Get Driving -> Stop & Start Guide for Citroen Ds5 SUV First Generation (2011-2018)

Stop & Start

The Stop & Start system puts the engine temporarily into standby - STOP mode - during stops in the traffic (red lights, traffic jams, ...). 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

The "EcO" warning lamp comes on

in the instrument panel and the engine

goes into standby automatically:

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 START/STOP

button.

For your comfort, during parking

maoeuvres, STOP mode is not

available for a few seconds after

coming out of reverse gear.

Stop & Start does not affect the

operation of vehicle systems such as

braking, power steering...

-

with a manual gearbox, at speeds below

12 mph (20 km/h) or vehicle stationary with

the THP 120 petrol and BlueHDi 115 and

120 Diesel versions, when you place the

gear lever in neutral and you release the

clutch pedal,

with an automatic gearbox, vehicle

stationary, when you press the brake pedal

or put the gear selector in position N.

Never refuel with the engine in STOP

mode; you must switch off the ignition

with the START/STOP button.

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Going into engine START mode

Special cases: START invoked

automatically

Special cases: STOP mode not

available

STOP mode is not invoked when:

The "EcO" warning lamp goes off

and the engine starts automatically:

As a safety measure or to maintain comfort

levels in the vehicle, START mode is invoked

automatically when:

-

the vehicle is on a steep slop (rising or

falling),

-

with a manual gearbox, when you fully

depress the clutch pedal,

with an automatic gearbox:

● gear selector in position d or M, when

you release the brake pedal,

● or gear selector in position N and brake

pedal released, when you place the gear

selector in position d or M,

-

the driver's door is open,

-

you open the driver's door,

you unfasten the driver's seat belt,

the speed of the vehicle exceeds 15 mph

(25 km/h) with a manual gearbox (2 mph

(3 km/h) with THP 210 petrol and

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 START/STOP button,

-

the electric parking brake is applied or

being applied,

the engine is needed to maintain a

comfortable temperature in the passenger

compartment,

BlueHDi 115 and 120 Diesel versions), or

2 mph (3 km/h) with an automatic gearbox,

the electric parking brake is being applied,

some special conditions (battery charge,

engine temperature, braking assistance,

ambient temperature...) where the engine is

needed for control of a system.

-

● or when you engage reverse.

-

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.

In this case the "EcO" warning lamp

flashes for a few seconds, then

goes off.

This operation is perfectly normal.

deactivation / Reactivation

In certain circumstances, such as the need

to maintain the temperature in the passenger

compartment, it may be useful to deactivate the

Stop & Start system.

The system can be deactivated at any time,

once the ignition is switched on.

If the engine is in STOP mode, it then restarts.

The Stop & Start system is reactivated

automatically every time the ignition is switched

on.

Opening the bonnet

With the switch on the dashboard With the touch screen button

F

Press this switch.

F

Select the "driving" menu.

Before doing anything under the

bonnet, deactivate the Stop & Start

system to avoid the risk of injury related

to an automatic change to START

mode.

Deactivation is confirmed by the illumination of

the indicator lamp in the control switch and the

display of a message.

In the page, press this button.

Deactivation is confirmed by the illumination of

the indicator lamp for the button and the display

of a message.

Pressing the switch again reactivates the

system.

The indicator lamp in the switch goes off,

accompanied by the display of a message.

driving on flooded roads

Before driving through a flooded road,

it is strongly recommended that you

deactivate the Stop & Start system.

For more advice on driving, particularly

on flooded roads, refer to the

Pressing the button again reactivates the

system.

The indicator lamp for the button goes off,

accompanied by the display of a message.

corresponding section.

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Operating fault

In the event of a fault with the system, the

button in the "EcO OFF" switch flashes for a

few moments, then remains on.

Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a

qualified workshop.

The Stop & Start system requires a

12 V battery of specific technology and

specification.

All work on this type of battery must be

carried out only by a CITROËN dealer

or a qualified workshop.

For more information on the 12 V

battery, refer to the corresponding

section.

In the event of a fault in STOP mode, the

vehicle may stall.

All of the instrument panel warning lamps

come on.

It is then necessary to switch off the ignition

and start the engine again using the "START/

STOP" button.

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