Vauxhall Astra 2022 Owner's Manual page 131

● The self-cleaning function of the
exhaust filter is not active.
● The vehicle was driven at least at
walking speed since the last
Autostop.
Autostop will be inhibited if these
conditions are not met. In addition,
Autostop may be inhibited
● by certain settings of the climate
control system
● immediately after higher speed
driving
● in the case of new vehicle
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● by active demisting
● in the case of steep ascending or
descending slopes
● if the vehicle has not exceeded
6 mph since the last engined
start.
In these cases, n flashes a few
seconds and then goes off.
Notice
The Autostop may be inhibited for
several hours after a battery
replacement or reconnection.
Vehicle battery discharge protection
To ensure reliable engine restarts,
several vehicle battery discharge
protection features are implemented
as part of the stop-start system.
Power saving measures
During an Autostop, several electrical
features such as auxiliary electric
heater or rear window heating are
disabled or switched to a power
saving mode. The fan speed of the
climate control system is reduced to
save power.
Restart of the engine by the driver
After the engine has been restarted,
an Autostop is not available until the
vehicle has reached a speed of
5 mph.
Vehicles with manual transmission
Depress the clutch pedal without
depressing the brake pedal to restart
the engine.
Driving and operating
Vehicles with automatic transmission
The engine is restarted in the
following cases:
● brake pedal released while D or
M is selected
● brake pedal released and N
selected when selector is moved
to select D or M
● brake pedal depressed and P
selected when selector is moved
to select R, N, D or M
● R selected
Restart of the engine by the stop-
start system
Vehicles with manual transmission:
The selector must be in neutral to
enable an automatic restart.
If one of the following conditions
occurs during an Autostop, the
engine will be restarted automatically
by the stop-start system:
● stop-start system manually
deactivated
● driver's seat belt unfastened and
driver's door opened
● engine temperature too low
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