Start/Stop System Safety Precautions

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When working on vehicles with a start/stop system, note the following:

WARNING:

Danger of personal injury caused by the engine starting automatically on vehicles with the Start/Stop System.

When the Start/Stop System is on (recognizable by a message in the instrument cluster), the engine may start automatically.
Therefore make sure that the start/stop system is deactivated when working on the vehicle (turn off the ignition, turn on the ignition when necessary).