Mercedes-Benz C-Class Saloon 2022 Owner's Manual page 183

180 Driving and parking
The engine will be switched off automatically in
the following situations if all vehicle conditions for
an automatic engine stop are met:
You brake the vehicle to a standstill in trans-
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mission position h or i.
You depress the brake pedal when travelling at
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a low speed.
If the system has detected one of the following
situations, the engine will not stop:
You stop at a stop sign and there is no vehicle
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in front of you.
The vehicle that stopped in front of you starts
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up again.
You manoeuvre, turn the steering wheel
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sharply or engage reverse gear.
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If the system detects an intelligent stop inhibi-
tor, e.g. 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 off in spite of an intelligent stop
inhibitor.
The engine will restart automatically in the follow-
ing cases:
You engage transmission position h or k.
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You depress the accelerator pedal.
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The vehicle requires an automatic engine
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start.
You release the brake pedal.
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You release the brake pedal on a downhill gra-
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dient and the vehicle does not roll.
The vehicle rolls on a downhill gradient and
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does not automatically enter glide mode at
20 km/h.
ECO start/stop function symbols on the driver's
display:
The è symbol (green) appears when the
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vehicle is at a standstill: the engine was
switched off by the ECO start/stop function.
The ç symbol (yellow) appears when the
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vehicle is at a standstill: not all vehicle condi-
tions for an engine stop have been met.
Neither the è symbol nor the ç symbol
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appears when the vehicle is at a standstill: an
intelligent stop inhibitor, e.g. a stop sign, has
been detected.
The s symbol appears: the ECO start/stop
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function is deactivated or there is a malfunc-
tion.
If the engine was switched off by the ECO start/
stop function and you leave the vehicle, a warning
tone will sound and the engine will not be restar-
ted. In addition, the following display message will
appear on the driver's display:
Vehicle is operational Switch off vehicle before
exiting
If you do not switch off the vehicle, it will automat-
ically be switched off after three minutes.
▌Switching the ECO start/stop function on/off
* NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles
Observe the notes in the Supplement.
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You could otherwise fail to recognise
dangers.