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Booklet
Gasoline 3.2 : 37
B le
nds 3.2 : 37
Containin g alco hol 3.2: 37
Octane rating 3.2: 37
line in my car? 3.2:37
W i
nter or summer tip s 3.2 : 37
Gaso line additives 3.2:38
Gear
select o r leve r
Weig ht Ratin g 3.3:3
H
Hand brake
Hydrop laning 3.2: 72
Iden tification number 3.3: 2
I g nition key 3.
1: 84
removal lock 3.1: 85
Ignition swi tc h 3.1: 84
Importance of sining properly 2.1:28
Importance of wea ring sa fety belts 2.1:28
Importa
nt information to know before dis-
co
nnect the batte ry 3.2: 55
Important thing s to do befor e driving 2.1:3
I mproperly wo
rn safety belt s 2.1:26
Im
proper sea ting positions 2.1:8
Indi
cat o r ligh t
A ir
bag system 2.1:
C ruise con trol syste m 3.1: 96
also Warn ing light
also Warning lights
Indi cato r
ligh ts
A ir
bag sys tem 2.1:41
Instrument clu ste r 3.1: 4
AIR BAG 2.1: 41
Indirec t ve ntila tio n 3.1:80
In div idu al unlo ckin g 3.1: 16,30
I n fa nt sea ts 2.
1: 59
Infor mati on messages 3.1: 11
Info rmatio n tex ts in the dis p lay 3.1: 12
In sid e day-n ight mirror 3.1: 52
Install ing
C hi ld restraint with a
safety belt 2.1: 63 CRS using the sys tem 2.1:72

Installin g the upper te ther strap on the
anchorage 2.1:
Instrument cluster 3.1: 8
Menu structure 3. 1: 14
Instrument cluster illumination 3.1: 3
Instrument cluster lighting 3.1: 44
Instrument panel 3. 1:
K
Access positive an d negative
t
erminal s 3.2:
Light change 3.2: 93
lights
Lights 3.1: 43 interior 3.1:47
Lights & V is ion
Menu 3.1:17
Lock 3 .2: 26
Locking driver's door in an e m erge ncy 3.2: 88
Locks 3.2: 26
Chi .ld safety 3.1: 33
Low beam 3.1: 43
Lower anchorages 2.1: 71
Luggage compartment 2.1: 3.1: 69
Luggage compartment cover 3.1:71
M
Main menu -Mu lt i-Function
In dicator 3.1:
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp 3.2:
Vehicle Weights 3.3: 6
Menu compass 3.1: 19
Menu for convenience functions 3.1: 16
Menu for Lights & Vision 3.1: 17
Menus Examp le of use 3.1:
Menu sound system 3.1:
MFI 3.1:20
M IL
m irrors, electrical 3.1:53 Simultaneous adjustment 3.1:53
Mirrors lowered function 3.1: 17
Modifications 3.2: 32
Monitoring th e Advanced Air bag System 2.1:
Key words 9

