Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon Owner's Manual page 188

the system detects moisture on the wind-
R
screen when the air-conditioning system is
switched on
the battery's charge status is too low
R
Vehicles with manual transmission
! Only engage gear when the clutch pedal is
depressed.
The engine is started automatically if you:
depress the clutch pedal fully
R
depress the accelerator pedal
R
Vehicles with automatic transmission
The engine is started automatically if you:
release the brake pedal in transmission
R
position D or N when the HOLD function is
not active
depress the accelerator pedal
R
move the transmission out of position P
R
i
Shifting the transmission to position P
does not start the engine.
i
If you shift the transmission from R to D,
the ECO start/stop function is available
again once the ¤ symbol reappears in
green in the multifunction display.
Deactivating or activating the ECO
start/stop function
All vehicles (except AMG vehicles)
To deactivate: press ECO button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; and the ¤ symbol in
the multifunction display go out.
To activate: press ECO button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If all conditions
for automatic engine switch-off
( page 184) are fulfilled, the ¤ symbol
Y
is shown in green in the multifunction dis-
play.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off ( page 184) are met, the ¤
Y
symbol is lit yellow in the multifunction dis-
play. If this is the case, the ECO start/stop
function is not available.
i
If indicator lamp ; is off, the ECO start/
stop function has been deactivated man-
ually or as the result of a malfunction. The
engine will then not be switched off auto-
matically when the vehicle stops.
AMG vehicles
To deactivate: in drive program C, press
X
ECO button :.
or
Switch to drive program S, S+ or M
X
( page 195).
Y
Indicator lamp ; and the ¤ symbol in
the multifunction display go out.
The Stop/Start active Stop/Start active
inactive inactive message in the AMG menu in the
multifunction display goes out.
To activate: press ECO button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; lights up.
Driving
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or Stop/Start Stop/Start
Z