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Driving
Engine restart feature
If
no
v
alid key is detected inside the vehicle
after the engine stops, you will only have 5
seconds to restart it. A warning will display
on the dash panel screen.
After this interval, it will not be possible to
start the engine without a valid key inside
the vehicle.
WARNING
Any accidental movement of the vehicle could
res
ult in serious injury.
●
When pressing the start-up button, do not
press the brake or clutch pedal, this way the
engine will start immediately.
WARNING
If vehicle keys are used negligently or with-
out due car
e, this may cause accidents and
serious injury.
●
Never leave any key inside the vehicle
when exiting. Otherwise, a child or unauthor-
ised person could lock the vehicle, start the
engine or connect the ignition and, in this
way, operate electronic equipment (e.g. the
windows).
Note
In diesel vehicles with the Keyless Access
syst
em, there may be a delay in the engine
starting if it requires preheating.
Starting the engine
Complete operations only in the sequence
given:
Vehicles without
Keyless Access
Vehicles with
Keyless Access
1.
Press and hold the brake pedal until step 5 is per-
formed.
1a.
In vehicles with a manual gearbox: press and
hold the clutch down until the engine starts.
2.
Put the gearbox lever in neutral or the selector
lever in position P or N.
3.
Only in vehicles with
diesel engines: for pre-
heating, turn the key in
the ignition lock to po-
sition ››› Fig. 198
2
. A
control lamp lights up
on the dash panel
.
4.
Turn the key in the igni-
tion lock to position
››› Fig. 198
3
; do not
press the accelerator.
Press the starter button
››› Fig. 199; do not
press the accelerator.
There needs to be a
valid key inside the ve-
hicle for the engine to
start.
5.
Once the engine starts,
release the key in the
ignition lock.
Once the engine starts,
release the start-up
button.
Vehicles without
Keyless Access
Vehicles with
Keyless Access
6.
If the engine does not
start, stop and wait for
around 1 minute to try
again.
If the engine does not
start, stop and wait for
around 1 minute to try
again. If necessary,
perform an emergency
start ››› page 184.
7.
Disconnect the electronic parking brake when you
are about to start driving ››› page 187.
WARNING
Never leave the vehicle unattended if the en-
gine is ru
nning. The vehicle could move off
suddenly, especially if it is in gear, resulting
in an accident and serious injury.
WARNING
Cold start sprays could explode or cause a
sudden inc
rease in the engine speed.
●
Never use start boosters.
CAUTION
●
An attempt t
o start the engine while driving
or starting the engine immediately after turn-
ing it off can cause damage to the engine or
starter motor.
●
When the engine is cold, avoid high revs
and heavy acceleration and do not make the
engine work hard.
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