seat 3. 1:
seal.
foldin g back 3.1:61, 62
fold ing forward 3.1: 61
v iew mirror 3.1:52
window heating 3.1: 75
Heating wires 3.2:25
window wiper 3. 1:51
H
earwipe r 3.1:49
3.2: 35
care 3.2:2 1
contro l key tons 3.1: 2 8
Heplaci ng th e bauery 3.1: Synchroni zing 3.1: 29
H emoving caps to acce ss positiv e and tive te rminal s 3.2:
2.1: 12,3.2: 106
R etra ct
or 2.1: 19
R everse
A utomatic transm ission 3.1:93
Hims
R
epl aci ng 3.2: 75 With screw-on decorative cove rs 3.2: 58
With threaded rim ring 3.2:57
Hoof l
oad 3.1: 74
we ight 3.3: 4
Rubb er ga sket s 3.2:
26
s
driv in g 2.1: 2
Sa fety
C hild
safet y lock 3.1: 33
Sa fe ty belt ex te
nder 2.1:23
b elt height adjustment 2.1:25
belt pos ition 2.1:21
Adju sting safe ty
belt height 2.1:25
Pr eg nant
women 2.1: 22
Sa fe ty belt pre tension ers 2.1:26
Sa fety belt s
2.1: 13, 19
C leaning 3.2:
Extende r 2. 1: 23
Ho w ca n I adjust the height of my safety
belt? 2.1: 25
How
do yo u pu t on your safety belt correc tly? 2.1 : 19
Improp erly worn 2.1:26
child restraint 2.1:63
N ot
worn 2.1: 16
belt positi on 2.1: 2 1
instru ction s 2.1: 17
S p ec ial c
onsiderations for pregnant women 2.1: 22
Swi tc h able lo cking feature 2.1: 6 5
Unfa ste
ning s afety be lt s 2.1:2 5
Warning lig ht 2.1: 14
What happens to occ upants not wearing
safe ty be lts? 2.1: 16
Why assume
the correct seatin g
po sition ? 2.1:28
Why saf e ty belt s protect ? 2. 1: 1 7
Why wear safety belt
s? 2.1: 15, 28
Safe ty belts pro tect 2.1: 17
b elt warning ligh t 2.1: 14
Safety compliance sticke r 3.3: 2
Key words 11

Safety instructions
Belt pretensioners 2.1: 27
Child restraint on the front seat 2.1:
Child seats 2.1 : 56
Coolant tempera ture 3.2:48
Loading
the lu ggage compartment 2.1:
seating position for passengers in
r
ear seat s 2.1: 6 seating position for
driver 2.1: 4
seating position for the front
passenger 2.1: 5
Safety belt extender 2.1: 23
Sa fet y
belts 2.1: 17 S id e airbag s 2.1: 48
Side Curtain ProtectionTM airbags 2.1: 52
Screw-on decorati ve covers 3.2: 58
Seat adjustment 3.1: 55, 58
Seat heating
Front 3.1:
59
Seating ca pacity 2.1: 13
Sea ting
position
Di s
tance between driver and ste erin g
w
hee l 2.1:4 Dr iver 2.1: 4
Fron t passen ger 2.1: 5 Improper seatin g position s 2.1: 8
Speed rating le tter code 3.2: 74
Speed warning 3.1: 21
Starting th e engine W ith the ig nition key 3.1:85
S tartin g
with jumper cables 3.2: 99
Stee rin g 3.1: 25
S
teering lock 3.1: 84
S te ering
wheel
Di s
tance to the driver 2.1: 4
Steerin g wheel height adjustment 3.1: 25
S
teps for determining co rrect load limit 3.2: 71
Sticker on th e left door jamb 3.3 : 3
Stopping the en gine 3.1:8 6
Sto rage
area
Roof 3.1:65
S torage
compartment 3.1: 64
additional sto rage 3.1: 66
Front center armrest 3.1: 65
S torage for
the vehicle literature 3.1: 64
Sunroof 3.1: 41
Sunshade
power roof 3.1:41
Sun viso r 3.1:49
Sw itch
able loc king feature
Activatin g 2.1: 65
D
eacti va tin g 2.1: 67
Sw itches Em ergency flasher 3.1: 45
Light swit ches 3.1: 43 outside mirrors 3.1: 53 ro of 3.1:41 windows 3.1: 38
Sw itching off the engin e
W ith the ignit ion key 3.1: 86
Sw itch
lig htin g 3.1: 3
T
Tachometer 3.1: 9
Ta
ilga te 3.1:35

