diff --git a/car.capnp b/car.capnp
index e05c348e6..c4e3931d3 100644
--- a/car.capnp
+++ b/car.capnp
@@ -423,7 +423,10 @@ struct CarParams {
   maxSteeringAngleDeg @54 :Float32;
   safetyConfigs @62 :List(SafetyConfig);
   alternativeExperience @65 :Int16;      # panda flag for features like no disengage on gas
+
+  # Car docs fields
   maxLateralAccel @68 :Float32;
+  autoResumeSng @69 :Bool;  # describes whether car can resume from a stop automatically
 
   steerMaxBPDEPRECATED @11 :List(Float32);
   steerMaxVDEPRECATED @12 :List(Float32);