Vehicle fe atures
Adam
Quick Reference Guide
Refer to Owner’s M anual for detailed information.
Illustrations may depict lef t-hand drive vehicles.
Oper ation is simi lar for righ t-han d driv e vehicle s.
Depending o n the model vari ant, specia l equipment
and access ories, t he scope of equipment on your
vehicle may diff er from the des criptions in this gu ide.
KTA 2746 October 2012
*KTA-2746*
Vehicle features Vehicle features
Unlocking the vehicle:
Press button c on remote control
- or - turn key in driver’s door lock
towards the front of the vehicle to
unlock the d oors, load
compartment and f uel filler fl ap.
Locking the veh icle:
Close doors, load compartment
and fuel filler fl ap.
Press butt on
e on remote control
- or - turn key in driver ’s door lo ck
towards the rear to lock the vehicle.
Anti-theft alarm syst em:
The anti-theft alarm system is
combined with the cen tral locking
system and mon itors doors,
tailgate, bonnet and ignition.
Anti-theft locking system:
Press button
e twice on remote
control within 15 seconds to
deadlock a ll doors.
Do not use the sy stem if there a re
people in the vehicle! The doo rs
cannot be unlocked from the
inside.
Electronic imm obiliser:
Activated automatically when key
is removed fr om ignition sw itch.
1. Power windows
2. Exterior mirrors
3. Cruise contr ol, speed l imiter
4. Side air v ents
5. Turn and lane-ch ange signals,
headlight flash,
low beam, high beam,
exit lighting, park ing lights,
Driver In formation Centre
buttons
6. Instru ments
7. Steering wheel controls
8. Driver Inform ation Cen tre
9. Wipers and w ashers
10. Centra l locking sys tem,
fuel selector , seat heatin g,
heated steerin g wheel,
parking assist, Eco button for
stop-start system
11. Info-Dis play
12. Hazard w arning flas hers,
control indi cators for ai rbag
deactivation and front
passenger s eat belt
13. Anti-theft alarm system LED
14. Centre air ven ts
15. Side air vents (pa ssenger side)
16. Glovebox, fu sebox
17. Climate control s ystem
18. Power outlet
19. AUX input, USB input
20. Selector lever
21. Parking brake
22. Ignition s witch
with steering wheel lock
23. Horn, dr iver airbag
24. Bonnet rele ase lever
25. Steering w heel adjustm ent
26. Light switch,
headlight range adjus tment,
rear fog light,
instrument ill umination
Unlocking and open ing the load
compartment:
Press button c on remote control
once or twice (d epending on
setting) to unlock the load
compartment.
Press the bot tom half of the brand
emblem to unlock and op en the
tailgate.
Closing and lo cking the load
compartment:
Use interior handle to close
tailgate.
Do not push the brand emblem on
the tailgate whil st closing as this
will unlock the tailgate agai n.
Press button
e on remote co ntrol to
lock vehicle.
Manual transm ission:
Reverse gear:
With vehicle stat ionary, wait
3 seconds afte r depressing clutch
pedal, press release but ton on the
selector lever and e ngage gear.
If the gear does not engage, set the
lever to neutral, release the cl utch
pedal and depress again; then
repeat gear selection.
Do not grind the clutch
unnecessari ly.
When operating, depress cl utch
pedal fully. D o not use the peda l as
a foot rest.
Starting the engi ne:
Turn key to position 1
Move steering wh eel slightly to
release steeri ng wheel lock
Depress clutch pedal
Do not accelerate
Turn key to position 3 and
release
An automatic procedure o perates
the starter after a brie f delay, until
the engine is running.
Before restarting, or to switch off
the engine, turn the key back to
position 0 .
During an Autostop, the engine
can be restar ted by depress ing the
clutch pedal.
Stop-Start syst em:
When conditions al low, the system
switches off the eng ine to save fuel
and reduce exhaust emissions if t he
vehicle is at a low spee d or at a
standstill, e.g. at traffic lights or in a
traffic jam. It restarts the engine
when the clutch pedal is depre ssed.
To activate an Autostop:
Depress clutch pedal
Shift selector lever to neutral
Release the clutch pedal
An Autostop is indicated by the
needle at the AUTOSTOP position
in the tachometer.
To restart engine, select neut ral
then depress the cl utch pedal.
Deactivate the Stop-Start system
manually by pres sing the eco
button in the centre console.
The LED in the button extinguishes
to confir m deactivation.
To open completely, push the
safety catch to the right and open
the bonnet.
Parking bra ke:
To release parking br ake, rais e
lever slightly , press relea se button
and lower leve r fully.
Always apply parking b rake firmly
without operati ng the releas e
button and apply as firmly as
possible on an uphill or d ownhill
slope.
