Auto Stop

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS CORPORATION

When the driver stops the vehicle at, for example, a red light, depresses the clutch pedal, shifts the gear lever into neutral and releases the clutch pedal, the system requests autostop of the engine.

• The clutch pedal is depressed.
• The vehicle is braked to 0 km/h.
• The gear level in neutral position.
• The clutch pedal released.
• Secondary battery relay (2) is not activated and is in normal position (open).
• The secondary battery (1) is not connected.
• The battery relay (main battery) (4) is not activated and is in normal position (closed).
• The vehicle is powered from the battery (main battery) (6).
• The starter motor is not activated and the starter motor relays (5) are in normal position.
• The battery diode (3) does not fulfil any function in this mode.