Start/Stop button

Pressing the Start/Stop button switches radio readiness or the ignition on or off.
Manual transmission: if you press the Start/Stop
button and depress the clutch, the engine starts.
Automatic transmission and Sport automatic transmission with double clutch: if you press the Start/Stop button and depress the brake pedal, the engine starts.
Radio readinessIndividual electrical consumers can operate. The time and the outside temperature are displayed in the instrument cluster.
Radio readiness is switched off automatically:
> When the remote control is removed from the ignition lock
> In cars with Comfort Access, by touching the surface above the door lock,
refer to Locking on page 36
All electrical consumers can operate. The odometer and trip odometer are displayed in the instrument cluster.
When the engine is off, please switch off the
ignition and any unnecessary electrical consumers in order to preserve the battery.
All indicator and warning lamps as well as displays in the instrument cluster go out.
See also:
Knob in the instrument cluster
Press the knob.
▷ When the ignition is switched on, the trip
odometer is reset.
Press the knob for approx. 5 seconds:
View service requirement display
▷ When the ignition is switched ...
Switching off automatically
System switches off: above approx. 9 mph/
15 km/h.
Switch on the system again if necessary. ...
Tone control
You can alter various tone settings, e.g. treble and bass or the speed-dependent
volume increase.
The tone settings are applied to all audio sources.
The settings are stored for the remote control ...
