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Is the start/stop system bad for your car?
Stop/Start systems aren’t as potentially damaging as cold starts, though, simply because the engine isn’t cold. If the engine is off long enough to reduce engine temperature significantly, the engine will automatically restart.
What affects the operation of a stop/start system?
How does Stop-Start work? When you’re driving along and come to a stop, the car detects the lack of motion. If it then also detects that the brake pedal is pressed, or the clutch is depressed/car is out of gear, the ECU cuts the fuelling and ignition to turn off the engine.
What is the benefit of the auto start/stop technology?
The main advantage of having Auto Start-Stop technology in your vehicle is the amount of gas you’d be saving! Whether or not you’re avoiding eye-contact with the backwards cap-driving, Oakley sunglass-wearing commuter next to you, so much fuel gets burned while your vehicle sits idle at the stop light.
Is stop/start technology any good?
Research from the American Automobile Association found that stop-start technology resulted in a 5% to 7% improvement in fuel economy1. This saving may seem small but would certainly add up over the lifecycle of your car. In any case, the data shows that they certainly don’t use more fuel.
Does start/stop really save gas?
Does stop-start help save fuel? Yes – in situations where you’re stationary with the engine idling, such as in heavy traffic or waiting for traffic lights to change, it will save however much fuel would have been used by the engine while the car is stationary.
Can I turn off start/stop technology?
Some vehicles have a button to turn off Stop/Start Technology. If your vehicle has a Stop/Start deactivation switch, you can push it to turn off the feature. The switch is labelled with an A surrounded by an arrow. An LED indicator below the switch lights up when the feature is active.
Does Auto start-stop actually save fuel?
How does the Auto Start / Stop system work?
The Auto Start/Stop system senses that you have applied the brakes and the engine speed comes to a stop. As soon as it senses that you have come to a standstill, the system shuts off the engine. It starts the engine again as soon as you take your foot off the brake. Every car has an ignition or a starter to start the engine.
When does auto start / stop wear out engine components?
Therefore, the Auto Start/Stop technology does not cause much damage. In case you need to stand still for a longer period of time, the system is designed to start the engine automatically when it notices that the lubricants are getting cold.
Which is better auto start-stop or constant idling?
Auto start-stop is much better for engines than constant idling. And if most of your driving is on the highway, auto start-stop will have no effect on your vehicle. Is Auto Start-Stop Dangerous in the Cold or Heat? There are actually some very good reasons to leave your engine on at a stoplight.
When did the Toyota start stop system come out?
More recently, Toyota has been selling cars with start-stop system on their internal combustion engine vehicles since 2009, and since 1997 in their Prius hybrid line. Both Toyota and Mazda introduced stop-start technology, available also outside of Japan, in some of their 2009 model year vehicles.