Dacia DUSTER 2024 - Stop and Start Function

STARTING, STOPPING THE ENGINE
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Driving - 155
Do not park the vehicle
orruntheengineinloca
tions where combustible
substances or materials
such as grass or leaves can come
into contact with a hot exhaust
system.
Whenyouleaveyourve
hicle, especially if you
have your card with you,
check that the engine is
completely switched off.
Before carrying out any
operation in the engine
compartment, you must
switch off the ignition.
Stop and Start function
This system enables a reduced fuel
consumption and lower greenhouse
gas emissions.
The system is activated automatically
when the vehicle is started.
Whendriving,thesystemstopstheen
gine (standby) when the vehicle is at a
standstill.
The warning light is displayed
on the instrument panel.
Conditions for engine standby
The vehicle has set off from where it
was parked;
For vehicles equipped with automat
ic gearboxes:
– the gearbox is in D or Nposition;
and
– thebrakepedalispressed(suffi
ciently hard);
Depending on the vehicle, if the
warning light flashes and the "Press
brake pedal" message appears on the
instrument panel, this indicates that
the brake pedal is not sufficiently
pressed;
and
– the accelerator pedal is not pressed;
and
Theengineremainsonstandbyifposi
tion P is selected, or if position Nisse
lected with the handbrake engaged
and the brake pedal released.
For vehicles equipped with manual
gearboxes:
– the gearbox is in neutral;
and
– the clutch pedal is released;
If the warning light flashes, this
means that the clutch pedal must be
released completely.
For all vehicles:
The warning light ontheinstru
ment panel is lit when the engine is on
standby.Thevehicleequipmentre
mains operational while the engine is
stopped.
When the engine switches to standby,
the steering assistance may no longer
be operational.
In this case it becomes operational
again when the engine is no longer on
standbyorthespeedexceedsapproxi
mately 1 mph (1 km/h) (downhill,
slope, etc.).
If the engine is put in
standby, the electronic
parkingbrake(depend
ing on the vehicle) is not
applied automatically.
the speed is zero.
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