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FAMILIARISATION
DRIVING SAFELY
Stop & Start
Engine going into STOP mode
Engine going into START mode
Deactivation/Reactivation
In some circumstances the STOP mode
may not be available; the "ECO"
warn-
ing lamp fl ashes for a few seconds then
goes off.
- with a manual gearbox;
at speeds
below 12 mph (20 km/h), when you
put the gear lever into neutral and
release the clutch pedal,
- with the 6-speed electronic gear-
box system;
at speeds below 5 mph
(8 km/h), when you press the brake
pedal or you put the gear lever in po-
sition N
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- with a manual gearbox;
when you
depress the clutch pedal,
- with the 6-speed electronic gearbox
system;
●
with the gear lever in position A
or M
, when you release the brake
pedal,
●
or gear lever in position N
and
brake pedal released, when you
change to position A
or M
,
●
or when you engage reverse.
In some circumstances, START mode
may engage automatically; the "ECO"
warning lamp fl ashes then goes off.
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You can deactivate the system at any
time by pressing the "ECO OFF"
button;
the button's warning lamp comes on.
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The "ECO"
warning lamp goes
off and the engine restarts: The "ECO"
warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
engine is put into standby:
The system is reactivated auto-
matically every time you start the
engine with the key.
Before refuelling or doing any-
thing under the bonnet, you
must switch off the ignition with
the key.
