Seat Alhambra User manual

OWNER’S
MANUAL
Alhambra
7N5012720BF
Inglés 7N5012720BF (05.16)
Alhambra Inglés (05.16)
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About this manual
This manual contains a description of the
equipment supplied with the vehicle at the
time this manual was published. Some of the
units described herein will not be available
until a later date or are only available in cer-
tain markets.
Because this is a general manual for the
ALHAMBRA range, some of the equipment
and functions that are described in this man-
ual are not included in all types or variants
of the model; they may vary or be modified
depending on the technical requirements and
on the market; this is in no way deceptive ad-
vertising.
The illustrations are intended as a general
guide and may vary from the equipment fitted
in your vehicle in some details.
The steering indications (left, right, forward,
reverse) appearing in this manual refer to the
normal driving movements of the vehicle ex-
cept when otherwise indicated.
The audiovisual material only is intended to
help users to understand certain car function-
alities better. It does not replace the instruc-
tion manual. Please use the instruction manu-
al to obtain more comprehensive information
and indications.
The equipment marked with an aster-
isk* is fitted as standard only in certain
versions, and is only supplied as op-
tional extras for some versions, or are
only offered in certain countries.
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WARNING
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mation on safety. They warn you about possi-
ble dangers of accident or injury.
CAUTION
Texts with this symbol draw your attention to
potential sources of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
Texts preceded by this symbol contain rele-
vant information concerning environmental
protection.
Note
Texts preceded by this symbol contain additio-
nal information.
This manual is divided into six large parts,
which are:
1. The essentials
2. Safety
3. Emergencies
4. Operation
5. Tips
6. Technical data
At the end of this manual, there is a detailed
alphabetical index that will help you quickly
find the information you require.

Foreword
This Instruction Manual and its correspond-
ing supplements should be read carefully to
familiarise yourself with your vehicle.
Besides the regular care and maintenance of
the vehicle, its correct handling will help pre-
serve its value.
For safety reasons, always note the informa-
tion concerning accessories, modifications
and part replacements.
If selling the vehicle, give all of the on-board
documentation to the new owner, as it
should be kept with the vehicle.
You can access the information in this man-
ual using:
●Thematic table of contents that follows the
manual’s general chapter structure.
●Visual table of contents that uses graphics
to indicate the pages containing “essential”
information, which is detailed in the corre-
sponding chapters.
●Alphabetical index with many terms and
synonyms to help you find information.
WARNING
Read and always observe safety informa-
tion concerning the passenger's front air-
bag ››› page 75, Important information
regarding the front passenger's airbag.»

Related videos
Park Assist ››› page 212 Blind Spot Detector (BSD) ››› page 223

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 50
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Changing windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 57
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 64
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Changing a wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 87
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Three button unit in headliner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Central locking and locking system . . . . . . . . . 112
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Sliding doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Adjusting the seats and head restraints . . . . . . 140
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 150
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Ashtray and cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Auxiliary heater* (additional heater) . . . . . . . . 178
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . . 209
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Park Assist system* (Park Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rear assist* (Rear View Camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Cruise control* (Cruise control system -
CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Blind spot detector (BSD) with rear cross traffic
alert (RTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Traffic signal detection (Sign Assist)* . . . . . . . . 228
Tiredness detection (recommendation to take
a break) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Dynamic Chassis control (DCC)* . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Accessories, replacement of parts and modifi-
cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle exterior . . . 251
Caring for and cleaning the vehicle interior . . . 256
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Selective catalytic reduction* (AdBlue) . . . . . . 266
Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 269
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
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The essentials
Exterior view
1 ››› page 10
2 ››› page 50
3 ››› page 39
4 ››› page 39
5 ››› page 12
6 ››› page 8
7 ››› page 11
8 ››› page 44
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The essentials
Exterior view
1 ››› page 40
2 ››› page 39
3 ››› page 42
4 ››› page 39
5 ››› page 41
6 ››› page 41
7 ››› page 41
8 ››› page 157
9 ››› page 45
10 ››› page 44
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The essentials
Interior view (left-hand drive)
1 ››› page 8
2 ››› page 16
3 ››› page 24
4 ››› page 25
5 ››› page 32
6 ››› page 32
7 ››› page 26
8 ››› page 26
9 ››› page 25
10 ››› page 36
11 ››› page 23
12 ››› page 18
13 ››› page 34
14 ››› page 11
15 ››› page 11
16 ››› page 42
17 ››› page 16
18 ››› page 13
19 ››› page 15
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The essentials
How it works
Unlocking and locking
Doors
Fig. 1 Remote control key: buttons.
Fig. 2 In the driver door: central locking but-
ton
Locking and unlocking the vehicle using the
key
●Locking: press the  ››› Fig. 1 button.
●Locking the vehicle without activating the
anti-theft system: Press the  ››› Fig. 1 button
for a second time within 2 seconds.
●Unlocking: press the  ››› Fig. 1 button.
●Unlocking the rear lid: Hold down the 
››› Fig. 1 button for at least 1 second.
Locking and unlocking with the central lock-
ing switch
●Locking: press the  ››› Fig. 2 button. None
of the doors can be opened from the outside.
The doors can be opened from the inside by
pulling the inside door handle.
●Unlocking: press the  ››› Fig. 2 button.

