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Deactivation
Going into engine START mode
At any time, press the "ECO OFF" switch to
d eactivate the system.
This
is confirmed by the switch warning lamp
c
oming on accompanied by the display of a
m
essage.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
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 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 gear.For
safety reasons or to ensure smooth o
peration, START mode is invoked
a
utomatically
w
hen:
-
y
ou open 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 (3 km/h
(
2 mph) with PureTech 130 petrol and
B
lueHDi Diesel 115 and 120 versions) or
2 m
ph (3 km/h) with an 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 to assure control of a system.
In this case the "ECO"
warning lamp
f
lashes for few seconds, then goes
o
f f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
a manual gearbox in STOP mode,
i
f
a
gear is engaged without fully
d
epressing the clutch pedal, a warning
l
amp comes on or an alert message
i
s
displayed asking you to depress the
c
lutch pedal to restart the engine. If
the system has been deactivated
i
n STOP mode, the engine restarts
i
mmediately.
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Cruise control
1. Cruise control mode selection wheel.
2. B utton for setting the current speed of the
v
ehicle as the cruise setting or lowering the
c
ruise
se
tting.
3.
B
utton for setting the current speed of the
v
ehicle as the cruise setting or raising the
c
ruise
se
tting.
4.
C
ruise control pause / resume button.
5.
D
isplay memorised speed settings button.
Steering mounted controls
6. Cruise control pause / resume indication.
7. C ruise control mode selected indication.
8.
C
ruise speed setting.
9.
S
electing a memorised cruise speed.
Displays in the instrument panel
The operation of the cruise control can be
interrupted (pause):
-
b
y pressing control 4 or by pressing the
b
rake or clutch pedal,
-
a
utomatically, if operation of the dynamic
s
tability control system is triggered.
Switching
off the ignition cancels any
p
rogrammed speed setting.
The cruise control is switched on
manually.
It requires a minimum vehicle speed of
2
5 mph (40 km/h) as well as:
-
w
ith a manual gearbox, the
e
ngagement of fourth gear or
h
igher,
-
w
ith an automatic gearbox, the gear
s
elector at position D or second
gear or higher in manual mode.
System which automatically maintains the cruising speed of the vehicle at a setting programmed by
t
he driver, without any action on the accelerator pedal.
The cruise control system is a driving aid
t
hat cannot, in any circumstances, replace
t
he need to observe speed limits, nor the
n
eed for vigilance on the part of the driver.As
a safety measure, you are advised
t
o keep your feet near the pedals at all
ti
mes.
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