Center armrest

Storage compartment

The center armrest between the front seats contains a credit card holder and, depending on the equipment version, a compartment or a snap-in adapter.

Opening

Opening

Press the button, see arrow.

Connection for external audio deviceYou can connect an external audio device such as a CD or MP3 player and play audio tracks over the car's loudspeaker system:

> AUX-IN port,
> USB audio interface/additional connection of the music player in the mobile phone,

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