Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling these exhaust gases is hazardous to health and can lead to poisoning.
Flammable materials brought in by either animals or environmental influences may ignite if they come into contact with hot parts of the engine or exhaust system.
Open doors, thereby endangering other persons or road users.
Get out and be struck by oncoming traffic.
Operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example.
Releasing the parking brake.
Changing the transmission position.
Starting the vehicle.
This also applies to the Digital Vehicle Key if the "Digital Vehicle Key" function is activated via Mercedes me connect.
the key is in the vehicle and is recognised.
or: a Digital Vehicle Key is located in the marked space More.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the brake pedal is not depressed.
Vehicles with manual transmission: the clutch pedal is not depressed.
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You can activate the windscreen wiper, for example.
you open the driver's door.
you press button
twice more.
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The indicator lamps in the instrument cluster light up.
vehicles with automatic transmission: you do not start the vehicle within 15 minutes.
vehicles with automatic transmission: the transmission is in position
or the electric parking brake has been applied.
vehicles with manual transmission: you do not start the vehicle within 15 minutes and the electric parking brake is applied.
you press button
once.