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4.Hookthehookoftheretainingstraptotheat#jtachmentpoint.5.Tightentheretainingstrapbypullingitdown.6.Lowerandengageheadrestraintsas
needed.
Lockingthedoorsand
windowsintherear
Generalinformation Incertainsituationsitmaybeadvisabletosecurethereardoorsandwindows,forinstancewhen
transportingchildren.
Doors
Unlockorlockthesafetyswitchontherear
doorswiththeintegratedkey.
IconFunctionChildsafetylatchisunlocked.Childsafetylatchislocked.
Thedoorcannowbeopenedfromtheoutside
only.
Safetyswitchfortherear Pressthebuttononthedriver'sdoor.
Thisdisablesvariousfunctionssothattheycan#j
notbeoperatedfromtherear.
Additionalinformation:
Safetyswitch,refertopage 109.Seite131TransportingchildrensafelyCONTROLS131
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DrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Start/Stopbutton
Principle PressingtheStart/Stopbutton
switchesdrive-readystateonor off.
Manualtransmission:thedrive-
readystateisswitchedonwhen
youdepresstheclutchpedalwhilepressingthe
Start/Stopbutton.
MSteptronicSporttransmission:thedrive-ready
stateisswitchedonwhenyoudepressthebrake
pedalwhilepressingtheStart/Stopbutton.
PressingtheStart/Stopbuttonagainswitches
thedrive-readystatebackoffandstandbystate
isswitchedbackon.
Additionalinformation:
'xDrive-readystate,refertopage 42.'xStandbystate,refertopage 42.
Drivingaway
1.Turnondrivereadiness.2.Applygearposition.3.Releasetheparkingbrake.4.Driveaway.
AutoStart/Stopfunction
Principle
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionhelpssavefuel.
Thesystemswitchesofftheengineduringa
stop,forinstanceintrafficjamorattrafficlights. Drive-readystateremainsswitchedon.Theen#j
ginestartsautomaticallyfordrivingoff.
Generalinformation AftereachenginestartusingtheStart/Stopbut#jton,theAutoStart/Stopfunctionisready.Thefunctionisactivatedfromspeedsofapprox.3mph/5km/h.
Enginestop
Functionalrequirements Manualtransmission
Theengineisswitchedoffautomaticallyduringa
stopunderthefollowingconditions:
'xNeutralisengagedandtheclutchpedalis notpressed.'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisbuckledorthedriv#jer'sdoorisclosed.
MSteptronicSporttransmission
Theengineisswitchedoffautomaticallyduringa
stopunderthefollowingconditions:
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'xTheselectorleverisinselectorleverpositionD.'xThebrakepedalremainsdepressedwhilethevehicleisstationaryorthevehicleisheldbyAutomaticHold.'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisbuckledorthedriv#jer'sdoorisclosed.
MSteptronicSporttransmission:
manualenginestop
Iftheenginewasnotswitchedoffautomatically whenthevehiclestopped,theenginecanbe
switchedoffmanually:
'xDepressthebrakepedalforcefullyagainfrom
thecurrentpedalposition.'xEngageselectorleverpositionP.
Whenallfunctionalpreconditionsarefulfilled,the engineswitchesoff.
Airconditioningsystemwhenthe
engineisswitchedoff
Theairflowfromtheairconditioningsystemis
reducedwhentheengineisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster
Generalinformation Thedisplayintheinstrument
clusterindicatesthattheAuto
Start/Stopfunctionisreadyforan
automaticenginestart.
Thedisplayindicatesthatthe
conditionsforanautomaticen#j
ginestophavenotbeenmet.
IndicationsontheControlDisplay
Totaltimewithswitched-offengine ThetotaltimeforwhichtheAutoStart/Stopfunctionhasswitchedofftheengineisdisplayedinthetripdata.
Thetotaltimeisautomaticallyreseteverytime
thevehicleisrefueled.
