Mercedes-Benz A-Class Owner's Manual page 152

To switch on the power supply: press but‐
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ton 1 once.
You can activate the windscreen wiper, for
example.
The power supply is switched off again if the fol‐
lowing conditions are met:
you open the driver's door.
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you press button 1 twice.
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To switch on the ignition: press button
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twice.
The indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
light up.
The ignition is switched off again if one of the
following conditions is met:
vehicles with automatic transmission:you
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do not start the vehicle within 15 minutes
and the transmission is in position j or the
electric parking brake is applied.
vehicles with manual transmission:you do
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not start the vehicle within 15 minutes and
the electric parking brake is applied.
you press button 1 once.
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Starting the vehicle
Starting the vehicle with the start/stop but‐
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Requirements:
the key is in the vehicle and is recognised.
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1 or: a Digital Vehicle Key is located in the
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marked space and is recognised
( page 150).
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Vehicles with manual transmission:
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depress the clutch pedal.
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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shift the transmission to position j or i.
depress the brake pedal and press button
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once.
If the vehicle does not start: switch off non-
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essential consumers and press button
once.
If the vehicle still does not start, one of the fol‐
lowing display messages appears in the multi‐
function display:
Place the key in the marked space See Own-
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er's Manual: start the vehicle in emergency
operation mode (
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or
Key not detected Place smartphone in charg-
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ing bracket: place the mobile phone in the
marked space ( page 116).
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page 151).