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Operation
be operated which may result in serious in-
jury.
●
Nev
er leave children or disabled people
alone in the car. Passengers could be trapped
in the car in an emergency and not be able to
get themselves to safety. For example, de-
pending on the time of the year, tempera-
tures inside a locked and closed vehicle can
be extremely high or extremely low resulting
in serious injuries and illness or even death,
particularly for young children.
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Never remove the key from the ignition if
the vehicle is in motion. The steering may
lock and it will not be possible to turn the
steering wheel.
Note
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If the key
is left in the ignition lock with the
engine off for long periods, the vehicle bat-
tery will run flat.
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For automatic gearbox vehicles, the key can
only be removed from the ignition lock if the
gear selector lever is in position P. In this
case, press and release the selector lever
locking button.
Starter button
Fig. 199 In the centre console: start-up push
b
utt
on f
or the Keyless Access lock and start-
up system. The layout in right-hand drive ve-
hicles is symmetrical.
Fig. 200 Emergency ignition in vehicles with
K
eyl
e
ss Access.
The start-up button may only be used if there
i
s
a
valid key in the vehicle.
Opening the driver's door when exiting the
vehicle activates the electronic lock on the
steering column if the ignition is disabled
››› page 181.
Switching the ignition on/off
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Briefly push the start-up button ››› Fig. 199
without touching the brake or clutch ped-
al ›››
.
Emer
g
ency
starting function
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle,
an emergency start-up will be required. The
relevant message will appear in the dash
panel display. This may happen when, for ex-
ample, the vehicle key battery is very low or
flat:
●
Immediately after pushing the start-up but-
ton, keep the vehicle key next to the steering
column ››› Fig. 200.
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The ignition connects and the engine starts
automatically.
Emergency disconnection
If the engine does not stop after briefly press-
ing the start-up button, an emergency dis-
connect will be required:
●
Press the starter button twice within 1 sec-
ond or press it once for more than 2 seconds
›››
.
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The engine turns off automatically.
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