Vehicle fe atures Vehicle features Vehicle features
Vehicle features
Longitudinal seat adju stment:
Pull handle , slide seat, release
handle.
Danger
:
Do not sit nearer than 25 cm from
steering wheel, to permit safe
airbag deployment.
Seat backrests:
Pull lever, adj ust inclinati on and
release lever . Allow the ba ckrest to
engage audibl y.
Do not angle the backrest too far
back. We recommend a maximum
rake of app rox. 25
o
.
Seat heig ht:
Lever pumping motion.
up = seat higher
down = seat lower
Seat position :
Sit with buttocks are as far back
against backrest as pos sible.
Adjust distance between seat and
pedals so that your legs are slight ly
angled when depre ssing pedals.
Slide the fron t passenger sea t as
far back as possib le.
Head restraint adju stment:
Press butt on, adjust height an d
engage in positio n. The upper ed ge
of the head restraint should be at
upper head le vel.
To adjust horizontally, pu ll the
head restraint forwards. It e ngages
in several positi ons.
Fitting seat bel ts:
Withdraw seat belt from retractor,
guide it untwis ted across the body
and insert latch plate in belt buck le.
To release be lt, press red bu tton on
belt buckle.
Fasten seat belt before each trip.
Steering wh eel adju stment:
Unlock lever, adjus t steering whee l,
then engage l ever and ensure it is
fully lock ed.
Do not adjust stee ring wheel unle ss
vehicle is statio nary and steer ing
wheel lock ha s been rel eased.
Electric exterior mirrors:
Select the relevant exterior mirror
b y m o v i n g t h e s e l e c t o r s w i t c h t o t h e
left (L) or right (R) .
Then press the control pad to
adjust the respecti ve mirror.
In the centre position of the selecto r
switch, no mi rror is se lected.
Interior mirror:
To reduce dazzle, adjust lever on
the unde rside of the mirror hou sing.
Dazzle from followi ng vehicles at
night is automatically reduced if
the vehicle is equipped with
automatic anti-dazzle interior
mirror.
Power wind ows:
Front switches operate the front
windows and rear switches operate
the rear windows.
Push switch = Open window
Pull switch = Close window
Push or pull s witch to the second
detent position and then release:
Window ope ns or closes
automatically with safety function
enabled. To s top window
movement, operate switch once
more in the same direction.
If the window glass encounters
resistance above the middle of th e
window during automatic closing,
it is immediately stoppe d and
opened again.
Light switch:
Turn light switch:
AUTO = Automatic light control:
Exterior ligh ting is
switched on and of f
automatically, depending
on external lig hting
condition s
m = Activation or deactivation
of Automatic light control.
Switch returns to AUTO .
8 = Sidelights
9 = Low beam or high beam
Automatic ligh t control:
When the function is switched on
and the ignition is on, the system
switches between d aytime runnin g
lights an d headli ghts, de pending
on external li ghting conditi ons.
Daytime r unning ligh ts:
Increases visibili ty of the vehicle
during dayl ight.
Automatic headligh t activation:
During poor lighting cond itions, the
low beam is swi tched on.
Do not cover the light sensor
otherwise the AUTO mode will not
operate pr operly.
Exit lighti ng:
The low bea m and revers ing lights
illuminate briefly by do ing the
followin g:
1. Switch off ignition
2. Open the driver’s door
3. P ull turn signal lever briefly
then release
Some interio r lights come on when
the ignition is switched off. Th e
exterior and interior lights remai n
on for a brie f period after th e door
is closed and will switch off
automatically after a short delay.
Entry lighti ng:
Press button ( on remote control:
Low beam, reversin g lights and
interior lights are switched on
briefly.
Lights switch off immedi ately when
the power button
m is pressed.
Operating hea dlight flash, high
beam and low beam:
Headlight flash = Pull lever
towards
steering whee l
High beam = Push lever
forwards
Low beam = Push lever
forwards
again or pull
towards
steering wheel
Rear fog li ght:
Turn the fog light band o n the lever
to position
r and release it, to turn
the rear fog light on or off. The
band will return to its original
position when released.
Headlights and sidelights must be
on for the rear fog light to work.
Headlight ra nge adjust ment:
Adapt headlight range to suit the
vehicle load to prev ent dazzling of
other road users .
Turn thumb wheel
? to requir ed
positio n.
Front seats occupie d = 0
All seats occupied = 1
All seats occupied an d
load compartment laden = 2
Driver’s seat occupi ed and
load compartment laden = 3
Turn and lane -change sign als:
Lever up = Right turn signal
Lever down = Left turn signal
If lever is move d past the resi stance
point, the turn si gnal is switch ed on
constantly. When the steering
wheel is move d back the turn signal
is automatically deactivated.
For three flashes, e.g. when
changing lane s, press the lever unti l
resistance is felt and then rel ease.
