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
the steering whee l, to permit safe
airbag deployment.
Seat backrests:
Pull lever, adj ust inclinatio n and
release lever. A llow the backre st to
engage audibly.
Do not angle the backrest too far
back. We recommend a maximum
rake of approx. 25
o
.
Seat height:
Lever pumping motion :
up = seat higher
down = seat lower
Seat position:
Sit with buttocks as far back
against backre st as possible.
Adjust distance between se at and
pedals so that legs are slightly
angled when depressing p edals.
Head restraint adju stment:
Press the rel ease button, adjus t
height and eng age.
The upper edge of the he ad
restraint should be at up per head
level.
Steering whee l adjustment :
Unlock the lever, adjus t the
steering wheel, then eng age the
lever and ensu re it is fully lo cked.
Adjust only when veh icle is
stationary an d steering wheel lock
is released.
Interior mirror:
Swivel lever on underside of mirror
housing to reduce dazzle at night.
Automatic anti-dazzl e interior
mirror:
Dazzle is automatically reduced.
Press button on mirr or housing to
turn function on; button
illuminates.
Do not cover the li ght sensors on
the mirror hous ing or hang
anything on the mirror.
Exterior mirror s:
Select the releva nt exterior mirr or
by turning the co ntrol to left (L) or
right (R ). Then swivel the cont rol to
adjust the mirror.
Lighting:
Turn light switch :
0 Off
8 Sidelights
9 High or low beam
AUTO Automatic light control
Press light switch:
> = F ront fog lights
r = Rea r fog light
Turn thumb wheel:
q = He adlight ran ge
adjustment
k = In strument illum ination
Automatic light control:
Turn light switch to AUTO position.
With the engine ru nning, low beam
switches on automatically
depending on outsid e light
conditions .
For reasons of safety, the light
switch should alw ays remain in the
AUTO position.
Do not cover light sensor on top of
the instrument panel to ensure
proper function of automatic light
control.
Daytime r unning li ghts:
Daytime runnin g lights increas e
visibility of the vehicle du ring
daylight.
The lights operate a utomatically
when the igni tion is switc hed on.
Headlight f lash, high beam and
low beam:
Headlight flash = Pull lever
High beam = Push lever
Low beam = Pull le ver
Headlight rang e adjustment:
With low beam 9 switched on,
adapt headlight range to suit
vehicle load an d prevent dazzling
of other road users.
Turn thumb wheel
q to required
position.
For vehicles without/with
automatic level control system:
Front seats occupied = 0/0
All seats occupi ed = 1/1
All seat s occupi ed and
load compartmen t laden = 1/2
Driver’s seat occu pied and
load compartmen t laden = 2/3
Turn and la ne-change si gnals:
Lever up = Right turn signal
Lever down = Left turn signal
If the lever is moved past the
resistance point, the turn signal is
switched on constantly. When the
steering whee l is moved back, th e
turn signal is automatical ly
deactivated.
For three flas hes, e.g. whe n
changing lane s, press the lever u ntil
resistance is felt a nd then releas e.
Move lever to resistance point and
hold for longer indication.
Switch the turn signal off manually
by moving the lever to its original
positio n.
Rear window wiper/was her:
Move the lever to activate the rear
window wiper.
Push lever = Wiper on
Pull lever = Wiper off
To activate rear window washer
system, press an d hold button on
end of lever. Washer fluid is
sprayed o nto re ar windo w and th e
wiper wipes a few times when the
button is released.
Do not use if the r ear window is
frozen.
Switch off in car washes.
Hazard warning fla shers:
Operated with button
¨ on the
instrument panel .
In the event of an accid ent where
the airbags are deploy ed, the
hazard warning flas hers are
activated automatically.
Windscreen w iper:
O =O f f
$ = Timed interval wipe or
automatic wiping with
rain sensor
% =S l o w
& =F a s t
For a single wipe when the
windscreen wiper is off, pres s the
lever down.
Do not use if the wi ndscreen is
frozen. Switch o ff in car wash es.
