Start/Stop System Safety Precautions
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Volkswagen Touareg, 2016 Volkswagen Touareg, and 2015 Volkswagen Touareg. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
There Is a Risk of Injury from the Engine Starting Unexpectedly.
The engine can start unexpectedly for vehicles while the start/stop system is activated. If the Start/Stop System is activated, is recognized by a message in the instrument cluster.
-- Deactivate the Start/Stop System: switch off the ignition.