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Whenallfunctionalpreconditionsarefulfilled,theengineswitchesoff.
Airconditionerwhentheengineis
switchedoff
Theairflowfromtheairconditionerisreduced
whentheengineisswitchedoff.
Displaysintheinstrumentcluster
Generalinformation TheREADYdisplayinthetach#jometersignalsthattheAuto
Start/Stopfunctionisreadyto starttheengineautomatically.
Thedisplayindicatesthatthe
conditionsforanautomaticen#j ginestophavenotbeenmet.
IndicationsontheControlDisplay
Totaltimewithswitched-offengine
ThetotaltimeforwhichtheAutoStart/Stop functionhasswitchedofftheengineisdisplayedinthetripdata.
Thetotaltimeisautomaticallyreseteverytime
thevehicleisrefueled.
Functionallimitations Theengineisnotswitchedoffautomaticallyin
thefollowingsituations:'xIncaseofasteepdownhillgrade.'xBrakenotengagedstronglyenough.'xTheexternaltemperatureishighandauto#j
maticclimatecontrolisrunning.'xThecar'sinteriorhasnotyetbeenheatedor cooledtotherequiredlevel.'xWherethereisariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolis
switchedon.'xEngineorotherpartsnotatoperatingtem#j perature.'xEnginecoolingisrequired.'xThewheelsareatasharpangleorthesteer#jingwheelisbeingturned.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xAthigherelevations.'xThehoodisunlocked.'xTheparkingassistantisactivated.'xStop-and-gotraffic.'xSelectorleverpositioninNorR.'xAfterdrivinginreverse.
Startingtheengine
Functionalrequirements MSteptronicSporttransmission
Theenginestartsautomaticallyunderthefollow#j
ingpreconditions:
'xByreleasingthebrakepedal.'xWhenAutomaticHoldisactivated:pressthe acceleratorpedal.
Drivingoff
Aftertheenginestarts,accelerateasusual.
Safetymode
Aftertheengineswitchesoffautomatically,itwill notstartagainautomaticallyifanyoneofthefol#j
lowingconditionsaremet:
'xThedriver'ssafetybeltisunbuckledandthe
driver'sdoorisopen.'xThehoodwasunlocked.
Someindicatorlightslightupforavariedlength oftime.
TheenginecanonlybestartedviatheStart/Stop
button.
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SystemlimitsEvenifdrivingoffwasnotintended,thedeacti#jvatedenginestartsupautomaticallyinthefol#jlowingsituations:'xExcessivewarmingofthecar'sinteriorwhen
theairconditioningisswitchedon.'xExcessivecoolingofthecar'sinteriorwhen
theheatingisswitchedon.'xWherethereisariskofwindowcondensation
whentheautomaticclimatecontrolis
switchedon.'xWhenthesteeringwheelisturned.'xChangefromselectorleverpositionDtoNor
R.'xChangefromselectorleverpositionPtoN, D,orR.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xStartofanoillevelmeasurement.
IntelligentAutoStart/Stop
function
Dependingonthevehicleequipmentandcoun#j
try-specificversion,thevehiclefeaturesavariety ofsensorsforassessingthetrafficsituation.The
IntelligentAutoStart/Stopfunctionusesthisin#j formationtoadapttovarioustrafficsituationsinaproactivemanner.
Forinstance,thisappliestothefollowingsitua#j
tions:
'xWhenasituationisdetectedinwhichthe
stoppingtimeisexpectedtobeveryshort,
theengineisnotswitchedoffautomatically.
AmessageappearsontheControlDisplay,
dependingonthesituation.'xWhenasituationisdetectedinwhichtheve#j
hicleneedstodriveoffimmediately,theen#j
gineisstartedautomatically.
Thefunctionmayberestrictedifthenavigation
dataisinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forex#j
ample.
Deactivate/activatethesystem
manually
Concept
Theengineisnotautomaticallyswitchedoff.
Theengineisstartedduringanautomaticenginestop.
Usingthebutton
Pressthebutton.
