Auto Stop-Start: Enable/Disable?

FiestaST said:
Not really. If you want I can always ask (Cars.co.za) Dave & see what he says.

Though he may think I be trolling him.
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Maybe you should, I’ve heard some people don’t like high intensity brake lights if they’re at the wrong height. It could be made part of the road tests in future :p.
 
FiestaST said:
@Foxhound5366 your feedback is needed on this thread wrt SS on your new Polo.
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Ok yes, so in most Polo reviews, the foreign journos all made a big deal of the SS. Now that I've driven it a bit myself, I agree it's a more aggressive system than the one in my BMW (it literally will cut out while you're still coasting to a stop), so the way to overcome the lag of the restart is to lift off the brake quickly just before your car can start moving. In my BMW I got into the habit of just hitting the button to disable the SS every trip, so I'll probably start doing that in the Polo too.
 
Hamster said:
I don't have it but it's definitely not a feature I have on.my shortlist when doing car shopping. In JHB I want to the car running all the time so I can put my foot down and get going if I need to at a hijack hotspot robot.
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I have it in my car. I ****ing hate it.
 
Anyone (in Johannesburg) looking to disable/set SS to default on any F or G series BMWs, feel free to PM me.
 
Stop-start technology: what's the long-term impact on my car’s engine?

The increasingly common technology designed to save fuel might reduce consumption, but what effect does it have on engine life?

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Stop-start systems: is there a long-term impact on my car’s engine? | Autocar

It's designed to save fuel and reduce emissions, but what effect does the technology have on engine life?
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FiestaST said:
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Yup, I wear that button out in my cars. I find it super crap that it won't remember the setting. Who decided that was necessary? It's my car. If you give me a button to do something with, why must I be forced to press it every time?
 
Stop start on the Audi and VW are awful. I was happy with my previous bmw.
But bloody hell i get so annoyed with audi and vw as many times it switches off when still moving and freezes the steering.
Try and turn into a driveway against oncoming traffic while these stupid cars switch off and freeze.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
Yup, I wear that button out in my cars. I find it super crap that it won't remember the setting. Who decided that was necessary? It's my car. If you give me a button to do something with, why must I be forced to press it every time?
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It's not that it won't remember, it's programmed to switch on when starting the car so that the manufacturer can say the car is more environment friendly.

Oddly enough, stop-start has never worked in my Grandland X regardless of the button. Might have to do with the 220v plug in the back which I have a portable DVD played plugged into for the kid .

My previous Audi's stop-start also stopped working, and when car went for service, i told them and the fixed it. I am guessing there's a "trip switch" that once tripped, needs to be enabled via one of those plug in computer jobbies?
 
AdrianH said:
It's not that it won't remember, it's programmed to switch on when starting the car so that the manufacturer can say the car is more environment friendly.

Oddly enough, stop-start has never worked in my Grandland X regardless of the button. Might have to do with the 220v plug in the back which I have a portable DVD played plugged into for the kid .

My previous Audi's stop-start also stopped working, and when car went for service, i told them and the fixed it. I am guessing there's a "trip switch" that once tripped, needs to be enabled via one of those plug in computer jobbies?
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Stop start is automatically disabled if the car feels the current battery draw is too high. So when I have my aircon on and it's a hot day, for example, stop-start will often be disabled. I understand WHY stop start exists, but what I don't know is whether it is legally necessary for car manufacturers to automatically enable it every time the car starts. Why can't it just be sufficient for it to be enabled by default? Then it's the user's choice if they wish to disable it. Which the button allows them to do anyway, so all you're doing is allowing the button to remember their preference. My car's "drive mode" button (right next to stop start to add insult to injury) remembers whether I leave the car in sport, eco or comfort ... so it's 100% possible.
 
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