Hill Start Assist - Mercedes-Benz 2011 CL-Class Operator's Manual

Driving
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You can open the doors from the inside at
any time.
You can also deactivate the automatic
locking feature .
i Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.

Hill start assist

Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from 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.
G
Warning
Never leave the vehicle when it is held by hill
start assist. After approximately one second,
hill start assist will no longer brake your
vehicle and it could roll away.
X
Take your foot off the brake pedal.
i Once you have taken your foot off the
brake pedal, the vehicle is held for around
one second.
X
Pull away.
Hill start assist will not function if:
you are pulling away on a level road or a
R
downhill gradient.
the transmission is in position N.
R
the electric parking brake is applied.
R
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ESP is malfunctioning.
R
ECO start/stop function
General notes
The ECO start/stop function is only available
for the CL 63 AMG.
The ECO start/stop function is only available
in drive program C.
The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically when the vehicle
stops moving.
The engine starts automatically when you pull
away again. The ECO start/stop function
thereby helps you to reduce the fuel
consumption and emissions of your vehicle.
ECO symbol
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ECO start/stop display message
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The ECO start/stop function is activated each
time the engine is switched on. If all the
requirements are fulfilled for automatic
engine switch-off ( Y page 271), green ECO
symbol : is shown in the multifunction
Stop/Start active
display and
appears. If all the requirements are not
fulfilled, ECO symbol : is shown in yellow
Stop/Start inactive
and
If the ECO start/stop function is deactivated
( Y page 271), ECO symbol : is not shown.
G
Warning
If the engine is switched off and the ECO
symbol is shown in green in the multifunction
display, the engine has been switched off
automatically. All of the vehicle's systems
remain active. If you open the door, unfasten
your seat belt or remove your foot from the
brake pedal, the engine will automatically
start. The vehicle may begin moving. You
could suffer serious or even fatal injury or
cause an accident resulting in injury or death.
Never leave the vehicle while the ECO symbol
in the multifunction display is shown in green
or yellow. Always secure the vehicle against
rolling away before leaving it.
! Always switch the ignition off and take the
key with you when leaving the vehicle.
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