Display
'xLEDcomeson:autoStart/Stopfunctionis
deactivated.'xLEDgoesout:autoStart/Stopfunctionisac#j tivated.
Switchingoffthevehicleduring
anautomaticenginestop
Generalinformation Duringanautomaticenginestop,thevehiclecan
beswitchedoffpermanently,forinstancewhen
leavingit.
MSteptronicSporttransmission
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AutomaticdeactivationGeneralinformation
Incertainsituations,theAutoStart/Stopfunction
isdeactivatedautomaticallyforsafetyreasons,
forinstanceifnodriverisdetected.
Malfunction
TheAutoStart/Stopfunctionnolongerswitches offtheengineautomatically.ACheckControl messageisdisplayed.Itispossibletocontinuedriving.Havethesystemcheckedbyadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Parkingbrake
Concept
Theparkingbrakeisusedtopreventthevehicle
fromrollingwhenitisparked.
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.
Overview
Parkingbrake
Setting
Withastationaryvehicle Pulltheswitch.
TheLEDlightsup.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terilluminatesred.Theparkingbrakeis
set.
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Whiledriving
Generalinformation
Touseasemergencybrakewhiledriving.
Pulltheswitchandholdit.Thevehiclebrakeshardwhiletheswitchisbeing
pulled.
Theindicatorlightintheinstrumentclus#j
terilluminatesred,asignalsounds,and
thebrakelightsilluminate.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed.
Theparkingbrakeisengagedwhenthevehicle
isstationary.
WithEmergencyStopAssistant Pulltheswitchbrieflytoactivatetheemer#j
gencystopfunction,refertopage 198.
Releasing
Releasingmanually1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Presstheswitchwhilesteppingonthe
brakepedalorselectorleverpositionPisset.
TheLEDandindicatorlightgoout.
Theparkingbrakeisreleased.
Automaticrelease Theparkingbrakeisreleasedautomatically
whenyoudriveaway.
TheLEDandindicatorlightgoout.
AutomaticHold
Concept Thissystemassiststhedriverbyautomatically
settingandreleasingthebrake,suchaswhen
movinginstop-and-gotraffic.
Thevehicleisautomaticallyheldinplacewhenit isstationary.
Onuphillgradesthesystempreventsthevehicle fromrollingbackwardwhendrivingoff.
Generalinformation Underthefollowingconditions,theparkingbrake
isautomaticallyengaged:'xDrive-readystateisswitchedoff.'xThedriver'sdoorisopenedwhilethevehicle
isstationary.'xThemovingvehicleisbroughttoastandstill
usingtheparkingbrake.
Display
Theindicatorlightchangesfromgreen
tored.
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:
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'xPressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xReleasingtheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingthedoorsorwin#j
dows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xUsingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjuries.Donot
leavechildrenoranimalsunattendedintheve#j hicle.Takethevehiclekeywithyouwhenexit#j
ingandlockthevehicle.
NOTICE
Ifthevehicleisstationary,AutomaticHolden#j
gagestheparkingbrakeandpreventsthevehi#j
clefromrollinginavehiclewash.Thereisarisk
ofdamagetoproperty.DeactivateAutomatic
Holdpriortoenteringthevehiclewash.
Overview
AutomaticHold
Establishingfunctionreadinessof
AutomaticHold
1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Pressthebutton.
TheLEDlightsup.
Theindicatorlightlightsupgreen.
AutomaticHoldisfunctional.
Aftereverynewvehiclestart,thelastselected
settingisactive.
AutomaticHoldholdingthevehicle Functionreadinessisestablishedandthedriv#jer'sdoorisclosed.
Aftersteppingonthebrakepedal,forinstance whenstoppingatatrafficlight,thevehicleisau#j
tomaticallysecuredagainstrolling.
Theindicatorlightlightsupgreen.
Drivingoff
Stepontheacceleratorpedaltodriveoff.
Thebrakeisreleasedautomaticallyandtheindi#j
catorlightoftheparkingbrakeisnolongerillumi#j nated.
