Vauxhall 2012 Agila Owner's Manual page 83

82 Driving and operating
■ the brake vacuum is sufficient
■ the vehicle has moved since last
Autostop
An Autostop may be less available as
the ambient temperature approaches
freezing point.
Certain settings of the climate control
system may inhibit an Autostop. See
climate control chapter for more
details.
Immediately after motorway driving
an Autostop may be inhibited.
Autostop may also be inhibited
temporarily if the battery has been
recharged by an external source.
New vehicle running-in 3 79.
Battery discharge protection
To ensure reliable engine restarts,
several battery discharge protection
features are implemented as part of
the stop-start system.
Restart of the engine by the
driver
Depress the clutch pedal to restart the
engine. If the selector lever has been
shifted out of N or other conditions are
not met, start using the ignition key.
ENG A-STOP will extinguish in the
instrument cluster when the engine
restarts.
If the selector lever is shifted out of
N before depressing the clutch first,
restart will not take place.
Restart of the engine by the
stop-start system
The selector lever has to be in N to
enable an automatic restart.
If one of the following conditions
occurs during an Autostop, the
engine will be restarted automatically
by the stop-start system. ENG A-
STOP will flash green in the
instrument cluster when the engine
restarts automatically.
■ The stop-start system is manually
deactivated
■ the engine temperature is too low
■ the battery is discharged
■ the bonnet is opened
■ the brake vacuum is not sufficient
■ the vehicle starts to move
■ the defrosting function is activated
■ the climate control system requests
an engine start
■ the predetermined timing has been
exceeded
If an electrical accessory, e.g. a
portable CD player, is connected to
the power outlet, a brief power drop
during restart might be noticeable.
If the infotainment system is active,
audio sound may briefly be reduced
or broken during restart.
Warning chimes 3 60.
Parking
■ Do not park the vehicle on an easily
ignitable surface. The high
temperature of the exhaust system
could ignite the surface.