2824-5. Using the driving support systems
■Stopping the engine
1 With the clutch pedal fully
depressed, depress the brake
pedal, and stop the vehicle.
2 Shift the shift lever to N
( P.186), and release the
clutch pedal.
The Stop & Start indicator will come on.
■Restarting the engine
Depress the clutch pedal.
The Stop & Start indicator will turn off.
■Operating conditions
●The Stop & Start system is operational
when all of the following conditions are met:
• Vehicles with a Multidrive: The brake
pedal is being depressed firmly. (Except when the vehicle comes to a
controlled stop while driving with the
dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range in vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode [if equipped])
• Vehicles with a manual transmission:
The clutch pedal is not depressed. • The engine is adequately warmed up.
• The outside temperature is -5°C
(23°F) or higher. • The shift lever is in D or P (Multidrive)
or in N (manual transmission).
• The windshield defogger is off. • The selected driving mode is Normal
or Eco mode.
• The hood is closed. • The driver’s seat belt is fastened.
• The driver’s door is closed.
• The accelerator pedal is not being depressed.
●In the following situations the engine may not be stopped by the Stop &
Start system. This is not a malfunction
of the Stop & Start system. • The air conditioning system is being
used.
• The battery is undergoing a periodic recharge.
• The battery is not sufficiently charged,
such as if the vehicle has been parked for a long time and the battery charge
has decreased, the electric load is
large, the battery fluid temperature is excessively low or the battery has
deteriorated.
• The brake booster vacuum is low. • The vehicle is stopped on a steep
incline.
• The steering wheel is being operated. • Due to traffic or other circumstances
the vehicle is stopped repeatedly.
• The vehicle is being driven in a high altitude area.
• Engine coolant temperature or trans-
mission fluid temperature is extremely low or high.
• The battery fluid temperature is
extremely low or high. • For a while after the battery terminals
have been disconnected and recon-
nected. • For a while after the battery has been
replaced.
• When the elapsed time since the
engine was restarted is short.
●In the following situations, the engine
will restart automatically if the engine is stopped by the Stop & Start system.
(To enable stopping of the engine by
the Stop & Start system, drive the vehicle.)
• The air conditioning system is turned
on.
Stop & Start system opera-
tion (vehicles with a manual
transmission)
