Mercedes-Benz GLS Owner's Manual page 205

202 Driving and parking
The vehicle rolls on a downhill gradient
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and does not automatically enter glide
mode at 20 km/h.
ECO start/stop function symbols in the multi‐
function display:
The symbol è (green) appears when the
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vehicle is at a standstill: The engine was
switched off by the ECO start/stop function.
The symbol ç (yellow) appears when the
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vehicle is at a standstill: Not all vehicle condi‐
tions for an engine stop have been met.
Neither the symbol è nor ç appears
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when the vehicle is at a standstill: An intelli‐
gent stop inhibitor was detected, for exam‐
ple, a stop sign.
The symbol s appears: The ECO start/
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stop function is deactivated or there is a mal‐
function.
If the engine was switched off by the ECO start/
stop function and you leave the vehicle, a warn‐
ing tone sounds and the engine is not restarted.
In addition, the following display message
appears in the multifunction display:
Vehicle is operational Switch off ignition before
exiting
If you do not switch off the ignition, it is auto‐
matically switched off after three minutes.
Deactivating or activating the ECO start/
stop function
Press button 1.
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A display appears in the instrument cluster
when switching the ECO start/stop function
off/on.
% A continuous s display appears in the
instrument cluster while the ECO start/stop
function is deactivated.
ECO display function
The ECO display summarises your driving char‐
acteristics from the start of the journey to its
completion and assists you in achieving the
most economical driving style.
You can influence consumption by doing the fol‐
lowing:
driving with particular care
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driving the vehicle in drive program ;
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following the gearshift recommendations
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