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Side view
Fig. 1 Vehicle side overview.
Key to fig. 1:
(1)Roof antenna
(2)Roof rails
(3)Fuel filler flap
(4)Outside door handles
(5)Outside mirror
–Additional turn signal light
(6)Side marker light
(7)Lift points for the jack

Front view
Fig. 2 Vehicle front overview.
Key to fig. 2:
(1)Inside mirror
(2)Front windshield
(3)Front windshield wipers
(4)Engine hood
(5)Engine hood release
(6)Headlights ,
(7)Fog lights/static cornering lights (if equipped)
(8)Front license plate bracket
(9)Threaded hole for the front towing eye (behind cover)

Driver door overview
Fig. 4 Overview of controls in the driver door.
Key to fig. 4:
(1)Door handle
(2)Indicator light for power locking system and anti-theft alarm system (if equipped)
(3)Power locking button for locking and unlocking the vehicle 0 – 1
(4)Switch for adjusting the outside mirror
–Adjusting outside mirrors , – / – 2
–Outside mirror heating ?
(5)Lever for releasing the engine hood
(6)Bottle holder
(7)Storage compartment
(8)Buttons for operating the power windows
–Power windows
–Safety switch for rear power windows_
(9)Rear hatch release button
(10)Reflector

Mirrors

For example, visibility through the rear window could be impaired if there is a sunshade on the rear
window or clothing on the luggage compartment cover, or if the rear window is covered with ice, snow,
or dirt.
Manually adjustable inside mirror
x Home position: Lever on the bottom edge of the mirror points forward.
x To adjust to non-glare visibility, move the lever so that it points backward ⇒ fig. 94.
Outside mirrors

Fig. 95 In the driver door: Adjusting knob for the outside mirrors.

WARNING
Improper use of the folding outside mirrors can cause personal injury.
x Always make sure that nobody is in the way when folding the mirrors in or out.
x Make sure that you do not get your finger caught between the mirror and the mirror base
when moving the mirrors.
WARNING
Incorrectly estimating distances with the right outside mirror can cause collisions and
serious injury.
x The right outside mirror has a convex (curved) surface. This widens your field of vision.
But vehicles or other objects seen in a convex mirror will look smaller and farther away than
they really are.
x If you use the right outside mirror to judge distances from vehicles behind you when
changing lanes, you could estimate incorrectly and cause a crash and serious injuries.
x Whenever possible, use the inside mirror to more accurately judge distance and size of
vehicles or other objects seen in the convex mirror.
x Always make sure you have a clear view to the rear of the vehicle.
NOTICE
Always fold in the outside mirrors when taking the vehicle through an automatic car wash.
To reduce fuel consumption, use outside mirror heating only when needed.
When first switched on, outside mirror heating works with maximum heat for about 2 minutes.
If power mirror adjustment does not work, the outside mirrors can be adjusted by hand by
pressing on the edges of the mirror surface.