On the road
Driving
Drive readiness
Turning on drive readiness
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Manual transmission: step on the clutch
pedal and shift to neutral.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
Turning off drive-ready state
Manual transmission:
1.
With the vehicle at a standstill, press the
Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
2. Shift into first gear or reverse.
3. Set the parking brake.
M Steptronic Sport transmission:
1.
Engage selector lever position P with the ve‐
hicle stopped.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
3. Set the parking brake.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function switches the en‐
gine off automatically while stationary to save
fuel. The engine starts automatically under the
following preconditions:
Manual transmission:
▷ By pressing the clutch pedal.
M Steptronic Sport transmission:
▷ By releasing the brake pedal.
▷ When Automatic Hold is activated: step on
the accelerator pedal.
Parking brake
Setting
Pull the switch.
The LED on the switch and the indicator
light in the instrument cluster are illuminated.
Releasing
With drive-ready state switched on:
Manual transmission: press the switch
while the brake pedal is pressed.
M Steptronic Sport transmission: press the
switch while the brake is pressed or selector
lever position P is set.
The LED and indicator light turn off.
The parking brake is released.
M Steptronic Sport transmission:
parking
The parking brake is automatically set if the vehi‐
cle is being held by Automatic Hold and the
drive-ready state is switched off or the vehicle is
exited.
Manual transmission
Shifting
When shifting to a lower gear, excessive RPM
can damage the engine. There is a risk of dam‐
age to property, among other potential damage.
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