Driving and parking

Key positions

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Positions de la clé

0 Key removal 1 Power supply to certain consumers such as the windshield wipers 2 Ignition (power supply to all consumers) and driving position 3 Starter

Vehicles with manual transmission: the steering is locked when the key is removed from the ignition switch.

If the key does not match the vehicle, it can still be turned in the ignition switch. In this case, the ignition is not switched on and the engine cannot be started.

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A quick Mercedes-Benz B-Class quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.