Start/Stop* - The Engine Auto-Starts - Volvo V70 Owner's Manual

08 Starting and driving

Start/Stop* - the engine auto-starts

Some engine and gearbox combinations are
equipped with a Start/Stop function which
engages in the event of e.g. stationary traffic
or waiting at traffic lights. An auto-stopped
engine may restart in certain cases without
the driver having decided that the journey
should continue.
In the following cases the engine also starts
automatically if the driver has not depressed
the clutch pedal (manual gearbox) or takes
his/her foot off the brake pedal (automatic
gearbox):
Conditions
Misting forms on the windows.
The environment in the passenger
compartment deviates from the
preset values.
There is a temporarily high current
take-off or battery capacity drops
below the minimum permitted
level.
Repeated pumping of the brake
pedal.
The bonnet is opened B
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
Conditions
The car starts to move, or increa-
ses speed slightly if the car auto-
stopped without being fully sta-
tionary.
The driver's seatbelt buckle is
opened with the gear selector in D
or N position.
Steering wheel movements
The gear selector is moved out of
the D position to S position
"+/-".
A
M/A
The driver's door is opened with
M + A
the gear selector in D position - a
"ping" sound and text message
M + A
inform that the Start/Stop function
is active.
A M = Manual gearbox, A = Automatic gearbox.
M + A
With certain engines only.
B
C Sport mode.
Do not open the bonnet when the engine
M + A
has stopped automatically - the engine
may suddenly start automatically. First
switch off the engine as normal using the
M + A
.
START/STOP ENGINE button before
opening the bonnet.
B .
C , R or
WARNING
Related information
A
M/A
•
Start/Stop* (p. 266)
•
Start/Stop* - function and operation (p.
M + A
267)
•
Starting the engine (p. 251)
•
Start/Stop* - settings (p. 272)
•
Start/Stop* - the engine does not auto-
A
start (p. 271)
•
Start/Stop* - the engine does not stop (p.
269)
A
•
Start/Stop* - involuntary engine stoppage
manual gearbox (p. 271)
A
•
Start/Stop* - symbols and messages (p.
273)
•
Battery - Start/Stop (p. 349)
A