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& WARNING (continued )
• Never leave children or persons requiring assistan ce unat-
tended in the vehicle. The doors can be locked using the remote
transmitter, preventing people from escaping from the vehicle on
their own in the event of an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people inside the vehicle can be exposed to very high or very
low temperatures .
• Never remove the ignition key from the ignition look while the
vehicle is moving. Otherw ise, the steering lock could suddenly
engage and you would not be able to steer the vehicle.
0 Note
• In the event of a malfunct ion in the electronic ignit ion lock a
symbo l in th e instr umen t cl ust er flashes wit h the message
Ignition
lock defective .
• Avoid high eng ine spee d s, fast acce le rati on or heavy eng ine load s
whi le the engine is still cold. This cou ld damage t he eng ine .
<i' For the sake of the environment
To avoid unnecessary engine wear and to reduce exhaust emiss ions,
do not let your vehicle st and and warm up. Be re ady to dr ive off imme -
diately after starting your ve hicle . Maintain moderate speed unt il the
engine is complete ly warm . Remember, the engine per forms best at
operati ng temperature .
[I) Tips
• If the key ca nnot be removed from the ignition loc k, you have to
pull the mec hanical key o ut of t he maste r key in orde r to be able to
loc k the vehicle The ve hicle can be locked wit h the mec hani cal key
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• If you open the driver's doo r wit h the ig nit io n switched on, a
buzzer soun d s an d the message
Ignition is on appea rs in the instru -
me nt cluster d isplay. Swit ch the ignit io n off. •
Controls and equip -
ment
Safety first
Stopping the engine
- Bring t he veh icle to a full sto p.
- Automatic transmission*: Move t he selector lever to t he P
or N position .
- Press on th e ignit ion key. The engine is tu rned off .
Emergency off
If it is ne cess ary in unusu a l circum stan ces, t he eng ine can be
switched of f while the vehicle is mov ing. The engine will be switched
off if you pr es s o n t he key fo r an ext ende d peri od .
& WARNING
• Never turn off the engine until the vehicle has come to a
complete stop.
• The brake booster and servotronic only work when the engine
is running. With the ignition turned off , you have to apply more
force when steering or braking. Since you cannot steer and stop
normally , this can lead to accidents and serious injuries .
• The radiator fan can continue to run for up to 10 minutes even
after you have turned off the engine and removed the ignition key.
The radiator fan can also turn on again if the engine coolant heat s
up because of intense sunlight or heat build-up in the engine
compartment.
0 Note
Do not stop t he engine im m edi ately after hard or ext ended dr iving.
Keep the eng ine running for approx imately two m inutes to prevent
exces sive he at build- up. •
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