Ford Transit Transit Custom 2011-2019 Auto-Start-Stop - Manual Transmission, Excluding: Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) Car Owner Manuals

Auto-Start-Stop - Manual Transmission, Excluding: Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV)

The system is designed to help reduce fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions by stopping the engine when it is idling, for example at traffic lights.

AUTO-START-STOP PRECAUTIONS

WARNING: Apply the parking brake, shift into neutral, switch the ignition off and remove the key before you leave your vehicle. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death.

WARNING: Apply the parking brake, shift into neutral, switch the ignition off and remove the key before you open the hood or have any service or repair work completed. If you do not switch the ignition off, the engine could restart at any time. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury or death.

SWITCHING AUTO-START-STOP ON AND OFF

The system turns on when you switch the ignition on.

Press the switch to switch the system off.

Note: OFF illuminates in the switch.

Press the switch again to switch the system back on.

Note: The system is designed to turn off if it detects a malfunction. If the system malfunctions, have your vehicle checked as soon as possible.

STOPPING THE ENGINE

1. Stop your vehicle.
2. Shift into neutral.
3. Release the clutch pedal and the accelerator pedal.

Note: To obtain maximum benefit from the system, shift into neutral and release the clutch pedal whenever you stop your vehicle for more than three seconds.

Note: Power assist steering turns off when the engine stops.

RESTARTING THE ENGINE

Press the clutch pedal.

A message appears in the information display if the system requires you to take action.

Action Condition Message

• Press the accelerator pedal, brake pedal or clutch pedal to restart the engine.
  The system needs to restart the engine but requires your confirmation.
  Message: Auto StartStop Press a pedal to start engine
• Shift into neutral to restart the engine.
  The system needs to restart the engine but cannot because the transmission is in gear.
  Message: Auto StartStop Select neutral to start engine

AUTO-START-STOP - MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EXCLUDING: MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (MHEV)

AUTO-START-STOP INDICATORS

WARNING: The system may require the engine to automatically restart when the auto-start-stop indicator illuminates green or flashes amber. Failure to follow this instruction could result in personal injury.

The Auto-Start-Stop indicator illuminates green when the engine stops. It flashes amber and a message appears when you need to take action.

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The Auto-Start-Stop indicator illuminates gray with a strikethrough when the system is not available.

Note: You can display the reason why the system is not available in the information display.

AUTO-START-STOP AUDIBLE WARNING

The Auto-Start-Stop audible warning sounds if you open the driver door when the system has stopped the engine.

AUTO-START-STOP – TROUBLESHOOTING

Auto-Start-Stop – Information Messages

• Shift into neutral and restart the engine yourself.
  The system is not functioning.
  Message: Auto StartStop Manual restart required