I must confess to scratching my head a bit over this discussion, it doesn't chime with my experience of auto-stop. Mine's a manual box (I know it's different for a CVT), and the sequence for the engine to stop is:
Yup, it's different. And for a manual it's more sensible.
For the CVT the autostop sequence is:
* Press firmly on brake pedal. When car is stationary engine will switch off (subject to battery load and state of course).
* When you release the brake pedal, move the steering wheel or push the gear lever out of neutral the engine will restart.
In particular note that whilst you can move into neutral without the engine restarting it will restart when you release the brake pedal regardless of the gear lever position. So in order to keep the engine from
stoppingrestarting you have no choice but to keep your brake pedal depressed
I don't understand why Honda have done this. The car will restart if you move the gear lever back into drive (and it will be ready to go before the transmission is) so why can't we be 'allowed' to release the brake pedal when the car is in neutral. It seems silly to me.
Edit:Fixed typo.