››› in Introduction on page 112

››› page 110

››› page 8, ››› page 9
Locking or unlocking of driver door
Fig. 3 Driver door handle: Hidden lock cylin-
der
As a general rule, when the driver door is
locked all other doors are locked. Unlocking
manually only opens the driver door. Please
note the instructions for the anti-theft alarm
››› page 112.
●Unfold the key shaft ››› page 110.
●Insert the key shaft into the lower opening
in the cover on the driver door handle from
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The essentials
below ››› Fig. 3 (arrow) then remove the cover
upwards.
●Insert the key blade into the lock cylinder
to unlock or lock the vehicle.
Special Characteristics
●The anti-theft alarm will remain active when
vehicles are unlocked. However, it is not trig-
gered ››› page 112.
●If the driver door is opened, the alarm will
be triggered.
●Switch the ignition on. The electronic im-
mobilizer recognises a valid vehicle key and
deactivates the anti-theft alarm system.

››› in Introduction on page 90
Note
The anti-theft alarm is not activated when the
vehicle is locked manually using the key
shaft ››› page 112.
Locking the passenger side door and
sliding doors manually
Fig. 4 At the front of the passenger sliding
door: Emergency lock, hidden by a rubber
cap.
Fig. 5 Emergency locking of the vehicle using
the vehicle key
The passenger side door and the sliding
doors can be locked manually. The anti-theft
alarm is not activated in this case.
●Open the door.
●Remove the rubber cap to the front of the
door. The rubber cap is marked with a lock
symbol  ››› Fig. 4.
●Unfold the vehicle key blade
››› page 110.
●Insert the key shaft horizontally into the
opening and moved the coloured lever for-
ward ››› Fig. 5.
●Replace the rubber cap and close the door.
●Check if the door is locked.
●Carry out the same operation on the other
doors if necessary.
●Have the vehicle checked by a specialised
workshop.

››› in Introduction on page 90
Note
The doors can be opened and unlocked indi-
vidually from the inside by pulling the inside
door handle. To open, pull the inner door re-
lease lever twice ››› page 112.
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Opening the rear door
Fig. 6 Detailed view of the centre console:
button for unlocking the rear lid
Fig. 7 Opening the boot hatch from the out-
side
Before opening the rear lid, always remove
any load on its luggage rack ››› in Introduc-
tion on page 122.
Opening with the ignition key
●Press the button  on the vehicle key un-
til the rear lid opens automatically.
To open using the centre console control
●Press the  button on the centre console
››› Fig. 6. The rear lid will be automatically
opened.
●The button is still operative when the igni-
tion is switched off.
Opening the rear lid with the button
●Unlock the vehicle or open a door.
●Raise the rear lid using the button ››› Fig. 7
(arrow).

››› in Introduction on page 122
Emergency unlocking the boot hatch
Fig. 8 From the luggage compartment: re-
move the boot hatch cover.
Fig. 9 From the luggage compartment: Emer-
gency unlocking of the booth hatch.
●Remove equipment to access the inside of
the rear lid.
●Remove the square cover in the inner trim
of the rear lid ››› Fig. 8.
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The essentials
●Push the release lever ››› Fig. 9 A in the di-
rection of the arrow to unlock the boot.
●Manually open the rear lid.

