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Dr iv ing
Stopping/starting
the engine
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Fig. 78
Instrument cluster: eng ine switched off (stop
phase)
• Brake the vehicle to a stop. The engine stops
shortly before the vehicle comes to a stop or if
the vehicle is stationary
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Keep your foot on
the brake pedal. The
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indicator light appears
in the information line at the bottom of the in-
strument cluster display. The needle in the
tachometer
also moves into the RE ADV
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posi-
tion .
• The eng ine starts again when you take your
foot off the brake pedal. The indicator light
turns off.
Additional informat ion
The engine stops in the P, N and D selector lever
positions .
If you select the R position dur ing a stop phase,
the engine will start again.
Shift to P quick ly to prevent the engine from
starting unintent ionally when shifting through R.
You can determ ine fo r you rself if the engine will
stop or not by reducing or increasing the amo unt
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex-
ample, if you only lightly press on the brake ped-
al in stop-and-go traff ic or when turning, the en-
g ine will not switch off when the vehicle is sta-
tionary. As soon as you press the brake down
harder , the eng ine will switch off .
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Market -specific
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Tips
- Press the brake peda l during a Stop phase
to keep the vehicle from rolling.
- The ignition will turn off if you press the
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START ENGINE STOPI
butto n du ring a stop
phase. The needle in the tachometer moves
into the OFF position.
General information
Applies to: vehicles wit h Start/Stop syste m
The standard Start/Stop mode con be canceled
for various system-related reasons.
Engine does not switch off
Before and dur ing each stop phase, the sys t em
checks if certain conditions have been met. If the
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indicator light appears in the instrument clus-
ter display, the eng ine will not be stopped, for
example in the following situat ions:
- The engine has not reached the minim um re-
quired temperature
for Start/Stop mode.
- The interior temperature
selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- The outside tempe ratu re is extremely high/low.
- The windsh ield is being defros t ed® .
- The parking system* is be switched on .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- The steering wheel is turned at a sharp angle or
is moving.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines.
Engine automatically restarts
The standard St art/Stop mode w ill be canceled
d uring a stop phase in the following situ at ions.
The eng ine restarts without any action by the
driver.
- The vehicle rolls, fo r example while on a slope .
- The inte rior tempe rature differs from the tem-
pe rat ure selected in the A/C system.
- The windsh ield is being defrosted®
.
- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row .
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