To reduce the ope rating for ces of
the parking brake, dep ress the
brake pedal at the same time.
Opening the bonne t:
To open the bonnet, pull the
release le ver located below the
instrument pa nel on the dri ver’s
side.
The bonnet wi ll then be unlo cked
and will partially open. Return
release lever to its origina l position.
Pull up bonnet support ro d from its
holder and secure it in the hook o n
the underside o f the bonnet, on the
right-hand sid e.
If the bonnet is opened duri ng an
Autostop, the eng ine will be
restarted automatically for safety
reasons.
Closing the bonnet:
Replace the bon net support rod in
its holder.
Lower the bon net and allo w it to
drop into the catch.
Check that the bonnet is engaged.
Refuel ling:
Before refu elling, switch off engine.
Switch off any mobile phone s.
Fuel filler flap is located a t right
rear side of vehicle.
The fuel fi ller flap ca n only be
opened when the veh icle is
unlocked.
Release the fuel filler flap by
pushing t he flap, then ope n.
Turn fuel filler cap slowly
anticlockwi se and re move.
The fuel fill er cap can b e retained i n
the bracket on the fuel filler flap.
For refuelling , fully insert the pu mp
nozzle and swi tch it on.
After the automatic cut-off, it can
be topped-up with a maximum two
doses of f uel.
Wipe off any overfl owing fuel
immediately.
To close, replace fue l filler cap and
turn clockwis e until it clicks.
Close the fuel filler flap and
engage.
Fuel for petrol engines :
Use unleaded fuel meeting
specifica tions of DI N EN 228 o r
E DIN 51626-1.
Fuel tank capacity
(all petrol mode ls) - 35 l itres.
Engine oi l:
Check engine oi l level manuall y on a regular b asis to prevent da mage to engine. Ensure that the co rrect
specification o f oil is us ed.
Check with vehicl e on a level surfa ce. Engine must b e at operating te mperature and switched off for at least
5 minutes.
Pull out dipstick, wipe clean, insert to st op on the hand le, pull out an d read engine oil level.
When the eng ine oil level has droppe d to the MIN mark, top up engine oil.
Insert dipstick to stop on handle and mak e half a turn .
Importan t:
It is the owner’s responsibility to maintain the correct level of an appropriate quali ty oil in the engine.
Do not allow the engine oil l evel to drop belo w the minimum leve l!
Tyre pressure (psi )
Comfort setting for u pto
3 people:
Engine
Tyres Front Rear
A12XEL 175/70 R14 29 26
185/65 R15 29 26
195/55 R16 29 26
215/45 R17 29 26
225/35 R18 29 26
A14XEL 175/70 R14 32 29
185/65 R15 32 29
195/55 R16 32 29
215/45 R17 32 29
225/35 R18 32 29
A14XER 1 75/70 R 14 32 29
185/65 R15 32 29
195/55 R16 32 29
215/45 R17 32 29
225/35 R18 32 29
Tyre pressure (psi )
with Full load:
Engine
Tyres Front Re ar
A12XEL 175/70 R14 38 46
185/65 R15 38 46
195/55 R16 38 46
215/45 R17 38 46
225/35 R18 38 46
A14XEL 175/70 R14 38 46
185/65 R15 38 46
195/55 R16 38 46
215/45 R17 38 46
225/35 R18 38 46
A14XER 17 5/70 R 14 38 46
185/65 R15 38 46
195/55 R16 38 46
215/45 R17 38 46
225/35 R18 38 46
Tyre pressure (psi)
ECO setting for upt o
3 people:
Engine
Tyres Front Rear
A12XEL 175/70 R14 42 39
185/65 R15 39 36
195/55 R16 42 42
215/45 R17 39 36
225/35 R18 39 36
A14XEL 175/70 R14 42 39
185/65 R15 39 36
195/55 R16 42 42
215/45 R17 39 36
225/35 R18 39 36
A14XER 175/70 R14 42 39
185/65 R15 39 36
195/55 R16 42 42
215/45 R17 39 36
225/35 R18 39 36
Tyre pressure:
Check tyre pressures, i ncluding the spare, every 14 days and prior to any long journey; tyres should be
checked when cold. The tyre pres sure data refers to cold tyres. It applies to summer and winter tyre s.
Always inflate the spare tyre to the va lue specified for full load .
Incorrect tyre press ures will imp air safety, vehicl e handling, co mfort and fue l economy an d increase tyre
wear.
Warning:
If the pressure is too low, this can re sult in considera ble tyre warm-up and in ternal damage, le ading to tread
separation and even to tyre blow-o ut at hi gh speed s.