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Start and driving
In vehicles with the St
art-Stop system, the
“My Beat” function also offers additional in-
formation:
●
When the engine stops during the Stop
phase, the light of the start button stays on,
as the Start-Stop system remains active even
though the engine is off.
●
When the engine cannot be started again
with the Start-Stop system,
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needs to be started manually, the start but-
ton flashes to indicate this situation.
WARNING
When switching on the ignition, d
o not
press the brake or clutch pedal, otherwise
the engine could 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 you leave it. Otherwise, a child or un-
authorised person could lock the vehicle,
start the engine or connect the ignition and
operate any of the electrical equipment.
Note
●
Bef
ore leaving the vehicle, always dis-
connect the ignition and, if appropriate,
take into account the instructions on the
scr
een of the dash panel.
●
If the vehicle is stationary for a long time
with the engine off and the ignition on, the
12-volt vehicle battery might be dis-
charged and it might not be possible to
start the engine.
●
In vehicles with diesel engines, wait until
the warning light
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before starting the engine.
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If during the STOP phase you press the
button, the ignition is switch-
ed off and the push-butt
on flashes.
●
If the indication is displayed on the in-
strument panel display “Start-Stop system
deactivated: Start the engine manually”;
the
button will flash.
Starting the engine
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Vehicles with manual transmission: put the
gear l
ever in neutral, press the clutch pedal
and keep it pressed in this position until the
engine starts.
●
Vehicles with automatic transmission: press
the brake pedal and keep it pressed in this
position until the engine starts.
●
Press the starter button
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Fig. 163; do not
press the accelerator. There needs to be a
valid key inside the vehicle for the engine to
start. After starting the engine, the lighting of
the
button remains fixed indicat-
ing that the engine is running.
●
Once the engine starts, release the start-up
butt
on.
●
If the engine does not start, stop and wait
for around 1 minute to try again. If necessary,
perform an emergency start
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Diesel engines can take a few seconds longer
than usual to start on cold days. During pre-
heating, the warning lamp remains lit. To
avoid unnecessary discharging of the bat-
tery, do not use any other major electrical
equipment while the glow plugs are pre-
heating.
The preheating time depends on the coolant
and exterior temperatures. With the engine at
operating temperature, or at outside temper-
atures above +8°C, the warning lamp will
light up for about one second. This means
that you can start the engine almost immedi-
ately.
Starting a diesel engine after having run
out of fuel
If the fuel tank of a diesel vehicle was run until
completely empty, after refuelling it can last
longer than normal to start the engine, even
up to a minute. This is because the fuel sys-
tem must eliminate air first.
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