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cannot steer and brake as you usua lly
would, th is could lead to accidents and ser i-
ous injuries .
- To reduce the risk of injuries, make sure that
the Start/Stop system is turned off when
working in the engine compartment
i=>page80 .
(D Note
Always switch the Start/Stop system off when
driving through water i::> page 80.
Starting/stopping the engine
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Fig. 92 Instrument cluste r: eng ine switched off (stop
phase)
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Slow the vehicle to a stop us ing the brake and
keep pressing the brake pedal. The engine will
switch off. The
II indicator light appears in the
informa t ion line in the instrument cluster dis-
play.
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When you take your foot off the brake peda l,
the engine restarts. The indicator light turns
off .
Additional information
The engine will switch off in the P, D, N and S po-
sitions as we ll as in manual mode . In the P posi -
tion, the engine will also remain off if you take
your foot off the brake pedal. The engine starts
again when you se lect another selector lever po-
sition and take your foot off the brake pedal.
If you select the R pos ition during a Stop phase ,
the engine will start again.
Shift from D t o P quickly to prevent the engine
from star t ing unintentionally when shifting
through R.
D r ivi ng
You can de t ermine for yourse lf if the engine will
stop or not by reducing or increasing the amount
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex-
amp le, if you only lightly press on the brake ped-
al in stop-and-go traffic or when turning, the en-
gine will not switch off when the vehicle is sta -
t io nary . As soon as you press the brake down
harder, the engine will switch off .
(D Tips
- Press the brake pedal during a Stop phase
t o keep the vehicle from rolling .
- The ignit ion will turn off if you press the
! ST ART ENGINE STOPI button du ring a stop
phase.
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 each stop phase, the system checks if cer -
tain conditions have been met . If the
r,J indica-
tor light appears in the instrument cluster dis-
play, the eng ine will not be stopped, for example
in the following situations:
- The engine has not reached the minimum re-
quired temperature for Start/Stop mode.
- The interior temperature selected by the cli-
mate control system has not been reached.
- The outside temperature is extremely high/low.
-The winds hield is being defrosted
~ page 71.
- The parking sys t em* is switched on .
- The vehicle battery cha rge level is too low.
- The steering wheel is tu rned at a sha rp angle or
is moving.
- After engaging the reve rse gear .
- On sharp inclines.
Engine automatically restarts
The standard Start/Stop mode will be canceled
during a stop phase in the following situat ions .
The eng ine restarts without any action by the
driver .
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