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CONTROLS
Vehicle operating condition
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes equipment, systems and
functions which are offered or will be offered on
a model-specific basis, even if they are not inclu‐
ded in the vehicle in question.
For further information:
Vehicle equipment, see page 7.
General
Depending on the situation, the vehicle is in one
of the three states:
▷
Rest state.
▷
Standby state.
▷
Drive-ready state.
Rest state
Principle
If the vehicle is in rest state, it is switched off.
General
The vehicle is in rest state before you open it
from outside and once you have left the vehicle
and locked it.
Safety notes
WARNING
An unsecured vehicle can start moving and roll‐
ing away. There is a risk of accident. Before
leaving the vehicle, secure it to prevent it from
rolling away.
Observe the following to ensure that the vehi‐
cle is secured against rolling away:
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▷ Apply the parking brake.
▷ Turn the front wheels towards the kerb on
upward or downward gradients.
▷ Additionally secure the vehicle on upward
or downward gradients, for example with a
chock.
WARNING
Unsupervised children or pets in the vehicle
can set the vehicle in motion and endanger
themselves or other road users, for example by
the following actions:
▷ Pressing the Start/Stop button.
▷ Releasing the parking brake.
▷ Opening and closing doors or windows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Operating vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accident or injury. Do not
leave children or pets unsupervised in the vehi‐
cle. When leaving the vehicle, take the vehicle
key with you and lock the vehicle.
Establishing the rest state
automatically
The rest state is established automatically, for
example in the following situations:
▷
After a few minutes, if no operation is per‐
formed on the vehicle.
▷
When the vehicle battery state of charge is
low.
▷
Depending on the iDrive setting: if one or
both of the front doors is opened when leav‐
ing the vehicle after a journey.
In some situations, for example during a tele‐
phone call or when the low-beam headlight is
switched on, the vehicle will not switch automati‐
cally to rest state.
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