Avoid repeated futile attempts at starting the car
and avoid starting the car frequently in quick
succession. Otherwise, the fuel is not burned or
is inadequately burned, and there is the danger
of overheating and damaging the catalytic con‐
verter.◀
1.
2.
3.
Depress the brake pedal.
Engage transmission position N.
Release the parking brake or deactivate Au‐
tomatic Hold, refer to page 70.
4.
Switch the engine off.
Do not wait for the engine to warm up while the
vehicle remains stationary. Start driving at mod‐
erate engine speeds.
Transmission position P with the ignition
off
When the ignition is switched off, position P is
engaged automatically. When in an automatic
car wash, for example, ensure that the ignition is
not switched off accidentally.◀
Starting the engine
Press on the brake pedal and
press the Start/Stop button.
Transmission position P is engaged automati‐
cally:
The engine is cranked until it
starts.
▷
▷
When the ignition is switched off.
After approx. 15 minutes if the vehicle is not
moved.
Engine stop
Automatic Engine Start/Stop
Function
General information
Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when
leaving the vehicle so that children, for example,
cannot operate the windows and injure them‐
selves.◀
The principle
The automatic engine start-stop function helps
save fuel. For this purpose, the system switches
off the combustion engine during a stop, e. g. in
a traffic jam or at traffic lights. The ignition re‐
mains switched on. As soon as the brake pedal
is released or when accelerating while Auto Hold
is activated, the combustion engine starts auto‐
matically.
Set the parking brake and further secure
the vehicle as required
Set the parking brake firmly when parking; oth‐
erwise, the vehicle could roll. On steep upward
and downward inclines, further secure the vehi‐
cle, for example, by turning the steering wheel in
the direction of the curb. ◀
Automatic operation
The automatic engine start-stop function is op‐
erational after each engine start.
Switching off the engine
1.
Engage transmission position P with the ve‐
hicle stopped.
It is activated:
▷
Starting at approx. 5 mph/approx. 8 km/h af‐
ter an engine start using the Start/Stop but‐
ton.
2.
Press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
The radio ready state is switched on.
Set the parking brake.
▷
Starting at approx. 1 mph/approx. 2 km/h af‐
ter an automatic engine start.
3.
Before driving into a car wash
The vehicle is able to roll when the following
steps are adhered to:
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