148 Driving And Parking; Driving - Mercedes-Benz A-Class Owner's Manual

148 Driving and parking

Driving

Switching the power supply or ignition on
without starting the engine
& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
they could:
open doors, thereby endangering other
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persons or road users.
get out of the vehicle and be hit by
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oncoming traffic.
operate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example.
In addition, children could also set the vehi‐
cle in motion, for example, by:
releasing the parking brake.
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
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park position j or shifting manual trans‐
mission into idle position.
starting the engine.
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Never leave children and animals unat‐
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tended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
This also applies to the Digital Vehicle
Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
is activated via Mercedes me connect.
Keep the vehicle key out of reach of
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children. This also applies to the Digital
Vehicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key"
function is activated via Mercedes me
connect.
& DANGER Risk of fatal injuries due to
exhaust gases
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases is hazardous to health
and can lead to poisoning.
Never leave the engine running in an
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enclosed space without sufficient venti‐
lation.
& WARNING Risk of fire caused by flam‐
mable material on the exhaust system
Flammable materials brought in by either ani‐
mals or environmental influences may ignite
if they come into contact with hot parts of
the engine or exhaust system.
Therefore, check regularly that there
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are no flammable materials in the
engine compartment or on the exhaust
system.
Requirements:
the key is in the vehicle and is recognised.
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or: a Digital Vehicle Key is located in the
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marked space ( page 150).
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the brake pedal is not depressed.
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