Vehicle fe atures Vehicle features Vehicle features
Vehicle features
Longitudinal seat adju stment:
Pull handle , slide seat, re lease
handle. Ensure the backrest
engages.
Danger:
Do not sit nearer than 25 cm from
the steering wheel, to permit safe
airbag deployment.
Seat backrests:
Turn handwhee l. Do not lean on
seat when adjusting.
Do not angle the backrest too far
back. We recommend a maximum
rake of appro x. 25
o
.
Seat heig ht:
Lever pumping motion
up = seat higher
down = seat lower
Seat folding :
Lift release le ver and tilt backre st
forwards. Lo wer the r elease lever
and backrest engage s in lowered
position. Slid e seat forwards.
Do not operate handwheel to
adjust backrest rake with backrest
in folded po sition.
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 level with the
top of the head.
Seat belt:
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.
Seat belt height adju stment:
1. Pull belt out slightly.
2. Pre ss button.
3. Adjust height and engage.
Adjust the height so that the belt
lies across the shou lder. It must not
lie across the throat or upper arm.
Seat position:
Sit with buttocks as far back
against backrest as poss ible.
Adjust distance be tween seat and
pedals so that legs are sl ightly
angled when depres sing pedals.
Steering whe el adjustmen t:
Unlock lever, adjust st eering whe el,
then engage l ever and ensure it is
fully locked .
Do not adjust s teering wheel un less
vehicle is statio nary and steeri ng
wheel lock has been releas ed.
Interior mirror:
Swivel mirr or housing t o adjust.
To reduce dazzle, adjust the le ver
on the underside of the mirror
housing.
Automatic anti -dazzle interior
mirror:
Dazzle from followin g vehicles at
night is automatically reduced if
the vehicle is equipped with an
automatic anti-dazzle interior
mirror.
The lever wil l not be present on the
underside of the mirror ho using.
Electrical ex terior mirrors:
(Version with manual window
operation)
Select the rele vant exter ior mirror
with the switch.
Use the control to adjust the mirror.
Operating windows from outside:
Depending on the equ ipment level,
the windows can be opera ted
remotely from outside the vehicle .
Press button q or p on the remote
control until a ll windows have
opened or cl osed.
Electrical exter ior mirrors:
(Version with electronic window
operation)
Select the relevant exterior mirror
by pressing left (L) or right (R) on
the switch.
Use the control to adjust the mirror.
Power windows:
With the ignition on, power
windows are operated via th e
switches in the door.
Press switch = O pen window
Pull switch = Close window
In vehicles with auto matic opening
and closing , operate the s witch
again to stop w indow movement.
If the window glass encounter s
resistance during automati c
closing, it is imm ediately stopped
and opened again.
If the windows are operated
repeatedly at short intervals,
window operation is temporarily
disable d.
Light switch:
m = Activation or deactivation
of automatic light control
(switch returns to AUTO )
AUTO = Automatic li ght control:
Headlights are swit ched
on and off automatically
8 = Sidelights
9 = Headlights
Press switch:
> = Front fog lights
r = Rear fog light
q = Headlight range
adjustment
A = Instrumen t illumination
Automatic ligh t control:
When th e automatic light cont rol is
active and the engine is runn ing,
the system switches be tween
daytime runni ng lights an d
headlights, depend ing on external
lighting cond itions.
During poor externa l lighting
conditions, the headlights will
switch on automatically.
Daytime runnin g lights increas e
visibility of the vehicle during
daylight. The tail lights are not
illuminated.
When a tunnel is entered, the
headlights switch on automatically.
Front fog ligh ts:
Operated with the
> button.
Light switch in pos ition AUTO:
switching on f ront fog lights wil l
switch headlights on au tomatically.
Rear fog light:
Operated with the
r button.
Rear fog light can only be switched
on when both the ignition and
headlights or side lights (with front
fog lights) are switched on .
Light switch in pos ition AUTO:
switching on rear fog light will
switch headlights on au tomatically.
Vehicle rear fog light is d eactivated
when towing.
Headlig ht range adju stment q:
Adapt headlight range to the
vehicle load to preven t dazzling of
other road us ers.
Turn thumb wheel to select the
required po sition:
Front seats occupie d = 0
All seats occupied = 1
All seats occupied an d
load compartment laden = 2
Driver’s sea t occupied and
load compartment laden = 3
The setting is shown in the
odometer disp lay.
Headlight f lash, high beam and
low beam:
Headlight flash = Pull lever
towards
steering whee l
High bea m = Push l ever
forwards
Low beam = Push l ever
forwards
again or pull
towards
steering wheel
Turn and la ne-change signals:
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 co nstantly. When the
steering wheel is moved back the
turn signal is automatically
deactivated.
For three flashes , e.g. when
changing la nes, pres s the lever until
resistance is felt and then rele ase.
Move lever to resistance point and
hold for long er indication .
Switch the turn sig nal off manually
by moving the lever slig htly.
Hazard warnin g flashers:
Operated with the
¨ button.
In the event of an accident wher e
the airbags are deployed the
hazard warnin g flashers ar e
activated automatically.
Windscreen wi per:
& =F a s t
% =S l o w
$ = T imed interval wipin g
or automatic wiping with
rain sensor
§ =O f f
For a single wipe when the
windscreen wiper is off, pr ess the
lever down.
Do not use if th e windscreen is
frozen.
Switch off in car washes.
Windscreen washer:
Pull lever. Washe r fluid is sprayed
onto the winds creen and the wiper
wipes a few ti mes.
On vehicles fitted with a rain
sensor, keep th e sensor area clea n
by operating th e washer system
regularly.
Rear window wiper/washer:
Push lever forwards . The rear
window wiper wipes in timed
interval mode.
Switch off by pushin g lever
forwards again .
Do not use if the r ear window is
frozen.
Switch off in car wa shes.
If the leve r is held forw ards, washer
fluid is sprayed o nto the rear
window.
Rear window wiper co mes on
automatically when th e windscreen
wiper is switch ed on and reverse
gear is engaged .
The vehicle can be config ured to
activate or deactivate this function.
Heated rear win dow, heated
exterior mirror s:
The heating is op erated by
pressing th e
Ü button.
Heating work s with the engine
running and is switc hed off
automatically after a short time.
Depending o n engine type, heating
comes on automatically during
driving when the diesel particl e
filter is bein g cleaned.
Demisting and defrosting the
windows:
Set air distribution to l
Set temperature control to the
warmest level
Set fan speed to the highest level
Switch cooling n on
Switch heated rear window Ü
on
Open side air ven ts and direct
them towards the door windows