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ha d made a fu ll brake application. ESC and
the associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL)
cannot overcome the laws of physics. In cor-
ners and when road or weather conditions are
bad, a full brake applicat ion can cause the ve-
hicle to s kid or the rea r end to break away,
which increases the risk of an a cciden t .
Start-Stop-System
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop-System
The Sta rt-Stop -System can help increase fuel
economy and reduce CO2 em issions .
In Start -Stop mode , the eng ine sh uts
off auto -
mat ica lly when the veh icle is stopped , such as at
a traffic light. The ignition remains switched on
during this stop phase. The eng ine will restart
automatically when needed.
Vehicles with 6-cylinder-eng ine: The Start-Stop-
System is a utomatically activated each time you
switch on the ignit ion.
Vehicles with 4-cylinder -eng ine, 5-mode l: The
last Start -Stop-System setting will be restored
when the ignition is switched on .
Basic requirements for Start -Stop mode
- The driver's d oor is closed.
- The driver' seat belt is latc hed .
- The hood is closed .
- The veh icle must have been dr iven faster than
2.5 mph (4 km/h) since the last stop .
- A tra iler is not hitched to t he vehicle.
(D Note
Always sw itch t he Start-Stop-System off
when dr iving th rough water c:> page 79.
(D Tips
The e ngine sto ps shortly before the vehicle
comes to a stop
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l. The full funct ion of the
brake booster and the power steering is still
ava ilab le.
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ll de pend ing on e ngine
D r ivi ng
Stopping/starting the engine
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop -System
Fig. 83 Inst rume nt cluster: engine stopped (stop phase)
"' Brake the vehicle to a stop. The engine will be
sw itched
off shortly before the vehicle comes
to a stands t ill or when the veh icle is station-
aryn. Keep your foo t on the brake pedal. The
II indicato r light a ppears in the info rmat ion
line at the bo tt om of t he instrument cluste r
disp lay. The needle in the tachometer a lso
moves into the
READY pos ition.
"' The engine sta rts again whe n you take your
foot
off the bra ke pedal. The indicator light
turns off.
Additional information
The engine stops in the P, N and D selector lever
pos itions.
If you se lect t he R posi t ion d uring a stop phase,
t he e ngine will sta rt aga in.
Shift to P quickly to prevent t he engine from
sta rt ing unintentionally when shifting t hrough R.
You can determine for yourse lf if the engine will
stop or not by reduc ing or increasing the amount
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex-
amp le, if you only light ly press on t he bra ke pe d-
al in stop- a nd and -go traffic o r whe n t ur ning, the
engi ne will no t sw itch
off when the ve hicle is sta-
tiona ry. As soon as you press the brake down
harder, the engine will switch
off .
(D Tips
- Press t he brake pe dal during a St op ph as e
t o keep t he vehicle from rolling.
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