Mitsubishi MOTORS ATTRAGE, Manual

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Auto Stop & Go (AS&G) system
6-22 Starting and driving
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On vehicles with M/T, depress the clutch
pedal while the gearshift lever is in the “N”
(Neutral) position. The indicator lamp
turns off and the engine restarts automati-
cally.
On vehicles with CVT, Release the brake
pedal. The indicator lamp turns off and the
engine restart automatically.
Automatically restarting the
engine
NOTE

On vehicles with M/T, do not move the gear-
shift lever to a position other than the “N”
(Neutral) position or do not release the
clutch pedal while the engine is restarting
automatically. The starter motor will stop
and the engine will not restart automatically.
 If the engine does not restart automatically
or if the engine stalls, the charge warning
lamp and check engine warning lamp will
illuminate.
If this occurs,
[On vehicles with M/T]
The engine will not restart even if the
clutch pedal is depressed again. While
depressing the brake pedal, fully depress
the clutch pedal and turn the ignition
switch to the “START” position or press
the engine switch to start the engine.
[On vehicles with CVT]
The engine will not restart even if release
the brake pedal again. Also, the
indi-
cator blinks, and the buzzer sounds.
While depressing the brake pedal, move
the selector lever to the “P” (PARK) or
“N” (NEUTRAL) position and turn the
ignition switch to the “START” position
or press the engine switch to start the
engine. After the engine is started, the
buzzer stops.
But the
indicator is blinking until
turning the ignition switch to the “LOCK”
position or putting the operation mode in
OFF.
For details, refer to “Starting” on page 6-15.
 The vehicles equipped with CVT have the
function of preventing the unexpected start
of the vehicle due to creeping, etc., by tem-
porarily maintain the braking force applied
when the engine restarts automatically.
This function is deactivated if the selector
lever is set into “N” (NEUTRAL) position.
While the function is activated, you might
hear operation noise from under the vehicle
or feel a shock from the brake pedal.
This indicates that the function is operating
normally. It does not indicate a malfunction.
NOTE CAUTION
 In the following cases, the engine will restart
automatically even if the engine was stopped
by the Auto Stop & Go (AS&G) system. Pay
careful attention, otherwise an unexpected
accident might occur when the engine
restarts.
• Vehicle speed is 3 km/h or higher when
coasting down a slope
• Brake booster vacuum pressure is low
because the brake pedal is depressed
repeatedly or depressed harder than usual
• Engine coolant temperature is low
• When the cooler is operated by turning the
temperature control dial
• When the air conditioner is operated by
pressing the air conditioning switch
• When the preset temperature of the cooler
or the air conditioner is changed signifi-
cantly
• When the air conditioner is operated in
AUTO mode where the temperature control
is set to the max. hot or the max. cool (for
vehicles with automatic air conditioning)
• When the cooler or the air conditioner is
ON, the passenger compartment tempera-
ture rises and the air conditioning compres-
sor operates to lower the temperature
• When the air conditioner is changed to the
demister position
• Electric power consumption is high, such as
when the rear window demister or other
electrical components are operating or the
blower speed is set to a high setting