Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual page 91

Controls
Driving and parking
Vehicles with ECO Start-Stop-Function*
Vehicles without ECO Start Stop function* (6-
speed manual transmission)
Depress the brake pedal.
X
Depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to neutral.
X
Start the engine.
X
88
Further information about the manual trans-
mission ( page 92).
Y
AUTOTRONIC*
Park position with selector lever lock
P
To select reverse gear
R
To select neutral
N
Drive position
D
Before starting, make sure P is selected.
X
i
The engine can also be started when the
selector lever is in position N.
Further information about AUTOTRONIC
( page 94).
Y
Starting the engine
i
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*:
You can also use the touch-start function.
To do this, turn the key to position 3 and
release it immediately. The engine then
starts automatically.
To start a petrol engine: turn the key to
X
position 3 in the ignition lock (
and release it as soon as the engine is run-
ning.
To start a diesel engine: turn the key to
X
position 2 in the ignition lock (
The q preglow indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
When the q preglow indicator lamp
X
goes out, turn the key to position 3 and
release it as soon as the engine is running.
i
You can start the engine without preglow
if the engine is warm.
Release the parking brake (
X
Y
page 62)
Y
page 62).
Y
page 90).
* optional