stop start MERCEDES-BENZ SLC 2020 Owner's Manual

Problems
withtheengine Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
engine doesnot
start. The
HOLD functionorAct ive Distanc eAssist DISTRONIC isactiva-
ted.
X Deactivat ethe HOLD function(Ypage 152)orAct ive Distanc e
Assist DISTRONIC (Ypage 150).
X Try tostart theengine again. The
engine doesnot
start. Thestarter motor
can beheard. R
There isam alfunction inthe engine electron ics.
R There isam alfunction inthe fuel supply .
Before attempt ingtostart theengine again:
X Turn theSmartK eyback toposition 0092inthe ignition lock.
or X Press theStart /Stopbutton repeatedly untilallindicator lampsin
the instrumen tcluster goout.
X Try tostart theengine again(Ypage 119). Avoid excessively long
and frequent attemptstos tart theengine asthese willdrain the
battery.
If the engine doesnotstart after several attempt s:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine doesnot
start. Youcannot hear
the starter motor. The
on-board voltageistoo low because thebattery istoo weak or
discharged.
X Jump-start thevehicle (Ypage 261).
If the engine doesnotstart despite attemptstoj ump-st artit:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
starter motorwasexposed toathermal loadthatwastoohigh.
X Allow thestarter motortocool down forapproximately two
minutes.
X Try tostart theengine again.
If the engine stilldoes notstart:
X Consult aquali fied specialist workshop. The
engine isnot run-
ning smoothly andis
misfiring. There
isam alfunction inthe engine electron icsorinam echanical
componen tofthe engine management system.
X Only depress theaccelerator pedalslightly.
Otherwise, non-combusted fuelmay getinto thecatalytic con-
verter anddamage it.
X Have thecause rectified immediately ataq uali fied specialist
workshop. Driving
123Drivingandparking Z

Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
coolant tempera-
ture display showsa
value above 248‡
(120 †).The coolant
warning lampmayalso
be on and awarning
tone maysound. The
coolant levelistoo low. Thecoolant istoo hotand theengine is
no longer beingcooled sufficiently.
X Stop assoon aspossible andallow theengine andthecoolant to
cool down.
X Check thecoolant level(Ypage 243). Observe thewarning notes
as you dosoand add coolant ifnecessary. If
the coolant leveliscorrect ,the engine radiator fanmay befaulty.
The coolant istoo hotand theengine isno longer beingcooled suf-
ficiently.
X At coolant temperatures below248‡(120 †),drive tothe near-
est quali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Avoid heavy loadsonthe engine asyou doso, e.g. driving in
mountainous terrainandstop-and- gotraffic. Notes
ontowing vehicles
The vehicle isnot suitable forattaching tow
bar systems, suchasthose usedforflat tow-
ing ordinghy towing.
Att aching orusing towbarsystems mayresult
in damage tothe vehicle.
When towing avehicle withtowbarsystems,
safe driving characterist icscannot beguaran-
teed forthe towing vehicle orthe towed vehi-
cle.
The vehicle/vehicle combinationmayswerve.
Observe thepermissible towingmethods
(Y page 265)andthenotes ontowing with
both axles onthe ground (Ypage 265). DYNAMIC
SELECTbutton
Use theDYNAMIC SELECTbutton tochange
the drive program. Depending onthe drive pro-
gram selected thefollowing vehiclecharacter-
istics willchange:
R the drive (engine andtransmission manage-
ment)
R the suspension orthe adaptive adjustable
damping onlyonvehicles withAMG RIDE
CONTROL sportssuspension
R the sound ofthe exhaust system(vehicles
with sports exhaust system)
R the steering
R the availa bilityofthe ECO start/ stopfunc-
tion Each
timeyoustart theengine withtheSmart-
Key orthe Start /Stopbutton, driveprogram C
is activated. Forfurther information about
startin gthe engine, see(Ypage 119). X
Press DYNAMIC SELECTbutton 0043asmany
times asnecessary untilthedesired drive
program isselected.