Activatingtheparkingbrake
automatically
Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallysetifdrive-readystateisswitchedoffwhilethevehicleis
beingheldbyAutomaticHoldorifthevehicleis exited.
Theindicatorlightchangesfromgreen
tored.
Theparkingbrakeisnotsetautomatically,ifthe
drive-readystateisswitchedoff,whilethevehi#j
cleiscoastingtoahalt.AutomaticHoldisdeacti#j vated.
Switchingfunctionreadinessoff Pressthebutton.TheLEDgoesout.
Theindicatorlightgoesout.
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IfthevehicleisbeingheldbyAutomaticHold,pressadditionallyonthebrakepedal,when
switchingoff.
Malfunction
Iftheparkingbrakefailsormalfunctions,secure thevehicleagainstrollingbeforeexiting.
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayed. Securethevehicleagainstrollingaway,forin#j
stancewithawheelchock,afterexistingtheve#j
hicle.
Afterapowerfailure
Toreestablishparkingbrakefunctionalityaftera
powerfailure:1.Switchonstandbystate.2.Pulltheswitchwhilesteppingonthe
brakepedalorselectorleverpositionPisset
andthenpush.
Thisprocessmaytakeafewseconds.Some
mechanicalsoundsassociatedwiththisprocess arenormal.
Theindicatorlightisnolongerillumi#j
natedassoonastheparkingbrakeis
readyforoperationagain.
Turnsignal
Turnsignalinexteriormirror
Whendrivingandduringoperationoftheturn
signalsorhazardwarningsystem,donotfoldin theexteriormirrors,sothatthesignallightson
theexteriormirrorareeasytosee.
Usingturnsignals
Presstheleverpasttheresistancepoint.
Tripleturnsignalactivation
Lightlytaptheleverupordown.
Thetripleturnsignaldurationcanbeadjusted.
ViaiDrive:
1."CAR"2."Settings"3."Exteriorlighting"4."One-touchturnsignal"5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingisstoredforthedriverprofilecur#j
rentlyused.
Signalingbriefly Pressthelevertotheresistancepointandholdit
thereforaslongasyouwanttheturnsignalto
flash.
Highbeams,
headlightflasher
Pushtheleverforwardorpullitbackward.
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'xHighbeamson,arrow1.
Thehighbeamslightupwhenthelowbeams
areswitchedon.'xHighbeamsoff/headlightflasher,arrow2.
Wipersystem
Generalinformation
Donotusethewipersifthewindshieldisdry,as
thismaydamagethewiperbladesorcausethem
tobecomewornmorequickly.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifthewipersstartmovinginthefoldedaway
state,bodypartscanbejammedordamage mayoccurtopartsofthevehicle.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthevehicleisswitchedoffwhenthe wipersareinthefoldedawaystateandthewip#j
ersarefoldedinwhenswitchingon.
NOTICE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindshield,the
wiperbladescanbetornoffandthewipermo#j
torcanoverheatwhenswitchingon.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Defrostthewind#jshieldpriortoswitchingthewiperson.
Switchingon
Presstheleverupuntilthedesiredpositionisreached.
'xRestingpositionofthewipers,position0.'xRainsensor,position1.'xNormalwiperspeed,position2.'xFastwiperspeed,position3.
Whentravelisinterruptedwiththewipersystemswitchedon:whentravelcontinues,thewipers
resumeattheirpreviousspeed.
Switchingoffandbriefwipe
Presstheleverdown.
'xSwitchingoff:presstheleverdownuntilit reachesitsstandardposition.'xBriefwipe:presstheleverdownfromthe
standardposition.
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Rainsensor
Concept
Therainsensorautomaticallycontrolsthetime betweenwipesdependingontheintensityoftherainfall.
Generalinformation Thesensorislocatedonthewindshield,directly
infrontoftheinteriormirror.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Iftherainsensorisactivated,thewiperscan
accidentallystartmovinginvehiclewashes. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Deacti#j
vatetherainsensorinvehiclewashes.
Activating
Presstheleveruponcefromitsstandardposi#j tion,arrow1.
