Operation Manual

Driving
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Going into engine START mode Special cases: START invoked
automatically
This indicator lamp goes off and the
engine starts automatically:
- with a manual gearbox, when you fully
depress the clutch pedal,
- with an automatic gearbox:
● gear selector in D or M mode, when you
release the brake pedal,
● or gear selector in N mode and brake
pedal released, when you place the gear
selector in D or M mode,
● or when you engage reverse.
As a safety measure or to maintain comfort
levels in the vehicle, START mode is invoked
automatically when:
- 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 PureTech 130 petrol and
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.
In this case, this indicator lamp flashes
for a few seconds, then goes off.
This operation is perfectly normal.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
STOP mode is not invoked when:
- the vehicle is on a steep slop (rising or
falling),
- 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 (with
the key or 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,
- 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, this indicator lamp flashes
for a few seconds then goes off.
This operation is perfectly normal.