Mahidra TUV 300 Owner's Manual page 125

FEATURES AND CONTROL
8.22.2 How Does the ESS Work?
Let's take a simple example of driving in traffic conditions within your city. Assume that your vehicle has stopped at a traffic junction due to a
red signal. The following steps illustrate how the system functions.
• The vehicle has come to a halt at a traffic signal, is in the neutral gear and the clutch pedal is released
• The 'ESS' lamp in the cluster will blink indicating that the engine is going to stop shortly. The engine will shut down automatically after a
specific time period
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• The 'ESS' lamp will illuminate in the instrument cluster indicating the engine was stopped by the ESS system.
• Once the signal turns green, press the clutch pedal and the engine starts immediately
• The indicator in the cluster goes OFF indicating that the engine has started again and you are ready to drive on
For auto stop to happen the following major conditions are to be met
• ESS system is activated using the selection switch
• Bonnet is fully closed
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