warning light AUDI TT 2012 User Guide

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Driverinformationsystem
Speedwarning1:settingaspeedlimit
Warningthreshold1issetbythe button,
Fig.24Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Set/Check but­ton
Storingthemaximumspeed
~Driveatthedesiredmaximumspeed.
~Presstheknobbuttonqfig.24untilthe
speedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/li]
(Canadamodels)appears.
Resettingthemaximumspeed
~Drivethevehicleataspeedofatleast
3mph(Skm/hl
~Presstheknobformorethan2seconds.
Thespeedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)willappearbrieflyinthe
displaywhenyoureleasethebuttontoindi-
catethatthemaximumspeedhasbeenstored
successfully.
The
maximumspeedremainsstoreduntil itis
changedbypressingthebuttonagainbriefly
oruntilitisdeletedbyalengthypushonthe
button.
Speedwarning2:settingaspeedlimit'1
Switchesinthewiperarmareused toopera te
warning threshold 2.
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Fig.2SWiperlever:Tripcomputercontrols
Tostoremaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigital clockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplayorthecrossedoutsymbolfor
'warningthreshold2,ifnomaximumspeed
wassetpreviously.
~Pressthefunctionselectorswitchinthe
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changethesetvalu~.Values runupordown
instepsof6.2mph(10km/hl.
Todeletemaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigitalclockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplay.
~Presstheresetbuttoninthewiper lever®
qfig.25untilthecrossedoutspeedwarn­
ingsymbolforwarningthreshold2appears
inthedisplay.
A
fewsecondsaftertheadjustmentiscom­
pleted,theilluminationfortheodometerand
thedigital clockwillgoout.~
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CDTips
This warningthresholdcanalsobecon­
trolledthroughthetripcomputer
qpage26,Navigatingthemenu.
On-BoardDiagnostic
system(OBD)
On-BoardDiagnostics
Fig.26LocationofData LinkConnector(DLC)
On-Board Diagnosticsmonitorsthecompo­
nentsofyouremissioncontrolsystem.Each
monitored
componentinyourenginesystem
hasbeenassigneda code. Incaseofamal­
function,
thecomponentwill beidentified
and
thefaultstoredasacodeinthecontrol
module memory.
The
MILlight mayalsoilluminateifthereisa
leak
intheon-boardfuelvaporrecovery sys­
tem.Ifthelightilluminatesafterarefuelling,
stopthevehicleandmakesurethefuelfiller
cap
isproperly closedqpage180.
Inordertomakeanaccuratediagnosis,the
storeddatacanonlybedisplayed usingspe­
cialdiagnosticequipment(genericscantool
forOBD).
Inordertoconnectthespecialdiagnostic
equipment,pushtheplugintotheDataLink
Connector(DLC).TheDLCislocatedtothe
rightofthehoodreleaseqfig.26.
YourauthorizedAudidealeroraqualified
service
stationcaninterpretthecode andper­
form
thenecessary repair.
Driverinformationsystem
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)Gilin
theinstrumentclusterispartoftheOn-Board
Diagnostic
(OBDII)system.
Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminateswhen
theignitionisswitchedonandgoesoutafter
theenginestartsandtheidle hasstabilized.
This indicates
thattheMILisworking proper­
ly.
Ifthelightdoesnotgooutaftertheengine
isstarted,orilluminateswhileyouaredriv­
ing, a
malfunctionmay existintheenginesys­
tem.Ifthelightilluminates,thecatalytic con­
vertercouldbedamaged.
Continue drivingwithreducedpower(avoid­
'ing
sustainedhighspeedsand/orrapid accel­
erations)andhavetheconditioncorrected.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealer.
Ifthelightilluminates,theelectronicspeed
limitermayalsobemalfunctioning. Formore
informationqpage33,Electronicspeed
limiter.
AnimproperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayaLso
causetheMILLighttoilluminate
qpage180.
Electronicspeedlimiter
Vourvehicle maybefactoryequippedwith
tires
thatareratedforamaximumspeedof
130mph(210km/hl.Thisislessthanthe
maximumspeedofyourvehicle.Toreducethe
riskofsuddentirefailureandlossofcontrolif
thevehicle isoperatedatexcessivespeeds,
yourvehiclealsohasanelectronicspeedlimit­
er. The
electronicspeedlimiterpreventsyour
vehicle
fromgoingfasterthanthetirespeed
rating. Formoreinformationqpage209.
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi­
cle
roadspeedsignais,theMalfunction Indica­
torLight(MIL)!ilwillilluminate.Ifthisoc­
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.

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removingthekey fromtheignition switch
(thevehiclewillautomaticallyunlockitself)
or
-pressingtheunlockpartofthepowerlock
switch
~or
Automaticlocking*
Theautomaticlockingfeaturelocks alltheve­
hicle
doorsandtherearlidwhen youdrive
fasterthan9mph(15km/hl.
Youcanunlockthevehicle fromtheinsideby:
pullingthedoorhandle(toopenthedoor).
-
The
anti-theftalarmsystemisdeactivated
briefly.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsilluminateforap­
proximately
30seconds.
-Allturnsignallightswill flash twicewhen
thecarisunlocked.
- After unlocking
thevehicle, youhave30sec­
ondstoopenadoorortherearlidoAfter30
seconds,thevehicleautomaticallylocksand
theanti-theftalarmsystemactivatesagain.
The
rearlidcanbelockedorunlockedeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
Unlocking
thevehicle withtheremotecontrol
c;:::::;willonlyunlocktherear lid,taopenit,the
lidhandleneedstabepressed.
.Lockingthevehicle
Voucanlockthevehiclefromoutsideeitherby
usingtheremotecontrolorbyinsertingand
turningthekeyinthedrivers'sdoorlock.
Whenyou lockthevehicle:
-
Alldoorsandtherearlidare locked.
-
Allturnsignallightswill flashoncewhen
thecarislocked.
- The
anti-theftalarmsystemisactivated.
