Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 145)

malfunction has caused the system to be
deactivated, the ¤ symbol is not
displayed.
AMG vehicles: in the AMG menu on the
multifunction display, the
Stop/Start
active or Stop/Start inactive display
message disappears.
If the engine is switched off and the ¤
symbol is shown in green in the multifunction
display, the engine has been switched off
automatically. However, all vehicle systems
remain active.
Deactivating/activating the ECO start/
stop function
ECO button
X To switch off (except AMG vehicles):
press button :.
Indicator lamp ; on button : and the
¤ symbol in the multifunction display go
out.
X To switch on (except AMG vehicles):
press button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If all conditions
for automatic engine switch-off
(
Y page 143) are fulfilled, the ¤ symbol
is shown in green in the multifunction
display.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y page 143) 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.
X To switch off (AMG vehicles): press
button : in drive program C.
or
X Switch to drive program S, S+ or M
( Y page 150).
Indicator lamp ; on button : and the
¤ symbol in the multifunction display go
out.
The
Stop/Start active or Stop/Start
inactive message in the AMG menu in the
multifunction display goes out.
X To switch on (AMG vehicles): press
button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If drive
program
S, S+ or M is active, the automatic
transmission switches to drive program C.
If all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y page 143) are fulfilled, the
¤ symbol is shown in green in the
multifunction display. In addition, the
Stop/Start active message is shown in
the AMG menu in the multifunction display.
If conditions for automatic engine switch-
off (
Y page 143) have not been fulfilled, the
¤ symbol will be shown in yellow. If this
is the case, the ECO start/stop function is
not available. In addition, the
Stop/Start
inactive message is shown in the AMG
menu in the multifunction display.
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.
i Every time you switch on the engine using
the SmartKey or the Start/Stop button, the
ECO start/stop function is activated.
Automatic engine switch-off
Method of operation
If the vehicle is braked to a standstill in
D or
N, the ECO start/stop function switches off
the engine automatically.
Driving
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Driving and parking
Z