In the following cases the engine auto-starts
even if the driver has not depressed the clutch
pedal in order to engage a gear:
•
Misting forms on the windows.
•
Outside temperature is below 0 or above
30 °C.
•
There is a temporarily high current take-off
or battery capacity has dropped to the low-
est permissible level.
•
The car is rolling faster than the equivalent
normal walking pace.
•
Repeated pumping of the brake pedal.
WARNING
Do not open the bonnet when the engine
has auto-stopped - the engine may sud-
denly auto-start. In order to avoid auto-star-
ting with raised bonnet:
•
First engage a gear and apply the park-
ing brake or take the remote control key
from the ignition switch.
The engine does not auto-start
In the following cases the engine does not
auto-start after having auto-stopped:
•
The driver's seatbelt buckle has been
opened - a display text prompts the driver
to start the engine normally.
•
A gear is engaged without declutching - a
display text prompts the driver to set the
gear lever in neutral position in order to
enable auto-start.
Involuntary engine stop
In the event that a start-up fails and the engine
stops, proceed as follows:
1. Depress the clutch pedal again - the engine
starts automatically after the gear lever has
been set in neutral position. Prior to this the
information display showed the text
the gear lever in neutral
.
Text message
In combination with this indicator
lamp the Eco Start/Stop DRIVe func-
tion may display text messages on the infor-
mation display for certain situations. For some
of them there is a recommended action that
should be performed. The following table
shows some examples.
03 Your driving environment
Symbol
Message
Eco DRIVe
On
Eco DRIVe
Off
Set
Disengage
to start
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Eco DRIVe*
Info/
Action
Illuminates
for
about 5 seconds
after Eco
03
Start/Stop
DRIVe has
been acti-
vated.
Illuminates
for
about 5 seconds
after Eco
Start/Stop
DRIVe has
been
switched off.
The engine
is ready to
auto-start -
waiting for
the clutch
pedal to be
depressed.
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