Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2010 Owner's Manual page 138

Key positions
Key
g To remove the key
1 Power supply for some consumers, such
as the windscreen wipers.
2 Ignition (power supply for all consumers)
and drive position
3 To start the engine
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The key can be turned in the ignition lock
even if it is not the correct key for the vehi-
cle. The ignition is then not switched on.
The engine cannot be started.
KEYLESS-GO
Pressing the Start/Stop button several times
in succession corresponds to the different
key positions in the ignition lock. This is only
the case if you are not depressing the brake
pedal.
If you depress the brake pedal and press the
Start/Stop button, the engine starts immedi-
ately.
Position 0: if Start/Stop button : has not
X
yet been pressed, this corresponds to the
key being removed from the ignition.
Position 1: press Start/Stop button :.
X
You can now activate the windscreen wip-
ers, for example.
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If you then open the driver's door when in
this position, the power supply is deactiva-
ted.
Position 2 (ignition): press Start/Stop but-
X
ton : twice.
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If you press Start/Stop button : once
when in this position and the driver's door
is open, the power supply is deactivated
again.
Removing the Start/Stop button
You can remove the Start/Stop button from
the ignition lock and start the vehicle as nor-
mal using the key.
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You do not have to remove the Start/Stop
button from the ignition lock when you
leave the vehicle.
Remove Start/Stop button : from ignition
X
lock ;.
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When you insert the Start/Stop button
into the ignition lock, the system needs
2 seconds recognition time before you can
use the Start/Stop button.
Driving
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