Start-Stop System - Seat Toledo 2016 Owner's Manual

interrupted by pressing the clutch, accelera-
tor or moving the wheel.
● The City Emergency braking function can
brake the vehicle until it stops completely.
However, the brake system does not halt the
vehicle permanently. Use the foot brake!
If several inopportune intervenes occur,
●
switch off the Front Assist and with it the City
Emergency braking function. Take it to a spe-
cialised workshop, SEAT recommends visiting
a SEAT dealership.
● If numerous unnecessary interventions oc-
cur, the City Emergency braking function may
switch off automatically.

Start-Stop System*

Operating
Instrument panel: Start-Stop system
Fig. 193
button
Driver assistance systems
The Start-Stop system helps save fuel and re-
duce harmful and CO emissions.
2
The system is automatically switched on ev-
ery time the ignition is switched on.
The system automatically switches off the en-
gine when the vehicle is stationary, e.g. wait-
ing at traffic lights.
The current status of the Start-Stop system is
displayed on the general instrument panel
display.
Automatic engine shut down (Stop phase)
Stop the vehicle (if necessary using the
–
handbrake).
Shift to neutral.
–
Release the clutch pedal.
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Automatic engine start up (Start phase)
Press the clutch.
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Switching the Start-Stop system on and off
The Start-Stop system can be switched on
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and off by pressing the Fig. 193

ton.
The warning lamp in the button will light up
when the system is switched off.
If the vehicle is in Stop phase when the but-
ton is pressed, the engine will start immedi-
ately.
The Start-Stop system works under complex
driving conditions that are difficult to detect
without specialist technology. The set of nec-
essary conditions for the correct operating of
the Start-Stop system are indicated below.
Conditions for automatic engine shut down
(Stop phase)
● Selector lever in neutral.
● Clutch pedal not pressed.
Driver with seat belt fastened.
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● Driver door closed.
The bonnet closed.
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● Vehicle stationary.
The factory-fitted towing bracket is not elec-
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trically connected to a trailer.
Engine at operating temperature.
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● Vehicle's battery sufficiently charged.
Vehicle not on a very steep slope
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● Engine speed below 1,200 rpm.
Vehicle battery temperature is neither too
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high nor too low.
but-
Sufficient brake system pressure.
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● Difference between outside temperature
and set interior temperature not too great
● Vehicle speed since the last time the en-
gine started was above 3 km/h (2 mph).
● Particulate filter not being cleaned
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