Genuinely puzzled about the "brake lights on all the time" phenomenon. Could a CVT driver please confirm how the stop-start system behaves on their car ?
With a manual, you put the handbrake on, put the gearlever in neutral, take your foot off the clutch, and the engine stops (providing none of the other inhibiting conditions apply). No brake lights 'cos your foot isn't on the brake pedal.
I think the equivalent for a CVT would be to apply the handbrake and put the gearshift into N, so if you do this does the engine stop or not ? I think I read somewhere that you have to also keep your foot on the footbrake (and hence have your stop lights on), else the engine restarts, is that correct ? Or does this only happen if you don't use the handbrake, and/or don't shift into N ?