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
unavailable
The "ECO" warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
engine goes into standby:
STOP mode is not invoked when:
With the electronic gearbox system,
for your comfort during parking
maoeuvres, 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
braking, power steering, for example.
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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 release the clutch
pedal,
with the 6-speed electronic gearbox
system, at a speed below 5 mph (8 km/h),
when you press the brake pedal or put the
gear lever into position N.
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the electric parking brake is applied or
being applied,
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.
In this case, the "ECO" warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes
off.
Never refuel with the engine in STOP
mode; you must switch off the ignition
with the key.
If your vehicle is fitted with the
system, a time counter calculates
the sum of the periods in STOP
mode during a journey. It resets
itself to zero every time the ignition
is switched on with the key.
This operation is perfectly normal.