Automati
cengin eswitch-off Genera
lnotes
The ECO start/sto pfunction is operational
and the ¤symbol is displayed in green in
th em ultifunction display, if:
R thei ndicator lamp in th eECO butto nislit
green
R theo utside temperature is within th erange
that is suitable for th esystem
R thee ngineisatn ormaloperating temper-
ature
R thes et temperature for th evehicl einterior
has been reached
R theb attery is sufficientl ycharged
R thes ystem detects that th ewindscree nis
no tm iste dupw hen theair-conditioning
system is switched on
R theb onne tisclosed
R thed river' sdoor is closed and th edriver's
seat belt is fastened
If th econditi onsfor automatic engin eswitch-
off are no tall fulfilled ,the ¤ symbol is
shown in yellow.
AMG vehicles: theA MG men uint hemulti-
function display additionally shows the Stop/
Stop/
Start inactive
Start inactive message.
i Al
loft hevehicle's systems remain active
when th eengineiss witched off automati-
cally.
i All vehicles (excep
tAMG vehicles):
automatic engin eswitch-off can tak eplace
am aximum of four times consecutivel y(ini-
tial stop, then three subsequen tstops). The
¤ symbol is shown in yellow in th emul-
tifunction display after th eengineh as been
started automatically for th efourth time.
When the ¤symbol is shown in green in
th em ultifunction display, automatic engine
switch-off is again possible.
i AMG vehicles:
then umber of consecu-
tive automatic engin estops is unlimited. Vehicles wit
hmanua ltra nsmission The ECO start/sto
pfunction switches off the
engin eautomatically at low speeds.
X Brake th evehicle.
X Shift to neutral N(follow gearshif tinstruc-
tion :to engage neutral N,ifnecessary).
X Releas ethe clutch pedal.
The engin eisswitched off automatically.
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
If th evehicl eisb raked to astandstill in Dor N,
th eE CO start/sto pfunction switches off the
engin eautomatically.
i The HOLD function can be activated if the
engin ehas been switched off automati-
cally. It is then no tneces sarytoc ontinue
applyin gthe brakes during th eautomatic
stop phase. When you depress th eaccel-
erator pedal ,the engin estartsa utomati-
call yand th ebraking effec toftheHOLD
function is deactivated.
Automati cengin estart Genera
lnotes
The engin eisstarted automatically if:
R you switch off th eECO start/sto pfunction
by pressing th eECO button
R you switch to driv eprogram S,S+ orM
(AMG vehicles)
R you engage revers egear R
R you unfasten your seat belt or open the
driver' sdoor
R thev ehicl estartstor oll
R theb rak esystem require sthis
R thet em perature in th evehicl einterior devi-
ate sfromt heset range 184
DrivingDriving and pa
rking
R
the syste mdetects moisture on the wind-
screen when the air-conditioning syste mis
switched on
R the battery's charge status is too low
Vehicle swithm anual transmission
! Onl
yengag egearw henthe clutch peda lis
depressed.
Th ee ngine is started automaticall yifyou:
R depress the clutch peda lfully
R depress the accelerator pedal
Vehicle switha utomati ctransmission
Th ee ngine is started automaticall yifyou:
R release the brake peda lintransmission
position Dor Nwhen the HOL Dfunctio nis
not active
R depress the accelerator pedal
R mov ethe transmission ou tofposition P
i Shifting the transmission to position
P
does not start the engine.
i If yo
ushift the transmission from Rto D,
the ECO start/sto pfunctio nisa vailable
agai nonce the ¤symbo lreappears in
green in the multifunctio ndisplay.
Deactivatin goractivatin gthe ECO
start/sto pfunction Al
lv eh icle s(exce pt AM Gvehicles) X
To deactivate: press ECO button :.
Indicator lamp ;and the ¤symbo lin
the multifunctio ndisplay go out.
X To activate: press ECO button :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up .Ifallconditions
for automatic engine switch-off
(Y page 184 )are fulfilled, the ¤symbol
is shown in green in the multifunctio ndis-
play.
If not al lconditions for automatic engine
switch-off (Y page 184)are met, the ¤
symbo lislityellow in the multifunctio ndis-
play .Ifthisist he case, the ECO start/stop
functio nisn ot available.
i If indicator lamp
;is off ,the ECO start/
sto pfunctio nhasbeen deactivated man-
uall yorast he resultofamalfunction. The
engine will the nnot be switched off auto-
maticall ywhent he vehicl estops.
AM Gvehicles X
To deactivate: in drive program C,press
ECO button :.
or X Switch to drive program S,S+ orM
(Y page 195).
Indicator lamp ;and the ¤symbo lin
the multifunctio ndisplay go out.
The Stop/Star tactive
Stop/Star tactive orStop/Start Stop/Start
inactive
inactive message in the AMG menu in the
multifunctio ndisplay goes out.
X To activate: press ECO button :.
Indicator lamp ;lights up. Driving
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