The hornoftheanti-theftalarmsystemwill
soundandtheanti-theftalarmsystemread­
iness light,
locatedinthecenterofthein­
strumentpanelbelowthewindshield onthe
rightsideoftheairvent,willstarttoblink.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsturnoff.
&WARNING
Always
takethekey with youwhenyou
leavethevehicle. Thekeycandisarmthe
electronicengineimmobilizerandpermit
anunauthorizedpersontostarttheengine
andenableoperationofthevehicle sys·
temssuchaspowerwindowleadingtase­
rious
personalinjury.
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_ The vehiclecannotbestartedifan unau­
thorizedkeyisused. Thevehicle maynot
startifanotherradiodevice suchasakey
foranothervehicleoratransponderis
located onthekeyring.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Generaldescription
PowerLockingsystem
Thepowerlockingsystemlocksorunlocks ail
doors simultaneously.
Theunlockingandlockingmode*canbe
changedinthedriverinformationsystem
Qpage25.
Unlockingthevehicle
Youcan unlockthevehiclefromoutsideeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
When you
unlockyourvehicle:
The
power locking
systeminyour vehicle in­
corporatesthefollowingfunctions:
-Centrallockingfunction
-
RemotecontrolfeatureQpage35.
-Anti-Theft AlarmSystemQpage42.
Allthedoorsandtherearlidarelockedbythe
centrallockingsystemwhenyoulockthevehi­
cle.
electronic
immobilizer
isautomaticallyacti­
vated onceagain.
iTips_'.
Therel'1tacementbatterymustbethe
samespecification astheoriginal.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposeofdeadbatteriesproperly50as
nottopollutetheenviro"l Eachmasterkeycantains0batteryhoused
under the
cover.
Masterkeybatteryreplacement.1
~PryapartthebaseQfig.30®andthecav-
er®carefullywithacoin.
~Removethecoyer (arrow).
~Removethedeadbatteryfromthecoyer.
~Installthenewbattery.Please makecertain
thatthe"+"signonthebatteryfacesdown
inthecaver. Correct polarityisshownonthe
coyer.
~Placethecoverwiththenewbatteryonthe
keybaseandpressbothpartstogether.
Fig.30Masterkey:opening thecover
Electronicimmobilizer
Werecommendhavingthebatterychanged
byanauthorizeddealership.However,ifyou
wishtareplacethedeadbatteryyourself, pro­
ceed asfollows:
Theimmobilizer helpstopreventunauthor­
ized use
ofyour vehicle.
Acomputerchipinsideyourkeyautomatically
deactivatestheelectronicimmobilizerwhen
youinsertthekeyintheignition lock.When
youremovethekeyfromtheignition lock,the~
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-Iftheignitionisswitchedon,theremote
controlsystemisdeactivated.
-Theremotecontrolsystemcan beaffect­
edbyothersystemsoperatinginthe
samefrequencyrangeclosetathevehi­
cle, such
asmobiletelephones,televi­
sion
broadcastingstations,etc.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol,orif
you need
tahave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer. Onlythencan
you
usethekey again.
Checklightinthemasterkey
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo­
catedinsidethevehicle. Themaximumeffec­
tive
rangedependsonseveralthings.Remem­
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
Fig.29Checklightinthe master key
Thechecklightinthemasterkeyindicates
the
stateofchorgeofthe bottery.
Stateofmasterkeybattery
Whenabuttonispressed,thecheck light
flashesQfig.29(arrow).Ifthechecklight
doesnotcomeonorflash,thebatteryisdead
andhastabereplaced.
Battery
replacementQpoge 36.

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Theremote-controlkeycontainsafold-out
keythatyoucanusetomanuallylock orun­
lock
thevehicleandtostarttheengine.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol, orif
you
needtohave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer.Onlythencan
you
usethekeyagain.
~Close allwindowsanddoorsproperly.
~Turnthekeyinthelockofthedriver'sdoor
tothelockposition®q&.inGeneral de­
scription onpage 38.
Resettingtheremotecontrol
Operatinglockswiththekey
~Presstheunlock0buttonontheremote
contral.
~Unlockorlockthevehicle onceatthedoor
lockusingthestemoftheremotecontrol
key.
&.WARNING
Always readandheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage 38.
Fig.32Keytumsforopening andclosing.
~Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
~Turnthekeyonetimetoposition0toun­
lock
thedriver'sdoo~
~Turnthekeytwo timestoposition0
qfig.32tounlock alldoors.
Tolockthevehicle
Tounlockthevehicle
Theremotecontrolmustberesetifthe vehi­
cie does
notunlock.
Thesynchranizationprocessmustnottake
longerthan30seconds.
Talock andunlock thevehicle fromtheout­
side, turnthekey
inthelockofthe driver's
. door.
--&.WARNING
Readandfollow allWARNINGSq.&.in
General description onpage38.
iTips
-Theremotecontrolkey isautomatically
deactivatedwhentheignition isswitch­
ed
on.
- Theoperationoftheremotecontralkey
can
betemporarilydisruptedbyinterfer­
encefromtransmittersinthevicinityof
thevehicle workinginthesamefrequen­
cyrange(e.g.acellphone,radio equip­
ment).
-Inordertomakesurethelocking func­
tionisworking, youshouldalwayskeep
youreyeonthevehicletomakesureitis
properly locked.
-Donotusetheremotecontralifyouare
inside
thecar,otherwiseyou may unin­
tentionallylockthevehicle,andthenyou
would
setofftheanti-theftalarmwhen
you
trytostarttheengineoropena
door. Incase
thishappensanyhow,push
theunlockbutton0.
-Usethepanicfunctiononlyifyouarein
anemergencysituation.
Theturnsignalswill flash brieflywhenever
youlockorunlockthevehicle. Also,theinteri­
or
lightwillcomeonorgooffwheneveryou
openorc~sethedrive(sdoo~
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo­
cated inside
thevehicle. Themaximumeffec­
tiverangedependsonseveralthings.Remem­
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
-
Unlockingandlockingthevehiclewith1theremotecontrol
Whetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheentire
vehicleisunlockedwhentheopeningbutton
oispressedonce,dependsonthesettingsin
theDriverinformationsystemCentrallocking
menuqpage 25.
