Renault TRAFIC 2024 - Page 187

STARTING, STOPPING THE ENGINE
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Driving - 185
Keepyourvehiclesta
tionary when the engine
is on standby (shown by
the warning light
on the instrument panel).
The vehicle has set off from where it
was parked;
For automatic gearboxes:
– the gearbox is in D, M or Nposition;
and
– thebrakepedalispressed.Depend
ing on the vehicle, if the warning
lightflashesandthe"Pressbrakeped
al"messageappearsontheinstru
ment panel, this indicates that the
brake pedal is not sufficiently pressed;
and
– the accelerator pedal is not pressed;
and
– the speed is zero.
The engine remains on standby if P
position is engaged or if N position is
engagedwiththeparkingbrakeap
plied and the brake pedal released.
For manual gearboxes:
– the gearbox is in neutral;
and
– theclutchpedalisreleased.De
pending on the vehicle, if the
warning light flashes and the "Release
Clutch pedal" message is displayed on
the instrument panel, this indicates
that the clutch pedal is not sufficiently
released;
and
– the vehicle speed is zero.
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.).
Preventingtheenginefromstand
ing by
Incertainsituations,suchasnegotiat
ingacrossroadsforinstance,itispos
sible (with the system activated) to
keep the engine on so as to be ready
to move off quickly.
Forvehiclesequippedwithauto
matic gearboxes:
Keep the vehicle stationary without
pressing too hard on the brake pedal.
For vehicles equipped with manual
gearboxes:
Keep the clutch pedal pressed right
down.
Conditionsforcomingoutofen
gine standby
For automatic gearboxes:
– when the driver's door is opened;
– whenthedriver'sseatbeltisunfas
tened;
– in manual mode, the gear change
paddles are activated;
– the brake pedal is released and D or
M position is engaged;
– thebrakepedalisreleased,Nposi
tion is engaged and the parking brake
is released;