The selected driveprogram appearsinthe
multifunct iondisplay .After as hort period of
time, thedisplay goesoutand thesymbol
for the selected driveprogram appears.
In addition, thecurrent driveprogram set-
tings aredisplay edbriefly inthe multimedia
system display.
i In
af ew countr ies,theECO start/ stop
funct ionisdeactivated atthe factory dueto
the availa blefuel grade. Inthis case, the
ECO start/ stopfunct ionisnot availa blein
any drive program, regardless ofthe display
in the multimedia systemdisplay.
In city traffic andstop-st arttraffic, drivepro-
gram Cis recommen ded. 124
DY
NAMIC SELECTbutt onDriving andparking

Merce
des-AMGSLC 43 0043
Transmi ssionposition
0044 Drive progra m
The current transmissi onposi tion anddrive
progra mappear inthe multi function display.
Eng aging parkpositi onP X
When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Press button 0043.
Eng aging parkpositi onPautomati-
call y Park
position 005Disau tomatical lyengag edif:
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key and remove theSmartKey
R you switch offthe engine using the Smart-
Key orusi ng the Start/Stop buttonand
open thedrive r'sdoor orfront-passenge r
door
R you open thedrive r'sdoor when thevehicl e
is stationa ryor when drivingatav ery low
spee dand the transmissi onisin posi tion 005B
or 005E
Under certain conditions, theautomatic trans-
missi onshifts automatical lyto transmissi on
posi tion 005Difthe HOLD function orActive Dis-
tance Assist DISTRONIC isactiva ted.Observe
the informati onon the HOLD function (Y
pag e152) and onActive Distance Assist
DISTRONIC (Ypag e148).
Eng aging reverse gearR !
Only
move theautomatic transmissi onto
005E when thevehicl eiss tationa ry.
X Depress thebrake andkeep itpresse d.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdspast the
first point ofresis tance.
The ECO start/stop functionisnot available
when reverse gearise ngag ed.Further infor-
mation onthe ECO start/stop function
(Y pag e121) .
Shiftin gton eutral N G
WARNING
If child renareleft unsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R opera tethe vehicl e'sequ ipme nt
Additio nally,child rencoul dsetthe vehicl ein
motion if,for exampl e,they:
R relea sethe parking brake
R shift theautomatic transmissi onout of
park position 005D
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accide ntand injury .
Never leavechild renoranima lsunattended
in the vehicl e.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw ayst ake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oa ppliesf or the Digita lVehicl eKeyifthe
"Digi talVehicl eKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede smeconnect.
X When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor lever forwa rdsorback to
the first point ofresis tance.
If you switch the engine offwith thetransmis-
sion inposi tion 005Eor005B,t heautomatic trans-
missi onshifts to005C automatical ly.
With theSmartKey: ifyou then open thedriv-
er's door orthe front-passenge rdoor or
remove theSmartKey fromtheignitio n,the
au tomatic transmissi onshifts to005D automati-
call y. 126
Automatic
transmissio nDrivingand parking

With
KEYLESS-GO :if you then open thedriv-
er's orfront-passenge rdoor, theautomatic
transmissi onshifts to005D automatical ly.
If you want theautomatic transmissi onto
remai ninn eutral 005C,e.g.when havingthe
vehicl ecleaned inan automatic carwas hwith
at owing system:
X Vehic leswith KEYLESS-GO :remove the
Start/Stop buttonfromtheignitio nlock.
X Insert theSmartKey intotheignitio nlock.
X All vehi cles:swi tch the ignitio non.
X Depress thebrake pedaland keep it
depre ssed.
X Shift toneutral 005C.
X Rel ease thebrake pedal.
X Rel ease theelectric parkingbrake.
X Switch offthe ignitio nand leavethe Smart-
Key inthe ignitio nlock.