Table of contents
.................. .
Overview .......................... o
Warning ..
.............. ......... . in the instrument ..... o
Menus in the in strum ent
Opening and .... o o
Key Set ........................ o o
Remote
Power ........................ o
Doors ... ...................... o Anti-theft sys tem ............. Rear .......................
Windows ............... .. . Power roof ........
Lights and a view .......... .
Ligh ts ........................... .......
vision .............. o
Mirrors ............................
3ol and Equipm ent
3
3
4
8
11
13 24
27
27
28
30
33
34
35 38 41
43
43
47
49
49 52
Seats and storage ............. .... .
Why is seat adjustment so important? ... .
He
ad re straints .......... ............... .
Fro
nt seats ............................. . Rear seat .................. ............. .
Storage ................................ .
Cup .................. o soc kets ........ o o
Luggage comportment .................. .
Roof rock .....................
Air Conditioning system .......... .
........................ o
Driving ........... o .................
........................... .. Starting and stopping the en gin e ........ . transmission .................... .
Auto matic transmission
(Direct shift
gearbox} ............................... .
Parking
broke ................ ... .
Crui se system ................... .
55
55
56
58
60 64
67 68
6 9
72
75
75
78
84
84
85 87
88 94
96
of contents

Booklet 3.1 Controls and Equipment
This overview will the controls and displays
quickly.
Release handle
lock ing button ...... .... .
Light switc h ................... .
Air outlet s
Thumb wheel for opening and closin g the a ir vent
Turn signal and high beam leve r
Paddle leve r for shifting (automatic
t ransmiss ion ) .................. .
In strument cluste r:
- Instru
ments ... ...........• ...
- Dis pla y ..
-Warning lights ............... .
Lever for Windshield wiper and washer ........................ .
Air outlet for in d irect ventilatio n or storag e compartment ........... .
Emerge ncy flasher sw itch ....... .
Warning light for front passenge r airbag switc hed booklet 2.1
Fron t passenger airbag bookle t 2.1
G lo ve compartment handle and lock ........................... .
F u e l flap re lease button and chapter the
H ear lid re lease .......... .
® w indow switches for
windows ...................... .
Swit ches for adjus ti n g the outs id e power mirrors ................. .
l) no t for market 32
43
46
9
1
8
4
49
45
35
38
53
Engine hood re lease lever booklet3.2 and c h a pter in the engin e compartment"
Instrument cluster light switch . . . 44
control lever, . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driver airba g 2.1 chapter
Horn (works o nly when the ig niti on
i s on)
Leve r for adjus table steering column . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ignit ion lock ...... 00............ 84
Thumb wheel for left seat heating 59
for
-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
- Climatro nic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
A ddit iona l s torage compartment
-
outle t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
bilization or slip regulatio n booklet3.2 and chapte r
Parki ng brake lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Button for switc hing tire moni-toring p ressure systemll booklet3.2 chapter
holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Se lecto r lever fo r automatic trans-missio n or gears h ift lever ( m anual
transmissi o n) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thumb w heel for right seat
heatin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sound syste m booklet3.4

Convenience
Door open
ATA confirm
Conv. mode
Mirrors
adjust
Fa cto ry setti ng
Back
Booklet 3.1 and Equipment
Function
The ve hicle locks doors w he n the veh icle is m ov ing and unl ocks the doors w hen the key is remo ved from the ig n ition lock.
The activation of the q ui red.
Co nve
nience operation of the po wer windows: determines if the drive rs doo r window , windows or no window s ho ul d be ope ned when th e ve hicle is unlocke d. This function can only be activa te d
via the drive r's door.
The front passenger sid e mirror be adjusted automatically
of these fu nctio ns to the ori gin al factory ring s.
men u.
The menus shown in the dis p lay de pends on th e
ve hicle electron ics and the option s
Lights & Vision menu
Vario us se ttings can be made for vehicle Lighting
1. Opening the
fig. 12 button on the
multi-fun ction steering w hee l until th e
m enu is dis played .
Fig. 12 Multifu nctio n steering wheel: rig ht side
2 . Opening the Lights & Vision menu
-
highli ght the m enu item Light s & Vision .
T he hi ghli gh te d m e
nu item is be tween the
t
wo h orizontal lin es. There is als o a tri ­
a n gle
on the
Lights & V ision
bunon
the bright ness of the footwelllighting when th e doo rs a re open.
T he turn sig nal flash a t le ast thre e time s if the tu rn sig nal lever
i s used whe n changing page 46

