CITROEN C5 - Stop & Start System Modes and Controls; Engine START Mode Operation; START Mode Automatic Invocation; Stop & Start System Deactivation

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DRIVING
- gear lever in position A or M , re-
lease the brake pedal,
- or gear lever in position N and the
brake pedal released, move the
gear lever to position A or M ,
- or engage reverse gear.
Going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning lamp goes
off and the engine starts with the
electronic gearbox system :
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
In this case the "ECO"
warning lamp fl ashes for a
few seconds, then goes off.
This operation is perfectly normal.
START mode is invoked automati-
cally when:
- the driver's door is open,
- the driver's seat belt is not fas-
tened,
- the speed of the vehicle exceeds
7 mph (11 km/h) with the elec-
tronic gearbox system,
- the electric parking brake is being
applied,
- some special conditions (battery
charge, engine temperature,
braking assistance, ambient tem-
perature...) where the engine is
needed for control of a system.
At any time, press the "ECO
OFF" switch to deactivate the sys-
tem.
This is confi rmed by the switch warn-
ing lamp coming on accompanied by
a message in the screen.
Deactivation
If the system has been deactivated
in STOP mode, the engine restarts
immediately.
The system is reactivated auto-
matically at every new start using
the key.
Reactivation
Press the "ECO OFF" switch again.
The system is active again; this is
confi rmed by the switch warning
lamp going off and a message in the
screen.