First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The steps should only be carried out in the specified order. | ||
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Step | Vehicles without Keyless Access | Vehicles with Keyless Access |
1. | Depress the brake pedal and hold it until step 5 has been completed. | |
1 a. | Vehicles with a manual gearbox: fully depress the clutch pedal and hold it until the engine has been started. | |
2. | Select the neutral position or move the selector lever to P or N. | |
3. |
Only vehicles with diesel engines: to preheat the engine,
turn the vehicle key to position . The indicator lamp
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4. | Turn the vehicle key in the ignition lock to position – do not depress the accelerator. | Press the starter button briefly without depressing the accelerator. There must be a valid vehicle key in the vehicle before the engine can be started. |
5. | Release the vehicle key once the engine has started. Once released, the vehicle key moves back to position . | |
6. | If the engine does not start, stop the procedure and repeat it after approximately one minute. | If the engine does not start, stop the procedure and repeat it after approximately one minute. If necessary, use the emergency start function . |
7. | Switch off the electronic parking brake if you wish to pull away . |
WARNING
Start boosters may explode or suddenly cause the engine to run at high revs.
NOTICE
Do not warm up the engine by running it while the vehicle is stationary. Instead, pull off as soon as there is good visibility through the windows. This helps the engine to reach operating temperature more quickly and reduces emissions.
Components with a high power consumption are switched off temporarily when the engine is started.
When starting from cold, the engine may be a little noisy for the first few seconds. This is quite normal, and no cause for concern.
At outside temperatures of less than +5°C (+41°F), fumes may be detected under a vehicle with a diesel engine if the fuel-powered supplementary heater is switched on.
A set operating temperature is required to start a multi-fuel engine with bioethanol E85. The engine will have to be preheated if necessary . Refer to the information on bioethanol .
Removing and installing radiator grille
Removing
Note
On vehicles with a flap for the charging bay in the radiator grille,
the connector must be disconnected first.
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Remove bolts -2-.
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Release catc ...
Undercoating, additional protected areas on hybrid vehicles
Undercoating, rear body of hybrid vehicles
a -
Undercoating
Coat thickness: 0.3 mm
b -
Undercoating
Coat thickness: 0.5 mm
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Seat heating
Fig. 53 In the centre console: buttons
for the front seat heating
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings The seat cushions and backrests can be heated electrically
when the ignition is switched on. Some seat versions have heated backrests.
Do not switch o ...