Eng agin gdrive position D X
When thevehicl eiss tationa ry,depre ssthe
brake pedal.
X Push thesele ctor leverback past thefirst
point ofresis tance. Transmissio
npositi ons 0045 Park
positi on
This prevents thevehicl efrom roll-
ing awa ywhen stoppe d.
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0045 (Ypag e125) when
the vehicl eiss tationa ry.The park-
ing lock shou ldnot beused asa
brake whenparking.Alwa ysapp ly
the electronic parkingbrake inadd i-
tion tothe parki nglock inorder to
secure thevehicl e.
If the SmartKey isremoved fromthe
ignitio nlock, thetransmissi onis
locked.
The automatic transmissi onshifts
to 0045 automatical ly:
R when theSmartKey isremoved
from theignitio nlock
R when theengine isswi tched off
with thetransmissi oninposi tion
0046 or003A andone ofthe
doors isopened
In the event ofam alfunction ofthe
vehicl e'selectronics, thetransmis-
sion may lockinposi tion 0045.
Have thevehicl eelectronics
checked immediatelyataq ualified
speci alist worksho p. 0046 Reverse
gear
Only shiftthetransmissi oninto
posi tion 0046 when thevehicl eis
stationa ry. Automatic
transmissio n
127Drivi ngand parking Z

0044 Neut
ral
Do not shiftthe transmi ssion to
0044 whiled riving .The automa tic
tra nsmi ssion cou ldothe rwiseb e
da ma ged.
No powe rist ransmi ttedfromt he
eng inetothe drive wheels.
Re leas ing the brakepedalw illa llow
yo ut om ovet he veh iclef reely, e.g .
to push itor tow it.
If ESP ®
is de acti vated orfaulty: shift
the transmi ssion topositio n0044 if
the vehiclei sind angero fskidd ing ,
e.g .onicy roa ds.
! Co
asting inneu tral005C may
cau sedama getothe drive train. 003A Dri
ve
The automa tictransmi ssion
cha nge sgeara utoma tically. All
for wa rdgearsa reavailabl e. Dri
ving tips
Ch ang ingg ear The
automa tictransmi ssion shifts thro ught he
ind ividu alge arsa utoma ticallyw henitisi n
tra nsmi ssion positio n005B.T hisa utoma ticgear
shi fting behavio risd eterm inedb y:
R the selecte ddrive pro gram
R the positio no fthe acce lera tor pedal
R the roadspeed
Ac celerator pedalposition Yo
ur sty leof dri ving influences howtheauto-
ma tic transmi ssion shifts gear:
R little thro ttle:early up shi fts
R mor ethro ttle :lat eu pshifts Ki
ck dow n Use
kickd ownfor ma xim um accelera tion.
X Dep ressthe acc elera tor pedalbeyond the
pre ssu repoint.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts toalow er
ge ar dependi ng on the enginespeed.
X Eas eoffthe accelera tor pedalonce the
de sired speedisrea che d.
The automa tictransmi ssion shifts back up. Dri
veprog rams
Dri veprog ramC(Comfo rt) In
city traffica nd stop -starttra ffic, dri ve pro -
gra mCis reco mme nded.
Driv eprogra mCis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehicled elive rscomf ortable, eco nomi cal
ha ndl ing characteri stics.
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay mor egently in
for wa rdand revers egears,u nless theaccel-
era tor pedalisd epresse dfully.
R the vehicleh asimp roveddriving stability,
for exa mpl eonslipper yroads urfaces .
R op tima lfue lcons umption resulting fromt he
au toma tictransmi ssion shifting upsoo ner.
The vehiclei sd riven inthe lowe ngine spee d
ra nge and thewheelsarel esslikel yt os pin.
R thes uspe nsi on exh ibits comf ortabled amp-
ing setti ngs(ada pti ve dampi ngsystem only
in veh icles with AMG RIDE CONTR OLsports
su spe nsion) .
