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Going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning lamp goes off a
nd the engine starts automatically:
-
w
ith a manual gearbox , when you fully
depress
the clutch pedal,
-
w
ith an electronic gearbox:
●
g
ear selector lever in position A or M,
when
you release the brake pedal,
●
o
r
gear selector lever in position N
and
the brake pedal released, when
y
ou place the gear selector lever in
p
osition
A or M ,
●
o
r
when you engage reverse gear.
-
w
ith an automatic gearbox:
●
g
ear selector in position D or M, when
you
release the brake pedal,
●
o
r
gear selector in position N and brake
p
edal released, when you place the gear
s
elector in position D or M ,
●
o
r
when you engage reverse. START
mode is invoked automatically when:
- y ou open the the driver's door,
-
y
ou unfasten the driver's seat belt,
-
t
he speed of the vehicle exceeds 15 mph
(
25 km/h) with a manual gearbox (2 mph
(
3 km/h) with e-THP 130 and 165 petrol
v
ersions and BlueHDi 100, 115 and
1
20 versions), 7 mph (11 km/h) with an
e
lectronic gearbox and 2 mph (3 km/h) with
a
n automatic gearbox,
-
t
he electric parking brake is being applied,
-
s
ome special conditions (battery charge,
e
ngine temperature, braking assistance,
a
mbient temperature...) where the engine is
n
eeded for control of a system.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
If the system has been deactivated in STOP mode, the engine restarts
i
mmediately.
Deactivation
of Stop & Start is done in the
"
D
riving assistance
" menu.
Deactivation
In this case the "ECO"
warning lamp f
lashes for a few seconds, then goes
o
f f.
This operation is perfectly normal. Press
this button to deactivate the
s
ystem.
This is confirmed by the indicator
l
amp in the button and this symbol.
When driving on a flooded road, it is
r
ecommended that the Stop & Start
f
unction be deactivated and that you
d
rive very slowly.
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Steering mounted controls
6. Cruise control pause / resume indication.
7. C ruise control mode selection indication.
8.
S
peed value setting.
Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the speed of the vehicle at the value programmed by the driver, without any action on the accelerator pedal.
The cruise control system cannot, in any circumstances, replace the need to observe speed limits, nor can it replace the need for vigilance on the part of the driver.
Y ou are advised to keep your feet near the pedals at all times.
The cruise control is switched on manually: it r
equires a minimum vehicle speed of 25 mph
(
40 km/h) and engagement of:
-
f
ourth gear or higher on a manual gearbox,
-
s
econd gear or higher in manual mode on
a
n electronic or automatic gearbox,
-
p
osition A on an electronic gearbox or D on
an
automatic gearbox. 1.
C
ruise control mode selection wheel.
2.
D
ecrease speed setting or set the current
s
peed as the cruise setting.
3.
I
ncrease speed setting or set the current
s
peed as the cruise setting.
4.
C
ruise control pause / resume button.
5.
M
emorised speeds display button.Displays in the instrument panel
Switching off the ignition cancels any programmed speed value.
The cruise control is paused
manually or
b
y
pressing the brake or clutch pedal or
o
n
triggering of the ESP system for safety
r
easons.
It
is
possible to exceed the programmed speed
t
emporarily by pressing the accelerator pedal.
To
return to the programmed speed, simply
r
elease the accelerator pedal until the
p
rogrammed cruise speed is reached again.
For more information on the list of memorised s
peeds, refer to "Memorising speeds" section.
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The active cruise control is switched on
manually: it requires that the speed of the vehicle b
e between 25 mph (40 km/h) and 90 mph
(
150 km/h), as well as the engagement of:
-
f
ourth gear or higher with a manual
g
earbox,
-
s
econd gear or higher with an electronic or
a
utomatic gearbox in manual mode,
-
p
osition A with an electronic gearbox or D
with
an automatic gearbox.
General points
The active cruise control can above be paused
using the control, or automatically:
-
b
y pressing the brake or clutch pedal,
-
i
n the event of operation of the ESC, for
s
afety reasons,
-
i
n the event of operation of the electric
p
arking brake control lever,
-
w
hen an inter-vehicle time threshold is
r
eached (calculated according to the
r
elative speeds of your vehicle and the
v
ehicle in front and the inter-vehicle time
se
tting
c
hosen),
-
w
hen the distance between your vehicle
a
nd the one in front becomes to small,
-
w
hen the speed of the vehicle in front is
to low,
-
w
hen the speed of your vehicle becomes
t
oo low. The active cruise control cannot in any
circumstances
replace the observation
o
f speed limits, nor the need for
v
igilance on the part of the driver.
It
i
s
r
ecommended that
y
ou always
k
eep
y
our feet close to the pedals.
If
the
speed
setting
selected
is
above
9
3
mph
(150
km/h),
the
system
switches
t
o
standard
cruise
control
operation
(
a
message
appears
in
the
instrument
pan
el). The
inter-vehicle time setting is
m
emorised on switching off the ignition.
driving