Vehicle operating condition
CONTROLS
Vehicle operating condition
Observe the following to ensure that the vehi-
cle is secured against rolling away:
Vehicle equipment
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Apply the parking brake.
This chapter describes equipment, systems
and functions which are offered or may be of-
fered in future on a model-specific basis, even
if they are not included in the vehicle in ques-
tion.
Turn the front wheels towards the kerb
on uphill or downhill gradient.
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Additionally secure the vehicle on uphill
or downhill gradient, for example with a
chock.
For further information:
Vehicle equipment, see page 8.
WARNING
General
Unsupervised children or pets in the vehicle
can set the vehicle in motion and endanger
themselves or other road users, for example
by the following actions:
Depending on the situation, the vehicle is in
one of the three states:
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Rest state.
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Pressing the Start/Stop button.
Releasing the parking brake.
Standby state.
Drive-ready state.
Opening and closing doors or windows.
Engaging selector lever position N.
Operating vehicle equipment.
Rest state
There is a risk of accident or injury. Do not
leave children or pets unsupervised in the ve-
hicle. When leaving the vehicle, take the vehi-
cle key with you and lock the vehicle.
Principle
If the vehicle is in rest state, it is switched off.
General
Establishing the rest state
automatically
The rest state is established automatically, for
example in the following situations:
The vehicle is in rest state before you open it
from outside and once you have left the vehicle
and locked it.
Safety information
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After a few minutes, if no operation is per-
formed on the vehicle.
WARNING
When the vehicle battery state of charge is
low.
An unsecured vehicle can start moving and
roll away. There is a risk of accident. Before
leaving the vehicle, secure the vehicle against
rolling away.
Depending on the iDrive setting: one or
both of the front doors is opened when
leaving the vehicle after a journey.
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