R the stee ring exhibits comf ortables tee ring
cha racteri stics.
Dri veprog ramS(Sport) Driv
eprogra mSis cha racteri zedbythe follow-
ing :
R the vehiclee xhibits spo rtydriving character-
is tics .
R the vehiclep ulls aw ay infirst gear.
R the automa tictransmi ssion shifts uplater.
The fuel cons umption possi blyb eing highe r
as aresulto fthe later automa tictransmi s-
si on shiftpo ints . 12
8 Au
tomati ctrans missionDr ivi ng andp arki ng

Problems
withthetransmission Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
transm issionhas
problems shiftinggear. The
transm issionislosing oil.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. The
acceleration ability
is deteriorating.
The transm issionno
longer changes gear. The
transm issionisin emergency mode.
It is only partly possible toengage thegears, orthe transm issionis
in position 005C.
X Stop thevehicle.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005D.
X Switch offthe engine.
X Wait atleast tenseconds beforerestartingthe engine.
X Shift thetransm issiontoposition 005Bor005E.
X Have thetransm issioncheckedataq uali fied specialist workshop
immediately. Refueling
Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Fuel ishighly flammable. Riskoffire and
explosion byimproper handlingoffuel.
You must avoid fire,open flames, smoking
and creating sparks.Switchoffthe ignition
before refueling and,ifpresent, switchoff
the auxilia ryheating. G
WARNING
Fuels aretoxic andharmful tohealth. There
is ar isk ofinjury.
You must avoid fuelscoming intocontact
with skin, eyesandclothes orbeing swal-
lowed.
Do not inhale thefuel vapors. Keepchildren
away fromfuels.
Keep doors andwindows closedduringthe
refueling process. If
you orothers comeintocontactwith fuel,
observe thefollowing points:
R Immediately rinsethefuel offyour skin
with soap andwater.
R Ifyou getfuel into your eyes, immediately
rinse youreyes throughly withclean
water. Seekmedical attentionimmedi-
ately.
R Seek medical attentionimmediately iffuel
has been swallow ed.Donot induce vomit-
ing.
R Immediately changeoutofclothing which
has come intocontactwith fuel. G
WARNING
Elect rostatic charging canlead tothe crea-
tion ofsparks andignite fuelvapor. Thereis
ar isk offire and explosion.
Touch themetallic bodyofthe vehicle
before youopen thefuel filler caporhandle
the pump nozzle.Any possible electrostatic
charge present willinthis way bedepleted.
Do not getinto thevehicle againduring the
refueling process.Otherwise, electrostatic
charge couldbuildupagain. 132
RefuelingDriving
andparking

To
ensure thatthevehicle issecured against
rolling awayunintention ally:
R the electric parking brakemustbeapplied.
R the trans mission mustbeinposition 005D.
R the Smart Keymust beremoved fromthe
ignition lock.
R the front wheels mustbeturned towards the
curb onsteep uphillordownhill gradients. Switching
offthe engine G
WARNIN
G
The automatic transmission switches toneu-
tral position Nwhen youswitch offthe
engine. Thevehicle mayrollaway .There isa
risk ofan accident .
Aft erswitching offthe engine, alwaysswitch
to parking position P.Prevent theparked
vehicle fromrolling awaybyapplyi ngthe
parking brake.
X Apply theelectric parking brake.
X Shift thetrans mission toposition 005D
(Y page 126).
X With theSmar tKey:turn theSmart Keyto
position 0092inthe ignition lockandremove
it.
The immobilizer isactivated.
X With KEYLESS-GO: presstheKEYLE SS-GO
Start /Stopbutton (Ypage 118).
The engine stopsandallthe indicator lamps
in the instr ument cluster goout.
If the driver's doorisclosed, thisisthe
same asSmart Keyposition 0047.Ifthe driv-
er's door isopen, thisisthe same asSmart -
Key position 0092(Ypage 118).
