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Start and driving
Driving
St
ar
t and driving
St
ar
ting and st
opping the
engine
Ignition lock
Fig. 238
Ignition key positions.
Key positions
›
›
›
Fig. 238
Ignition off
. K
ey can be removed from the
vehicle.
Ignition is switched on. Preheating occurs
in diesel vehicles .
Starting the engine.
1
2
3
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
●
Lock the steering wheel: remove the key
fr
om the ignition and t
urn the wheel until it
l
ocks. Depending on the country, in v
ehicl
es
with automatic transmission, in order to re-
move the key, move the gear shift to the P po-
sition. If necessary, press the gear shift block-
ing key and release it.
●
Unlock the steering wheel: put the key into
the ignition and turn it at the same time as the
steering wheel in the direction indicated by
the arrow. If it is not possible to turn the steer-
ing wheel, it may be because it is locked.
Start-Stop system*
If the vehicle is stopped and the Start-Stop
system* switches off the engine, the ignition
remains switched on.
Automatic transmission: before leaving the
vehicle, make sure that the ignition is switch-
ed off and the selector lever is in position P.
WARNING
●
Always remov
e the key from the ignition
when leaving the vehicle, even if only for a
short period. This is especially important if
children or disabled people are left alone
in the vehicle. They could accidentally
start the engine or operate electrical
equipment, resulting in an accident.
●
The ignition key must NOT be removed
from the lock until the vehicle comes to a
standstill. Otherwise, the steering could be
immediately blocked- Risk of accident!
Note
●
If it is difficult t
o turn the ignition key to
the position
2
, move the steering wheel to
both sides to release the steering l
ock.
●
If the vehicle battery is disconnected and
reconnected, the key must remain in the
position
2
for around 5 seconds before
starting up.
●
Vehicl
es with automatic transmission,de-
pending on the country, after switching off
the ignition, you can only remove the igni-
tion key if the selector lever is in position
“P” (parking lock). Next, the selector lever
is locked.
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