Starting and driving › Start 147
Starting issues
Troubleshooting
NOTICE
Starting and driving
Start
Notes on starting
Danger of engine damage!
Do not start the vehicle by towing.
DANGER
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Danger of poisoning by exhaust gases!
The engine does not start
Do not run the engine in an enclosed space.
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Switch off the ignition.
Wait 30 seconds and repeat the starting proce-
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Operating conditions
✓ The vehicle key is located in the vehicle interior.
dure.
If the engine does not start, use the jump start ca-
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NOTICE
bles with the 12 volt vehicle battery of another ve-
hicle » page 186 or seek the help of a specialist ga-
rage.
Risk of key loss, possibly of key damage!
The system can detect the key even if it has been
forgotten on the vehicle roof.
Always keep the key with you.
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The engine does not start, the display shows a
message regarding the immobilizer
Switching the ignition on and off
Use the other vehicle key.
If the engine does not start, seek the help of a spe-
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Press the starter button.
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cialist garage.
Starting is not possible with the starter button, the
system did not detect the key
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Starting the vehicle with manual transmission
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake.
Move the shift lever to the neutral position.
Keep the clutch pedal depressed.
Press the starter button.
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Insert the key into the cup holder at the front.
Press the starter button.
If the engine does not start, seek the help of a spe-
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cialist garage.
Starting the vehicle with automatic transmission
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake.
Keep the brake pedal depressed.
Press the starter button.
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The key might not be detected if the battery in
the key is nearly discharged or the signal is faulty.
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The engine cannot be turned off with the starter
button
In vehicles with diesel engines, the warning light
Hold the starter button or press twice.
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lights up after the ignition is switched
system on. The engine starts after
- glow plug
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The radiator fan keeps running even after the en-
gine has stopped
The radiator fan can continue to run for approxi-
mately 10 minutes after the engine is stopped. This
is not a defect.
Stopping the engine
Secure the vehicle with the parking brake.
Press the starter button.
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WARNING
Steering lock hazard!
The engine makes noises after the cold start
The increased running noise is due to the briefly in-
creased engine speed. This is not a defect.
During a journey with the engine stopped, the igni-
tion must always be switched on.
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NOTICE
Risk of engine overheating!
START STOP
Usage
Do not switch the engine off immediately at the
end of your journey after the engine has been run-
ning at high loads. Leave it to run at an idling speed
for about 1 minute.
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The START-STOPP system reduces polluting emis-
sions and the CO2emissions and saves fuel.
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