The engine canbeswitched offwhile thevehi-
cle isin motion bypressing andholding the
Start /Stopbutton forabout threeseconds.
This funct ionoperates independent lyof the
ECO start/stopautomatic engineswitch-off
funct ion. Elec
tric par king brake
General notes G
WARNIN
G
If children areleft unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle, they could:
R open doors, thereby endangerin gother
persons orroad users
R get out and bestruck byoncom ingtraff ic
R operate thevehicle's equipment
Addition ally,children couldsetthe vehicle in
motion if,for example, they:
R release theparking brake
R shift theautomatic transmission outof
park position 005Dorshift themanual
trans mission toneutral
R start theengine
There isar isk ofan accident andinjury.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe digital vehicle keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect.
Always keeptheSmart Keyoutofreach of
children. Thisalso applies forthe Digital
Vehicle Keyifthe "Digital Vehicle Key"func-
tion isactivated viaMercedes meconn ect.
The funct ionofthe electric parking brakeis
dependent onthe on-board voltage.Ifthe on-
board voltage islow orthere isam alfunct ion
in the system, itmay notbepossible toapply
the released parkingbrake.
X Ifthis isthe case, onlypark thevehicle on
level ground andsecure itto prevent itroll-
ing away .
X Shift theautomatic transmission toposition
005D.
It may notbepossible torelease anapplied
parking brakeifthe on-board voltageislow or
there isam alfunct ioninthe system. Contact a
qualified specialist workshop.
The electric parking brakeperforms afunct ion
test atregular intervalswhile theengine is
switched off.The sounds thatcanbeheard
while thisisoccurrin garenormal. Par
king
135Driving andparking Z

App
lyingorreleas ing manua lly X
To apply :push handle0043.
When thee lectric park ingbrak eisa pplie d,
th er ed 0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp lightsup inthei nstru-
men tclus ter.
The electric park ingbrak ecan also be
applie dwhen theS martKey isrem oved.
X To releas e:pull handle0043.
The red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp inthei nstrumen tclus -
te rg oeso ut.
The electric park ingbrak ecan onlybe
rel ease d:
R when theS martKey isin pos ition 0047inthe
ign ition lock(Ypage 118)or
R ifth ei gn ition was switched on usin gthe
St art /S topb utto n
App lyingautom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eisa uto mat ically
applie dwhen thet rans mis sion isin pos ition
005D and :
R thee nginei ss wit ched off or
R thed river isno tw ear ing aseat belt andthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
To pre ven tthe elec tric park ingbrak efrom
bein gauto mat icallyapplie d,pull handle0043.
The electric park ingbrak eisa lso applie dauto -
mat icallyif:
R Ac tive Distanc eAssistD ISTR ONI Cbring s
th ev ehiclet oas tand still or
R theH OLDf unction iske epin gthe veh icle
st ati onary In
addit ion,atleast oneo fthe followin gcondi-
ti on sm ustb efulfilled :
R thee nginei ss wit ched off
R thed river isno tw ear ing aseat belt andthe
dri ver 'sdoor isopen ed
R there isas yst em malf unction
R thep owe rsupp lyisins ufficien t
R thev ehiclei ss tation ary foralen gthy per iod
The red0049 (USAonly) or 0024 (Canada
on ly) ind icat orlamp inthei nstrumen tclus ter
ligh tsup.
The electric park ingbrak eisn otauto matically
applie difthe engin eiss wit ched off bythe
ECO start /stopf unction .