TounlockthevehicleéD
~Pressbutton0.
~Pressbutton0twotimeswithintwosec­
ondstounlockaLLdoorsandtherearlido
Howtheremotecontrol works.
~Pushtheredbutton@toactivatethepanic
function.Thehornsoundsandtheturnsig­
nals flash.
~Pushthebutton@againtodeactivatethe
panic function.
Fig.31Remote control:functionbuttons
PANICButton
Tolockthevehicle~
~Pressbutton®qID,.inGeneraldescription
on page
38.
~Watchthatallturnsignallightsflash once.
Tounlockrearlidonlyc:;)
~Pressbutton©for-approximatelyonesec­
ond.
Theremotecontralsallows youto:
- lock orunlock
thevehicle
- selectively unlock
therearlido
ln..WARNING
-Whenyoulock your vehicleframoutside,
nobody -especially children-shouldre­
main inside
thevehicle.Remember,
whenyoulockthevehicleframtheout­
sidethewindowscannotbeopenedfrom
theinside.
-
Whenyou leavethevehicle, alwaysre­
movetheignition keyandtakeitwith
you. Thiswill
preventpassengers(chil­
dren,
forexample)fromaccidentally be­
ing locked
inthevehicleshouldtheyacci­
dentallypressthepowerlocking switch.
-
Donotleave children insidethevehicle
unsup~rvised.Inanemergencyitwould
be
impossibletoopenthedoorsfram
theoutsidewithoutthekey.
iTips
- Intheeventofacrash withairbagde­
ploymentalllockeddoorswillbeauto­
matically unlockedtogiveaccesstothe
vehicleoccupantsfromtheoutside.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldmal­
function, youcanlock each
doorindivid­
ually using
thevehiclekey.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldfail,
you can
stillopenthefueltankflapinan
emergencyqpage181.
-Vouarewelladvisednottokeep valua­
bles inside
anunattendedvehicle, visible
ornot.Even aproperly lockedvehicle
cannotpravidethesecurityofasafe!
Ifyouwish, youcanhaveanauthorizedAudi
dealerconvertyourpowerdoorlocksystemto
automaticlocking.
UnintentionaLLylockingyourselfout
The vehicledoesnotlock withthecentral
locking switchqpage40ifthedriver'sdoor
isopen.
Donotlockyourvehiclewiththeremotemas·
terkeyuntil alldoorsandtherearlidare
closed. In
thiswayyouavoidlockingyourself
outaccidentally.

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-Iftherearlidisopenornotpraperly
lockedwhentheignitionisturnedon,
thedoorandrearlidwarningappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay.
-
Iftherearlidona locked vehicleisun­
locked
withthemiddlebutton~onthe
remotekey,therearlidisautomatically
lockedagainimmediatelyafterclosing.
This
isindicatedbytheturnsignals
blinking.
jurieswhentherearlidisclosedorina
crash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherearwindow
mustnever -underanycircumstances­
belessthan1inchC2.5cm)whenthe
passengerssitfullyupright.
-Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpas­
sengerscannotbestruckwhentherear
lidisclosed.
-After closingtherearlid,alwayspullup
onittomakesurethatitisproperly
closed.Otherwiseitcouldopensuddenly
whenthevehicleismoving.
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Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frambeingdrawnintothevehicle, al­
ways keep
therearlidclosed whiledriv­
ing. Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosewhichfitcompletelyintothelug­
gagearea,becausethentherearlidcan­
notbefullyclosed.
-Never leaveyourvehicleunattendedes­
pecially
withtherearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl into
thecarthroughthe
luggagecompartmentandpullthelid
shut,becomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Toreducetheriskofpersonalin­
jury,
neverletchildrenplayinoraraund
yourvehicle. Alwayskeeptherearlidas
wellasthevehicledoorsclosedwhennot
inuse.
Openingandc10singrearlid
&.WARNING
-Therearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
Cl.5ml.
-Personstallerthan4'11"C1.5m)as
weLLaschildreninboosterseatswho
aretooclosetotherearwindowand
roofcansuffersevereheadandneckin-
Fig.36Driver's door:remoterearlidrelease
Fig.37Opened rearlid
Openingtherear!id
~Pressthecenterbutton~onthemaster
keyorpullthereleasebutton~inthedriv­
er's
door0:>fig.36.Therearlid isunlocked.
~Lifttherearlido
Closingtherear lid
~Pulltherearliddownandallowittodrop
gently0:>8.
RearLid/trunkLid
Youcanopenitfromtheinside, however, by
pulling
onthedoorlatchtwice.
Youcon opentherear lidfrom insidethevehi­
cle using aswitch in
thedriver's door.
-
Emergencylocking1
Forthispurpose,amechanicallockingdevice
isprovided ontheendpanelofthepassenger
doorConlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen).
~Openthedoor.
~Removethecap0:>fig.34.
~Insertthekeyintotheinnerslot0:>fig.35
andturnitabout90degreestotherightas
farasitcan go.
~Replacethecap.
Fig.35Emergency lockingofthefrontpassenger'sdoor
Fig.34Emergencylocklocation onthefrontpasseng­er'sdoor
Ifthepowerlockingsystemfails(power fail­
ure),
youwillneedto lockthepassenger door
separotely.
- Lockingdoorsfromtheinside canhelp
preventinadvertentdooropeningduring
anaccidentandcanalsopreventunwant­
edentryfromtheoutside.Lockeddoors
can, however,delayassistancetovehicle
occupantsandhold uprescueefforts
framtheoutsideinanaccidentorother
emergency.
After youclosethedooryouwillnotnolonger
beabletoopenitfromtheoutside.~
Fig.33Sectionfromcenterconsole: Centrallacking
switch
~Presstheupperpartofthepower locki ng
switch
63tolockthevehicleo:>8.
~PresslowerpartoftheswitchŒ3tounlock
thevehicle.
