Starting the engine

Important safety notes WARNING   Inhalation of exhaust gas is hazardous to your health. All exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide (CO), and inhaling it can cause unconsciousness and poss ...

Automatic transmission

WARNING   It is dangerous to shift the automatic transmission out of parking position P or neutral position N if the engine speed is higher than idle speed. If your foot is not firmly o ...

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Switching off the engine
Before stopping the engine, ensure that the vehicle is parked safely with the parking brake applied and P selected. Press and release the engine START/STOP button to stop the engine. The audio, t ...

Service data recording
Service data recorders in your vehicle are capable of collecting and storing diagnostic information about your vehicle. This potentially includes information about the performance or status of var ...

Setting the specified minimum distance
You can set the specified minimum distance for DISTRONIC by varying the time span between one and two seconds. This time span determines the distance that DISTRONIC should maintain from the vehicl ...