Mercedes-Benz 2008 C-Class Operator's Manual page 128

Starting: Depress brake pedal.
Make sure the gearshift lever is in
neutral position (no gear selected).
Fully depress clutch pedal.
Otherwise the engine cannot be
started due to the integrated safety
interlock.
Do not depress the accelerator.
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position 3 and hold until the engine
starts.
For information on turning off the engine,
see "Turning off the engine" ( page 134).
Automatic transmission*
Gearshift pattern for automatic
transmission
P Park position
R Reverse gear
N Neutral
D Drive position
For more information on how to operate
the gear selector lever, see "Automatic
transmission*" ( page 127).
Controls in detail
Driving and parking
SmartKey
Starting: Make sure the gear selector
lever is set to P.
Do not depress the accelerator.
Turn the SmartKey in the starter switch
to position 3 and hold until the engine
starts.
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You can also use the "touch-start" function.
Turn the SmartKey to position 3 and release it
again immediately. The engine then starts
automatically.
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You can also start the engine with the auto-
matic transmission set to N.
For information on turning off the engine
with the SmartKey, see "Turning off the en-
gine" ( page 134).
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