Deactivating/activating the ECO start/ stop function
Example: ECO button
If indicator lamp 2 is off, the ECO start/ stop function has been deactivated manually or as the result of a malfunction.
The engine will then not be switched off automatically when the vehicle stops.
Every time you start the engine, the ECO start/stop function is switched on and the automatic transmission shifts to automatic drive program C.
Deactivating
•► In drive program C, press button 1.
or
•► Switch to drive program S, S+ or
M.
Indicator lamp 2 on button 1 and the
symbol in the multifunction display
go
out.
The Stop/Start active or Stop/Start inactive message disappears in the AMG menu in the multifunction display.
Activating
•► Press button 1.
Indicator lamp 2 lights up. If drive program S, S+ or M is selected, the automatic transmission switches to drive program C.
If all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off are fulfilled, the
symbol is shown in green in the
multifunction display. In addition, the
Stop/Start active display message is
shown in the AMG menu in the
multifunction display.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off are fulfilled, the
Stop/Start inactive display message
and the symbol are shown in yellow
in the AMG menu in the multifunction
display. If this is the case, the ECO start/
stop function is not available.
See also:
Safety systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and Solutions
Currently
Unavailable See Operator's Manual
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Neutral N with ECO start/stop function
activated
The ECO start/stop function switches the
engine off automatically if the vehicle is
braked to a standstill when in neutral N and
the brake is still depressed.
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WARNING
Keep in mind that it may take a brief moment
until the vehicle has made the necessary
adjustments.
Increase or decrease the set vehicle speed to
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