Rel eas ing autom atical ly The
electric park ingbrak eisr elease dauto -
mat icallywhen allofthef ollowin gcondition s
are fulfilled :
R thee nginei sr unnin g
R The seat belttong ue isen gage dint he belt
buc kle
R thet rans mis sion isin pos ition 005Bor005E and
you depr essthea cceler atorpedal orshif t
fr om position 005Dto005B or005E
R ifth et rans mis sion isin pos ition 005E,t he
tr unk lidmus tbec losed
If th es eat belt tong ue isno te ngage dint he
seat beltbuckle, thef ollowin gcondition sm ust
be fulf illed :
R thed river 'sdoor isclo sed
R you mov ethe trans mis sion outofpos ition
005D oryou haveprevio usly driven atas pee d
abov e2m ph(3km /h)
R ifth et rans mis sion isin pos ition 005E,t he
tr unk lidmus tbec losed
When thee lectric park ingbrak eisr elease d,
th e0024 indicat orlamp goesoutinthei nstru-
men tclus ter.
Eme rgency brak ing The
vehiclec an also bebrak edduri ngan
eme rgencyb yusingthe elec tric park ingbrak e.
X Whil edrivin g,push handle0043ofthee lectric
park ingbrak e.
The vehiclei sb rak edfor aslon gasthe han -
dle ofthee lectric park ingbrak eisp resse d.
The longer thee lectric park ingbrak ehandle
is depr essed, theg reate rthe brak ingforce. 136
Pa
rkingDriv ingand parki ng

Dur
ing braking :
R aw arning tone sounds
R the ReleaseParkin gBrake Rel
easeParkin gBrake mes sage
ap pe ars
R the red 0049 (USA only)or 0024 (Cana da
onl y)ind icator lamp inthe instrument clus-
ter flashe s
Wh enthe vehicleh asbeen bra ked toas tand-
sti ll,t he electri cparkin gb rake isap plied. Parki
ngthe vehic leforal ongp eriod
If yo ul eave the vehiclep arked forlonge rtha n
fou rweeks,the battery maybed amaged by
exh austive disch arging.
If yo ul eave the vehiclep arked forlonge rtha n
si xw eeks,the veh iclem aysuffe rd am agea sa
res ulto flac ko fuse.
X Visitaq ualifi ed speci alistw orksh opand
see kadvice.
i Yo
uc an obtaininfo rma tiona bout tric kle
cha rgersfro maq ualifi ed speci alistw ork-
sho p. Dri
ving tips Ge
neral notes
Impo rtant safety notes G
WA
RNING
If yo us witch offthe igniti onwhiled rivin g,
sa fety -releva ntfunctio nsareo nlya vailab le
wi th limita tions, ornot atall. Thi scould
af fect, forexa mpl e,the powe rstee ringa nd
the brakeboosti ngeffect. Youw illr eq uire
cons idera blym oree ffort tostee rand bra ke.
The reisar isko fana ccident.
Do not switch offthe igniti onwhiled rivin g. G
WA
RNING
Mob ilec omm unicati ons equipme ntdistra cts
the driver fromt rafficc ond itions. Inaddi-
tio n,the driver couldlose contro lofthe
veh icle. The reisar isko fana ccident. As
adriver ,use mob ilec omm unicati ons
eq uipme ntonl yw hent he veh iclei sa ta
sta nds till.
As avehicleo ccu pant, usem obilec omm uni-
cati ons equipme ntonl yint he designa ted
ar ea ,e .g.t he rea rpasse nge rcomp artment.
Ob ser vethe lega lreq uirem ents forthe country
in wh ich youa redrivin g.Some jurisdi ctio ns
pro hibi tt he driver fromu sing am obilep hone
wh iled rivin gav ehicle.
If yo um akeac allw hile dri vin g,alwa ysuse
ha nds -freem ode.Onl yoperate the telephon e
wh en the traffics itua tio np ermi ts. Ifyo ua re
uns ure, pu llove rtoas afel oc ati on and stop
be for eo perating thetelephon e.
Bea rinm indt hata ta spee do fonly3 0m ph
(a pp roxi mately5 0k m/h ),the vehiclec ove rsa
di sta nce of44 ft(app roxi mately1 4m )per
sec ond .
