Automatic Engine Start (Eco Start/ Stop Function); Automatic Engine Switch-Off (Eco Start/Stop Function) - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Owner's Manual

Driving
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Automatic engine start
General notes
The engine is started automatically if:
you switch off the ECO start/stop function
R
by pressing the ECO button.
you engage reverse gear R.
R
the vehicle starts to roll.
R
the brake system requires this.
R
the temperature in the vehicle interior devi-
R
ates from the set range.
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
you unfasten your seat belt or open the
R
driver's door
Vehicles with manual transmission
! Only engage gear when the clutch pedal
is depressed.
The engine is started automatically if you:
fully depress the clutch pedal.
R
depress the accelerator pedal.
R
Vehicles with automatic transmission
The engine is started automatically if you:
release the brake pedal when HOLD is not
R
activated and the transmission is in posi-
tion D or N
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.
Deactivating/activating the ECO start/
stop function
ECO button
To switch off: press the : button.
X
Indicator lamp ; on button : and the
¤ symbol in the multifunction display go
out.
To switch on: press the : button.
X
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If all conditions
for automatic engine switch-off
( page 163) are fulfilled, the ¤ symbol
Y
is shown in green in the multifunction dis-
play.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off ( page 163) are fulfilled, the
Y
¤ symbol is shown in yellow in the mul-
tifunction display. 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.
i
Every time you switch on the engine using
the key or the Start/Stop button, the ECO
start/stop function is activated.