Controls
Driving
Driving
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off the ignition and any unnecessary
electronic systems/power consumers.
Vehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due
to the selected options or country versions.
This also applies to safety-related functions
and systems. When using these functions and
systems, the applicable laws and regulations
must be observed.
Safety measures
When switching off the ignition, the selector
lever position P is selected automatically if the
selector lever position D or R is selected.
The ignition is switched off automatically in the
following situations while the vehicle is station‐
ary and the engine is off:
▷
When locking the vehicle, and when the
low beams are switched on.
Start/Stop button
▷
Shortly before the battery is discharged
completely, so that the engine can still be
started.
Concept
Pressing the Start/Stop button
switches the ignition on or off
and starts the engine.
▷
When opening or closing the driver door, if
the driver's safety belt is unbuckled and
the low beams are switched off.
The engine starts with the brake
pedal pressed when you press
the Start/Stop button.
▷
▷
While the driver's safety belt is unbuckled
with driver's door open and low beams off.
When the front doors are opened if there is
no other person sitting in the front seats.
Ignition on
The low beams switch to parking lights after
some minutes of no use.
Press the Start/Stop button, and do not press
on the brake pedal at the same time.
All vehicle systems are ready for operation.
Radio-ready state
Most of the indicator/warning lights in the in‐
strument cluster light up for a varied length of
time.
General information
In the radio-ready state, certain power con‐
sumers remain ready for operation.
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off the ignition and any unnecessary
electronic systems/power consumers.
Activating
With the engine running, press the Start/Stop
button.
Ignition off
Press the Start/Stop button again without
stepping on the brake.
If the engine is not running and the ignition is
switched on: the system automatically acti‐
vates radio-ready state when the door is
opened if the lights are switched off or the day‐
time running lights are switched on.
All indicator lights in the instrument cluster go
out.
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