The essentials
Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs r
eheating
●
T
urn on the ignition: t
urn the key to the
2
position.
●
Turn off the ignition: turn the key to the
1
position.
●
Diesel vehicles : the gl
o
w plugs r
eheat
when the ignition is switched on.
Starting the engine
●
Manual transmission: press the clutch ped-
al all the way down and move the gearbox
lever into neutral.
●
Automatic transmission: press the brake
pedal and move the selector lever to the P
position or into N.
●
Turn the key to the
3
position. The key au-
t
omatically r
et
urns to the
2
position. Do not
pr
ess the accel
er
ator.
Start-Stop system*
When you stop and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.
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in Switching the ignition on and
starting the engine with the k
ey on
page 242
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Lights and visibility
R
el
at
ed video
Fig. 43 Lights and visibil-
it
y
Light switch
Fig. 44
Instrument console: light panel.
●
Turn the switch to the required position
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›
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Fig. 44.
Sym-
bol
Ignition switch-
ed off
Ignition is
switched on
F
og lights, dipped
beam and side
lights off.
Daylight running
lights switched on.
The “Coming
home”, “Leaving
home” and Wel
-
come lights may be
switched on.
Automatic control
of dipped beam
and daytime run-
ning light.
Side light on.
Daylight running
lights switched on.
Dipped beam head-
light off
Dipped beam
switched on.
Fog lights: mo
ve the switch to the first po-
sition, from positions , or .
Rear fog light: move the switch complete-
ly from positions , or .
●
Turn on fog lights: push the switch or turn it
to the position.
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in Side light and dipped beam
headlight on page 150
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