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instrument cluster display. The need le in the
tachometer also moves into the
READY posi -
t ion
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~ The eng ine starts aga in when you take your
foot off the brake pedal. The ind icator light
turns off.
Additional inf ormation
The engine stops in the P, N and D se lector lever
positions.
If you select the R pos ition dur ing a stop phase,
the engine will start again .
Shift to P quickly to prevent t he engine from
starti ng uninten ti o na lly w hen shift ing t hrough R.
You can determ ine for yourself if the eng ine will
stop or not by reducing or increas ing the amount
of force you use to press the bra ke pedal. For ex-
ample, if you only lig ht ly press on t he brake ped-
a l in stop-and -go traff ic or w hen tu rning, t he en -
gine will not switch
off when the vehicle is sta -
tionary . As soon as yo u press the brake down
harder, the eng ine will switch off.
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- Press the brake pedal during a Stop phase
to keep the ve hicle from rolling.
- The ignition will tu rn off if you press the
I START E N GINE STOP ! button during a stop
phase . The need le in the tachomete r moves
into the
OFF position.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The standard Start/Stop mode can be canceled
for various system-related reasons.
Engine does not switch off
Before a nd d ur ing each st op phase , the system
checks if certa in con dit ions have been me t. If the
@j indicator light appears in the instrument clus-
ter disp lay, the engine will not be stopped, for
examp le in the fo llow ing situations:
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Driving
- The engine has not reached the minim um re-
quired temperature for Sta rt/Stop mode.
- The interior temperature selec t ed by the cli-
mate control system has not been reached .
- The outside t empe rat ure is ext remely high/low.
- The winds hield is bei ng defros t ed® .
- The parking system * is sw itched on .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low .
- The steering wheel is tu rned at a sharp angle or
is moving.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines .
Engine automatically restarts
The standard Start/S t op mode w ill be can celed
dur ing a st op phase in the followi ng situ at ions.
The eng ine restarts wit hout any action by the
driver .
- The vehi cle rolls, fo r example whi le on a slope .
- The inte rior tempe rature d iffers from t he tem-
pe rat ure selected in the A/C system.
- The winds hield is bei ng defrosted® .
- The brake peda l is pressed severa l times in a
row .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- Power consumption is high.
The eng ine can turn off aga in when t he cond i-
tions for Start/Stop mode are met.
Ignition is switched off automatically
To preve nt the vehicle battery from dra ining, the
igni t ion will switc h off
automaticall y under t he
follow ing co nd it ions:
- The vehicle has already been dr iven .
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the engine .
- The driver 's door is opened .
- The driver's safety belt is unbuckled.
- The brake peda l is not pressed .
- The vehi cle is stat ion ar y.
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the pa rking light. The par king lights will
switc h off afte r approx imately 30 m inutes or
whe n you lock t he vehicle.
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