Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual

You can also deactivate the automatic
locking feature ( page 205).
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Upshifts take place at higher engine
speeds after a cold start. This helps the
catalytic converter to reach its operating
temperature more quickly.
Hill start assist
Hill start assist helps you when pulling away
forwards or in reverse on an uphill gradient.
It holds the vehicle for a short time after you
have removed your foot from the brake pedal.
This gives you enough time to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal
and to depress it before the vehicle begins to
roll.
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WARNING
After a short time, hill start assist will no
longer brake your vehicle and it could roll
away. There is a risk of an accident and injury.
Therefore, quickly move your foot from the
brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. Never
leave the vehicle when it is held by hill start
assist.
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
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The vehicle is then held for about a second.
Pull away.
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Hill start assist is not active if:
you are pulling away on a level road or on
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a downhill gradient.
on vehicles with automatic transmission,
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the transmission is in N.
the electric parking brake is applied.
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R ESP is malfunctioning.
ECO start/stop function
Introduction
The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically if the vehicle is
stopped under certain conditions.
The engine starts automatically when the
driver wants to pull away again. The ECO
start/stop function thereby helps you to
reduce the fuel consumption and emissions
of your vehicle.

Important safety notes

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If the engine is switched off automatically and
you exit the vehicle, the engine is restarted
automatically. The vehicle may begin moving.
There is a risk of accident and injury.
If you wish to exit the vehicle, always turn off
the ignition and secure the vehicle against
rolling away.
General notes
ECO start/stop display
:
If the ¤ symbol is shown in green in the
multifunction display, the ECO start/stop
function switches the engine off
automatically if the vehicle stops moving.
Every time you switch on the engine using the
SmartKey or the Start/Stop button, the ECO
start/stop function is activated.
If the ECO start/stop function has been
manually deactivated (
malfunction has caused the system to be
deactivated, the ¤ symbol is not
displayed.
AMG vehicles: the ECO start/stop function
is only available in drive program C.
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AMG vehicles: if automatic cylinder shut-
off is active in drive program C, the number
of active cylinders 4 is also shown in the
¤ symbol. This means that the engine
is operating with four cylinders.
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