Renault TWINGO Driver's Handbook Manual page 80

FUNCTION STOP AND START
Conditions preventing the
standby of the engine
Certain conditions prevent the system
from using the engine standby function,
including when:
– reverse gear is engaged;
– the bonnet is not locked;
– the outdoor temperature is too low or
too high (less than around 0 °C or
higher than around 30 °C);
– the battery is not sufficiently charged;
– the difference between the vehicle
interior temperature and the auto-
matic climate control instruction is
too high;
– for vehicles with automatic gear-
boxes, the gradient is steeper than
approximately 5%;
– the "Clear View" function is activated
(please see "Automatic Climate
Control" in Section 3);
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– the engine temperature is too low;
– the emission control system is being
regenerated;
or
– ...
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Warning light is displayed on the
instrument panel. This notifies you that
engine standby is not available.
Deactivate the Stop and
Start function when per-
forming any operations in
the engine compartment.
Special feature of the automatic
engine re-start
Under certain conditions, the engine
can restart on its own in order to guar-
antee your safety and comfort.
This can occur especially when:
– the outdoor temperature is too low or
too high (less than around 0 °C or
higher than around 30 °C);
– the "Clear View" function is activated
(please see "Automatic Climate
Control" in Section 3);
– the battery is not sufficiently charged;
– the vehicle speed is above 3 mph (5
km/h) (downhill slope, etc.); ;
– repeated pressing on the brake
pedal or braking system require-
ment;
– ...
Special note: for some of these
conditions, automatic restarting of
the engine is deactivated if a front
door or the tailgate is open.