Stop & Start
The Stop & Start system puts the engine temporarily into standby - STOP mode - during stops in the traffic (red lights, traffic jams, or other...).
The engine restarts automatically - START mode - as soon as you want to move off. The restart takes place instantly, quickly and silently.
Perfect for urban use, the Stop & Start system reduces fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as well as the noise level when stationary.
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "EcO" warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
engine goes into standby:
STOP mode is not invoked when:
For your comfort, during parking
manoeuvres, STOP mode is not
available for a few seconds after
coming out of reverse gear.
STOP mode does not affect the
functionality of the vehicle, such as for
example, braking, power steering...
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the driver's door is open,
the driver's seat belt is not fastened,
the vehicle has not exceeded 6 mph
(10 km/h) since the last engine start using
the key,
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with a manual gearbox, at speeds below
12 mph (20 km/h), when you put the gear
lever into neutral, and you release the
clutch pedal.
with a 5 or 6-speed electronic gearbox,
when stationary or at speeds below 5 mph
(8 km/h) (depending on version), when you
press the brake pedal or put the gear lever
in position N.
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the engine is needed to maintain a
comfortable temperature in the passenger
compartment,
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demisting is active,
some special conditions (battery charge,
engine temperature, braking assistance,
ambient temperature...) where the engine is
needed to assure control of a system.
Never refuel with the engine in STOP
mode; you must switch off the ignition
with the key.
A time counter calculates the sum
of the periods in STOP mode
during a journey. It rests itself
to zero every time the ignition is
switched on with the key.
The "EcO" warning lamp flashes for
a few seconds then goes off.
This operation is perfectly normal.
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