Driving safely
Stop & Start
Going into engine STOP mode
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The "ECO"warning lamp comes on
in the instrument panel and the engine goes into standby automatically:
- with a manual
gearbox
: at speeds below
12 mph (20 km/h), when you put the gear lever in neutral and you release the clutch pedal,
Going into engine START mode
Deactivation
/ Reactivation
You can deactivate the system at any time bypressing the "ECO OFF"
button; the button's
warning lamp comes on.
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The system is automatically reactivated every time the engine is star ted withthe key.
Before refuelling or doing anything under the bonnet, you must switch off the ignition with the key. Th
e "ECO"
warning lamp goes off
and the engine restarts automatically:
-
with a manual gearbox:when you fullydepress the clutch pedal.
-
with a 5 or 6 speed electronic gearbox:at speeds below 5 mph (8 km/h), when you press the brake pedal or when you put thegear lever in position N .
-
with a 5 or 6 speed electronic gearbox
:
●
gear lever in position A
or M, when you
release the brake pedal,
●
or gear lever in position N
and brakepedal released, when you put the gear
lever into position A
or M
,
●
or when you engage reverse.
In certain circumstances, the ST
OP modemay not be available; the "ECO"
warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off. In certain circumstances, STA R T m o d e m ay be
invoked automatically; the "ECO"warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off.