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Starting the vehicle
Important safety notes
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WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other per-
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sons or road users
get out and be struck by oncoming traffic
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operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example
In addition, the children could also set the
vehicle in motion, for example, if they:
release the parking brake
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shift the automatic transmission out of park
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position P or shift manual transmission into
neutral
start the engine
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There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children and animals unattended in the vehi-
cle. Keep the keys out of the reach of children.
G
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.
G
WARNING
Flammable materials introduced through
environmental influence or by animals can
ignite if in contact with the exhaust system or
parts of the engine that heat up. There is a risk
of fire.
Carry out regular checks to make sure that
there are no flammable foreign materials in
the engine compartment or in the exhaust
system.
General notes
Vehicles with a petrol engine: the catalytic
converter is preheated for up to 30 seconds
after a cold start. The sound of the engine may
change during this time.
Manual transmission
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
depressed.
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to neutral N.
X
Automatic transmission
Shift the transmission to position P
X
(
page 158).
Y
The transmission position indicator in the
multifunction display shows P (
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You can start the engine in transmission
position P and N.
Starting procedure with the key
To start the engine using the key instead of the
Start/Stop button, pull the Start/Stop button
out of the ignition lock.
To start a diesel engine: turn the key to
X
position 2 in the ignition lock (
The % preglow indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
Turn the key to position 3 in the ignition lock
X
and release it as soon as the engine is running
(
page 145).
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Vehicles with a diesel engine: you can
start the engine without preglow if the engine
is warm.
If the engine will not start:
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X
Reinsert the key into the ignition lock after
X
waiting for a short period.
Turn the key to position 2 in the ignition lock
X
(
page 145).
Y
The indicator lamps in the instrument cluster
light up (
page 285).
Y
Turn the key to position 3 (
X
ignition lock and release it as soon as the
engine is running.
Driving
147
page 159).
Y
page 145).
Y
page 145) in the
Y
Z
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