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Driving your vehicle ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system
The engine will also restart auto
-
matically without the driver’s any
actions if the following occurs:
僅 The brake vacuum pressure is low.
僅 The engine has stopped for about 5
minutes.
僅 The air conditioning is ON with the fan
speed set to the highest position.
僅 The front defroster is ON.
僅 The battery is weak.
僅 The cooling and heating performance
of the climate control system is unsat
-
isfactory.
The green AUTO STOP indicator ( ) on
the instrument cluster will blink for 5
seconds.
The engine will start and the green
AUTO STOP indicator (
) on the instru
-
ment cluster will go out. If your vehicle is
equipped with a supervision cluster, the
notice will illuminate on the LCD display.
Condition of ISG system opera
-
tion
The ISG system will operate
under the following condition:
僅 The driver’s seatbelt is fastened
僅 The driver’s door and bonnet are
closed
僅 The brake vacuum pressure is ade
-
quate
僅 The battery sensor is activated and
the battery is sufficiently charged
僅 Outside temperature is not too low or
too high
僅 The vehicle is driven over a constant
speed and stops
僅 The climate control system satisfies
the conditions
僅 The vehicle is sufficiently warmed up
僅 The incline is gradual
僅 The steering wheel is turned less than
180 degrees and then the vehicle
stops (Only for Automated Manual
Transmission)
NOTICE
僅 If the ISG system does not meet that
operation condition, the ISG system is
deactivated. The light on the ISG OFF
button will illuminate.
僅 If the light comes on continuously,
please check the operation condition.
ISG system deactivation
僅 If you want to deactivate the ISG sys
-
tem, press the ISG OFF button. The
light on the ISG OFF button will illumi
-
nate.
僅 If you press the ISG OFF button again,
the system will be activated and the
light on the ISG OFF button will turn
off.
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