SMART Fortwo 2015 Owner's Manual page 98

Driving
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Vehicles with manual transmission
The automatic start/stop system switches the
engine off automatically if you stop the vehi-
cle.
X
Brake the vehicle.
X
Engage neutral (
X
Release the clutch pedal.
The engine is switched off automatically.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
If the vehicle is stopped in transmission
position D or N, the ECO start/stop function
switches off the engine automatically.
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This is also the case if you have manually
activated the switch.
Automatic engine start
General notes
The engine is started automatically if:
you switch off the automatic start/stop sys-
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tem by pressing the automatic start/stop
system button
you open the tailgate
R
the vehicle starts to roll
R
the temperature in the vehicle interior
R
deviates from the set range
the system detects moisture on the wind-
R
screen when the air-conditioning system
is switched on
the battery's charge status is too low
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Vehicles with manual transmission
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Only engage gear when the clutch pedal is
depressed.
The engine is started automatically if you
depress the clutch pedal.
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page 98).
Vehicles with automatic transmission
The engine is started automatically if you:
release the brake pedal when in transmis-
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sion position D or N
release the brake pedal with manual trans-
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mission activated
move the transmission out of position P
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Shifting the transmission to position P does
not start the engine.
Switching the automatic start/stop sys-
tem on and off
X
To deactivate: press automatic start/stop
system button ;.
Indicator lamp : lights up.
X
To activate: press automatic start/stop
system button ;.
Indicator lamp : goes out.
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If indicator lamp : is on, the automatic
start/stop system has been deactivated
manually or as the result of a malfunction.
The engine will then not be switched off
automatically when the vehicle stops.