R
you depress the accelerator pedal
R
you engage reverse gear R
R
you move the transmission out of position P
R
you switch to the Sport Plus or Sport drive
program (Mercedes-AMG vehicles)
R
you activate manual gearshifting (Mercedes-
AMG vehicles)
R
you switch to the Offroad drive program
(vehicles without Off-Road Engineering pack-
age)
R
you switch to the Offroad or Offroad Plus
drive program (vehicles with Off-Road Engi-
neering package)
R
you unfasten your seat belt or open the driv-
er's door
R
the vehicle starts to roll
R
the brake system requires this
R
the temperature in the vehicle interior devi-
ates from the set range
R
the system detects moisture on the wind-
screen when the air-conditioning system is
switched on
R
the battery's charge status is too low
Shifting the transmission to position P does not
start the engine.
If you shift the transmission from R to D, the
ECO start/stop function is available again once
the
è
ECO symbol reappears in green in the
multifunction display.
Switching the ECO start/stop function
off/on
All vehicles (except Mercedes-AMG vehi-
cles)
X
To switch off: press ECO button
:
.
Indicator lamp
;
and the
è
ECO symbol
in the multifunction display go out.
X
To switch on: press ECO button
:
.
Indicator lamp
;
lights up. If all conditions
for automatic engine switch-off (
Y
page 162)
are fulfilled, the
è
ECO symbol is shown in
green in the multifunction display.
If the conditions for automatic engine switch-
off (
Y
page 162) are not all fulfilled, the
è
ECO symbol is shown in yellow in the multi-
function display. If this is the case, the ECO
start/stop function is not available.
If indicator lamp
;
is off, the ECO start/stop
function has been deactivated manually or as
the result of a malfunction. The engine will then
not be switched off automatically when the vehi-
cle stops.
Mercedes-AMG vehicles
X
To switch off: in the Comfort drive program,
press ECO button
:
.
or
X
Activate manual gearshifting (
Y
page 172).
or
X
Switch to the Sport Plus or Sport drive pro-
gram (
Y
page 166).
Indicator lamp
;
and the
è
ECO symbol
in the multifunction display go out.
X
To switch on: press ECO button
:
.
Indicator lamp
;
lights up. When the
Sport Plus or Sport drive program is activa-
ted, the automatic transmission switches to
the Comfort drive program.
If all conditions for automatic engine switch-
off (
Y
page 162) are fulfilled, the
è
ECO
symbol is shown in green in the multifunction
display.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y
page 162) are fulfilled, the
è
ECO symbol is shown in yellow. If this is the
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