Start-Stop - Seat Toledo 2014 Owner's Manual

154 Driving
To recover the set speed, briefly press switch
leased the brake or clutch pedal.
Switching off cruise control completely
⇒ F ig. 109
– Move knob
A

START-STOP*

The START-STOP system helps save fuel and reduce harmful emis-
sions and CO .
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The system is automatically switched on every time the ignition is
switched on.
The system automatically switches off the engine when the vehicle
is stationary, e.g. waiting at traffic lights.
The current status of the START-STOP system is displayed on the
general instrument panel display.
in RES once you have re-
B
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Fig. 110 Instrument
panel: Start-Stop system
button
Automatic engine shut down (Stop phase)
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– Stop the vehicle (if necessary using the handbrake).
– Shift to neutral.
– Release the clutch pedal.
Automatic engine start up (Start phase)

– Release the clutch pedal.
Switching the START-STOP system on and off
The START-STOP system can be switched on and off by pressing the
⇒ F ig. 110
button.
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The warning lamp in the button will light up when the system is
switched off.
If the vehicle is in Stop phase when the button is pressed, the en-
gine will start immediately.
The START-STOP system works under complex driving conditions that are dif-
ficult to detect without specialist technology. The set of necessary condi-
tions for the correct operating of the START-STOP system are indicated be-
low.
Conditions for automatic engine shut down (Stop phase)
● Selector lever in neutral
● Clutch pedal not pressed
● Driver with seat belt fastened
● Driver door closed
● Bonnet closed
● Vehicle stationary
● The factory-fitted towing bracket is not electrically connected to a trailer
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