2000 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 231

Instruments and controls Operation Driving Instrument cluster display Practical hints Car care Technical data Index Starter switch - KEYLESS-GO Start-/Stop button (vehicles with KEYLESS-GO) 228 Warning! When leaving the vehicle always take the electronic key and the KEYLESS-GO-card with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equipment may cause serious personal injury. Pressing the start-/ stop button (1) on the gear selector lever without depressing the brake pedal will sequentially activate the starter switch positions 1 (on) and 2 (operation) and 0 (off). P82.50-0759-26 1 See page 231 for instructions on starting and turning off the engine. See page 44 for instructions on the simultaneous use of the electronic key and the KEYLESS-GO-function. The engine can be started with the starter switch in any position (on, operation or off), as long as the gear selector lever is in position "P" or "N" and the brake pedal depressed.