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Start and driving
is displ
ayed on the instrument cluster
screen; it is also displayed in the driver infor-
mation system, .
The engine starts by itself
When stopped, the normal system mode may
be interrupted in the following situations. The
engine restarts by itself without involvement
from the driver.
●
The interior temperature differs from the
temperature selected on the climate control.
●
Defrost function button activated
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page 155.
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The brake has been pressed several times
consecutively.
●
The battery is too low.
●
High power consumption.
●
The vehicle rolls forward or backward with
the engine off.
●
ESC deactivated.
●
The accelerator pedal (automatic trans-
mission), or the clutch (manual transmission)
is pressed.
●
The steering wheel turns slightly (except
mHEV version).
●
When the air conditioning is activated.
Additional information related to the auto-
matic gearbox
The engine stops when the selector lever is in
positions D, N and S, as well as in Tiptronic
mode. When the parking lock button P is acti-
vated, the engine will also remain off when
you remove your foot from the brake. In order
to start the engine up again the accelerator
must be pressed, or another gear engaged or
the brake released.
If the selector lever is placed in R while stop-
ped, the engine will start up again.
Additional information about vehicles with
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
In vehicles with ACC function, the engine will
start up again in certain operating conditions
if the radar sensor detects that the vehicle
ahead drives off again.
WARNING
●
Ne
ver switch the engine off until the vehi-
cle is stationary. The operation of the brake
and steering will not be fully guaranteed.
More force will be needed to turn the steer-
ing wheel or to brake. You could suffer an
accident and even serious injuries.
●
To avoid injury, make sure that the Start-
Stop system is switched off when working
in the engine compartment
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page 226.
CAUTION
The Start-Stop system must always be
s
witched off when driving through flooded
areas
›››
page 238.
Note
●
In v
ehicles with an automatic gearbox,
you can control whether the engine should
switch off or not by reducing or increasing
the brake force applied. While the vehicle
remains stopped, the engine will not stop if
the brake pedal is slightly pressed, in traffic
jams with frequent stopping and starting
for example. As soon as strong pressure is
applied to the brake pedal, the engine will
stop.
●
When stopped, the brake pedal must be
kept pressed to ensure that the vehicle
does not move.
●
If the engine “stalls” with a manual gear-
box, it can be directly started up again by
immediately pressing the clutch pedal.
●
With an automatic gearbox, if the lever is
placed in position D, N or S after engaging
reverse gear, 10 km/h (6 mph) in a forwards
direction must be reached for the system to
be in a status to stop the engine.
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