Explanatory notes in this section regarding tomatic transmissions Direct 
an unauthorized  vehicle key is  used or the  sys
tem mal functions , Immobilizer active! may 
appear on the  instrument 
stead  wh ile  following  proper  and  safe  procedures. 
More information: 
Vehicle  key  set 
Shifting  gears 
Braking , stopp ing and parking =>page  179 
Steering 192 
Startin g  assistance  systems 
Refueling =>page  214 
Emergen cy  clo sing  and opening 
Jump-starting 
Towing 
off the  engine while the vehicle is moving can make the vehicle harder to stop and result in loss of vehicle control, leading to collisions and severe  perso nal  injurie s. 
To reduce the risk of serious personal injury when  starting and running the vehicle's gine: 
shifting, parking 165  
on page 165. 
The  immobilizer  helps to pre ve
nt the  engine  fr om 
being  started  and driven  with an unauth orized 
vehicles  with Keyless 
Access , th e vehicle  key must  be  outside  the 
driving  The 
engine  can therefore 
dependent  repair facilities  and locksmiths who  are to  make  vehicle  keys 36. 
an unauthorized  vehicle  key  is used , Immobilizer active! appears  in  the  instr ument  cluste r 
display . Th e 
Using  genuine mize the risk of malfun ctions .