Lockingandunlockingthevehiclefrominside
&.WARNING
-Ifyouusethepowerlockingswitchwith
thedoorsclosed,rememberthatallthe
vehicledoorswilllock.
Thevehicle conbelocked orunlocked from
theinsideusingthepower locking switch.
Howtounlockeachdoorseparatelyusingthe
doorhandle:
~Pullthedoorhandleoncetoreleasethe
lock.
~Pullthehandletoopenthedoor.
Ifyoulockthevehicle usingthepowerlocking
switch,
pleasenotethefollowing:
-
Youcannotopenthedoorsortherearlid
fromtheoutsideCincreased security,forex­
amplewhenyouarestoppedatared light).
-
Youcan unlockandopenthedoorsframthe
inside bypulling onthedoorhandle.
-Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedCafteryouhave
locked
thevehiclefromtheinside usingthe
powerlocking switch),thedoorwillremain
unlockedtopreventyoufromlockingyour­
selfoutofyourvehicle. Afteryouclosethe
door, youhavetolockthedriver'sdoor
again.
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Ifyou have acrashandtheairbagisactivat­
ed,thedoorsautomaticallyunlock.

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Switch®9fig.41operatesthewindowin
thedriver'sdoor.
Switch
®operatesthewindowinthefront
passenger'sdoor.
AWARNING
-Donotleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle, especially withaccesstovehicle
keys. Unsupervised use
ofthekeyscan
resultinstartingoftheengineanduse
ofvehiclesystemssuchaspower win­
dows, etc.which could
resultinserious
injury.
-
Remember- you canstillopenorclose
thepowerwindowsforabouttenmi­
nutesaftertheignition isswitchedoff.
Only
wheneitherofthefrontdoorsare
Fig.42Passenger's door:power window switch
Closingthewindows
..Pulltheswitchandholdituntilthewindow
hasreachedthedesired position.
..Pulltheswitchbrieflytoclosethewindow
automatically.Bybrieflypressingtheswitch
again,
theupwardtravelofthewindow can
bestoppedinanyposition9,&.
Iftherespective switchispushedorpulled
thewindow willopenorclose.Thepowerwin­
dow
switcheshave atwo-positionfunction:
Openingthewindows
..Presstheswitchandhold itdownuntilthe
.window hasreachedthedesiredposition.
..Presstheswitchbrieflytoopenthewindow
automatically.
Bybriefly pressingtheswitch
again,
thedownwardtravelofthewindow
can bestoppedinany position9,&.
Powerwindows
Fig.41Driver's door:powerwindowswitches
Controls
Tips
-Fortheanti-theftalarmsystemtofunc­
tion properly,
makesureallvehicledoors
and windowsareclosedbeforeleaving
thevehicle.
-
Whenyouopenthevehiclefromthe
driver'sdoorusingthekey,thecentral
locking switchwillwork onlyafteryou
have switched on
theignition.
Thedriverconopera teolt windows.
Emergencyflasher
Theemergencyflasherwill blink briefly when
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidareprop­
erly closed.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotblink, check
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidtomake
sure
theyare properly closed.Ifyouclosea
door,
thehood ortherearlidwiththeanti­
theftalarmswitchedon,theemergencyflash­
ers will blink only
afteryouhave closedthe
doororlido
Thiswillalertotherpeopleincaseofemer­
gency. PressthePANICbuttonagaintoturn
offthealarm.
Howistheanti-theftalarmswitchedoff
whentriggered?
Thealarmsystemisswitchedoffwhenyou
unlo
ckthevehicle usingtheremote-control
keyorwhentheignition isswitchedon.The
alarm will
alsoswitchitselfoffwhenitcomes
totheendofitscycle.
-
Whenwilltheantitheftalarmsystembetriggered?
Whenthevehicleislocked,thealarmsystem
monitorsandprotectsthefollowingpartsof
thevehicle:
The
anti-theftalarmsystemtriggersan
audio
ble
alarmandturnsontheemergencyflasher
ifanunauthorizedinterferencewiththevehi­
cle
issensedbythesystem.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedon?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedon
whenyou lockthedriver'sdoormanuallyus­
ing
thefold-outkey,orwhenyouusethere­
motecontrol.Thesystemisactivatedapproxi­
mately30secondsafterthevehicleislocked.
The indicator
light9fig.40startsflashing
rapidly
for30secondsandthenblinks slowly.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedoff?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedoff
only when youuse
theremotecontroltoun­
lock
yourvehicle.Ifyou donotopenadoor
within30secondsafteryouhave unlocked
with
theremotecontrol,thevehiclewilllock
itselfagain automatically.
Ifyoulockjustthedriver'sdoorusingyour
key,
thefrontpassenger'sdoorandtherear
lid remain locked.
-
enginecompartment
-luggagecompartment
-doors
- ignition
Whenthesystemisactivated,thealarmwill
be
triggeredifoneofthedoors,theengine
hoodortherearlidareopened,or iftheigni­
tionisturnedon.
The
anti-theftalarmsystemwillalsogooff
whenthebatteryisdisconnected.
Youcan alsotriggerthealarmbypressingthe
PANICbuttononyourremote-controlkey.~
Iftherear /idconnotbeopened, anemergen­
cy re/ease isprovided.
Emergencyreleaseforrear!id
Fig.38Access toemergency releaseontheleftside oftheluggagecompartmentbelow therear window
Fig.39Section: Interiorluggage compartment: Emer­
gency release
liZi:iiFig.40Diodepositionintheinstrument panel
..Folddowntheleftrearseatback.
.. Using
thevehiclekey,pry offthecoyer
9fig.38
..Pulltheplastic cord9fig.39inthedirec­
tion
ofthearrow.
Anti-theftaLarm
system
Theanti-thefta/arm triggers ana/armifany­
one
attemptsto break intothevehicLe.

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Fig.44Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
LightSensorMalfunction*
Intheeventofalightsensormalfunction,the
driverisnotifiedintheinstrumentclusterdis­
play:
gAutomaticheadlights/automaticwipers
defective
Forsafetyreasonsthelowbeamsareturned
onpermanentlywiththeswitchinAUTO'.
