Mercedes-Benz A Series Owner's Manual page 94

To release: depress the brake pedal and
X
keep it depressed.
On vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*, the selec-
tor lever lock is released.
Press release button 2 on parking brake
X
1 and move the parking brake down to the
stop.
The 3 warning lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Switching off the engine
G Risk of accident
If the engine is not running, there is no
power assistance for the steering and
brakes. Steering and braking then takes
much more effort.
As a result, you might lose control of the
vehicle, cause an accident and injure your-
self and others.
Do not switch off the engine while driving.
Vehicles with manual transmission
Shift to either first or reverse gear.
X
Turn the key to position 0 (
X
Y
the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
* optional
Vehicles with AUTOTRONIC*
Move the selector lever to P.
X
Turn the key to position 0 (
X
the ignition lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
Automatic engine switch-off (ECO
start/stop function*)
The ECO start/stop function automatically
switches off the engine as soon as you stop
the vehicle, e.g. at traffic lights.
Brake the vehicle until it comes to a stand-
X
still.
The shift instruction appears in the multi-
function display.
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Example illustration: gearshift instruction
Shift to neutral N and release the clutch
X
pedal.
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
X
page 62) in
Y
depressed.
The engine is automatically switched off
and the ECO start/stop function is shown
in the multi-function display.
Example illustration: ECO display
Controls
Driving and parking
Z
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