Mercedes-benz S-Class 2011 User Manual download pdf (Page 305)

your seat belt or remove your foot from the

brake pedal, the engine will automatically

start. The vehicle may begin moving. You

could suffer serious or even fatal injury or

cause an accident resulting in injury or death.

Never leave the vehicle while the ECO symbol

in the multifunction display is shown in green

or yellow. Always secure the vehicle against

rolling away before leaving it.

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Always switch the ignition off and take the

key with you when leaving the vehicle.

Automatic engine switch-off

The ECO start/stop function switches the

engine off automatically if the vehicle is

braked to a standstill and the brake remains

depressed with the transmission in position

D or N.

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You can still activate HOLD when the

vehicle is stationary, even if the engine has

been switched off automatically. It is then

not necessary to continue applying the

brakes during the automatic stop phase.

When you depress the accelerator pedal,

the engine starts automatically and the

braking effect of the HOLD function is

deactivated. Depress the accelerator pedal

carefully, as the engine must be started

first.

The engine is only switched off if:

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the outside temperature is within the range

which is suitable for the system.

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the engine is at normal operating

temperature.

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the set temperature for the vehicle interior

has been reached.

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the battery is sufficiently charged.

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the system detects that the windshield is

not fogged up when the air-conditioning

system is switched on.

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the hood is closed.

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no engine relevant diagnostics are active.

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the driver's door is closed and the seat belt

is fastened.

Automatic engine start

The engine is started automatically if you:

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release the brake pedal when HOLD is not

activated and the transmission is in

position D or N

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shift the transmission to position R

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depress the accelerator pedal

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switch off the ECO start/stop function or

switch to drive program S or M

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unfasten your seat belt or open the driver's

door

The engine is also started automatically if:

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the vehicle starts to roll.

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the brake system requires this.

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the system detects moisture on the

windshield when the air-conditioning

system is switched on.

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the temperature in the vehicle interior

deviates from the set range.

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the battery's condition of charge is too low.

Deactivating/activating the ECO start/

stop function

General notes

You can activate and deactivate the ECO

start/stop function using COMAND

(Y page 257).

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You can also use the programmable

button (Y page 118) to activate and

deactivate the ECO start/stop function if

you have assigned this function to the

button.

Deactivating

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Deactivate the ECO start/stop function

using COMAND (Y page 257):

The ECO symbol goes out and the Stop/

Start deactivated display message is

shown in the multifunction display.

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