Dri vesens ibly –s avef uel Ob
ser vethe followi ng tipstos avef uel:
R The tiresshoulda lway sb einfl ate dtothe
reco mme ndedtire pre ssu re.
R Re mov eunne cessary load s.
R Wa rm upthe engineatlowe ngine spee ds.
R Avoi dfrequ ent accelera tiono rbraking .
R Ob ser vethe serviceinte rvalsin the Mainte -
nance Bookletorint he ser viceinte rvaldis-
pl ay .H avea llthe mainte nance workcar ried
in acc ordance with Dai mle rAGr egulati ons.
Fue lcons umption also incr eases when drivin g
in col dw eather, instop -starttra ffica nd inhilly
terr ain.
Dri nki ngand driving G
WA
RNING
Drin king anddrivin ga nd/or takingdru gs
and drivin ga rever ydangerou scomb ina-
tio ns. Even asma llam ount ofalcoh olor
dru gscan affect your ref lexes ,percep tions
and judgme nt.
The possi bility of as erious oreve nfatal
acc ident isgre atlyincr eased when youd rink
or take drugsand drive. Dr
ivi ng tips
137Dr ivi ng andp arki ng
Z

The
ECO display consistsofthree section s,
with aninner andouter area.Thesection scor-
respond tothe following threecategories: 0043
Acce
leration (evaluation ofall
acceleration processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: moder-
ate acceleration ,especially at
higher speeds
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: sporty acceler-
ation 0044
Coasting
(evaluation ofall deceler-
ation processes):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: antici-
patory driving, keeping yourdis-
tanc eand early release ofthe
accelerator. Thevehicle can
coast without useofthe brakes.
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: frequent heavy
braking 0087
Constant
(continuous evaluation
over theentir ejourney):
R the outer areafillsupand the
inner arealights upgreen: con-
stant speed andavoidance of
unnecessary accelerationand
deceleration
R the outer areaempties andthe
inner areaisgray: fluctuations in
speed The
three innerareas display thecurrent driv-
ing style andlight upgreen asaresult ofap ar-
ticularly economicaldriving style.Dependin g
on the driving situation, uptotwo areas may
light upsimultaneously.
At the beginning ofthe journey, thethree
outer areas areempty andfillup asaresult of
econom icaldriving. Ahigher levelindicates a
more econom icaldriving style.Ifthe three
outer areas arecompletely filledatthe same
time, thedriver hasadopted themost eco-
nomical drivingstyleforthe selected settings
and prevailing conditions.TheECO display
border lightsup.
The ECO display doesnotindicate theactual
fuel consumpt ion.Theadditionally achieved range
display edunder Bonus fr.start Bonus
fr.start does
not indicate afixed consumpt ionreduction .
In addition todriving style,theactual con-
sumption isaffect edbyother factors,such as:
R load
R tire pressure
R cold start
R choice ofroute
R active electric alconsumer s
These factorsarenot included inthe ECO dis-
play.
An econom icaldriving stylespecially requires
driving atmoderate enginespeeds.
Achievin gahigher value inthe categories
"Accelerat ion"and"Constant ":
R observe thegearshift recommendations .
R drive thevehicle indrive program Cor E.
In urban trafficand stop- start traffic,drive pro-
gram Cis recomm ended.
On long journeys atac onst antspeed, e.g.on
the highway, onlytheouter areafor"const ant"
will change.
The ECO display summarizes thedriving style
from thestart ofthe journey toits completion .
Therefore, therearemore marked changes in
the outer areas atthe start ofajourney. On
longer journeys, therearefewer changes. For
more marked changes, performamanual rest
(Y page 172).
Further informationonthe ECO display
(Y page 171). Br
aking
Import antsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If you shift down onaslippery roadsurface
in an attempt toincrease theengine's brak-
ing effect ,the drive wheels couldlosetheir
grip. There isan increased dangerofskid-
ding andaccident s.
Do not shift down foradditional enginebrak-
ing onaslippery roadsurface. Driving
tips
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