However, youcan
continuetoturnthelights
onand offusingthelight switch. Havethe~
Automaticheadlightcontrol*
IntheswitchpositionAUTOtheautomatic
headlightcontrolisturnedon.The low
beamsareturnedonautomaticallythrougha
light
sensorassoonasambientbrightness
(e.g.whendrivingintoatunnel)falls below a
value
presetatthefactory.Whenambient
brightnessincreases again,thelowbeamsare
turnedoffagainautomaticallyq.&..
IntheAUTOpositionthelowbeamsare
switched offautomaticallywhentheignition
isturnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(Canadamodels
only)
Thedaytimerunninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchqfig.44iseitheratthe
aorthe,00:position.
The
daytimerunning lightsfunctioncannotbe
turnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(DRL) (USAmodels)
Thedaytime runninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchisattheAUTO'orDRL*
position.
lights
willgooff
andonlytheside marker
lights willbeon.
The
daytimerunning lightscanbeturnedon
or off using thisfunction.
Ifthefunctionisac­
tive,
thedaytimerunning lightsareturnedon
automaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
on.
'"'"'"~al
..Turnthelight switchto~D.
..Pushthehighbeamlever forwardtowards
theinstrumentpanelqpage 47.
Switchingoffthelights
..TurnthelightswitchtoO.
Theheadlightsonlyworkwhentheignitionis
Switched on.Whilestartingtheengineor
when switching offtheignition,thehead-
switchingtheheadlightsonandoff
Fig.4SInstrumentpanel:lightswitchwithdaytime
runninglights(DRL)
..Turnthelight switchtoAUTO*qfig.44.
Switchingontheheadlightsandhighbeam
Switchingonthesidemarkerlights
..Turnthelightswitchto,00:.
Switchingonautomaticheadlightcontrol*
Thelightswitchmustnotbeovertu rnedpast
thestopsineitherdirection.
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Lights
Openingthewindows
..Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Turnandholdthekeyintheopenposition
@.
Reactivatingthesystemafterbattery1disconnection
Reactivating theconvenience close/openfea­
ture
AWARNING
-
Becareful whenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway,or
seriousinjury could result!
- Always read
andheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage38.
Theautomaticclose function willceaseifthe
keyisreleased.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdisconnectedandthen
reconnected,theautomaticclosingandopen­
ingfunctionwillnotworkuntilitisreactivat­
ed.
Toreactivate thisfeature,performthefol­
lowing
steps:
Reactivatingclose/openfeature
..Pull andholdthepower window switchun­
til
thewindowiscompletelyclosed.
.. Release
theswitch.
.. Pull
theswitchagain-foronesecond.The
automaticclosing/openin'§isnow reactivat­
ed.
openedarethepower windows switched
off.
-
Becarefulwhenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway, or
serious
injurycould result!
- Always remove
theignitionkeywhenever
youleaveyourvehicle.
-Ifyoulockyourvehicle fromtheoutside,
noone,especially children,shouldre­
main
inthevehicle.
-
Donotstick anything onthewindowsor
thewindshieldthatmayinterferewith
thedriver'sfieldofvision.
Convenienceclose/openfeature
(DTips
-Whenthedoorsareopened,thewin­
dows are
automaticallylowered10mm.
- The windows canstill be
openedand
closed for
abouttenminutesafterthe
ignition hasbeenturnedoff.The power
windows
arenotshutoff untiloneofthe
frontdoorsisopened.
Youcon close oropen thewindowstromout­
side when youtock oruntock yourcorwith the
key.
Fig.43Keyturnsforopeningandclosing
Closingthewindows
..Insertthekey intothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Makesurethatthewindows arenotblocked
q.&..
..Turnandholdthekeyinthelock position®
qfig.43untilthewindows arecompletely
closed.
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lightsensorcheckedassoonaspossibleata
dealership.
Cominghome/leavinghomefunction*
The functionisswitched onwhentheswitchis
intheAUTO·positionandthefunctionis
shownasactiveinthedriverinformationsys­
tem.
Thecominghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhentheignitionis
switchedoffandthedriver'sdoorisopened.
Thelengthoftimethelightsremainoncan be
setinthemenudisplay(Illumination>Exte­
rior
lights>cominghome).
The leavinghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking it.
.&WARNING
- Never use
daytimerunninglightstosee
whereyouaregoing. Theyarenotbright
enoughandwillnotletyouseefar
enoughaheadforsafety, especiallyat
duskorwhenitisdark.Always switchon
thelowbeamsatduskorwhenitisdark.
-
Automaticheadlightsareonlyintended
toassistthedriver. Theydonotrelieve
thedriverofhisresponsibilitytocheck
theheadlightsandtoturnthemonman­
ually accordingtothecurrentlightand
visibility conditions. Forexample,fog
andraincannotbedetectedbythelight
sensors.Soalways switchonthehead­
lightsundertheseweatherconditions
andwhendrivinginthedarkgD.
-Crashes canhappenwhenyoucannotsee
theroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbe
seenbyothermotorists.
-Alwaysturnontheheadlights50that
you canseeaheadand50thatothers
canseeyourcarfromtheback.
IIDTips1
-WiththeswitchinAUTOfrontfog lights
cannotbeturnedoninaddition.
-The lightsensorforheadlightcontrolis
locatedintherearview mirrormount.
Donotapply anystickerstothewind- shield
inthisareatopreventmalfunc­
tionsor
failures.
-
Someexteriorlightingfunctionscan be
adjustedinthedriverinformationsys­
tem~page25.
-Ifyouremovetheignitionfromtheigni­
tionlock whiletheheadlightsarestill
on,abuzzerwillsoundaslongasthe
driver'sdoorisopentoremind youto
turnoffthelights.
- Always
observethespecifie localregula­
tionsforyourareaastowhentouseyour
lights.