Heated rear wind ow, heated
exterior mirrors:
The heating is operate d by
pressing button R
Ü.
LED in the bu tton illumin ates.
Heating works with the key in
ignition switch position ACC or ON
and switches of f automatically
after a short time.
To avoid dischargin g the battery,
operate only with the engine
running.
Do not operate wh en you are jus t
starting the vehicle or if there is a
build up of sn ow or ice on the
exterior mir rors.
Demisting and defrosti ng the
windows:
Air distributio n to V (or l ).
Cooling A/C (or
n) and air
recirculation 4 are switched on
automatically to improve
defrosting efficiency (air
recirculation 4 is automatically
switched off in vehi cles with
electronic clim ate control).
Set temperature to highest level.
Set fan speed to highest level.
Switch on heated r ear window R
Ü.
Close centre air vents , open side air
vents and direct them towards the
door window s.
Power seat adjus tment:
Move front switch forwards/
backwards t o adjust seat posi tion.
Move front and rea r of front switch
to adjust heig ht of seat cush ion.
Move upper part of rear switch
forwards/backwards to adjust seat
backrest.
Seat belt:
Withdraw seat belt from retractor,
guide it untwisted across the body
and insert la tch plate in be lt buckle.
To release belt, press red button on
belt buckle.
Lumbar support:
Adjust lumbar support to suit
personal re quirements usi ng the
lever.
Move lever forwards/back wards t o
increase/decrease l umbar support.
Seat belt heig ht adjustment :
Squeeze rele ase buttons together
and slide a djuster up or down to
desired p osition.
Ensure slid ing height adju ster is
latched into position.
Do not adjust he ight whilst dr iving.
Power windows:
With the ignition on, power
windows are oper ated via the
switches in the door.
Front switches operate the front
windows and rear switches opera te
the rear windows.
Incremental o peration:
Push switch briefly = To open
Pull switch briefly = To close
Automatic function:
Push or pull switch for long er.
Window moves up or down
automatically with safety function
enabled. To stop movement,
operate the sw itch once more in th e
same direction.
If the window glass encounters
resistance above th e middle of the
window during automatic closing,
it is immediately s topped and
opened again.
Child saf ety syst em for rea r pow er
windo ws:
Press switch
z to deactivate rear
door power windows.
To reactivate, press switch
z
again.
With the child safety system on,
re ar door pow er win dows c an onl y
be operate d via the switches in the
driv er ’s door .
Folding in ex terior mirro rs:
Manually:
Apply sli ght pres sure to outer edg e
of mirror housing .
Electrically:
With key in ACC or ON position,
press button n and both exterior
mirrors will fo ld in.
Press butt on n again to fold
mirrors back to the driving position
before starting- off.
For ped estrian safety, exterior
mirrors will s wing out of th eir
normal mounting position if they
are struck with suf ficient force.
Reposition mirrors before drivi ng.
Windscreen and hea dlight
washer:
Pull lever. Washer flui d is sprayed
onto the windscreen.
If the lever is held for longer, the
wiper also operate s briefly after the
lever is re leased and on ce more
after a br ief dela y.
If the headli ghts are on, washer
fluid is al so spraye d onto the
headlights. The head light washer
system can only be operat ed again
after a br ief dela y.
In vehicles with rain sensor , keep
the sensor ar ea (located in the area
around the in terior mirror) clean by
operating the wi ndscreen washer
regularly.
Front fog lights:
With ignitio n on and light s witch set
to 9 or 8, press switch
> to
activat e front fog lights; c ontrol
indic ator
> illuminates in the
instrument cluster . Pr ess switch
>
again to turn off .
Rear fog light:
With ignitio n on and light s witch set
to 9 (or 8 with front fog lights
on), press switch
r to ac tivate rear
fog light; c ontr ol indic at or
r
illuminat e s in the i nstrument clus ter .
Press switch
r again to turn o ff .
With light swit ch in AUTO position,
switching on front o r rear fog lights
will switch on low beam and
sidelights automa tically.