››› in Introduction on page 90
Bonnet
Fig. 10 Release lever in the driver's footwell
area.
Fig. 11 Cam under the bonnet
●Opening the bonnet: Pull the lever under
the dashboard ››› Fig. 10 1.
●Lift up the bonnet. Press the release catch
under the bonnet upwards ››› Fig. 11. The ar-
rester hook under the bonnet is released.
●The bonnet can be opened. Release the
bonnet stay and secure it in the fixture de-
signed for this in the bonnet.

››› in Opening and closing the bonnet
on page 271

››› page 269
Electric windows*
Fig. 12 Detail of the driver door: controls for
the windows, and the electric child safety lock
buttons.
Buttons on the driver door
For the front electric windows.
For the sliding door electric windows.
To lock the sliding doors and their win-
dows.
Opening and closing the windows
Opening: Push the button  .
Closing: Pull the  button.
To stop the
one touch
function:
Press or pull on the corresponding win-
dow button.
»
1
2
3
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
Press the button

for the electronic
child safety lock to deactivate the con-
trols for the electric windows on the
sliding doors and to lock these doors
››› page 119. The indicator on the but-
ton will light up.

››› in Electric windows: functions on
page 125

››› page 125
Panoramic sunroof*
Fig. 13 On the interior roof lining: use the ro-
tary button for opening and closing
Fig. 14 On the interior roof lining: press the
button and pull on it to raise and lower the
sunroof.
To open the panoramic sliding sunroof, the
switch must be in the position 1.
●Opening: Turn the switch to position
››› Fig. 13 3.
●Convenience position: Turn the switch to
position ››› Fig. 13 2.
●Closing: Turn the switch to position
››› Fig. 13 1.
●To tilt open: Push the switch to position
››› Fig. 14 4. For an intermediate position,
hold down the switch until you reach the de-
sired position.
●Lowering: Pull the switch to position
››› Fig. 14 5. For an intermediate position,
hold down the switch until you reach the de-
sired position.

››› in Panoramic sliding sunroof: oper-
ating on page 126

››› page 126

››› page 13
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The essentials
Manually closing the panoramic sun-
roof
Fig. 15 On the interior roof lining: remove
cover.
Fig. 16 Allen bolt to close the panoramic slid-
ing sunroof
●Push open the cover in the direction indica-
ted (arrow) ››› Fig. 15.
●Insert a standard 4 mm Allen key1) into the
Allen bolt ››› Fig. 16 A.
●Rotate the Allen bolt to close the panoram-
ic sliding sunroof.
●Re-install the lining.
●Bring the vehicle to a specialised workshop
to check the panoramic sliding sunroof given
that the emergency closing operation could
damage general operation or the anti-trap
function of the panoramic sliding sunroof.
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››› in Introduction on page 90
Before driving
Manually adjusting the front seat
Fig. 17 Front left seat controls
The controls are mirrored for the front right-
hand seat.
Mechanically and electrically adjusted con-
trols can be combined on the seat.
Fig. 17 Function Necessary operations
1
Moving the
head restraint
backwards or
forwards.
Pull the lever and move
the seat forwards. The
front seat must be engag-
ed when the lever is re-
leased!
2
Adjusting the
lumbar sup-
port*.
Turn the lever.
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Fig. 17 Function Necessary operations
3
Adjusting the
seat backrest
angle.
Turn the wheel.
4Adjusting the
seat height.
Pull the lever up or push
down (several times if
necessary) from its home
position.

››› in Manual adjustment of seats on
page 140
Electrical controls on the front seat*
Fig. 18 Adjusting the front left seat forwards
or backwards, the height, the seat angle and
the front seat backrest
Fig. 19 Adjusting the lumbar support
The controls are mirrored for the front right-
hand seat.
Mechanically and electrically adjusted con-
trols can be combined on the seat.
Fig. 18 Press the control in the direction of the
arrow:
A
1Move the seat backwards or for-
wards.
2 and
3Raise or lower the seat.
2 or 3Adjust the seat angle.
B
Forwards
or back-
wards.
Adjust the seat backrest angle.
Fig. 19 Press the corresponding area of the
switch:
1 or 2Adjust the curve of the lumbar support.
3 or 4Adjust the height of the lumbar support.
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››› in Electric driver's seat adjustment*
on page 141
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Adjustment of the head restraint
Fig. 20 Front seat: adjustment of the head re-
straint.
Grab the sides of the head restraints with
both hands and push upwards to the desired
position. To lower it, repeat the same action,
pressing the 1 button on the side.

