Mercedes-Benz

Starting the vehicle with the start/stop button

DANGER Risk of death caused by exhaust gases

Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust gases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling these exhaust gases is hazardous to health and leads to poisoning.

Never leave the engine or, if present, the auxiliary heating running in an enclosed space without sufficient ventilation.

WARNING Risk of fire due to flammable material in the engine compartment or the exhaust system

Flammable materials may ignite.

Therefore, check regularly that there are no flammable materials in the engine compartment or on the exhaust system.

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to children left unattended in the vehicle

If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle, they could, in particular:

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.

In addition, the children could also set the vehicle in motion, for example by:

releasing the parking brake.
changing the transmission position.
starting the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the key out of reach of children.

This also applies to the Digital Vehicle Key sticker.

Requirements:

the key is in the vehicle and is recognised.
or: a Digital Vehicle Key sticker is located in the marked space More.

Shift the transmission to position

Depress the brake pedal and press button

once.

If the vehicle does not start: switch off non-essential consumers and press button

once.

If the vehicle still does not start, one of the following display messages appears in the multifunction display:

Place the key in the marked space See Owner's Manual: Starting the vehicle with the key in the marked space (emergency operation mode) More.

Key not detected Place smartphone in charging bracket: place the mobile phone in the marked space More.

You can switch off the engine while driving by pressing button for about three seconds or by pressing button three times within three seconds. Be sure to observe the safety notes under "Driving tips" More.