Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2014 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 147)

R the brake system requires this.
R the temperature in the vehicle interior
deviates from the set range.
R the system detects moisture on the
windshield when the air-conditioning
system is switched on.
R the charge level of the battery is too low.
Vehicles with manual transmission
! Only engage gear when the clutch pedal
is depressed.
The engine is started automatically if you:
R fully depress the clutch pedal.
R depress the accelerator pedal.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
The engine is started automatically if you:
R release the brake pedal when HOLD is not
activated and the transmission is in
position D or N.
R depress the accelerator pedal.
R move the transmission out of position P.
i Shifting the transmission to position P
does not start the engine.
i If you shift the transmission from R to D,
the ECO start/stop function is available
again once the ¤ symbol reappears in
green in the multifunction display.
Deactivating/activating the ECO start/
stop function
ECO button
Deactivating (except for AMG vehicles)
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ; and the ¤ symbol in
the multifunction display go out.
Activating (except for AMG vehicles)
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up.
If all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y
page 144) are fulfilled, the
¤ symbol is shown in green in the
multifunction display.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y
page 144) are fulfilled, the
¤ symbol is shown in yellow in the
multifunction display. If this is the case, the
ECO start/stop function is not available.
Deactivating (AMG vehicles)
X Press button : in drive program C.
or
X Switch to drive program S or M
(
Y
page 151).
Indicator lamp ; and the ¤ symbol in
the multifunction display go out.
Activating (AMG vehicles)
X Press button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If drive
program S or M is active, the automatic
transmission switches to drive program C.
If all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y
page 144) are fulfilled, the
¤ symbol is shown in green in the
multifunction display.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y
page 144) are fulfilled, the
¤ symbol is shown in yellow in the
multifunction display. If this is the case, the
ECO start/stop function is not available.
i If indicator lamp ; 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.
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