Stop / Start
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Today coming home from work, I put the air con on high due to the lovely weather. I approached traffic lights which were on red. I put the car into neutral and the car stopped while the air con was on, it did slow the blower down and once started again turned itself back up. I do have climate control so the dials are digital. Just thought I would share my experience.
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Lol mine did that to me this morning wandered what was happening for a few secondsLeachiE said:
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The thing I don't understand is why the engine restarts when you open the door?? I pull into a services car park to stop for a cigarette, engine automatically stops as I pull into a space which is great but then restarts as I open the door to have my ***?
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The only thing I can think of is that it is done to remind you that the engine is still actually 'enabled' so you don't get out of the car and walk off thinking you've turned it off?
It is annoying. It also does it when my wife and kids are in the car and I pull up outside the local shop where the engine stops correctly but I get out to run into shop to buy some **** and the blasted engine starts again! It means I have to take the key out of the ignition even though my wife is sat there or leave the engine running.
It is annoying. It also does it when my wife and kids are in the car and I pull up outside the local shop where the engine stops correctly but I get out to run into shop to buy some **** and the blasted engine starts again! It means I have to take the key out of the ignition even though my wife is sat there or leave the engine running.
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I haven't noticed that in mine, but I'll give it a try when I get to work on Friday and see what it does! I do like the stop/start and hill start assist - the latter, especially, takes a lot of thinking about when you get into a courtesy car that doesn't have that function!
It`s normal in almost all the models with star/stop! If the engine stop but the key is still their, it will put the engine back to work! To let you know that you didn`t shutdown the car!
My Dad Chevrolet Cruze SW does the same, and when i did the test drive the dealer show that to me!
My Dad Chevrolet Cruze SW does the same, and when i did the test drive the dealer show that to me!
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Hmmm not looking hopeful for my start stop then, made sure it was on (guessing the light being on means it on too), waited till the engine was warm, in neutral, foot of clutch and even handbrake on
Nothing
Tried pushing the eco button so the light was off to see if that made any difference, nope
Another thing to add to my list and complaint sent to Vauxhall
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Tried pushing the eco button so the light was off to see if that made any difference, nope
Another thing to add to my list and complaint sent to Vauxhall
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Do all trim levels have stoo/start or is it just the ones wuth turbo engines? I ask, because my Ibiza is a 1.2tsi snd has stop/start, but I don't think the n/a engines have it. Just now I remembered to open the drivers door while stop/start was functioning and it made the alarm sound that warns when keys are still in the ignition but a message flashed up in the screen to tell me ignition was still on as well. It didn't restart on it's own though.
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