Operation Manual

9
Driving
127
The Stop & Start s
y
stem puts the en
g
ine temporaril
y
into standb
y
- ST
O
P mode - durin
g
stops in the traffic
(
red li
g
hts, traffic
j
ams, or other...
)
. The
e
n
g
ine restarts automaticall
y
- START mode - as soon as
y
ou want to move off. The restart takes place instantl
y
, quickl
y
and silentl
y
.
Perfect for urban use, the Stop & Start s
y
stem reduces fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as well as the noise level when stationar
y
.
O
p
eration
-
w
i
t
h
a manua
l
g
ear
b
o
x
, at spee
d
s
b
e
l
ow
12 mph
(
20 km
/
h
)
, when
y
ou put the
g
ear
l
ever
i
nto neutra
l
, an
d
y
ou re
l
ease t
h
e
c
lutch
p
edal.
-
with a 5 or 6-speed electronic
g
earbo
x
,
a
t speeds below 5 mph
(
8 km/h
)
, when
y
ou
p
ress the brake pedal or put the
g
ear lever
in position N
.
Goin
g
into en
g
ine STOP mode
Th
e
"
ECO" warning lamp comes
on in the instrument
p
anel and the
en
g
ine
g
oes into standb
y
:
A tim
e
cou
nt
e
r
ca
l
cu
l
a
t
es
th
e
su
m
o
f
the periods in
S
T
O
P mode
durin
g
a
j
ourne
y
. It rests itself
to zero ever
y
time the i
g
nition is
s
witched on with the ke
y
.
S
p
ecial cases: STOP mode not
a
va
il
a
bl
e
S
T
O
P mode is not invoked when:
- the driver's door is o
p
en,
- the driver's seat belt is not fastened,
- the vehicle has not exceeded 6 mph
(
10 km/h
)
s
ince the last en
g
ine start usin
g
the ke
y
,
- the en
g
ine is needed to maintain a
c
om
f
ortable temperature in the passen
g
er
c
ompartment,
-
d
em
i
st
i
n
g
i
s act
i
ve,
- some special conditions
(
battery charge,
e
n
g
ine temperature, brakin
g
assistance,
ambient temperature...
)
where the en
g
ine is
n
eeded to assure control of a s
y
stem.
The
"
ECO" warnin
g
lamp
f
lashes
f
or
a
f
ew seconds then
g
oes o
ff
.
This operation is perfectl
y
normal
.
Stop & Start
Never refuel with the en
g
ine in ST
O
P
m
ode;
y
ou must switch off the i
g
nition
with the ke
y
.
For
y
our comfort, durin
g
parkin
g
m
anoeuvres
,
STOP mode is not
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
fo
r
a
fe
w
seco
n
ds
af
t
e
r
c
omin
g
out o
f
reverse
g
ear.
S
T
O
P m
ode
does
n
o
t
affec
t th
e
f
unctionality o
f
the vehicle, such as
f
o
r
e
xample, brakin
g
, power steerin
g
...