Mercedes-Benz

Starting the vehicle with the start/stop button

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 vehicle key out of reach of children.

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to animals left unsecured or unattended in the vehicle

If you leave animals in the vehicle unattended or unsecured, they could press buttons or switches, for instance.

An animal may:

activate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example
switch systems on or off and endanger other road users

Unsecured animals may be thrown about the vehicle in the event of an accident, or sudden steering and braking manoeuvres, and injure vehicle occupants.

Never leave animals unattended in the vehicle.

Always correctly secure animals while driving, e.g. using a suitable animal carrier.

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.

Requirements

the key is in detection range of the aerial More and the key battery is not discharged.
In addition, the following applies for vehicles with a reduced detection range: the key is located in the key holder provided in the driver's cup holder More.

Vehicles with manual transmission:

depress the clutch pedal.

Vehicles with automatic transmission:

shift the transmission to position

Depress the brake pedal and press button

once.

If the vehicle does not start: switch off unnecessary consumers and press button

once.

If the vehicle still does not start and the display messagePlace the key in the marked space See Owner's Manual also appears in the multifunction display: start the vehicle in emergency operation mode .