Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2014 Owner's Manual page 186

Starting the engine
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other per-
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sons or road users
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
release the parking brake
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shift the automatic transmission out of park
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position P or shift manual transmission into
neutral
start the engine
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There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children.
WARNING
G
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is a risk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation.
G WARNING
Flammable materials introduced through
environmental influence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaust system or
parts of the engine that heat up. There is a risk
of fire.
Carry out regular checks to make sure that
there are no flammable foreign materials in
the engine compartment or in the exhaust
system.
! Do not depress the accelerator when
starting the engine.
General notes
Vehicles with a petrol engine: the catalytic
converter is preheated for up to 30 seconds
after a cold start. The sound of the engine may
change during this time.
Manual transmission
You can only start the engine when the clutch
pedal is fully depressed.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to neutral N.
X
Automatic transmission
Shift the transmission to position P
X
( page 193).
Y
The transmission position indicator in the
multifunction display shows P
( page 195).
Y
You can also start the engine when the trans-
mission is in position N.
Starting procedure with the key
To start the engine using the key instead of
the Start/Stop button, pull the Start/Stop
button out of the ignition lock.
To start a petrol engine: turn the key to
X
position 3 in the ignition lock (
and release it as soon as the engine is run-
ning.
To start a diesel engine: turn the key to
X
position 2 in the ignition lock (
The % preglow indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
When the % preglow indicator lamp
X
goes out, turn the key to position 3
( page 181) and release it as soon as the
Y
engine is running.
You can start the engine without preglow if
the engine is warm.
Driving
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page 181)
Y
page 181).
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