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Starting
and stopping
the engine
Starting the engine
The
I S TAR T
E NGIN E
ST OP !
button switches the
ignition on and starts the engine.
Fig. 88 Cente r console: START ENGINE STOP button
Switching the ignition on/ off
.,. To switch the ign ition on/off, press the
I START
E NGIN E
STOP !
button . Do not press the
brake pedal while do ing th is . Diesel vehicles a re
preheated while the ignition is sw itched on .
Starting the engine
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Press the brake peda l
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.,. Press the
I START
E NG I N E
ST OPI
button
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fig . 88 . The engi ne w ill st art.
.,. It is possible that t here will be a slight delay
when starting the eng ine in d iesel veh icles in
colder temperatures . There fore, you mus t hold
t he brake pedal down un t il the eng ine starts .
The ind icator light turns o n while the engine is
preh eating
m.
If the engine sho uld not start immed iate ly, the
starting process is automatica lly stopped after a
short time. Repeat the start ing process .
Start/Stop system*
Note the infor mation in
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page 85, Start/Stop
system.
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WARNING
- Never allow the engine to run in confine d
spaces - danger of asphyxiation.
- Never t urn off th e engine before the ve hicle
has come to a comp lete stop .
D r ivi ng
- The brake booster and power steer ing only
work when the engine is runn ing . If the en-
g ine is off, yo u have to use more force when
steer ing o r braking . Because you cannot
steer a nd b rake as you us ually would, this
could lead to crashes and serious injuries .
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Note
Avoid high engine speed, full th rottle, and
heavy engine load as long as the eng ine has
not reached ope rating t emperature yet . You
could damage the e ng ine .
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Tips
- Some noise after start ing the engine is nor-
ma l and is no cause for conce rn .
- If you leave the ve hicle with the ignition
switched on, the ignit ion w ill switch off af -
t er a ce rtain amount of time. Make sure that
elect rical equipment such as the exte rior
light s a re swi t ched off .
Stopping the engine
.,. Bring you r vehi cle to a complete stop.
.,. Move the selector lever to the P or N posit ion .
.,. Press
the
I ST AR T
E NGINE
ST OP !
button.
Steering lock
The steer ing locks when you tur n the eng ine off
using the
I ST ART
ENG I NE
ST OPI
button and
open t he d river's doo r. The locked steering helps
prevent vehicle theft.
Emergency off
If
necessary , the eng ine ca n be switched off w ith
t he selec t or lever in the R, Do r S posit io ns. The
engine st ops if you press and hold the
!S T AR T
EN GINE
ST OP !
button at speed s below 6
mph (10 km/h) and press the bra ke peda l.
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WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop . The full func-
tion of the brake booster and the power
steer ing is not guara nteed. You must use
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