Move lever to resistance point and
hold for lo nger indicati on.
Switch the turn signal off manually
by moving the lever to its original
position.
Hazard warni ng flashers:
Operated with the
¨ button.
In the event of an accident where
the airbags are deplo yed, the
hazard warnin g flashers are
activated automatically.
Windscree n wiper:
HI = Fast
LO = Slow
INT = Adjustable timed
interval wipe
OFF = Off
For a single wipe when the wiper is
off, press the lever down.
Lever in position INT :
Turn adjuste r
wheel up or down to make wiping
interval shorter or longer.
Do not use wiper if windscre en is
frozen. Switch o ff in car washes .
Windscreen washer:
Pull lever towar ds steering wh eel.
Washer fluid is sprayed onto th e
windscreen and the wiper swipes
for a few strokes.
Pedestrian safety alert:
Use this feature to ale rt people who
may not hear your ve hicle
approaching.
Briefly pres s button
4 on the end
of the turn an d lane-cha nge signal
lever and a soft-note alert will
momentarily so und.
The pedestria n safety alert is only
available whe n the vehicle is not in
Park position P.
Heated rear window,
heated exterior mirr ors Ü:
The heating is operated by
pressing th e
Ü button.
Heating switches off automaticall y
after approx. 5 minutes.
Demisting and defrosti ng
windows:
Press button V.
Set temperature to warmest
level.
Switch heated rear window Ü
on.
Auto defog:
The system monitors high humidity
inside the vehic le and adjusts to
outside air supply an d turns on the
air conditionin g or the heater if
necessary. Fan speed may increase
slightly, to he lp prevent foggi ng.
When high hu midity is no longer
detected, the sy stem will return to
its prior operati on.
Electri cal park ing brake:
To apply, pu ll switch J with vehicle
stationary: the el ectrical par king
brake is applie d automatically and
con trol indi cat or J flashes then
illuminates in the instrumen t cluster
when fully applied. For maximum
force, e.g . parkin g on inclines , pull
switch J t wice.
The electrical parking brak e can
always be applie d, ev en if the
ignition is off .
To release, swi tch on ignition. Keep
brake pedal depr essed and then
push swit ch J.
To prevent the 12 -volt batter y from
draining, avoid repeated use o f the
electrical park ing brake switch
when the igniti on is off.
Unlocking an d opening tailg ate:
Press butt on ( on remot e control
- or - press lock/un lock button on
door handle (on ce or twice,
depending o n configur ation) to
unlock the ta ilgate.
Press the butto n under the tailgate
handle to unlatch, and lift up to
open the tailg ate.
Closing and locking tailga te:
Use interior handle to close.
Do not press the button under the
tailgate handle w hilst closing or it
will unlatch aga in.
Always close the tailgate before
driving.
Press butt on ) on remot e control
- or - press lock/un lock button on
door handle to l ock the vehicle.
Opening the bonnet:
Switch ignition off before openi ng
the bonnet, other wise the engine
will be started automatically.
Pull bonnet re lease le ver located
below instrum ent panel and r eturn
it to its original position.
Push safety catch in engine
compartment to the right and open
the bonnet fully.
Release bonnet prop ro d from its
retainer above the ra diator support
and place it securely into the
slotted retainer in the bonnet.
Closing the bonnet:
Before closing, press the bonnet
prop rod into its retainer. Lower
bonnet and allo w it to drop into the
catch. Check bonnet is engaged.
Refuelling:
The fuel system o n this vehicle
requires a re fuelling proc ess to
control evaporative emissi ons.
Before refuellin g, switch off engine
and any external heaters with
combustion c hambers .
Switch off any mobile phones.
To refuel:
1. Pr ess th e fuel button in the
driver’s doo r for one second.
A message is dis played in the
Driver Info rmation Cen tre (DIC)
asking you to wait.
2. Wh en a message is dis played in
the DIC confir ming the syste m is
ready to be refuelled, the fuel
door on the right rear side will
unlock.
Push the rear edge of the fuel
door inwards and release to
open the fuel door.
3. Tu rn fuel cap anti-clockwise to
remove. When ref uelling, han g
the fuel cap teth er from the hook
on the inside o f the fuel door.
Complete refuelli ng within
30 minutes of pressing fuel
button in the driv er’s door .
Press button again if necessary,
to continue refuel ling.
4. After refuelling, rein stall the fuel
cap by turning it clockwise until it
clicks. Close th e fuel door.
Do not top off or ove rfill the fu el
tank and wait a few seconds before
removing the nozzle.
Wipe off any overflo wing fuel.
Petrol engine - only use unle aded
fuel that compl ies with DIN EN 228.
Use of fuel that does not comply
with DIN EN 228 or similar can lead
to deposits or engine damage and
loss of warranty.
Fuel tank capacity (all models) -
35 litres.