Wipingisstarted.
TheLEDinthewiperleverisilluminated.
Infrostyconditions,wiperoperationmaynot
start.
Deactivating Presstheleverbackintothestandardposition.
Adjustingtherainsensorsensitivity
Turnthethumbwheeltoadjustthesensitivityoftherainsensor.
Upward:highrainsensorsensitivity.
Downward:lowrainsensorsensitivity.
WindshieldwashersystemSafetyinformation
Warning
Thewasherfluidcanfreezeontothewindowat lowtemperaturesandobstructtheview.There
isariskofaccident.Onlyusethewashersys#j
tems,ifthewasherfluidcannotfreeze.Use
washerfluidwithantifreeze,ifneeded.
NOTICE
Whenthewasherfluidreservoirisempty,the
washpumpcannotworkasintended.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotusethe
washersystemwhenthewasherfluidreservoir
isempty.
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Cleaningthewindshield
Pullthelever.
Thesystemsprayswasherfluidonthewind#j shieldandactivatesthewipersbriefly.
Windshieldwashernozzles
Thewindshieldwashernozzlesareautomatically
heatedwhilestandbystateisswitchedon.
Fold-awaypositionofthewipers Concept
Thefold-awaypositionenablesthewiperstobe
foldedawayfromthewindshield.
Generalinformation Important,forinstancewhenchangingthewiper
bladesorforfoldingawayunderfrostycondi#j
tions.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Ifthewipersstartmovinginthefoldedaway state,bodypartscanbejammedordamage
mayoccurtopartsofthevehicle.Thereisarisk
ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatthevehicleisswitchedoffwhenthe
wipersareinthefoldedawaystateandthewip#j
ersarefoldedinwhenswitchingon.
NOTICE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindshield,the wiperbladescanbetornoffandthewipermo#j
torcanoverheatwhenswitchingon.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Defrostthewind#j
shieldpriortoswitchingthewiperson.
Foldingawaythewipers
1.Switchonstandbystate.2.Pressandholdthewiperleverdown,untilthe
wipersstopinaclosetoverticalposition.3.Foldthewipersallthewayawayfromthe
windshield.
Foldingdownthewipers
Afterthewipersarefoldedbackdown,thewiper
systemmustbereactivated.
1.Foldthewipersbackdownontothewind#j
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MSteptronicSporttransmission
Generalinformation
TheMSteptronicSporttransmissionisoperated
viatheselectorleverorthetwoshiftpaddleson thesteeringwheel.
Thefollowingfunctionsareavailable:
'xVariousdrivingprograms:Drivemodeorse#j quentialmode.'xLowSpeedAssistant.'xVariousDrivelogicprograms.'xLaunchControl.'xUpshiftingdisplay,Shiftpointindicator.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Anunsecuredvehiclecanbegintomoveand
possiblyrollaway.Thereisariskofaccident.
Beforeexiting,securethevehicleagainstroll#j
ing,forinstancewiththeparkingbrake.
Overview
Selectorlever
SelectorleverfunctionsSymbolFunctionDrivelogicprogramsR:Reversegear.NNeutral.Centerposition,forwardposi#j
tion.-Downshifting,manual.+Upshifting,manual.D/SDrivemodeorsequentialmode.PParking.
Selectorleverpositions
DisDrivemode
Selectorleverpositionforvehicleoperation.All
gearsforforwardtravelareactivatedautomati#j cally.
SisSequentialmode
Selectorleverpositionforvehicleoperation.All
gearsforforwardtravelmustbeshiftedmanually.
Risreverse EngageselectorleverpositionRonlywhenthe
vehicleisstationary.
NisNeutral InselectorleverpositionN,thevehiclemaybe
pushedorrollwithoutpower,forinstance,inve#j hiclewashes.
PPark Selectorleverposition,forinstanceforparking
thevehicle.Thetransmissionblocksthedrive wheelsinselectorleverpositionP.
EngageselectorleverpositionPonlywhenthe
vehicleisstationary.
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