Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2015 - Manual (Page 138)

The ECO start/stop function is activated each
time the engine is switched on.
The ECO start/stop function is only available
in drive program C.
The system is operational if all conditions for
automatic engine switch-off have been fulfil-
led (
Y
page 136) and the ¤ symbol is
shown in green in the multifunction display.
In addition, the
Stop/Start active Stop/Start active mes-
sage is shown in the AMG menu in the multi-
function display.
If not all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off are fulfilled, (
Y
page 136), the
¤ symbol is shown in yellow in the multi-
function display.
In addition, the
Stop/Start inactive Stop/Start inactive mes-
sage is shown in the AMG menu in the multi-
function display.
If the ECO start/stop function has been man-
ually deactivated (
Y
page 136) or a malfunc-
tion has caused the system to be deactivated,
the ¤ symbol is not displayed.
The
Stop/Start active Stop/Start active or Stop/Start Stop/Start
inactive inactive message in the AMG menu in the
multifunction display goes out.
Deactivating/activating the ECO start/
stop function
ECO button
X To deactivate: in drive program C, press
button :.
or
X
Switch to drive program S or M
(
Y
page 143).
Indicator lamp ; on button : and the
¤ symbol in the multifunction display go
out.
The
Stop/Start active Stop/Start active or Stop/Start Stop/Start
inactive inactive message in the AMG menu in the
multifunction display goes out.
X To activate: press button :.
Indicator lamp ; lights up. If drive pro-
gram S or M is active, the automatic trans-
mission switches to drive program C.
If all conditions for automatic engine
switch-off (
Y
page 136) are fulfilled, the
¤ symbol is shown in green in the mul-
tifunction display. In addition, the Stop/ Stop/
Start active Start active message is shown in the
AMG menu in the multifunction display.
If conditions for automatic engine switch-
off (
Y
page 136) 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 Stop/Start
inactive inactive display 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 man-
ually or as the result of a malfunction. The
engine will then not be switched off auto-
matically when the vehicle stops.
Automatic engine switch-off
If the vehicle is braked to a standstill in D or N,
the ECO start/stop function switches off the
engine automatically.
The ECO start/stop function is operational
and the ¤ symbol is displayed in green in
the multifunction display, if:
R the indicator lamp in the ECO button is lit
green.
R
no off-road program has been selected.
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Driving
Driving
and
parking