open the glove compartment.
... Press the I VALET I button to switch the va let
parking function on. The LED in the button
turns on.
... lock the glove compartment with the mechani
cal key .
... Applies to vehicles with lockable backrests in
the rear: to also secure the luggage compart
ment from the vehicle interior, lock the backr
ests using the mechanical key ¢
page 55.
... Only give the remote control key to the service
personnel parking your car and keep the re
moved mechanical key with you.
The following buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking function is switched on:
-1""' 1 button in the driver's door
-I a I button on the remote control key
- Handle in the luggage compartment lid
When the valet parking function is switched on,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
ll This fun ctio n is not availa ble in all c oun tries.
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the instrument cluster display when yo u switch
the ignition on.
(D Tips
Please note that the luggage compartment
can still be accessed from the vehicle interior
in vehicles w ith a pass-through, even when
the valet parking function is switched on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home Link}
Fig. 34 Garage door opener: exa mples of usage fo r d iffer ·
ent syste ms
With the garage door opener (Homelink), you
can activa te systems such as the garage doors ,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons a re integrated in the head
liner that can be prog rammed to up to three re
mote controls.
To be able to operate systems using the garage
door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
A WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob
jects are in the area immediately s urrounding
the equipment . People can be injured or prop -
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
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Lights and Vision
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight a ssis t: System fault
D rive to an authorized Aud i dealer or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corre cted. You can still switch the
h igh beams on or off manually.
Headlight as sist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The senso r is located between the interior rear
view mirror and the windshield. Do not place any stickers in th is area on the windshield.
A WARNING
H igh beam assistant is only i ntended to assist
the driver . The dr iver is still responsible for
cont ro ll ing the head ligh ts a nd switch ing
t hem manually depend ing o n light and v isibil
i t y condition s.
It may be necessary to operate
th em ma nually i n sit uations such as:
- In adve rse weathe r condit ions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying wate r.
- On roads whe re oncoming traffi c may be
pa rtiall y o bscu red, s uch as ex pressways.
- W hen there are road users t hat do not have
s ufficient ligh ting, s uch as bicy clers o r
vehicles wi th dirty ta il la mps.
- In tight cu rves and o n steep hills.
- In poorly lit areas .
- With stro ng reflectors, such as signs.
- If the area of the windshield near the senso r
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
sys tem.
~ Se lect : I CAR I functio n button> (Car)* Systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
light ing .
Automatic headlights
You can adju st the fo ll ow ing settings in the Au
tomatic headlights
menu:
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Headlights activation time -you can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Medium or Late ac
cording to the sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Auto-dimming high beams * -yo u can switch t he
high beam assistant *
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models :
the daytime running lights can be
swi tched on/off. Sele ct
On or Off .
Canada models:
this function cannot be sw itched
off . They act ivate automatically each time the ig
nit ion is switched on .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ig nit ion off
and open the d river's doo r. To turn the function
o n, select
Light s when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To turn
t h e f unction on, se lect
Lights when unlocking
car > On .
The coming home and leav ing home functions
on ly operate when it is dark and the l ight switch
i s in the
AUTO pos ition .
Emergency flashers
------
Fig. 3 8 Cente r conso le : emergency f las her bu tton
The eme rgency flashe rs makes other d rivers
aware of your veh icle in dangerous situations.
~ Press the ~ button to switch the emergency
flashers on or of f.
You can indicate a lane cha nge or a turn w hen the
eme rgency flashers are switched o n by using the
..,.
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Lights and Vision
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 42 Driver"s door: knob for the exter ior mirro rs
Turn the knob to the desired position:
Q/ P -adjusts the left/right exterior mirror.
Mov e the knob in the desired direction.
®-Heat the mirror glass depend ing on the out
side temperature.
.9 -Folds the exterior mirrors* . In the Infotain
ment system, you can select if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the vehicle
c::>page29.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when back ing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the posit ion for the front passenger's exterior
mirror .
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by turn
ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The mirror goes back into its original position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off.
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or aspheric*)
enlarge the field of vision. However, they
make objects in the mirror appear smaller
and farther away. You may estimate incor-
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rectly when you use these mirrors to gauge
your distance from the vehicles behind you
when changing lanes, which increases the risk
of an accident.
(D Note
- If the mirror housing was moved by force
(for example, by running into an object
when maneuvering the vehicle), the mirror must be folded all the way in using the pow
er folding function. The mirror hous ing
must not be moved back into place by hand
because this would impair the function of
the mirror mechanism.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exter ior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Never fold power fold ing exterior mirrors *
by hand. Only fold them in and out using
the power controls .
(D Tips
-If the power adjusting function malfunc
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad
justed by pressing on the edge of it by hand.
- The exterior mirror settings are stored with
the memory function*
c::> page 49.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto
matic* dimming rearview mirror.
Fig. 43 Automatic dimming rearview mirror*
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror back . ..,.