-
Withautomaticheadlights,thehigh­
beamfunctionisalso available,butwith
onerestriction:Ifyouhavenotswitched
thehighbeamsbacktolowbeamsdur­
ing
automaticheadlightoperation(for
example,afterdrivingthroughatunnel),
onlythelowbeamscomeonthenext
timeautomaticheadlightsareswitched
on.Tousethehighbeams,youfirsthave
topullthehighbeamlever backand
thenpushtheleverforwardagain.
-
Incoolordampweather,theinsideof
theheadlights,turnsignalsandtail
lightscan fog overduetothetempera­
turedifferencebetweentheinsideand
outside.They willclearshortlyafter
switchingthemon.Thisdoesnotaffect
theservice lifeofthelighting.
Adaptivelight1
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
Whendriving around bends,therelevant area
aftheraadisbetterilluminated.
Fig.46Adaptivelightwhendriving
»
Thebenefitofadaptivelightisthatthecurve
and
theedgeoftheroad arebetterilluminat­
ed
~fig.46.Theadaptivelightis controlled
automatically,
dependingon vehiclespeed
andsteeringwheelangle.
When drivingaroundbends,theheadlights
arecontrolledaccordingtosteeringwheelan­
gle. 50
thatthereisno blackareaaheadofthe
vehicle,thetwomainbeamspivotatdifferent
angles.
iTips
Thesystemworks aboveaspeedofabout
6mph(10km/hl.
Frontfoglights
Usethelight switch taturn onthe front fog
lights.
Fig.47Foglightactivation:lightswitch position onve­
hicles WlTHOUT sensorlight
Switchingonthefrontfoglights~D
~Donotturnthelightswitch:q.-~fig.47to·
wardthefoglightsymbol~O.
~Turnthelightswitchto:"=ortogD.
~PullthelightswitchtothefirststopCD,
Whenthefrontfoglightsareon,thesymbol
~Dnexttathelightswitchwillilluminate.
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TurnsignaIsandhighbeamlever
Thelever ontheleftsideofthesteeringcol­
umnisused taoperote theturn signais and
thehighbeamaswell asthe headlight flash­
er.
Fig.48Turnsignal andhigh beam lever
Theturnsignalandhighbeamleverhasthe
followingfunctions:
TurnsignalsQQ
~Lifttheleverupalltheway~fig.48CDto
usetherightturnsignals,orpushthelever
down all
theway(3)tousetheleftturnsig-.
nals.
Auto-blink
~Movethelever (upordown)justtothe
pointofresistancetousetheturnsignals
foraslongasyou needthem,forexample
whenchangingLanes.
~Briefly movetheleverupordownjustto
thepointofresistanceandthenreleaseitta
flashtheturnsignalsthreetimesinsucces­
sion.
Thisfeatureallowstoindjcatelane
changesclearlyandwithminimumeffort
whendriving onhighways.
Highbeamm
~Pushthelever forward®toswitchonthe
highbeam.
~Pullthelever backtowardsyoutoswitchoff
thehighbeam.
Headlightflasherj[D
~Pullthelevertowardthesteeringwheel@
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~Movetheleverbacktoposition@.
Thewindshieldwipersandwasheronly work
whentheignition isturnedon.Ifyouswitch
off
theignitionwiththewindshieldwiperlev­
erstillintheintervalwipe positionandthen
Fig.S5Wiper lever:windshield wiperleverpositions
.@
.@
.......(1)
.@
.@
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Lowwiper speed
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
One-touch wiping
~Movethelevertoposition@,whenyou
wanttowipethewindshieldbriefly.
Automatic wiper/washer
~Pullthelevertoposition®(towardthe
steeringwheel)andhold.
~Releasethelever.Thewasherstopsandthe
wiperskeepgoing foraboutfourseconds.
Windshield wiper
High wiper speed
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
Thewindshieldwiperleverc:>fig.55hasthe
following positions:
Intermittentwiping'Vi(activating rain
sensor)*
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
~Movetheintervalsetswitch@,tochange
theintervals.
Thewindshield wiperlevercontraisbaththe
windshield wipers
andthewashersystem.
Wiperandwasher
system
iTlps
-Switchingoffthedimmingfunctionof
theinside rearviewmirroralsodeacti­
vatestheautomaticdimmingfunctionof
theexteriormirrors.
- The
automaticdimmingmirrorsdonot
dimwhentheinterior lighting isturned
onorthereversegearisselected.
-Automaticdimmingforthemirroronly
operatesproperlyifthelightstrikingthe
insidemirrorisnothinderedinanyway.
CDNote .
Liquid
electrolyteleakingfrombroken mir­
ror
glasswilldamageany plasticsurfaces
itcomesincontactwith. Clean upspilled
electrolyte
immediatelywithcleanwater
and asponge.
---_Ifelectrolytegetsintotheeyes, flush
thoroughly withlargeamountsof~em.terforatleastISminutes;clean wa
d · lattentionisrecommended.meIca_Ifelectrolytecontactsskin,
flush affect-
ed
areawith cleanwaterforatleastIS
minutesandthenwashaffectedarea
withsoapandwater;medicalattention
isrecommended.Thoroughlywashaf­
fected clothing
andshoesbeforereuse.
_Ifswallowedandpersonisconscious,
rinse
mouthwithwaterforatleastIS
minutes.Donotinduce vomitingunless
instructedtodosobymedicalprofessio­
nal.
Getmedicalattentionimmediately.
hicles
whenchanginglanes,
youcould
estimateincorrectlyandcauseanacci­
dent.
Dimming themirrors •
(DlTips
Ifthereshouldbeamalfunctioninthe
electricalsystem,youcanstilladjustthe
exteriormirrorsbypressingtheedgeof
themirror.
Fig.54Automatic dimmingrearviewmirror*
AWARNING
Electrolyte fluidcanleak
fromautomatic
dimmingmirrors iftheglassisbroken.
Electrolyte fluidcan
irritateskin,eyesand
respiratorysystem.
