Owner's handbook - Page 121

For 2012 C4 AIRCROSS.

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119
4
Driving
Stop & Start (Auto Stop & Go) function
O
p
eration
Goin
g
into en
g
ine STOP mode
The
"
AS&G" warn
i
n
g
l
amp comes on
i
n
t
h
e
i
nstrument pane
l
or t
h
e
i
nstrument
p
ane
l
screen an
d
t
h
e en
gi
ne
g
oes
i
nto
s
tandby a
f
ter a
f
ew seconds:
- with a manual
g
earbo
x
, with the vehicle
s
tationar
y
and
y
our foot on the brake, when
y
ou put the
g
ear lever into neutral and
r
e
l
ease t
h
e c
l
utc
h
pe
d
a
l
.
Never re
f
uel with the en
g
ine in
S
T
O
P
m
ode;
y
ou must switch off the i
g
nition
with the ke
y
or the START/ST
O
P button.
Wh
en t
h
e en
gi
ne
i
s stoppe
d
a
utomatically, the operation o
f
certain
vehicle s
y
stems, such as
f
or example,
brakin
g
, power steerin
g
... are modified.
T
ake car
e
.
S
p
ecial cases: STOP mode not
a
va
il
a
bl
e
S
T
O
P mode is not invoked when:
- the driver's seat belt is not
f
astened,
- t
h
e
b
onnet
i
s o
p
en,
- the vehicle has not exceeded 3 m
p
h
(
5 km
/
h
)
since the last en
g
ine start,
- th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
h
as
r
es
t
a
rt
ed
l
ess
th
a
n
10
seconds a
g
o,
- the en
g
ine is needed to maintain a
c
omfortable temperature in the passen
g
er
c
ompartment,
-
d
em
i
st
i
n
g
i
s act
i
ve,
- some special conditions
(
batter
y
char
g
e,
e
ngine temperature, braking assistance,
ambient temperature...
)
where the en
g
ine is
n
eeded to assure control of a s
y
stem.
- th
e
"AS
&
G" warnin
g
lamp is
flashin
g
in the instrument panel.
This operation is perfectl
y
normal
.
The Stop & Start
(
Auto Stop & Go
)
function puts the en
g
ine temporaril
y
into standb
y
durin
g
stops in the traffic
(
red li
g
hts, traffic
j
ams, or other...
)
. The
e
n
g
ine restarts automaticall
y
as soon as
y
ou want to move off. The restart takes place instantl
y
, quickl
y
and silentl
y
.
Perfect for urban use, the Stop & Start
(
Auto Stop & Go
)
function reduces fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as well as the noise level when
s
tationar
y
.
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