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Dr iv ing
"' It is possible that there will be a slight de lay
when starting the engine for diesel vehicles* in
colder temperatures.
Therefore, you must hold
the brake pedal down until the eng ine starts.
The ind icator lamp
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illumina t es when the en-
gine is preheated .
Switching the ignit ion on/ off
If you would like to switch the ign ition on with-
out starting the engine, fo llow these steps:
"' Inse rt the key into the igni t ion lock .
"' Press the key briefly without press t he brake
pedal.
"' To switch the ignition off, press the key aga in.
Diese l vehicles * are preheate d while the ignition
is switched on.
When start ing the e ngine, major elec tr ical loads
are swit ched off temporarily.
You can only remove the key with the ignition
sw itched off. To do this, you have to press on the
key again.
If the engine sho uld not start immed iately, the
st arting process is a utomat ica lly stopped after a
short t ime. Repeat sta rt ing procedu re .
Start-Stop-System*:
Note the information on ¢ page 88, Star t/S top
system.
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WARNING
- Never allow t he engine to ru n in confined
spaces - dange r of asphyxiation .
- Never remove the ignit ion key from the ign i-
t ion lock w hile the veh icle is moving . Other-
wise, the steering lock cou ld sudde nly en-
gage and you would not be able to stee r the
vehicle.
- Always ta ke the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle. Othe rwise, t he engi ne
could be st ar t ed or ele ctrica l equi pme nt
s uch as the power windows cou ld be operat -
ed. This can lead to se rious injury.
- Never leave childre n or pe rsons requiring as -
sistance unattended
in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked usi ng the remote trans-
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mitter, preventing peop le from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
yea r, people ins ide the veh icle can be ex-
posed to very high or very low tempera-
t ures .
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Note
Avoid high engine rpm, full throttle and heavy
engine loads unti l the engine has reached op-
e rating t emperature - otherwise you risk en-
gine damage.
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For the sake of the environment
Do not let the eng ine run wh ile parked to
warm up . Begin d riving immed iate ly. This re-
d uces unnecessa ry emissions .
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Tips
- If the key cannot be removed from the igni-
t ion lock, you have to pull the mechan ical
key out of the master key in order to be able
to loc k the vehicle ¢ page 35.
- Some no ise afte r start ing the e ngine is nor-
ma l and is no cause fo r conce rn.
- If you leave the ve hicle with t he ignition
switched on, the ignitio n will switch off af-
ter a ce rtain per iod of t ime. Please note that
ele ct rical eq uipme nt such as exte rior lights
will swit ch off as we ll whe n th at happens .
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