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• During the automatic engine stop, the
engine may shut down, accompanied by
an interior buzzer or restarted, to ensure
safety.
For details, refer to the section, “Points to
note during the automatic engine stop”.
NOTE:
The ENG A-STOP system will not operate
and engine does not stop automatically
under the following conditions:
• Engine auto stop function will be ready
once the vehicle runs at a speed
exceeding 6km/h after restart of the
engine.
• The audio and other electrical compo-
nent can be used during the automatic
engine stop, but the air conditioner will
switch to the fan mode.
• If the vehicle is equipped with automatic
heating and air conditioning system, the
fan speed will be limited during the auto-
matic engine stop (only in the auto con-
trol mode) to keep the cabin air-
conditioned for a longer time.
NOTE:
For manual transaxle vehicles, if the
engine stalled by a rapid clutch operation,
the engine will restart with the gear posi-
tioned “N” (neutral) and the clutch pedal
depressed.
56RM03005
1) Regardless of whether the vehicle has
stopped or not, depressing the clutch
pedal will restart the engine and ENG
A-STOP indicator light (green) (1) will
go off.
While the engine is stopped automatically,
depressing the clutch pedal will restart the
engine consuming fuel. Therefore, for fuel
economy, it is recommended to depress
the clutch pedal just before the vehicle
start.
• Without depressing the clutch pedal, the
engine may restart automatically if the
automatic engine restart conditions are
met.
For details, refer to the section, “Automatic
engine restart conditions”.
Auto Gearshift vehicle
1) With the brake pedal depressed, stop
the vehicle.
56RM03006
2) While depressing the brake pedal,
place the gearshift lever in “D” position.
“ENG A-STOP” indicator light (green)
NOTICE
During the automatic engine stop
condition,
• Do not shift the gearshift lever to a
position other than “N” without
depressing the clutch pedal. If the
gear shift lever is in a position
other than “N”, the engine will not
restart automatically even if the
clutch pedal is depressed.
• If the driver unfastens the seat belt,
the engine does not restart auto-
matically even if the clutch pedal is
depressed. Also a buzzer will
sound to alert the driver. In this
case, fasten the seat belt.
EXAMPLE
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EXAMPLE
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