Assistance Changes During Eco Stop/Start Functions

This feature actively controls the driver's steering torque feedback during the engine Eco stopping and starting activities. It integrates the main steering assistance feature with micro hybrid or enhanced starter motor powertrain events, ensuring smooth, progressive, yet timely decreases and increases in power assistance. It is also designed to remove unwanted steering wheel movement during these events, which are not directly instigated by the driver.

On vehicles with Automatic Transmission (AT), the assistance is reduced completely during an Eco stop and the driver will be able to request an engine restart by turning the steering wheel. The restart request in this case is based on the amount of torque applied by the steering wheel during the Eco stop.

On vehicles with Manual Transmission (MT), the assistance is reduced completely during an Eco stop, but the driver will not be able to request the engine to restart through use of the steering wheel.