Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 186

position P to the desired position if you
depress the brake pedal. If you do not
depress the brake pedal, the DIRECT SELECT
lever can still be moved but the parking lock
remains engaged.
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Vehicles with automatic transmis-
sion: upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient. It
holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from the brake pedal.
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and depress it before the vehicle begins to
roll.
G WARNING
After a short time, hill start assist will no lon-
ger brake your vehicle and it could roll away.
There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
Hill start assist is not active if:
you are pulling away on a level road or a
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downhill gradient
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
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the transmission is in position N
the parking brake is applied
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ESP is malfunctioning
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ECO start/stop function
Introduction
The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically if the vehicle is stop-
ped under certain conditions.
When pulling away again, the engine starts
automatically. The ECO start/stop function
thereby helps you to reduce the fuel con-
sumption and emissions of your vehicle.
Important safety notes
G WARNING
If the engine is switched off automatically and
you exit the vehicle, the engine is restarted
automatically. The vehicle may begin moving.
There is a risk of accident and injury.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
the ignition and secure the vehicle against
rolling away.
General notes
ECO start/stop display
:
Hybrid vehicles: observe the notes on the
ECO start/stop function in the "HYBRID" Sup-
plement.
The ECO start/stop function is activated
whenever you start the engine using the key
or the Start/Stop button.
If the ¤ symbol is shown in green in the
multifunction display, the ECO start/stop
function switches the engine off automati-
cally if the vehicle stops moving.
If the ECO start/stop function has been man-
ually deactivated ( page 185) or a malfunc-
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tion has caused the system to be deactivated,
the ¤ symbol is not displayed.
AMG vehicles: the Stop/Start active Stop/Start active
Stop/Start inactive Stop/Start inactive
menu in the multifunction display goes out.
AMG vehicles: the ECO start/stop function
is only available in drive program C.
Driving
or
message in the AMG
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