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Start and driving
WARNING
●
Nev
er switch the engine off until the vehi-
cle is stationary. The operation of the brake
and steering will not be fully guaranteed.
More force will be needed to turn the steer-
ing wheel or to brake. You could suffer an
accident and even serious injuries.
●
To avoid injury, make sure that the Start-
Stop system is switched off when working
in the engine compartment
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page 247.
CAUTION
The Start-Stop system must always be
swit
ched off when driving through flooded
areas
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page 259.
Note
●
In vehicl
es with an automatic gearbox,
you can control whether the engine should
switch off or not by reducing or increasing
the brake force applied. While the vehicle
remains stopped, the engine will not stop if
the brake pedal is slightly pressed, in traffic
jams with frequent stopping and starting
for example. As soon as strong pressure is
applied to the brake pedal, the engine will
stop.
●
When stopped, the brake pedal must be
kept pressed to ensure that the vehicle
does not move.
●
If the engine “stall
s” with a manual gear-
box, it can be directly started up again by
immediately pressing the clutch pedal.
●
With an automatic gearbox, if the lever is
placed in position D, N or S after engaging
reverse gear, 10 km/h (6 mph) in a forwards
direction must be reached for the system to
be in a status to stop the engine.
Manually connecting and discon-
necting the Star
t-Stop system
Fig. 236 Detailed view of the centre console:
St
art
-stop operation button.
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
s
wit
ch it off manually.
●
To manually switch on/off the Start-Stop
system, press the
button
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Fig. 236.
The button will light up when the Start-Stop
function is switched off.
Note
The system switches on every time the en-
gine is turned off v
oluntarily.
Manual gearbox
Changing gears
Fig. 237 Gear shift pattern of a 6-speed man-
ual gearbo
x
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbo
x l
ever
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Fig. 237.
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Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
●
Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
●
Release the clutch.
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