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Vehicle features and

options

Wiper blades

Safety information

This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐

cific and optional features offered with the series.

It also describes features and functions that are

not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due

to the selected options or country versions. This

also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐

tems. When using these functions and systems,

the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐

served.

NOTICE

The window may sustain damage if the wiper

falls onto it without the wiper blade installed.

There is a risk of damage to property. Hold the

wiper firmly when changing the wiper blade. Do

not fold or switch on the wiper without a wiper

blade installed.

Vehicle tool kit

NOTICE

Folded-away wipers can be jammed when the

hood is opened. There is a risk of damage to

property. Make sure that the wipers with the

wiper blades mounted are folded down onto

the windshield before opening the hood.

Depending on the vehicle equipment, the on‐

board vehicle tool kit is located:

▷ Without emergency wheel: behind the left

cover in the cargo area.

Replacing the front wiper blades

1. To change the wiper blades, fold up the wiper

arms, refer to page 107.

2. Fold up and hold the wiper arm firmly.

3. Press the button, arrow 1, and swing out the

wiper blade, arrow 2.

▷ With emergency wheel: in the box under the

cargo floor panel.

4. Attach a new wiper blade. The wiper blade

must engage audibly.

5. Fold down the wiper arm.

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Replacing the rear wiper blade

1. Lift the wiper up fully and pull off the wiper

blade, arrow.

Safety information

Lights and bulbs

Warning

Bulbs can get hot during operation. Contact

with the bulbs can cause burns. There is a risk

of injury. Only change bulbs after they have

cooled off.

Warning

2. Position the new wiper blade and press it on

until it you hear it snap into place.

Work on switched-on lighting systems can

cause short circuits. There is a risk of injury or

risk of damage to property. When working on

the lighting system, switch off the lights in

question. If necessary, heed the bulb manufac‐

turer's instructions.

3. Fold the wipers in.

Light and bulb replacement

General information

NOTICE

Lights and bulbs

Lights and bulbs make an essential contribution

to vehicle safety.

Dirty bulbs have a reduced service life. There is

a risk of damage to property. Do not hold new

bulbs with your bare hands. Use a clean cloth

or something similar, or hold the bulb by its

base.

The vehicle manufacturer recommends that you

have the relevant work carried out a dealer’s

service center or another qualified service center

or repair shop.

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

A spare light box is available from a dealer's serv‐

ice center or another qualified service center or

repair shop.

Warning

Intensive brightness can irritate or damage the

retina of the eye. There is a risk of injury. Do not

look directly into the headlights or other light

sources. Do not remove the LED covers.

Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)

Some items of equipment use light-emitting di‐

odes installed behind a cover as a light source.

These light-emitting diodes are related to con‐

ventional lasers and are officially designated as

Class 1 light-emitting diodes.

Headlight glass

Condensation can form on the inside of the

headlight glass in cool or humid weather. When

driving with the lights switched on, the conden‐

sation evaporates after a short time. The head‐

light glass does not need to be changed.

Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.

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If despite driving with the headlights switched on,

increasing humidity forms, for instance water

droplets in the light, have the headlights

checked.

▷ Turn signal

In the case of a malfunction, contact a dealer's

service center or another qualified service center

or repair shop.

Headlight setting

Turn signal in exterior mirror

The headlight adjustments can be affected by

changing lights and bulbs. After the headlight ad‐

justment was changed, have it checked and, if

necessary, corrected by a dealer’s service center

or another qualified service center or repair shop.

The turn signals in the exterior mirrors feature

LED technology. In the case of a malfunction,

contact a dealer's service center or another

qualified service center or repair shop.

Tail lights, bulb replacement

Overview

Front lights, bulb replacement

LED headlights

Overview

Front lights

1

2

3

4

5

6

Tail light/side marker light

Turn signal

Reversing light

Inside brake light

Tail lights

1

2

3

4

5

6

High beams, headlight flasher

Side marker lights

Brake light

Turn signal

Low beams

The tail light and brake lights feature LED tech‐

nology. In the case of a malfunction, contact a

dealer's service center or another qualified serv‐

ice center or repair shop.

Parking lights / daytime running lights

Cornering light

Front lights

Bulb replacement, exterior tail lights

The following lights feature LED technology:

▷ High beams

General information

Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.

Turn signal: 21-watt bulb, P21WLL.

▷ Parking lights / daytime running lights

▷ Low beams

▷ Cornering light

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Removing the exterior tail light

Replacing the bulbs

1. Open the tailgate.

1. Turn the bulb holder counterclockwise and

remove.

2. Remove the fastening using the screw driver

from the onboard vehicle tool kit, arrow 1.

Remove cover, arrow 2.

2. Press the nonworking bulb gently into the

socket, turn counterclockwise and remove.

3. Proceed in the reverse order to insert the

new bulb and attach the bulb holder.

