Get Controls -> Driving and parking Guide for Mercedes A Class 4 Door Second Generation (2004-2011)

Controls

Driving and parking

X Point the tip of the key at the driver's door

Driving and parking

i If you depress the brake when starting the

handle.

engine, pedal travel will be unusually long

Starting the engine

and there will be less pedal resistance.

X Lock the vehicle with the j button.

G Risk of accident

X Press and hold the j button until the

Manual transmission

side windows and the panorama louvred

Do not keep any objects in the driver's foot-

sliding sunroof* are fully closed.

well. If you use a floormat or carpet in the

driver's footwell, make sure that they are

X Make sure that all the side windows and the

correctly secured and that there is suffi-

panorama louvred sliding sunroof* are

cient clearance for the pedals.

closed.

Objects could otherwise get between the

pedals in the event of sudden braking or

acceleration. You may then no longer be

able to brake, change gear or accelerate as

intended. This may result in an accident and

injury.

G Risk of poisoning

Vehicles without ECO Start-Stop-Function* (5-

speed manual transmission)

Never leave the engine running in enclosed

spaces. The exhaust gases contain carbon

monoxide. Inhaling exhaust fumes consti-

tutes a health hazard and could lead to loss

of consciousness or even death.

! Do not depress the accelerator pedal

when starting the engine.

* optional

Controls

Driving and parking

Starting the engine

Further information about the manual trans-

mission ( Y page 92).

i Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*:

You can also use the touch-start function.

AUTOTRONIC*

To do this, turn the key to position 3 and

release it immediately. The engine then

starts automatically.

X To start a petrol engine: turn the key to

position 3 in the ignition lock ( Y page 62)

and release it as soon as the engine is run-

ning.

Vehicles with ECO Start-Stop-Function*

X To start a diesel engine: turn the key to

position 2 in the ignition lock ( Y page 62).

The q preglow indicator lamp in the

instrument cluster lights up.

P Park position with selector lever lock

X When the q preglow indicator lamp

R To select reverse gear

goes out, turn the key to position 3 and

N To select neutral

release it as soon as the engine is running.

D Drive position

i You can start the engine without preglow

X Before starting, make sure P is selected.

if the engine is warm.

i The engine can also be started when the

X Release the parking brake ( Y page 90).

selector lever is in position N.

Vehicles without ECO Start Stop function* (6-

speed manual transmission)

Further information about AUTOTRONIC

( Y page 94).

X Depress the brake pedal.

X Depress the clutch pedal.

X Shift to neutral.

X Start the engine.

* optional

Controls

Driving and parking

Automatic engine start (ECO start/

Pulling away

! Change gear in good time and avoid spin-

stop function)

ning the wheels. You could otherwise dam-

! Warm up the engine quickly. Do not use

age the vehicle.

The ECO start/stop function automatically

the engine's full performance until it has

switches on the engine as soon as you pre-

reached operating temperature.

AUTOTRONIC*

pare to pull away, e.g. by engaging a gear.

Only shift into reverse gear when the vehi-

X Depress the clutch pedal.

i It is only possible to move the selector

cle is stationary.

The engine starts automatically.

lever to the desired position if you depress

Where possible, avoid spinning the drive

the brake pedal. Only then is the selector

X Shift to either first or reverse gear and pull

wheels when pulling away on slippery

lever lock released.

away.

roads. You could otherwise damage the

drive train.

X Depress the brake pedal and keep it

! Do not engage a gear without depressing

depressed.

the clutch as this disables the automatic

i The vehicle locks centrally once you have

The selector lever lock is released.

engine start function. As a result, the bat-

pulled away. The locking knobs in the doors

X Release the parking brake.

tery cannot be recharged and the demister

drop down.

function of Thermotronic* is not available.

X Move the selector lever to position D or R.

You can open the doors from the inside at

any time.

i Wait until the shift process is completed

i When manoeuvring in and out of parking

You can also deactivate the automatic lock-

before pulling away.

spaces, the ECO start/stop function will

ing feature ( Y page 111).

not automatically switch off the vehicle's

X Release the brake pedal.

engine. The engine will only be switched off

X Carefully depress the accelerator pedal.

Manual transmission

automatically if the vehicle has reached a

speed of at least 15 km/h before coming

i Upshifts take place at higher engine

X Depress the brake pedal.

to a standstill again.

speeds after a cold start. This helps the

X Depress the clutch pedal.

catalytic converter to reach its operating

X Shift to either first or reverse gear.

i The system can differentiate between

temperature more quickly.

X Release the parking brake ( Y page 90).

starting the engine with the key and the

automatic engine start via the ECO start/

X Slowly release the clutch pedal and

stop function.

depress the accelerator pedal.

* optional

Controls

Driving and parking

Hill start assist

Parking brake

R the vehicle is secured with the parking

brake.

Hill start assist helps you when pulling away

R ESP ® is malfunctioning.

on uphill gradients. It holds the vehicle for a

short time after you have removed your foot

from the brake pedal. This gives you enough

Parking

time to move your foot from the brake pedal

to the accelerator pedal and depress it before

G Risk of accident

the vehicle begins to roll.

Only remove the key from the ignition lock

G Risk of accident

when the vehicle is stationary as you can-

Never leave the vehicle when it is held by

not steer the vehicle with the key removed.

hill start assist. After approximately one

Never leave children unsupervised in the

second, hill start assist will no longer brake

vehicle. They could release the parking

1 Parking brake

your vehicle and it could roll away.

brake. This could lead to a serious or fatal

2 Release button

accident.

X Remove your foot from the brake pedal.

X To apply: pull parking brake 1 up firmly.

G Risk of fire

The 3 warning lamp in the instrument

i Once you have taken your foot off the

cluster lights up if the engine is running.

Make sure that the exhaust system does

brake pedal, the vehicle is held for around

not under any circumstances come into

one second.

i On steep slopes, turn the front wheels

contact with easily ignitable material such

towards the kerb.

X Pull away.

as dry grass or petrol. The material could

Hill start assist does not function if:

otherwise ignite and set the vehicle on fire.

R you are pulling away on a level road or a

downhill gradient.

R on vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*, the selec-

tor lever is in the N position.

* optional

Controls

Driving and parking

X To release: depress the brake pedal and

Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*

X Shift to neutral N and release the clutch

keep it depressed.

pedal.

X Move the selector lever to P.

On vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*, the selec-

X Depress the brake pedal and keep it

X Turn the key to position 0 ( Y page 62) in

tor lever lock is released.

depressed.

the ignition lock and remove it.

The engine is automatically switched off

X Press release button 2 on parking brake

The immobiliser is activated.

and the ECO start/stop function is shown

1 and move the parking brake down to the

in the multi-function display.

stop.

The 3 warning lamp in the instrument

Automatic engine switch-off (ECO

cluster goes out.

start/stop function*)

The ECO start/stop function automatically

Switching off the engine

switches off the engine as soon as you stop

the vehicle, e.g. at traffic lights.

G Risk of accident

X Brake the vehicle until it comes to a stand-

If the engine is not running, there is no

still.

power assistance for the steering and

The shift instruction appears in the multi-

brakes. Steering and braking then takes

function display.

much more effort.

As a result, you might lose control of the

Example illustration: ECO display

vehicle, cause an accident and injure your-

self and others.

Do not switch off the engine while driving.

Vehicles with manual transmission

X Shift to either first or reverse gear.

X Turn the key to position 0 ( Y page 62) in

the ignition lock and remove it.

The immobiliser is activated.

Example illustration: gearshift instruction

* optional

Controls -> Driving and parking for Your Mercedes A Class 4 Door Second Generation (2004-2011)

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