-Repeatedorprolongedexposuretoelec­
trolytecancauseirritationtotherespira­
torysystem,especiallyamongpeople
withasthmaorotherrespiratorycondi­
tions.
Getfresh airimmediatelybyleav­
ing
thevehicle or,ifthatisnotpossible,
openwindowsanddoorsalltheway.~
Manual anti-glare adjustment
~Movethesmalllever(locatedonthebot­
tomedgeofthemirror)totherear.
Automatically dimmingmirrors*
~Todimtherearviewmirrorandbothexteri­
ormirrors,[email protected]
®turnson.The rearviewandexteriormir­
rors dim
automaticallywhenlightshineson
them,forexample.roheadlightson ave-
hicletotherear.'\.
Adjustingtheexterior mirrors
Fig.53Forward sectionofdriver'sarmrest: powermir­rorcontrols
Adjustingtheoutside mirrors
~Turntheadjustingknobtoc:>fig.53CD
(driver'ssideoutsidemirror)to®(front
passenger'soutsidemirror).
~Presstheknobintheappropriatedirection
tomovethemirrorsurface50thatyouhave
a good view
totherear.
Mirrors
-===----=~--------------------
Thevanitymirrorsinthesunvisorsareequip­
ped with lids.
Whenthelidisopened@,the
mirrorlightintheheadlinerturnsonauto­
matically.Itturnsoffwhenthelidisclosed
andthevisorisfoldedup again.
CDNote
- Curved
mirrorsurfaces(convexorspheri­
cal*)
increaseyourfieldofview. Remem­
berthatvehiclesorotherobjectswillap­
pearsmallerandfartherawaythanwhen
seeninaflatmirror.Ifyouusethismir­
ror
toestimatedistancesoffollowingve-
Heated
mirrors*
~Turntherotaryknobto@.
Oepending onoutsidetemperatureandvehi­
cle
speed,themirrorsurfacesareheateduntil
theignitionisswitchedoff- even iftherotary
knob
isnolongerinposition@.
Youarewell-advisedtofoldtheexteriormir­
rors
inwhenmaneuveringintightspacesor
whenleavingthecarparked closetootherve­
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comebackawhilelateranddrive off,therain
sensorwillreactivateitselfafterthevehicle
speedhasexceeded4mph(6km/hl.
Therainsensor*isonlyactivatedwiththe
wiper leversettoposition0.Whenitstarts
torain,therainsensorwillautomaticallyacti­
vatetheintermittentwipingmode.
Toreducethesensitivityofthesensor,move
switch
®down.Toincreasethesensitivity,
move
theswitch up.Thehigheryouadjustthe
sensitivity,thefasterthesensorwillreact
whenitsensesmoistureonthewindshield.
The
pausesbetweenwiperturnsdependnot
only onthesensitivitysetting,butontheve­
hicle
speedaswell.
During
briefstops,e.g.ata red light, wiper
motionwillautomaticallybereducedtothe
nextlowerspeed.Wipersalreadyturningat
lowspeed.changetointermittentwiping.
Whentheignition isturnedon,thewasher
jetsareheated.
AWARNING
-Wiperbladesarecrucialforsafedriving!
Only
whentheyareingoodconditionare
theyabletoclearthewindows properly
topr.ovideuncompromisingvisibility.
Worn or
damagedwiperbladesarea
safetyhazardQpage54,Replacing
windshield wiperblades!
-Thelight/rainsensor*isonlydesignedto
assistandsupportthedriver.Itremains
entirelythedriver's responsibilityto
monitoroutsideweatherconditionsand
tomanuallyactivatethewipersassaon
asrainordrizzlereducesvisibility
throughthewindshield.
- The windshield
mustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellentmaterials.They canin­
creaseglareunderpoor visibility condi­
tionssuchaswetness,darkness,orwhen
thesunisLawonthehorizon. Inaddi­
tion,
theycancausethewindshield wip­
erstachatter.
CDNote
Infreezing ornearfreezingconditions:
- Always check
thatthewiperbladesare
notfrozentotheglassbeforeyouturn
thewiperson.Loosen awiperblade
whichisfrozeninplace beforeoperating
thewiperstopreventdamagetothe
wiper bladeorthewiper motor.
-
Donotusethewiperstoclearafrosted
window. Usingthewipersasaconven­
ienticescraperwilldestroythewiper
blades.
- Before you
takeyourvehicletoanauto­
matiecarwash,makesure'you havethe
windshield wipersystemswitchedoff
(leverinpositional,otherwisethewind·
shield wiper
systemcouldgetdamaged
inthecarwash ifitshouldsuddenly
comeon.
mTips
-The windshieldwipersareswitchedoff
whentheignitionisturnedoff.Activate
thewindshieldwipersaftertheignition
is
switchedbackonbymovingthewind­
shield
wiperlevertoany position.
- Worn
ordirtywi.(ldshieldwiperblades
causesmearing,which canaffecttheop­
erationofthelight/rainsensor*. Check
theconditionofyourwindshield wiper
bladesregularly,,-
-The rainsensorispal\!oftheinterval
wipingsystem.Turningofftheignition
will
alsodeactivatetherain sensor.Tore·
activatethesensor,switchofftheinter­
val wiping
function,thenswitch itback
on
again.
- Applies
tovehicles withlightlrainsen·
sor:Whenthewipersareswitchedon
manuallyandinrainconditions,theau­
tomaticheadlights*turnonQpage45,
Switchingtheheadlights onandoffor
offduringthedaywhenthewipersare
nolongeroperating.Theautomatic
headlights*functionisavailableinthis
caseonlywhenthelightswitch isinthe
"AUTO"positionQpage45,fig.44.~
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-_Makesurethewasherfluid reservoirin
theenginecompartmentistoppedoff
before goingonalong trip. Look up
Qpage196forcheckingandfillingthe
washercontainer.
_ The wipers only
operatewiththehood
completely closed.
-.'.Appliestevehicles:withheadlight washersystem
Theheadlight washersystemc1eansthe
headlights.
