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Except for the MHEV version.
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The reverse gear must not be engaged.
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The vehicle must not be on a very steep
slope.
The engine does not turn o for various rea-
sons
Before stopping the vehicle, the system verifies
whether certain conditions are met. The engine
does not switch o, in the following situations
for example:
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The engine has not yet reached the required
temperature for the Start-Stop mode.
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The temperature selected on the climate
control has not been reached.
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If maximum (HI) or minimum (LO) temperature
is requested in the air conditioner.
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De-icing function button activated.
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Park assist is switched on.
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The battery is very low.
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The steering wheel is overly turned or is being
turned.
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If there is a danger of misting.
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After engaging reverse gear.
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In case of a very steep gradient.
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In a trac jam after stopping for the fifth time,
the engine will not stop any more.
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With ESC disabled.
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After emergency braking or loss of adhesion.
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With a trailer attached.
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While the particle filter is regenerating.
The instrument cluster screen displays .
The engine starts by itself
When stopped, the normal system mode may
be interrupted in the following situations. The
engine restarts without the driver's intervention.
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The interior temperature diers from the tem-
perature selected on the climate control.
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Defrost function button activated .
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The brake is pressed several times in a row.
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The battery is not charged enough.
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High electricity consumption.
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The vehicle rolls forward or backward with
the engine o.
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ESC deactivated.
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With manual gearbox: The accelerator pedal
is depressed.
With automatic gearbox:The accelerator pedal
is depressed.
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The steering wheel is turned slightly.
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When the air conditioning is activated.
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Exhaust system temperature is too low.
Additional information related to the auto-
matic gearbox
The engine stops when the selector lever is in D,
N and S, as well as in Tiptronic mode. When the
parking lock button P is activated, the engine
will also remain o when you remove your foot
from the brake.
In MHEV vehicles the stop does not occur in S or
in Tiptronic mode.
In order to start the engine up again the ac-
celerator must be pressed, or another gear en-
gaged or the brake released.
If the selector lever is placed in R while stopped,
the engine will start up again.
Additional information about vehicles with
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
In vehicles with ACC function, the engine will
start up again in certain operating conditions if
the radar sensor detects that the vehicle ahead
drives o again.
WARNING
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Never switch the engine o until the vehi-
cle is stationary. The operation of the brake
and steering will not be fully guaranteed.
More force will be needed to turn the steer-
ing wheel or to brake. You could suer an
accident and even serious injuries.