To ensure that the vehicle is safeguarded
against rolling away unintentionally:
R
the electric parking brake must be applied
R
on vehicles with manual transmission, engage
1st gear or reverse gear
R
on vehicles with automatic transmission, the
transmission must be in position P and the
key must be removed from the ignition lock
R
the front wheels must be turned towards the
kerb on steep uphill or downhill gradients
R
the empty vehicle must be secured at the
front axle with a wheel chock or similar
object, for example, on uphill or downhill gra-
dients
R
a laden vehicle must also be secured at the
rear axle with a wheel chock or similar object,
for example, on uphill or downhill gradients
Switching off the engine
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
The automatic transmission switches to neu-
tral position N when you switch off the engine.
The vehicle may roll away. There is a risk of an
accident.
After switching off the engine, always switch
to parking position P. Prevent the parked vehi-
cle from rolling away by applying the parking
brake.
Vehicles with manual transmission
X
Shift to either 1st gear or reverse gear R.
X
Turn the key to position 0 in the ignition lock
and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
X
Apply the electric parking brake.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
X
Apply the electric parking brake.
X
Shift the transmission to position P.
X
With the key: turn the key to position 0 in the
ignition lock and remove it.
The immobiliser is activated.
X
With the Start/Stop button: press the
Start/Stop button (
Y
page 145).
The engine stops and all the indicator lamps in
the instrument cluster go out.
When the driver's door is closed, this corre-
sponds to key position 1. When the driver's
door is open, this corresponds to key position
0: "key removed".
If you switch the engine off with the transmis-
sion in position R or D, the automatic transmis-
sion shifts to N automatically.
With the key: if you then open the driver's door
or the front-passenger door or remove the key
from the ignition, the automatic transmission
shifts to P automatically.
With the Start/Stop button: if you then open
the driver's door or the front-passenger door,
the automatic transmission shifts to P automat-
ically.
If you want the automatic transmission to
remain in neutral N, e.g. when having the vehicle
cleaned in an automatic car wash with a towing
system:
X
Vehicles with the Start-Stop button:
remove the Start-Stop button from the igni-
tion lock.
X
Insert the key into the ignition lock.
X
All vehicles: switch the ignition on.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Shift to neutral N.
X
Release the brake pedal.
X
Release the electric parking brake.
X
Switch off the ignition and leave the key in the
ignition lock.
The engine can be switched off while the vehicle
is in motion by pressing and holding the Start/
Stop button for about three seconds. This func-
tion operates independently of the ECO start/
stop automatic engine switch-off function.
Parking
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Driving
and
parking
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