Vehicle features
Vehicle features
Vehicle features
Longitudinal seat adjustment:
Pull handle, slide seat, release
handle.
Danger:
Do not sit nearer than 10 inches
(25 cm) from the steering wheel, to
permit safe airbag deployment.
Seat backrests:
Pull release lever on side of seat,
move seatback to a suitable
position and release lever to lock.
Do not lean on the seatback whilst
adjusting it.
Head restraint adjustment:
Press the release button, adjust
height and engage.
The upper edge of the head
restraint should be level with the
top of the head.
Seat belt:
Withdraw seat belt from retractor,
guide it untwisted across the body
and insert latch plate in belt buckle.
To release belt, press red button on
belt buckle.
Seat belt height adjustment:
1. Pull belt out slightly.
2. Pull out lock knob.
3. Adjust height and engage.
Seat position:
Sit with buttocks as far back
against backrest as possible.
Adjust distance between seat and
pedals so that legs are slightly
angled when depressing pedals.
Sit with your shoulders as far back
against the backrest as possible.
Set the backrest rake so that you
can easily reach the steering wheel
with your arms slightly bent.
Interior mirror:
To reduce dazzle, adjust the lever
on the underside of the mirror
housing.
Electrical exterior mirrors:
Select the relevant exterior mirror
by turning the selector switch to left
(L) or right (R). In the central
position no mirror is selected.
The mirror glass swivels in the same
direction as the activation of the
selector switch.
Return the selector switch to the
central position to prohibit further
adjustment.
Steering wheel adjustment:
Unlock the lever, adjust the
steering wheel, then engage the
lever and ensure it is fully locked.
Adjust only when vehicle is
stationary and steering wheel lock
is released.
Parking brake:
To release parking brake, raise
lever slightly, press release button
and lower lever fully.
Always apply parking brake firmly
without operating the release
button and apply as firmly as
possible on an uphill or downhill
slope.
To reduce the operating forces of
the parking brake, depress the
brake at the same time.
Hazard warning flashers:
Operated with the
¨
button.
On = Press
¨
Off = Press
¨
again
Manual transmission:
Reverse gear: With vehicle
stationary, wait 3 seconds after
depressing clutch pedal, then pull
up the button on the selector lever
and engage the gear.
Automatic transmission:
P
= park
R
= reverse
N
= neutral
D
= drive
The selector lever can only be
moved out of
P
or
N
when the
ignition is on and the foot brake is
depressed (selector lever lock).
To engage
P
or
R
, push button on
selector lever.
When position
N
is selected,
depress foot brake or engage
parking brake before starting.
Automatic transmission
continued:
The mode or selected gear is shown
in the transmission display.
Selecting
D
puts the transmission in
automatic mode. Only select
3
,
2
or
L
to prevent automatic upshifting
above the selected gear or as an
aid to engine braking.
For vehicles with automatic
transmission, the key can only be
removed when the selector lever is
in
P
.
Light switches:
Rotate end of lever:
8
= Sidelights
9
= Headlights: high and low
beam
OFF
= Off
Turn adjustment band:
r
= Rear fog lights
Operate switch on instrument
panel:
>
= Front fog lights
?
=
Headlight range adjustment
Correct headlight adjustment
reduces dazzle for other road
users. With low beam on, adjust to
suit vehicle load.
Headlight flash, high beam and
low beam:
Headlight flash = Pull lever
towards
steering wheel
High beam
= Push lever
forwards
Low beam
= Pull lever back
towards
steering wheel.
Control indicator
C
illuminates in
instrument cluster when high beam
and headlight flash is on.
Switching on rear fog light:
Turn adjustment band to
r
;
r
illuminates in instrument cluster.
Turn and lane-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 constantly. When the
steering wheel is moved back the
turn signal is automatically
deactivated.
For three flashes, e.g. when
changing lanes, press the lever until
resistance is felt and then release.
Move lever to resistance point and
hold for longer indication.
Switch the turn signal off manually
by moving the lever slightly.
Windscreen wiper:
Move lever up or down:
MIST
= Misting function
OFF
= Off
INT
= Intermittent operation
LO
= Slow
HI
= Fast
Move lever up from position
OFF
:
Single swipe.
Warning:
In freezing conditions, wiper blades
can freeze to the windscreen.
Release wiper blades from the ice
before operating the windscreen
wiper, to prevent wiper motor
damage.
Windscreen wash:
Pull lever. Wash fluid is sprayed
onto the windscreen and the wiper
wipes for a few strokes.
On vehicles with intermittent wipe
position
INT
, the wiper switches on
automatically at low speed if it is
not already activated.
Rear window wiper/wash:
Rotate end of lever:
f
= Wash
ON
= Wiper on
INT
= Intermittent operation
OFF
= Wiper off
f
= Wash
Wash fluid is sprayed on to rear
window when the end of the lever is
turned to position
f
. When
released, it springs back to
ON
/
OFF
, as appropriate.
Seat height:
Lever pumping motion
up
= seat higher
down = seat lower
