Modern cars have more and more functionnalities and although they bring us a lot of comfort, some of them are not always convenient to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Mercedes Vito, according to its functionnalities, it can be hard to figure out how to start a Mercedes Vito? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will explain the several ways to start a Mercedes Vito with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Mercedes Vito with a card, and to finish, without using the key.
How to start a Mercedes Vito with key?
So we start our article which aims to learn you how to start a Mercedes Vito, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find below the different steps to be done to turn on the engine of your Mercedes Vito:
- Find the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most instances on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to have a look at our article on the steering wheel blocked on Mercedes Vito that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t hesitate to have a look at our article on orange lights on Mercedes Vito to know the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Mercedes Vito starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new test)
- That’s it. You handled to start your Mercedes Vito,
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How to start a Mercedes Vito with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Mercedes Vito with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Mercedes Vito equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure is more or less similar, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to stick to to start your Mercedes Vito with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Mercedes Vito is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
- Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Mercedes Vito
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Mercedes Vito
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How do I start a Mercedes Vito without a key?
And to finish, we will discover, how to start a Mercedes Vito without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Mercedes Vito is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to stick to:
- Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Mercedes Vito).
There, you’ve discovered all the solutions to start a Mercedes Vito.
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