CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Stop & Start

Driving
132
Stop & Start
The
S
top
&
S
tart system puts the engine temporarily into standby -
S
T
O
P mode - during stops in the tra
ff
ic
(
red lights, tra
ff
ic jams, or other...
)
. The
e
n
g
ine restarts automaticall
y
- START mode - as soon as
y
ou want to move off. The restart takes place instantl
y
, quickl
y
and silentl
y
.
Perfect for urban use, the Stop & Start s
y
stem reduces fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as well as the noise level when stationar
y
.
O
p
eration
Goin
g
into en
g
ine STOP mode
Th
e
"
ECO" warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
e
n
g
ine
g
oes into standb
y
:
- with the 6-speed electronic
g
earbox
s
y
ste
m
, at speeds below 5 mph
(
8 km/h
)
,
when
y
ou press the brake pedal or put the
g
ear lever in position
N
.
A
t
i
m
e
cou
nt
e
r
calcula
t
es
t
he
s
um o
f
the
p
eriods in
S
T
O
P
mode durin
g
a
j
ourne
y
. It rests
itself to zero ever
y
time the
i
g
nition is switched on with the
k
e
y
.
S
p
ecial cases: STOP mode not
a
va
il
a
bl
e
S
T
O
P m
ode
i
s
n
o
t inv
o
k
ed
wh
e
n:
- t
h
e
d
r
i
ver
'
s
d
oor
i
s o
p
en,
- the driver's seat belt is not
f
astened,
- the vehicle has not exceeded 6 m
ph
(
10 km/h
)
since the last en
g
ine start usin
g
the ke
y
,
- the en
g
ine is needed to maintain a
c
omfortable temperature in the passen
g
er
c
ompartment,
-
d
em
i
st
i
n
g
i
s act
i
ve,
- some special conditions
(
batter
y
char
g
e,
e
ngine temperature, braking assistance,
a
mbient temperature...
)
where the en
g
ine is
n
eeded to assure control of a s
y
stem.
The
"
ECO" warnin
g
lamp
f
lashes
f
or
a
f
ew seconds then
g
oes o
ff
.
T
his operation is perfectly normal
.
Never re
f
uel with the en
g
ine in
S
T
O
P
m
ode;
y
ou must switch off the i
g
nition
w
ith the ke
y
.
For
y
our comfort, durin
g
parkin
g
m
anoeuvres,
S
T
O
P mode is not
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
fo
r
a
fe
w
seco
n
ds
af
t
e
r
c
omin
g
out o
f
reverse
g
ear.
S
T
O
P mode does not a
ff
ect the
f
unctionalit
y
o
f
the vehicle, such as
f
or
example, brakin
g
, power steerin
g
...