Start/Stop System Safety Precautions

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Pay attention to the following when working on a vehicle with Stop/Start system:

WARNING:

There is a risk of injury if the engine starts automatically in vehicles with the Start/Stop System.

For vehicles with an activated Start/Stop System (recognizable from a notification in the instrument cluster), the motor can be started automatically if needed.
Make sure that the start/stop system is deactivated when working on the vehicle (turn off the ignition, turn on the ignition when necessary).