Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2014 Owner's Manual page 184

boosting effect. You will require considerably
more effort to steer and brake. There is a risk
of an accident.
Do not switch off the ignition while driving.
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If the parking brake has not been fully
released when driving, the parking brake can:
overheat and cause a fire
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lose its hold function.
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There is a risk of fire and an accident. Release
the parking brake fully before driving off.
! Warm up the engine quickly. Do not use
the engine's full performance until it has
reached operating temperature.
Only set the automatic transmission to the
respective drive positions when the vehicle
is stationary.
Where possible, avoid spinning the drive
wheels when pulling away on slippery
roads. Otherwise, you could damage the
drive train.
Hybrid vehicles: observe the safety instruc-
tions for hybrid vehicles (
Key positions
Key
To remove the key
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Power supply for some consumers, such
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as the windscreen wipers
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Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
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and drive position
Starting the engine
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If the key does not belong to the vehicle, it
can still be turned in the ignition lock. How-
ever, the ignition will not be switched on
The engine cannot be started.
Vehicles with AIRPANEL: you can open the
shutters in the radiator trim by turning the key
to position 2 in the ignition lock. After approx-
imately 120 seconds the shutters open auto-
matically. Further information on opening and
cleaning the shutters (
Start/Stop button
General notes
A check which periodically establishes a radio
connection between the vehicle and the key
determines whether a valid key is in the vehi-
cle. This occurs, for example, when starting
the engine.
To start the vehicle without actively using the
key:
the Start/Stop button must be inserted in
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the ignition lock
the key must be in the vehicle
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the vehicle must not be locked with the key
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or KEYLESS-GO (
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Pressing the Start/Stop button several times
in succession corresponds to the different
key positions in the ignition lock. This is only
the case if you are not depressing the brake
pedal.
If you depress the brake pedal and press the
Start/Stop button, the engine starts immedi-
ately.
Do not keep the key:
with electronic devices, e.g. a mobile
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phone or another key
with metallic objects, e.g. coins or metal
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film
inside metallic objects, e.g. a metal case
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This can affect the key's functionality.
Driving
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