3. Loosen both nuts, arrow 1, of the outer tail

light. Use the handle of the screwdriver from

the onboard vehicle tool kit to loosen.

Installing the tail light

Carefully pull out the tail light from the body

toward the front, arrow 2. Ensure that the wir‐

ing is not damaged.

1. Connect the plug and mount the wiring on

the tail light, arrow 1.

2. Place the tail light with the tabs, arrows 2, on

the anchors of the body and push onto both

of the threaded bolts.

4. Pull the plug out of the bulb holder and have

the tail light wiring hang outside.

3. Press on the tail lights until flush and tighten

both of the nuts.

4. Mount the cover. Make sure that the plastic

tabs of the cover are correctly seated in the

corresponding recesses of the body.

Lights in the tailgate

General

Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.

Reversing light: 21-watt bulb, P21WLL

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Inner brake light: 21-watt bulb, P21WLL

Central brake light and license plate

lights

Follow the safety information, refer to page 263.

Accessing the lights

1. Open the tailgate.

These lights are made using LED technology. In

the case of a malfunction, contact a dealer's

service center or another qualified service center

or repair shop.

2. Pull out the cover at the recessed grip.

Vehicle battery

General information

The battery is maintenance-free.

More information about the battery can be re‐

quested from a dealer's service center or another

qualified service center or repair shop.

3. Remove the plug from the bulb holder.

Replacing reversing light and inner brake

light

Safety information

1. Loosen the fasteners, arrow 1, on the bulb

holder.

DANGER

Remove the bulb holder from the tail light, ar‐

row 2.

Contact with live components can lead to an

electric shock. There is a risk of injuries or dan‐

ger to life. Do not touch any components that

are under voltage.

Warning

Vehicle batteries that are not compatible can

damage vehicle systems and impair vehicle

functions. There is a risk of an accident and

damage to property. Only vehicle batteries that

are compatible with your vehicle type should be

installed in your vehicle. Information on com‐

patible vehicle batteries is available at your

dealer’s service center.

2. Press the nonworking bulb gently into the

socket, turn counterclockwise and remove.

▷ Upper bulb: reversing light

▷ Lower bulb: inner brake light

Installing the bulb holder

Register the battery to the

vehicle

1. Proceed in the reverse order to insert the

new bulb and attach the bulb holder.

The manufacturer of the vehicle recommends

that you have a service center or another quali‐

fied service center or repair shop register the ve‐

hicle battery to the vehicle after the battery has

Connect the plug to the bulb holder.

2. Make sure that the bulb holder is correctly

and firmly seated.

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been replaced. Once the battery has been regis‐

Power failure

After a power loss, some equipment needs to be

newly initialized or individual settings updated, for

example:

tered again, all comfort features will be available

without restriction and any Check Control mes‐

sages displayed which relate to comfort features

will disappear.

▷ Memory function: store the positions again.

▷ Time: update.

Charging the battery

General information

▷ Date: update.

▷ Glass sunroof: initialize the system.

Make sure that the battery is always sufficiently

charged to guarantee that the battery remains

usable for its full service life.

Disposing of old batteries

Have old batteries disposed of by a deal‐

er’s service center or another qualified

service center or repair shop or take

them to a collection point.

A discharged battery is indicated by a red

indicator light.

Charge the battery in the following situations:

Maintain the filled battery in an upright position

for transport and storage. Secure the battery so

that it does not tip over during transport.

▷ When the inspection glass on the top of the

battery is black.

▷ When the take-off performance is insufficient.

The following circumstances can have a negative

effect on the performance of the battery:

Fuses

▷ Frequent short-distance drives.

▷ The vehicle is not used for more than a

month.

Safety information

Warning

Safety information

Incorrect and repaired fuses can overload elec‐

trical lines and components. There is a risk of

fire. Never attempt to repair a blown fuse. Do

not replace a nonworking fuse with a substitute

of another color or amperage rating.

NOTICE

Battery chargers for the vehicle battery can

work with high voltages and currents, which

means that the 12 volt electrical system can be

overloaded or damaged. There is a risk of dam‐

age to property. Only connect battery chargers

for the vehicle battery to the starting aid termi‐

nals in the engine compartment.

Accessing the fuses

The fuses are located in the glove compartment.

1. Open the glove compartment.

Charging the battery

Charge the battery only when the engine is off

and via the starting aid terminals, refer to

page 272, in the engine compartment.

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2. Swing the cover down, arrow.

Information on the fuse types and locations, as

well as the positions of any other fuse boxes, is

available on the Internet: ‐

card.

Where applicable, information on the fuse types

and locations is also found on a separate sheet in

the fuse box.

Replacing fuses

The vehicle manufacturer recommends that you

have a dealer's service center or another quali‐

fied service center or repair shop replace the

fuses.

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