~Operatethewindshieldwiper/washersys­
temQpage51,fig.55®withthehead­
lights
turnedonbyholdingtheleverforlon­
ger
thanonesecond.
Thewasherjetsextendforwardoutofthe
frontbumperdrivenbywaterpressureto
spraythefrontheadlightswithwater.
Youshouldinspecttheheadlightsregularly
(for
examplewhenrefuelinglandcleanoff
any soliddirtorinsectsfromthelenses.
Toensurethesystemworks properlyinwinter,
keep
thewasherjetsfreeofsnowandremove
any iceusing ade-icing spray.
Serviceposition
ftisonlypossible tochange wiperbladesif
youmovethewiper armstatheservice posi­
tion
In ordertousethewindshield wipers,the
frontlidmustbecompletelyclosed
Moving
wiperbladestotheserviceposition
~Whenthereisa riskoffrost,makesurethat
thewiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind­
shield.
~Switchtheignition on.
~Movethewiperlevertoposition 0
Qpage51,fig.55.
~Pressthe!ResetlbuttonuntiltheDisplay
typemenuappearsintheDriverInforma­
tionSystemdisplay.
Clearvision
~Usingtherockerswitchandthe1Resetlbut­
ton,selecttheSet>Wipers>Front>Sery·
icepositiononfunction. Thewindshield
wiper
armsmovetotheservice position.
Movingwiperbladestoparkposition
~Makecertainthatthewiperarmsarelying
againstthewindshield.
~Switchtheignition onandmovethewiper
lever
fromposition 0to4Qpage51,
fig.55.Thewiperarmswillmove backto
theparkposition.
CDNote
Never driveyourvehiclewhenthewind­
shield wiper
armsareintheservice posi­
tion
andpulled awayfromthewindshield.
Whenyoudrivefasterthan4mph(6km/
hl,thewiperarmsautomaticallyreturnto
thepark positionandcouldcausepaint
damagetothefrontlid!
iTips
-Youcanalsoturnontheservice position,
forexample,ifyouwanttoprotectthe
windshieldfromicingbyusingacoyer.
- The service position moves
tooffauto­
maticallywhenyouoperatethewind­
shield wiperlever,or
speedexceeds
4mph(6km/hl.

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~Driveinacircleataspeedofabout5mph
(10km/hluntiladirectionisshownonthe
interiorrearview mirror.
AWARNING
Thedigitalcompassistobeusedasadi­
rectionalaidonly. Eventhoughyoumay
wanttolookatitwhile youaredriving, you
muststillpayattentiontotraffic,roadand
weatherconditionsaswellasotherpossi­
ble
hazards.
5eatsandstorage
GeneraLrecommen­
dations
Whyisyour seatadjustment50
important?
Thesafety beltsandtheairbagsystemcon
anly
pravidemaximumprotectionifthe front
seats arecarrectly adjusted.
Therearevariouswaysofadjustingthefront
seatstoprovidesafeandcomfortablesupport
forthedriverandthefrontpassenger.Adjust
your
seatproperly50that:
_you can easilyandquicklyreachallthe
switches andcontrolsintheinstrument
panel
_ your body
isproperlysupportedthusreduc­
ingphysicalstressandfatigue
-thesafetybeltsandairbagsystemcanoffer
maximumprotection9page 111.
Inthefollowingsections,youwillseeexactly
how youcan
bestadjustyourseats.
Therearespecialregulationsandinstructions
forinstalling achildsafetyseatonthefront
passenger'sseat.Alwaysheedtheinforma­
tion regarding childsafetyprovidedin
9page133,ChildSafety.
AWARNING
Incorrectseatingpositionofthedriverand
allotherpassengerscanresultinserious
personalinjury.
-Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorwhen
thevehicleisinmotion-neverputyour
feetontopoftheinstrumentpanel,out
ofthewindoworontopoftheseatcush­
ion! This
appliesespeciallytothepassen­
gers.Ifyourseatingpositionisincorrect
you increase
theriskofinjuryinthecase
ofsuddenbrakingoranaccident.Ifthe
airbag inflatesandtheseatingposition
~s.IncorrectthiscouldresultinpersonalInJuryorevendeath.
-Itisimportantforboththedriverandfrontpas.sengertokeepadistanceofat
least10inches(25cm)betweenthem­
selvesandthesteeringwheeland/orin­
strumentpanel.Ifyou'resittingany
closerthanthis,theairbagsystemcan­
notprotectyouproperly. Inadditionto
this,thefrontseatsandheadrestraints
mustbeadjustedtoyourbodyheight50
thattheycangive youmaximumprotec­
tion.
- Always
trytokeepasmuchdistanceas
possiblebetweenyourselfandthesteer­
ingwheelorinstrumentpanel.
-Donotadjustthedriver'sorfrontpas­
senger'sseatwhilethevehicle ismoving.
Your
seatmaymoveunexpectedly,caus­
ingsuddenlossofvehiclecontroland
personalinjury.Ifyouadjustyourseat
whilethevehicleismoving, youareout
ofposition.
Driver's seat
Thecorrectseatpositionisimportant forsafe,
and relaxed driving.
Werecommendthatyouadjustthedriver's
seatinthefollowingmanner:
~Adjusttheseatinforeandaftdirection50
thatyoucaneasilypushthepedalstothe
floorwhile keepingyourkneeslightlybent
9AinWhyisyourseatadjustment50im­
portant? anpage 57.
~Adjusttheseatback50thatwhenyousit
withyourbackagainsttheseatback,youcan
still
graspthetopofthesteeringwheel.
~Positiontheheadrestraintaccordingtothe
occupant'sheight9page61.For maxi­
mumprotection,thetopoftheheadre­
straintshouldbeatleastateye level, pref­
erablyhigherandideally levelwiththetop
ofthehead9page97,fig.100.
AWARNING
Never placeanyobjectsinthedriver'sfoot­
well.Anobjectcouldgetintothepedal
areaandinterferewithpedalfunction.In
caseofsuddenbrakingoranaccident,you
would
notbeabletobrakeoraccelerate!