General notes
i
Vehicles with a petrol engine: the cata-
lytic converter is preheated for up 30 seconds
after a cold start. The sound of the engine may
change during this time.
Manual transmission
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Fully depress the clutch pedal.
X
Shift to neutral N.
Automatic transmission
X
Shift the transmission to position P.
The transmission position indicator in the
multifunction display shows P.
i
You can start the engine in transmission
position P and N.
Starting procedure with the key
i
To start the engine using the key instead of
KEYLESS-GO, pull the Start/Stop button out
of the ignition lock.
X
Vehicles with diesel engine: turn the key to
position 2 in the ignition lock (
Y
page 139).
The
%
preglow indicator lamp in the instru-
ment cluster lights up.
X
Turn the key to position 3 in the ignition lock
and release it as soon as the engine is running
(
Y
page 139).
i
Vehicles with a diesel engine: you can
start the engine without preglow if the engine
is warm.
Using KEYLESS-GO to start the engine
i
The Start/Stop button can be used to start
the vehicle manually without inserting the key
into the ignition lock. The key must be in the
vehicle and the Start/Stop button must be
inserted in the ignition lock. This mode for
starting the engine operates independently of
the ECO start/stop automatic engine start
function.
X
Depress the brake pedal and keep it
depressed.
X
Press the Start/Stop button once
(
Y
page 139).
Vehicles with a petrol engine: the engine
starts.
Vehicles with a diesel engine: preglow is
activated and the engine starts.
Pulling away
General notes
G
WARNING
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
If the engine speed is above the engine idling
speed and you then engage transmission
position D or R, the vehicle may accelerate
suddenly. There is a risk of an accident.
When engaging transmission position D or R,
always keep the brake pedal firmly depressed
and do not depress the accelerator pedal at
the same time.
!
Vehicles with manual transmission:
change gear in good time and avoid spinning
the wheels. You could otherwise damage the
vehicle.
!
If a warning tone sounds and the
Release
Release
park. brake
park. brake
message appears in the multi-
function display, the parking brake is still
applied. Release the parking brake.
Depress the accelerator carefully when pulling
away.
The vehicle locks centrally once you have pulled
away. The locking knobs in the doors drop down.
You can open the doors from the inside at any
time.
You can also deactivate the automatic locking
feature (
Y
page 225).
Vehicles with automatic transmission: it is
only possible to shift the transmission from posi-
tion P to the desired position if you depress the
brake pedal. If you do not depress the brake
pedal, the DIRECT SELECT lever can still be
moved but the parking lock remains engaged.
i
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
upshifts take place at higher engine speeds
Driving
141
Driving
and
parking
Z
