Driving
Switching off/ starting the engine
Applies to: vehicles with start/stop system
Fig. 75
Instrument cluster: Engine switched off (stop
phase)
Vehicles with manual gearbox
... When the vehicle stops, put the gear lever in
neutral and take your foot off the clutch pedal.
The engine will switch off. The indicator lamp
• will appear on the infotainment display.
... The engine will start again automatically when
you press the clutch pedal. The indicator lamp
will go out.
Vehicles with automatic gearbox
... Stop the vehicle and keep your foot on the
brake pedal. The engine will switch off. The in
dicator lamp. will appear on the display.
... The engine will start again automatically when
you take your foot off the brake pedal. If the
hold assist* is switched on, the engine will not
start until the accelerator is pressed. The indi
cator lamp. will go out.
Further information for automatic gearboxes
The engine is switched off when the selector lev
er is in position P, D, N or S or in manual mode. If
the selector lever is in position P, the engine will
remain off even if you take your foot off the
brake. The engine will not start again until you
press the accelerator or select another gear and
take your foot off the brake.
The engine will start again if you move the selec
tor lever to R during a stop phase.
If you do not want the engine to start, move the
selector lever quickly from D through R to P.
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Note
- You can control whether or not the engine is
switched off by varying the amount of pres
sure on the brake pedal. For instance, if you
brake gently in stop-and-go traffic or before
turning off at a junction, the engine will re
main on while the vehicle is at a standstill.
As soon as you press the brake pedal harder,
the engine will be switched off.
- On vehicles with manual gearbox, you
should keep your foot on the brake during a
stop phase to prevent the vehicle from mov
ing.
- If you press the
!START ENGINE STOP!
but
ton during a stop phase, the ignition will be
switched off.
- If the engine stalls on a vehicle with manual
gearbox, you can start it again directly by
pressing the clutch pedal immediately .
- When you stop and the start/stop system
turns off the engine, the ignition remains
on. Before leaving the vehicle, ensure that
the ignition is switched off; otherwise the
battery will be drained .
General notes
Applies to: vehicles with start/stop system
The on-board control system can override the
start/stop function for various reasons.
Fig. 76
Instrument cluster: Engine stop temporarily un
available
Engine does not switch off
Before each stop phase, the system checks that
certain conditions have been met. The engine will
not switch off in the following situations, for ex-
ample.
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