Hyundai Santa Fe (TM): Idle Stop and Go (ISG) / Forced to restart engine
The engine is automatically restarted in the following situations.
- The brake vacuum pressure is low
- The engine has stopped for about 5 minutes
- The air conditioning is ON with the fan speed set to a certain high level
- The front defroster is ON
- The battery is weak
- The cooling and heating performance of the climate control system is unsatisfactory
- The vehicle is shifted to P (Park) or R (Reverse) when Auto Hold is activated
- The door is opened or the seatbelt is unfastened when Auto Hold is activated
- The EPB switch is pressed when Auto Hold is activated
The Auto Stop (
) indicator blinks
in green for 5 seconds on the instrument cluster when the engine is restarted.
WARNING
When the engine is in Idle Stop mode, the engine may restart without the driver taking any action. Before leaving the vehicle or working on the engine compartment, turn off the engine by pressing the ENGINE START/STOP button to the OFF position.
Press the ISG OFF button to turn off ISG system. The ISG OFF button indicator will illuminate. To use the system, press the ISG OFF button again.
ISG system may not operate when there is a malfunction with the ISG sensors or ISG system. The following will occur, when there is a malfunction with the ISG system: The Auto Stop ( ) indicator will illuminate in yellow on the instrument cluster.