Starting and stopping
Going into engine START mode
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
Good practice
the "S" warning lamp goes off and
the engine starts:
With a manual gearbox in StOP mode, if a
gear is engaged without fully depressing the
clutch pedal, restarting may not take place.
A warning lamp or message is displayed
in the instrument panel asking you to fully
depress the clutch pedal to allow restarting.
With the engine stopped in StOP mode,
if the driver unfasten's their seat belt and
opens a front door, the engine can only
be restarted using the ignition key. this is
indicated by an audible signal, accompanied
by flashing of the service warning lamp and
a message in the instrument panel screen.
If following an automatic restart in StARt
mode, the driver takes no action on the
the vehicle during the next 3 minutes, the
system stops the engine definitively. the
engine can then only be restarted using
the key.
the StARt mode is invoked automatically
when:
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the vehicle's is free wheeling on a slope,
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with a manual gearbox, depress the
clutch pedal,
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the engine has been stopped for around
3 minutes with Stop & Start,
with an electronic gearbox:
● gear lever in position A or M, release the
brake pedal,
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some special conditions (battery charge,
engine temperature, braking assistance,
ambient temperature...) where the engine
is needed to assure control of a system.
● or engage reverse gear.
In StOP mode, moving the gear lever
on an electronic gearbox starts the
engine, in anticipation of moving off.
If the engine stops automatically when
the vehicle is on a slope, as hill start
In this case, a message appears
in the instrument panel screen,
accompanied by the "S" warning
lamp, which flashes for a few
seconds, then goes off.
is only active with the engine running, it is
necessary to restart the engine by engaging
a forward gear and releasing the brake
pedal.
This operation is perfectly normal.
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