Opel COMBO - Vehicle battery discharge protection; Power saving measures; Restart of the engine by the driver; Vehicles with manual transmission

Driving and operating 185
● The engine exhaust temperature
is not too high, e.g. after driving
with high engine load.
● The ambient temperature is not
too low.
● The climate control system
allows an Autostop.
● The brake vacuum is sufficient.
● The self-cleaning function of the
exhaust filter is not active.
● The vehicle was driven at least at
walking speed since the last
Autostop.
Otherwise an Autostop will be
inhibited.
Note
The Autostop may be inhibited for
several hours after a battery
replacement or reconnection.
Certain settings of the climate control
system may inhibit an Autostop.
Climate control 3 166.
Immediately after higher speed
driving an Autostop may be inhibited.
New vehicle running-in 3 179.
Vehicle battery discharge protection
To ensure reliable engine restarts,
several vehicle battery discharge
protection features are implemented
as part of the stop-start system.
Power saving measures
During an Autostop, several electrical
features such as auxiliary electric
heater or rear window heating are
disabled or switched to a power
saving mode. The fan speed of the
climate control system is reduced to
save power.
Restart of the engine by the driver
Vehicles with manual transmission
Depress the clutch pedal without
depressing the brake pedal to restart
the engine.
Vehicles with automatic transmission
The engine is restarted in the
following cases:
● brake pedal released while D or
M is selected
● brake pedal released and N
selected when selector is moved
to select D or M
● brake pedal depressed and P
selected when selector is moved
to select R, N, D or M
● R selected
Restart of the engine by the stop-
start system
Vehicles with manual transmission:
The selector must be in neutral to
enable an automatic restart.
If one of the following conditions
occurs during an Autostop, the
engine will be restarted automatically
by the stop-start system:
● The stop-start system is
manually deactivated.
● The driver's seat belt is
unfastened and the driver's door
is opened.
● The sliding doors are opened.
● The engine temperature is too
low.
● The charging level of the vehicle
battery is below a defined level.
● The brake vacuum is not
sufficient.