››› in Removing and installing the head
restraints on page 144
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››› page 57, ››› page 142
Adjustment of the seat belt
Fig. 21 Positioning and removing the seat
belt buckle.
Fig. 22 Correct seat belt and head restraint
positions, viewed from front and the side.
To adjust the seat belt around your should-
ers, adjust the height of the seats or the
height of the belt.
The shoulder part of the seat belt should be
well centred over it, never over the neck. The
seat belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the
upper part of the body.
The lap part of the seat belt lies across the
pelvis, never across the stomach. The seat
belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the pel-
vis.
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››› page 61
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››› page 64
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Seat belt tensioners
In the event of a head-on, lateral or rear colli-
sion, the seat belts on the front seats and the
outer seats of the second row will tighten au-
tomatically.
The tensioner can be triggered only once.

››› in Service and disposal of belt ten-
sion devices on page 68
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››› page 67
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 23 In the driver door: exterior mirror con-
trols
Adjusting the exterior mirrors: Turn the knob
to the corresponding position:
Turning the knob to the desired posi-
tion, adjust the mirrors on the driver
side (L, left) and the passenger side (R,
right) to the direction desired.
Depending on the equipment fitted on
the vehicle, the mirrors may be heated
according to the outside temperature.
Folding in mirrors.

››› in Exterior mirrors on page 139
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››› page 139
Adjusting the rear view mirror (auto-
matic anti-dazzle function)*
Fig. 24 Automatic anti-dazzle interior rear vi-
sion mirror.
L/R


Switching on the automatic anti-dazzle func-
tion: press the 1 ››› Fig. 24 button. The 2
warning lamp lights up and, in bright light,
the rear view mirror darkens.
To adjust the mirror, turn it in the direction of
the arrows.
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››› page 138
Adjusting the steering wheel
Fig. 25 Mechanical steering wheel adjust-
ment
Adjust the steering wheel before your trip
and only when the vehicle is stationary.
●Push the lever ››› Fig. 25 1 downwards.
●Adjust the steering wheel so that you can
hold onto the steering wheel with both hands
on the outside of the ring at the 9 o'clock and
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3 o'clock positions and your arms slightly
bent.
●Push the lever firmly upwards until it is
flush to the steering column ››› in Adjust-
ing the steering wheel position on
page 58.

››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 58
Airbags
Front Airbags
Fig. 26 Location and deployment area of the
front airbag for the driver
Fig. 27 Location and deployment area of the
front airbag for the front passenger
In conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airbag system gives the driver and the front
passenger additional protection for the head
and chest in the event of a severe frontal col-
lision. Always remains as far away as possi-
ble from the front airbag. This way, in the
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deploy fully when triggered, providing maxi-
mum protection.
The front airbag for the driver is located in
the steering wheel ››› Fig. 26 and the airbag
for the front passenger is located in the dash
panel ››› Fig. 27. Airbags are identified by the
word “AIRBAG”.
When the front airbags are triggered they fill
the zones marked in red (deployment area)
››› Fig. 26. Therefore, objects should never be
placed or mounted in these areas ››› in
Front airbags on page 71, Factory-fitted ac-
cessories are outside the range of the front
airbag for the driver and the front passenger,
e.g. the baseplate for the mobile phone sup-
port.
The airbag covers open out of the steering
wheel or dash panel and remain attached to
them when the driver and front passenger
front airbags are triggered ››› Fig. 27.

››› in Front airbags on page 71
Disconnecting the passenger front air-
bag
Fig. 28 In the glove compartment on the front
passenger side: Key switch for enabling and
disabling the front passenger front airbag.
Disabling the front passenger front airbag
●Switch the ignition off.
●Open the glove compartment on the front
passenger side.
●Unfold the vehicle key blade
››› page 110.
●Insert the key into the slot of the switch for
deactivating the front passenger airbag
››› Fig. 28. About 3/4 of the key should enter,
as far as it will go.
●Then turn the key gently to the OFF posi-
tion. Do not force it if you feel resistance, and
make sure you have inserted the key fully.
●Close the glove compartment on the front
passenger side.
●The      control lamp on
the dash panel will remain lit while the igni-
tion is switched on ››› page 72.

››› in Manual disabling and enabling of
the front passenger front airbag with the
key switch on page 73
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››› page 73
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