Functionallimitations Theengineisnotswitchedoffautomaticallyin
thefollowingsituations:'xIncaseofasteepdownhillgrade.'xBrakenotengagedstronglyenough.'xTheoutsidetemperatureishighandauto#j
maticclimatecontrolisrunning.'xThecar'sinteriorhasnotyetbeenheatedor cooledtotherequiredlevel.'xWherethereisariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolis
switchedon.'xEngineorotherpartsnotatoperatingtem#j perature.'xEnginecoolingisrequired.'xThewheelsareatasharpangleorthesteer#jingwheelisbeingturned.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xAthigherelevations.'xHoodisunlocked.'xTheAutomaticParkingAssistantisactivated.'xStop-and-gotraffic.'xMSteptronicSporttransmission:selector
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Startingtheengine
Functionalrequirements Manualtransmission
Theenginestartsautomaticallyunderthefollow#j
ingpreconditions:'xBypressingtheclutchpedal.
MSteptronicSporttransmission
Theenginestartsautomaticallyunderthefollow#j
ingpreconditions:
'xByreleasingthebrakepedal.'xWhenAutomaticHoldisactivated:stepon
theacceleratorpedal.
Drivingoff
Aftertheenginestarts,accelerateasusual.
Safetymode
Aftertheengineswitchesoffautomatically,itwill notstartagainautomaticallyifanyoneofthefol#j
lowingconditionsaremet:
'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckledandthe
driver'sdoorisopen.'xHoodwasunlocked.
Someindicatorlightslightupforavariedlength oftime.
TheenginecanonlybestartedviatheStart/Stop button.
Systemlimits
Evenifdrivingoffwasnotintended,thedeacti#j vatedenginestartsupautomaticallyinthefol#jlowingsituations:
'xIncaseofexcessivewarmingoftheinteriorwhenairconditioningisturnedon.'xIncaseofexcessivecoolingoftheinterior
whentheheatingisturnedon.'xIncaseofariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolisturned
on.'xIncaseofasteeringoperation.'xMSteptronicSporttransmission:
WhenchangingfromgearleverpositionDto NorR.'xMSteptronicSporttransmission:
WhenchangingfromgearleverpositionPto N,D,orR.'xIncaseofseriouslydischargedvehiclebat#j
tery.'xWhenstartinganoillevelmeasurement.
AdditionalfunctionsAutoStart/
Stop
Dependingonthevehicleequipmentandcoun#j
try-specificversion,thevehiclefeaturesavariety ofsensorsforassessingthetrafficsituation.The
AutoStart/Stopfunctionusesthisinformationto adapttovarioustrafficsituationsinaproactive
manner.
Forinstance,thisappliestothefollowingsitua#j
tions:
'xWhenasituationisdetectedinwhichthe
stoppingtimeisexpectedtobeveryshort,
theengineisnotswitchedoffautomatically.
AmessageappearsontheControlDisplay,
dependingonthesituation.'xWhenasituationisdetectedinwhichtheve#j
hicleneedstodriveoffimmediately,theen#j
gineisstartedautomatically.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forex#j
ample.
Activating/deactivatingthe
systemmanually
Principle
Theengineisnotautomaticallyswitchedoff.
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Theengineisstartedduringanautomaticengine
stop.
Viabutton
Pressthebutton.
Display
'xLEDcomeson:autoStart/Stopfunctionis
deactivated.'xLEDgoesout:autoStart/Stopfunctionisac#j tivated.
Switchingoffthevehicleduring
anautomaticenginestop
Generalinformation Duringanautomaticenginestop,thevehiclecan
beswitchedoffpermanently,forinstancewhen
leavingit.
Manualtransmission
1.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedoff.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.2.Shiftintofirstgearorreverse.3.Settheparkingbrake.
MSteptronicSporttransmission
1.PresstheStart/Stopbutton.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedoff.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xSelectorleverpositionPisengagedauto#j matically.2.Settheparkingbrake.
Automaticdeactivation
Generalinformation
Incertainsituations,theAutoStart/Stopfunction
isdeactivatedautomaticallyforsafetyreasons,
forinstanceifnodriverisdetected.
