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:
Turn handwheel .
Do not lean on backrest when
adjusting.
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
Operate lever and adjust bo dy
weight on seat to raise or lower
seat.
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 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 whe el adjustm ent:
Unlock the lever, adjust the
steering wh eel, then eng age lever
and ensure it is f ully locked.
Do not adjust the steering wheel
unless the vehicle i s stationary and
the steering w heel lock has been
released.
Seat belt height adju stment:
1 . Pu ll belt out slightl y
2. Press button down
3. Adjust height and engage
Adjust height so the belt lies acr oss
the shoulder. It must not li e across
the throat or upper arm. Do not
adjust while d riving.
Fitting seat belts:
Withdraw seat belt from retractor,
guide it untwisted acro ss the body
and insert latch pl ate in belt buckl e.
Tighten the lap belt regularly w hilst
driving by pullin g the shoulde r belt.
Loose or bulky clo thing prevents
the belt from fitting snugly. Do not
place objects su ch as handbags or
mobile phones between the belt
and your body.
Warning:
The best must n ot rest agains t hard
or fragile obje cts in the pocke ts of
your clot hing.
To release be lt, press red bu tton on
belt buckle.
Fasten seat belt before each trip.
In the event of an accident, peo ple
not wearing seat belts end anger
their fellow vehicle occupants and
themselves.
Manual interior mirror :
Swivel mirr or housing.
To reduce dazzle, adjust the le ver
on the underside of the mirror
housing.
Manual exte rior mirrors:
Adjust mi rrors by sw ivelling lever in
required direction.
The lower mirrors are not
adjustab le.
Adjusting electric e xterior mirrors :
Select the rele vant exter ior mirror
by turning the control to left ( _ )
or right (6).
Swivel the control to adjust the
mirror.
In position o , no mirro r is selecte d.
Operating windows from outside:
The window s can be oper ated from
outside the vehicle whe n locking or
unlockin g the vehicle.
Press and h old the Ä button to
open windows.
Press and h old the
e button to
close wind ows.
Release but ton to stop window
movement.
Folding exterior mi rrors:
For pedestr ian safety, exterior
mirrors will swing out of their
normal mountin g position if they
are struck with sufficien t force.
Reposition t he mirror b efore drivi ng
by applying sligh t pressure to the
mirror housing.
Parking po sition:
The exterior mirrors can be folded
in by pressing g ently on the ou ter
edge of the hous ing, e.g. when in a
confined parki ng situation .
Convex shap e:
The convex exteri or mirror contai ns
an aspherical area and reduces
blind spots. The shape of the mir ror
makes objects appear smaller,
which will affect t he ability to
estimate distances.
Power windows:
With the ignition on, power
windows are operated via th e
switches in the door.
Push switch = Open window
Pull switch = Close window
Push or pull switch gently to the first
detent positi on: Window moves up
or down as long as the switch is
operated.
Push or pull switch to the second
detent posi tion and th en release:
Window opens or cl oses
automatically. To stop window
movement, oper ate the switch
again in the same direction.
If the window glass encounter s
resistance above th e middle of th e
window during automatic closing,
it is immediately stoppe d and
opened again .
With the ignition key removed or in
the ST OP position, the windows can
be operated for approx. 2 minu tes
and are deactivate d as soon as a
door is opened .
Light switch:
Turn light swit ch:
§ = O ff /
Daytime runn ing lights
9 = Headlights / s idelights
Tail lights :
Tail lights are il luminated togeth er
with the headlights and sidelights.
Reversing light s:
The reversing lights come on when
the ignition is switched on and
reverse gear is s elected.
Front fog lights:
Operated by pressing button
>.
Switching on front f og lights will
switch sidelights on automatically.
Press the button again to turn the
front fog lights off.
Rear fog li ght:
Operated by pressing button
r.
The rear fog light can only be
switched on when both the ignition
and headli ghts or sideli ghts (wit h
front fog lights) are on.
Press the button again to turn the
rear fog light off, or turn off th e
headlights and/or the fron t fog
lights.
Hazard warning f lashers:
Operated with the
¨ button.
In the event of an accident wher e
the airbags are de ployed the
hazard warning flashe rs are
activated automatically.
Daytime runn ing light s:
Increases vis ibility of the vehicle
during daylig ht.
When the functio n is activated and
the ignition is switch ed on, the
headlights com e on automatically
and instrumen t illuminatio n is
subdued. The li ght switch must be
in position §.
The daytime runnin g lights switch
off when the ignition is s witched off.
Note:
The driver rema ins respons ible for
switching on th e headligh ts when
required, e.g . when driving through
a tunnel or at night.
When function is deactivated,
headlights do not com e on
automatically when i gnition is
switched on an d light switch is in
position § .
The function can be activated and
deactivated via a menu in the
Driver Infor mation Centr e.
Headlig ht range adju stment:
Adapt headlight range to suit th e
vehicle load to preven t dazzling of
other road us ers.
Press button Àor Á until the
required setting is displayed in the
Driver In formation Centre.
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
Turn and lane -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 i s
switched on constantly. When the
steering whe el is moved back, th e
turn signal is automatically
deactivated.
For five flashes, e .g. when
changing la nes, press the leve r until
resistance is fe lt and then re lease.
Move the lever to the resistance
point and hold for longer
indication.
Operating he adlight fl ash, high
beam and low beam:
Headlight flash = Pull lever
towards
steering wheel
High beam = Push leve r
forwards
Low beam = Pull lever
towards
steering whee l
Windscreen wipe r:
§ = Off
Ç = Intermittent wiping
È = Slow
É = Fast
For a single wipe when the
windscreen w iper is off, m ove the
lever up.
Do not use wiper if the windsc reen
is frozen.
Switch wiper off in car washes.
Adjustable wiper int erval:
With wiper lever in position Ç ,
the windscre en wiper will
automatically adapt to the speed
of the vehicle.
Windscreen wa sher:
Pull lever toward s steering whee l.
Washer fluid is sprayed onto the
windscreen and the wip er wipes a
few times.
Pull lever an d hold; Wash er fluid is
sprayed onto the windscreen and
the wiper wipes u ntil the lever is
released.
Rear window wiper/was her:
Twist to activate the rear window
wiper.
§ = Rear wiper off
e = Rear wiper on
Push lever to activate rear window
washer. Wash er fluid is spray ed
onto the rear window and the wiper
wipes a few ti mes.
The rear window wiper comes on
automatically when the winds creen
wiper is switched on and reverse
gear is engaged.
Do not use wiper i f the rear window
is frozen .
Switch wiper off in car washes.
Heated rea r window,
heated exterior mirrors Ü:
The heating is operate d by
pressing th e
Ü button.
Heating works with the engi ne
running and s witches off
automatically after a short time.
Demistin g and defro sting
windows, air c onditioni ng system :
Set the temperature con trol to
the highest level.
Set fan speed to highest level.
Set air distribution control to V.
Switch cooling n on.
Switch heated rear windo w Ü
on.
Open side a ir vents a nd direc t
them towards the door wi ndows.
For simultan eous warmin g of the
foot well, set air dis tribution
control to J.
Demisting and defrosti ng
windows, electr onic climate
control system:
Press button
Ê.
Temperature and air d istribution
are set automatically and the fan
runs at a high speed.
When the vehic le reaches no rmal
operating temperature th e
function remains active for approx .
3 minutes.
To return to automatic mode, press
button
n or AUTO.