Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2013 Owner's Manual page 200

you unfasten your seat belt or open the
R
driver's door
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
Shifting the transmission to position P does
not start the engine.
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/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 196) are met, the ¤ symbol is
Y
lit green in the multifunction display.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off ( page 196) are met, the ¤
Y
symbol is shown in yellow in the multifunc-
tion display. If this is the case, the ECO
start/stop function is not available.
If indicator lamp ; is off, the ECO start/stop
function has been deactivated manually or as
the result of a malfunction. The engine will
then not be switched off automatically when
the vehicle stops.
If drive program S or M has been selected,
the ECO start/stop function is always deac-
tivated.
If you switch on the ECO start/stop function
while drive program S is selected, the drive
program automatically switches to E.
AMG vehicles
To switch off: in drive program C, press
X
ECO button :.
or
Switch to drive program S or M
X
( page 204).
Y
Indicator lamp ; and the ¤ symbol in
the multifunction display go out.
To activate: press ECO button :.
X
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If drive pro-
gram S or M is active, the automatic trans-
mission switches to drive program C.
If all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off ( page 196) are met, the ¤
Y
symbol is lit green in the multifunction dis-
play.
If the conditions for automatic engine
switch-off ( page 196) are not all fulfilled,
Y
the ¤ symbol is lit yellow. If this is the
case, the ECO start/stop function is not
available.
Driving
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