Malfunction
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionnolongerswitches offtheengineautomatically.ACheckControl messageisdisplayed.Itispossibletocontinuedriving.Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Parkingbrake
Principle
Theparkingbrakeisusedtopreventthevehicle
fromrollingwhenitisparked.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstroll#j
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
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'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthecurb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewitha
wheelchock.
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#j hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
Overview
Parkingbrake
Setting
Withastationaryvehicle Pulltheswitch.
TheLEDlightsup.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terilluminatesred.Theparkingbrakeis
set.
Whiledriving
Generalinformation
Touseasemergencybrakewhiledriving.
Pulltheswitchandholdit.Thevehiclebrakeshardwhiletheswitchisbeing
pulled.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#jterilluminatesred,asignalsounds,and
thebrakelightsilluminate.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Theparkingbrakeisengagedwhenthevehicle
isstationary.
WithEmergencyStopAssistant Pulltheswitchbrieflytoactivatetheemer#j
gencystopfunction.
Additionalinformation:
EmergencyStopAssistant,refertopage 207.
Releasing
Releasingmanually1.Turnondrivereadiness.2.Manualtransmission:presstheswitch
whilethebrakepedalispressed.
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MSteptronicSporttransmission:press
theswitchwhilethebrakeispressedorse#j lectorleverpositionPisset.
TheLEDandindicatorlightturnoff.
Theparkingbrakeisreleased.
Automaticrelease Theparkingbrakeisreleasedautomatically
whenyoudriveaway.
TheLEDandindicatorlightturnoff.
MSteptronicSporttransmission:
AutomaticHold
Principle
AutomaticHoldassiststhedriverbyautomati#j
callysettingandreleasingthebrake,suchas
whenmovinginstop-and-gotraffic.
Thevehicleisautomaticallyheldinplacewhenit
isstationary.
Onuphillgradesthesystempreventsthevehicle
fromrollingbackwhendrivingoff.
Generalinformation
Underthefollowingconditions,theparkingbrake
isautomaticallyengaged:
'xDrive-readystateisswitchedoff.'xThedriver'sdoorisopenedwhilethevehicle
isstationary.'xThemovingvehicleisbroughttoastandstill
usingtheparkingbrake.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstroll#j
ing.
Inordertoensurethatthevehicleissecured againstrollingaway,followthefollowing:
'xSettheparkingbrake.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
turnthefrontwheelsinthedirectionofthe
curb.'xOnuphillgradesoronadownhillslope,
alsosecurethevehicle,forinstancewitha
wheelchock.
Warning
Unattendedchildrenoranimalsinthevehicle
cancausethevehicletomoveandendanger themselvesandtraffic,forinstanceduetothe
followingactions:
'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#j hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
NOTICE
Ifthevehicleisstationary,AutomaticHolden#j
gagestheparkingbrakeandpreventsthevehi#j
clefromrollinginacarwash.Thereisariskof
damagetoproperty,amongotherpotential
damage.DeactivateAutomaticHoldpriorto
enteringthecarwash.
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Overview
AutomaticHold
Establishingoperationalreadiness
ofAutomaticHold
1.Turnondrivereadiness.2.Pressthebutton.
TheLEDlightsup.
Theindicatorlightlightsupgreen.
AutomaticHoldisfunctional. Aftereveryvehiclerestart,thelastse#j
lectedsettingisactive.
AutomaticHoldholdingthevehicle
Operationalreadinessisestablishedandthe
driver'sdoorisclosed.
Afterthebrakeisapplied,thevehicleis
keptfromrollingassoonastheindicator
lightilluminatesgreen.
Drivingoff Presstheacceleratorpedaltodriveoff.
Thebrakeisreleasedautomaticallyandtheindi#j catorlightoftheparkingbrakeisnolongerillumi#jnated.
Activatingtheparkingbrake
automatically
Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallysetifdrive-readystateisswitchedoffwhilethevehicleis
beingheldbyAutomaticHoldorifthevehicleis
exited.
Theindicatorlightchangesfromgreen
tored.
