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Not so much of a problem...the stop start works fine, the question is more to understand its logic!
I understand the system will activate/deactivate itself based on conditions and requirements of the car when in use - heated screens, steering angles etc however I am struggling to understand the logic of a specific "activation" features which have caught me unawares.
Picture the scene I've pulled onto the drive at home, clutch down, into Neutral hand brake on, clutch up engine stops. Faff about picking up some bits out of the footwell, wallet out of the door bin put car in gear, undo seat belt and WOOF there goes the car nearly through the garage door. OK so thats more about habits and sequence - take key out the ignition BEFORE faffing and undoing seat belt (or opening door for that matter).... Lesson learnt. :lol:
Then picture the scene....pull into a busy Garage forecourt, choose a pump and pull up behind pump and wait, stop start kicks in. The guy at the pump seems to be emptying the North Sea oil field into his car and my idle fingers are getting bored so I reset Trip 1 as I'm logging milage and MPG at each fill up. Just as it resets to zero WOOF the car fires into life
. Fortunately not in gear but unexpected none the less.
So it would appear resetting Trip 1 is a condition for restarting the engine whilst stopped under Stop/Start....but why? Whats the significance?! :?:
I understand the system will activate/deactivate itself based on conditions and requirements of the car when in use - heated screens, steering angles etc however I am struggling to understand the logic of a specific "activation" features which have caught me unawares.
Picture the scene I've pulled onto the drive at home, clutch down, into Neutral hand brake on, clutch up engine stops. Faff about picking up some bits out of the footwell, wallet out of the door bin put car in gear, undo seat belt and WOOF there goes the car nearly through the garage door. OK so thats more about habits and sequence - take key out the ignition BEFORE faffing and undoing seat belt (or opening door for that matter).... Lesson learnt. :lol:
Then picture the scene....pull into a busy Garage forecourt, choose a pump and pull up behind pump and wait, stop start kicks in. The guy at the pump seems to be emptying the North Sea oil field into his car and my idle fingers are getting bored so I reset Trip 1 as I'm logging milage and MPG at each fill up. Just as it resets to zero WOOF the car fires into life
So it would appear resetting Trip 1 is a condition for restarting the engine whilst stopped under Stop/Start....but why? Whats the significance?! :?: