Driving
Switching on the power supply or ignition
using t
he start/stop button
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WARNING Risk of accident and injur
y
due to children left unattended in the
vehicle
If children are left unattended in the vehicle,
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hey could:
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open doors, thereby endangering other
persons or road users.
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get out of the vehicle and be hit by
oncoming traffic.
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operate vehicle equipment and become
trapped, for example.
In addition, children could also set the vehi‐
cle in motion, for example, by:
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releasing the parking brake.
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
park position j or shifting manual trans‐
mission into idle position.
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s
tarting the engine.
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Never leave children and animals unat‐
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ended in the vehicle.
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When leaving the vehicle, always take
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he key with you and lock the vehicle.
This also applies to the Digital Vehicle
Key sticker and mobile phones if the
"Digital Vehicle Key in the smartphone"
function is activated via the Mercedes
me connect web app.
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Keep the vehicle key out of reach of
c
hildren. This also applies to the Digital
Vehicle Key sticker and mobile phones
if the "Digital Vehicle Key in the smart‐
phone" function is activated via the
Mercedes me connect web app.
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WARNING Risk of e
xhaust gas poisoning
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
g
ases such as carbon monoxide. Inhaling
these exhaust gases causes poisoning.
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Never leave the engine running in an
enclosed space wit
hout sufficient venti‐
lation.
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WARNING Risk of f
ire caused by flam‐
mable material on the exhaust system
Flammable materials brought in by either ani‐
mals or en
vironmental influences may ignite
if they come into contact with hot parts of
the engine or exhaust system.
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Therefore, check regularly that there
ar
e no flammable materials in the
engine compartment or on the exhaust
system.
Requirements:
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t
he key is located in the vehicle and the key
battery is not discharged.
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or an already activated Digital Vehicle Key
sticker is located in the marked space
(→ page 142).
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or the mobile phone is located in the marked
space and the "Digital Vehicle Key" function
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Driving and parking