Mercedes-Benz B-Class Owner's Manual page 179

176 Driving and parking
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avoid sudden steering movements
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brake carefully
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Also observe the notes on regularly checking
wheels and tyres ( page 374).
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N N o o t t es on dr es on driving t iving thr hrough w ough wat ater on t er on the r
f f ace ace
Water which has entered into the vehicle can
damage the engine, electrics and transmission.
Water can also enter the air intake of the engine
and cause engine damage.
Observe the following if you must drive through
water:
The water, when calm, may only reach the
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lower edge of the vehicle body.
Drive at a maximum speed of 10 km/h; water
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can otherwise enter the vehicle interior or
engine compartment.
Vehicles travelling in front, or oncoming vehi-
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cles, can create waves which may exceed the
maximum permissible depth of the water.
The braking e ect of the brakes is reduced a er
fording. Brake carefully while paying attention to
the tra c conditions until braking power has been
fully restored.
ECO st EC O star art/st t/stop function op function
ECO st EC O star art/st t/stop function op function
he road sur- oad sur-
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The ECO start/stop function is not available
in all drive programs, depending on the
engine. Observe the status display in the
instrument display for this.
If all vehicle-related conditions for an automatic
engine stop are met, the engine is switched o
automatically:
V V ehicles wit ehicles with manual tr
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the vehicle, shi into neutral i when travel-
ling at a low speed and then release the clutch
pedal.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with aut
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brake the vehicle to a standstill in transmis-
sion position h or i.
You activate the HOLD function or engage
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transmission position j.
h manual transmission: ansmission: You brake
h automatic tr omatic transmission: ansmission: You
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tor, for example, a stop sign, the engine will
not stop.
If you activate the HOLD function or engage
the park position j, the engine can be
switched o in spite of an intelligent stop
inhibitor.
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In transmission position k, the engine is not
switched o automatically even when the
HOLD function is switched on.
The engine restarts automatically in the following
cases:
V V ehicles wit ehicles with manual tr h manual transmission: ansmission: You
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depress the clutch pedal.
V V ehicles wit ehicles with aut h automatic tr omatic transmission: ansmission: You
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shi into transmission position h or k.
You depress the accelerator pedal.
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An automatic vehicle engine start is required.
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Status display in the instrument display:
The symbol è (green) appears when the
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vehicle is at a standstill: The engine was
switched o by the ECO start/stop function.