The su n viso r for th e drive r a nd the fro nt senger can be pulled out of its re taining clip in the of the vehicle and lUrned fig.
The mirrors in the sun viso rs have covers. yo u open the cover® . the light in
the com es on.
Tip s
Before you leave your vehicle , make sure that the make-up mirror cover in th e visor is closed.
the ignition key is re m oved, the light in the headliner goes out after about minutes.
This prevents th e
windshie ld wiper leve r operates both the windshield wip ers and
shield washing systems.
Fig . 4 4 Windshield wiper ond windshield washing
lever
T he washer and windshield w ip er wo rk
onl y w hen
the ignition is switch ed on. The
windshi eld wip er fig. 44 has the
following settings:
Inte rmittent wiping (windshield)
- Move the lever up to position
-Turn the to either shorten or
lengt hen
the in terval. Turn the lever to the
l eft to le n g
then the frequency and make
the w ipers faste r in the intermittent mode.
T
urn the lever to the right to shorten the
frequency and make the w ipers move
more slowly in the intermittent mode.
wipe
- Move the lever up to positi on
wipe
- Mo ve the lever up to positi on
Lights and a

with headlight washer system
l1eadlig ht
49, 44 is pulled toward s the ste ering
w heel -while low or high beams turned on. llowever, insect
WARNING
A lways read and heed the ..
Note
To avoid make sure that the headlight washers work properly in winter. Keep the n ozzle in the bumper free of snow and remove any ice with de-icer
lr is important for safe driving you good vision ro rear.
Fig. 46 day-night mirror
5 2 Lights and a view
the mirror in the normal position. th e le ve r the bottom edge of th e mirror must point forward. the lever

Applies to with power outside mirrors
Outside mirrors
It is important for safe driving to properly adjust outsid e mirrors using the joy­
stic k in the ce nter consol e.
Fig . 47 Section of the driver's door: joystick for the outside mirrors
Basic setting for the outside mirrors
47 to L (left out­
side mirror).
2. Mov e the joystic k to adjus t th e mirror
so tha t yo u have a good view to th e rear of
the vehicl e. If synch roni zed mirror setting
i s
active in the conve nience fun ctions
menu, the right m irr or is adjusted at the
same page 1 6 .
3. Turn the joystick to R (right outside
mirror).
4. T
urn the joystick to adjust th e mirror so
that yo u have a good view to the rear of the
ve hicl e.
Outside mirror heating
-Turn the joysti ck to to heat the out­
s id e
mirrors. It is fo r safe driv in g
that yo u have a goo d view to the rear.
functions
16 , select w hether yo u want to ad­
just th e ex terior mirrors indi vidual ly or s i­
m ultan
eously. For simultaneo us adjust­
m ent, you
adjust th e exterior mirrors as
follows :
I. Turn the rotary kn o b to pos ition L (left
exte rio r mirror).
2 .
Adjust th e m irr or by turning th e rotary
kn ob
so that yo u have a goo d vie w to the
r ear. T
he right exterior mirror is adjusted
simultaneou sly (synchronously). You may
h ave to correct th e adjustment of the right
mirror .
WARNING
Incorrectl y estim ating d is ta n ces with the right outsid e mirror can cause co llision s and se­rious injury
The right outs id e mirror has a convex
(curved) s urfa ce. Vehicles or other objects
seen in a co nvex mirror will look smaller and farther away than they re all y are.
you usc the right outside m irror to judge distances from vehicle s behind you when changin g lanes, yo u could estimate incor­rectly and cause crash.
Wheneve r possible, use the inside mirror t o more accurately judge distance and s ize of ve hicl es or other objects seen in th e convex mirror.
lights and a