Hill Start Assist - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual

Hill start assist

Hill start assist helps you when pulling away for-
wards or in reverse on an uphill gradient. Hill
start assist automatically maintains the brake
pressure for about another second, after you
have taken your foot off the brake pedal. This
gives you enough time to move your foot from
the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal and
depress it before the vehicle begins to roll.
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WARNING
After a short time, hill start assist will no lon-
ger brake your vehicle and it could roll away.
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
Hill start assist is not active if:
you are pulling away on a level road or a
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downhill gradient
the transmission is in position N
R
the parking brake is applied
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ESP ® is malfunctioning
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Reverse warning device
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WARNING
Other road users may ignore or fail to hear the
warning tone of the reverse warning feature.
There is a risk of injury if you fail to ensure that
the area in which you are maneuvering is
clear.
Make sure that there are no persons or
objects in the area in which you are maneu-
vering. It may be necessary to enlist the help
of a second person when maneuvering.
The reverse warning feature is a system
designed to assist you in ensuring the safety of
other road users.
A warning signal sounds to alert other road
users when reverse gear is engaged. The volume
of the warning tone can be reduced for night-
time driving.
To reduce the volume of the warning tone:
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engage reverse gear twice in quick succes-
sion.
The warning tone is now quieter.
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The warning tone sounds at a normal vol-
ume by default. The volume of the warning
tone has to be reduced each time you engage
reverse gear if necessary.
ECO start/stop function
General notes
When the ECO start/stop function is opera-
tional, it switches the engine off automatically if
the vehicle is slowed to a stop under certain
conditions.
When pulling away again, it starts the engine
automatically. The ECO start/stop function
thereby helps you to reduce the fuel consump-
tion and emissions of your vehicle.
The stop/start function is automatically activa-
ted each time you start the engine with the igni-
tion key.
In transmission program M the ECO start/stop
function is automatically deactivated. You can
manually activate the ECO start/stop function if
required.
Display (example for vehicles without steering
wheel buttons)
Display (example for vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
If the display shows è ECO symbol : in the
status area or in the footer, the ECO start/stop
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