Editing Start-stop system (section)

===Volkswagen===

Volkswagen began using start-stop systems with the Polo Formel E with SSA around 1983, after having previewed the system on the 1981 [[Volkswagen Auto 2000|Auto 2000]] research car.<ref name=Glon>{{cite web | url = https://ranwhenparked.net/2014/08/20/a-look-at-the-1981-volkswagen-auto-2000-concept/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180618125629/https://ranwhenparked.net/2014/08/20/a-look-at-the-1981-volkswagen-auto-2000-concept/ | archive-date = 2018-06-18 | title = A look at the 1981 Volkswagen Auto 2000 concept [update] | first = Ronan | last = Glon | work = Ran When Parked | date = 2014-08-20 }}</ref> Later the LUPO 3L, and after that in the Polo, Golf and Passat [[BlueMotion]], which also include weight and aerodynamic improvements. The system is now commonplace in the Volkswagen range, fitted to all vehicles with the Bluemotion Technology package, though certain other models have the technology too. For the Lupo 3L, with an automated manual gearbox and clutch, the engine stops four seconds after the car becomes stationary with the driver's foot on the brake pedal. No other action is necessary. Removing the foot from the brake pedal initiates engine start and the car can be driven away. The gear lever remains in the drive D position throughout. The same applies to the Audi A2 1.2TDi, which is almost identical mechanically.