Stowage compartment/ashtray
Stowage compartment/ashtray in the center console
1 Cover
2 Insert
On new vehicles, insert 2 is stored in the glove box. Install the insert before using the ashtray.
► To open: press cover 1 and then release it.
The ashtray opens.
► To remove the insert: make sure that the engine is switched off and that the parking brake has been applied to secure the vehicle against rolling away.
► Move the selector lever to N.
► Press down cover 1.
Insert 2 is released.
► Pull insert 2 upwards and remove it.
► To install the insert: install insert ; from above.
► Push insert 2 down.
Insert 2 audibly engages.
► To close: close cover 1 fully.
The ashtray is lit up if the low-beam headlamps are on.
Ashtray in the rear compartment
► To
open
: fold cover 2 out in the direction of the arrow.
► To
remove
the
insert
: press retaining lug 1 and pull insert 3 upwards and out.
► To
install
the
insert
: install insert 3 from above.
► To
close
: close cover 2 fully.
See also:
Exterior lighting
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■ Depress the accelerator pedal beyond the
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