Anyone else turn cars stop/start off?

[Guest]

I love mine to bits and as I drive a hybrid it's automatic so no clutch issues. However it's getting to the time of year I have the heated steering wheel on, heated seat a little bit and I'm using the front blowers to keep the screen clear so it doesn't happen much. Summer it was grand though.

[Celica190]

We had it on our hire car (Ford Escape) in Kansas City recently. Worst part was air con going off. Was like a sauna in no time

[colin39]

Originally Posted by Celica190

We had it on our hire car (Ford Escape) in Kansas City recently. Worst part was air con going off. Was like a sauna in no time

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And that is the time i turn it off

[alkel2730]

Yes I do. My car is an automatic and it tends to roll back when the engine goes off at the stop/start. So I don’t like it!

[colin39]

Originally Posted by alkel2730

Yes I do. My car is an automatic and it tends to roll back when the engine goes off at the stop/start. So I don’t like it!

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Why would you not have your foot on the brake? In the case of rear end impact you could hit a kiddy crossing a road, the car in front, roll across a set of lights, or god for bid kill someone on the mentioned items

[alkel2730]

Originally Posted by colin39

Why would you not have your foot on the brake? In the case of rear end impact you could hit a kiddy crossing a road, the car in front, roll across a set of lights, or god for bid kill someone on the mentioned items

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Well I do, of course! I live in a very hilly area. But the minute I move it to the accelerate it rolls ever so slightly back when the stop/start is on, so I don’t use it then I have no roll back.

ETA. And before you jump on me again, I also use my handbrake on hills.

[colin39]

Originally Posted by alkel2730

Well I do, of course! I live in a very hilly area. But the minute I move it to the accelerate it rolls ever so slightly back when the stop/start is on, so I don’t use it then I have no roll back.

ETA. And before you jump on me again, I also use my handbrake on hills.

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Lol no inflection in text, i wasnt jumping i was just asking. Sorry.
Mom n dad had a 17 plate auto citroen of some kind and the rollback hill start thing was a godsend for this problem.

[Caroian]

Originally Posted by Celica190

We had it on our hire car (Ford Escape) in Kansas City recently. Worst part was air con going off. Was like a sauna in no time

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That is a design fault really. I've had the start/stop feature in a couple of cars and it simply doesn't kick in if the circumstances are not appropriate. So if I have the air con going full blast it will prevent the start/stop from working, or if the engine is not at the right temperature etc. There has been a button next to the gear shift on our last two cars where I can easily switch it off if I'm at a junction where I know I'll need to make a swift move and would prefer it not to kick in.

Personally I like the feature, but I do a lot of urban driving at the moment and it keeps my fuel consumption close to the published level!

[Loobylou_82]

I switch mine off everytime i drive anywhere. Drives me nuts (see what i did there )always stopping. Traffic lights always seem to be on red and then people crossing zebra crossings etc. and don't mention if you are on the motorway in a traffic jam that just keeps inching along! No, i much prefer the engine on all the time. Each to our own.

[Cinderellas]

I can’t believe most of you turn it off. I think it is a great feature and would never dream of switching it off. It doesn’t take a second to restart and has never let me down yet!. I for one will keep the emissions down .