Auto Start
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Used to restart the engine in idle stop mode.
- Depress the clutch pedal while the gear selector is in N (Neutral).
The engine will restart and the green AUTO STOP indicator (
) in the
instrument cluster will turn off.
If the vehicle is equipped with a supervision cluster, a message will appear on the LCD.

The engine will also restart automatically, without any action by the driver, if any of the following occurs:
- The manual climate control blower fan is set above 3 while the air conditioning is on.
- The automatic climate control blower fan is set above 6 while the air conditioning is on.
- A certain amount of time has passed with the climate control system on.
- The defroster is on.
- There is low vacuum in the brake booster.
- The battery charge is low.
- Vehicle speed is above 5 km/h.
The green AUTO STOP indicator (
)
in the instrument cluster will flash for 5 seconds, and a message will appear on the LCD (if equipped).
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