Theparkingbrakeisnotsetautomatically,ifthe
drive-readystateisswitchedoff,whilethevehi#j
cleiscoastingtoahalt.AutomaticHoldisdeacti#j
vated.
Switchingoperationalreadinessoff Pressthebutton.
TheLEDgoesout.
Theindicatorlightgoesout.
AutomaticHoldisswitchedoff.
IfthevehicleisbeingheldbyAutomaticHold,
pressadditionallyonthebrakepedal,when
switchingoff.
Malfunction Iftheparkingbrakefailsorincaseofafault,se#j
curethevehicleagainstrollingbeforeexiting.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Securethevehicleagainstrollingaway,forin#j
stancewithawheelchock,afterexitingthevehi#j
cle.
Afterapowerinterruption
Toreestablishparkingbrakefunctionalityaftera powerinterruption:1.Turnonstandbystate.2.Pulltheswitchwhilesteppingonthe
brakepedalorselectorleverpositionPisset
andthenpush.
Thisprocessmaytakeafewseconds.Some
mechanicalsoundsassociatedwiththisprocess arenormal.
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Theindicatorlightisnolongerillumi#j
natedassoonastheparkingbrakeis
readyforoperationagain.
Turnsignal
Turnsignalinexteriormirror
Whendrivingandduringoperationoftheturn
signalsorhazardwarningsystem,donotfoldin theexteriormirrors,sothatthesignallightson
theexteriormirrorareeasytosee.
Blinking
Presstheleverpasttheresistancepoint.
Tripleturnsignalactivation
Lightlytaptheleverupordown.
Thetripleturnsignaldurationcanbeadjusted.
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4."One-touchturnsignal"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Briefblinking
Pressthelevertotheresistancepointandholdit
thereforaslongasyouwanttheturnsignalto
flash.
Highbeams,
headlightflasher
Presstheleverforwardorpullitbackward.
'xHighbeamson,arrow1.
Thehighbeamslightupwhenthelowbeams
areswitchedon.'xHighbeamsoff/headlightflasher,arrow2.
Windowwipersystem
Generalinformation
Donotusethewipersifthewindshieldisdry,asthismaydamagethewiperbladesorcausethemtobecomewornmorequickly.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifthewipersstartmovinginthefoldedaway
state,bodypartscanbejammedordamage mayoccurtopartsofthevehicle.Thereisarisk
ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthevehicleisswitchedoffwhenthe
wipersareinthefoldedawaystateandthewip#j
ersarefoldedinwhenswitchingon.
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NOTICE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindshield,the
wiperbladescanbetornoffandthewipermo#j torcanoverheatwhenswitchingon.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,amongotherpoten#j
tialdamage.Defrostthewindshieldpriorto
switchingthewiperson.
Turnonwindowwipersystem
Presstheleverupuntilthedesiredpositionis reached.
'xRestingpositionofthewipers,position0.'xRainsensor,position1.'xNormalwiperspeed,position2.'xFastwiperspeed,position3.
Whenthejourneyisinterruptedwiththewindow
wipersystemturnedon:whenthejourneycon#j
tinues,thewipersresumeattheirprevious
speed.
Turnoffthewindowwiper
systemandflickwipe
Presstheleverdown.
'xTurnoff:presstheleverdownuntilitreaches
the0position.'xFlickwipe:presstheleverdownfromthe0
position.
Theleverautomaticallyreturnstoits0posi#j
tionwhenreleased.
Rainsensor
Principle
Therainsensorautomaticallycontrolsthetime betweenwipesdependingontheintensityofthe
rainfall.
Generalinformation Thesensorislocatedonthewindshield,directly
infrontoftheinteriormirror.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Iftherainsensorisactivated,thewiperscan
accidentallystartmovinginvehiclewashes. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,among
otherpotentialdamage.Deactivatetherain sensorinvehiclewashes.
Activaterainsensor
Presstheleveruponcefromits0position,ar#j
row1.
Wipingoperationisstarted.
TheLEDinthewiperleverisilluminated.
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