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Driving
Driver assistance systems
St
ar
t
-Stop system
Control lamps
It lights up
The Start-Stop system is enabled.
Flashes
The Start-stop system is not available.
Go to a specialised workshop
.
It lights up
The Start-Stop system is enabled but the engine
cannot be automatically stopped.
Go t
o a specialised workshop.
It lights up
The Start-stop system cannot start the engine.
Start the vehicl
e manually with the key
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page 149.
There is a fault in the alternator
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page 202.
Some control and warning lamps will light up
briefly when the ignition is s
wit
ched on t
o
check certain functions. They will switch off
after a few seconds.
WARNING
Observe the safety warnings
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in Con-
trol and warning l
amps on page 27.
Start-Stop system
Fig. 166
In the centre console, top section:
St
art
-st
op system.
With the Start-Stop system enabled, the en-
gine is aut
omatically st
opped when the v
ehi-
cle is at a standstill. It will start again auto-
matically as required.
This function remains enabled while the igni-
tion is switched on. The instrument panel dis-
play shows information on the current status
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page 170.
Disconnect the Start-Stop system by hand
whenever crossing water.
Vehicles with a manual gearbox
●
When the vehicle is stopped, put it into neu-
tral and release the clutch pedal. The engine
will stop.
●
To restart, simply engage the clutch.
Vehicles with an automatic gearbox
●
When the vehicle is at a standstill, depress
the brake or keep it pressed down. The en-
gine switches off.
●
The engine will start again as soon as you
release the brake pedal.
●
With the selector lever set to position N, the
engine will not start until a range of gears is
selected or the accelerator pedal is de-
pressed.
Important conditions for the engine to stop
automatically
●
The driver's seat belt must be fastened.
●
The driver door must be closed.
●
The bonnet must be closed.
●
The engine must have reached a minimum
temperature.
●
The vehicle must have moved since the last
time the engine was stopped.
●
The vehicle's battery must be sufficiently
charged.
●
The battery temperature must not be too
low or too high.
170
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