Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet 2018 Owner's Manual page 160

To use braking effect of the engine,
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shift to a lower gear in good time.
* NOTE Damage to the drivetrain and
engine when pulling away
Do not warm up the engine while the
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vehicle is stationary. Pull away immedi‐
ately.
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
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full throttle until the engine has reached
its operating temperature.
* NOTE Damage to the catalytic converter
due to non-combusted fuel
The engine is not running smoothly and is
misfiring.
Non-combusted fuel may get into the cata‐
lytic converter.
Only depress the accelerator pedal
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slightly.
Have the cause rectified immediately at
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a qualified specialist workshop.
Limited braking effect on salt-treated roads:
due to salt build-up on the brake disks and
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brakepads, the braking distance can increase
considerably or result in braking only on one
side
maintain a much greater safe distance to the
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vehicle in front
To prevent salt build-up:
brake occasionally while paying attention to
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the traffic conditions
carefully depress the brake pedal at the end
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of the journey and when starting the next
journey
ECO start/stop function
Operation of the ECO start/stop function
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in
the Supplement. Otherwise, you may fail to rec‐
ognise dangers.
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The engine is switched off automatically in the
following situations if all vehicle conditions for
an automatic engine stop are met:
you brake the vehicle to a standstill in trans‐
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mission position h or i.
if you switch on the HOLD function in transmis‐
sion position h or i, the engine will automati‐
cally stop in the following situations:
you stop behind a vehicle that is pulling
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away.
you stop at a stop sign when there is no vehi‐
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cle in front of you.
you turn the steering wheel hard at a low
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speed.
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In transmission position k, the engine is
not switched off automatically even when
the HOLD function is switched on.
The engine is restarted automatically if:
you release the brake pedal in transmission
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position h when the HOLD function is not
active.
you engage transmission position h or k.
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