Starting - Mercedes-Benz Vito 111 CDI/BlueTEC Operating Instructions Manual

Driving
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Stow luggage items securely. Secure the load
as per the loading guidelines (
X
Make sure that the floormats and carpets are
properly secured so that they cannot slip and
obstruct the pedals.
X
Close all the doors.
Starting the engine
Important safety notes
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WARNING
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases leads to poisoning. There
is a risk of fatal injury. Therefore never leave
the engine running in enclosed spaces with-
out sufficient ventilation.
! Do not depress the accelerator when start-
ing the engine.
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Before starting the engine, make sure that:
all the doors are closed
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all the vehicle occupants are wearing their
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seat belts correctly
the parking brake is applied
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If you depress the brake pedal before start-
i
ing the engine, the pedal travel may be shorter
and pedal resistance higher.
If you depress the brake pedal again after
starting the engine, pedal travel and resist-
ance will be back to normal again.
Manual transmission
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page 312).
Gearshift pattern for vehicles with front-wheel
drive and engine power output below 100 kW
Gearshift pattern for vehicles with rear-wheel drive
and engine power output from 100 kW
k
1 – 6
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You can only start the engine if the clutch pedal
is depressed completely.
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Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
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Depress the clutch pedal completely.
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Shift the manual transmission into neutral N.
If, when starting the vehicle, the clutch pedal is
not depressed or is not sufficiently depressed:
on vehicles without steering wheel buttons,
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the ì indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes on
on vehicles with steering-wheel buttons, the
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display then shows the ì symbol and the
To start the engine, operate the
clutch.
Reverse gear
Forward gears
Reverse gear pull ring
message