Suzuki VITARA Series Manual page 241

OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
Automatic engine stop conditions
The ENG A-STOP system will operate and
the engine will stop automatically except
the following conditions:
• "ENG A-STOP OFF" switch is pressed to
deactivate the ENG A-STOP system.
• "ENG A-STOP OFF" light blinks.
• Engine coolant temperature is either low
or high.
• Vehicle battery performance is low.
• The temperature of the vehicle battery is
either low or high.
• Brake booster vacuum pressure is low.
• Depressing the accelerator pedal.
• Blower speed selector is set to ON mode
and the inside of the vehicle has not suf-
ficiently cooled and warmed (for the
vehicle with automatic air conditioning).
• The defrost switch is set to "ON" mode (for
the vehicle with automatic air conditioning).
• During or after the ABS or ESP
is activated, and the vehicle is stopped.
• During the first period use, to initialize
the system.
• After the engine restarted automatically,
and the vehicle speed had not exceeded
approximately 5 km/h (3.1 mph).
• When the engine is started with the hood
open.
• When the vehicle is stopped after backing up.
• The vehicle is driven in the manual
mode (for automatic transaxle vehicle).
• The vehicle is stopped on a steep hill (for
automatic transaxle vehicle).
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• The gearshift lever is in a position other
than "D" or "N" (for automatic transaxle
vehicle).
• When the vehicle has stopped without
depressing the brake pedal (for auto-
matic transaxle vehicle).
• The signal to prevent stopping the
engine is received from any electronic
control systems other than the ENG
A-STOP system (for automatic transaxle
vehicle).
Automatically restarting the engine
Manual transaxle vehicles
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system
Depress the clutch pedal while the gear-
shift lever is in "N" (Neutral) position.
"ENG A-STOP" indicator light (green) (1) in
the instrument cluster will be turned off and
the engine will restart automatically.
Automatic transaxle vehicles
Remove your foot from the brake pedal.
"ENG A-STOP" indicator light (green) (1) in
the instrument cluster will be turned off and
the engine will restart automatically.
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