Start / Stop

[Skydance]

All cars are fitted with the system to comply with regulations. First action after starting is always to disable it.

There maybe coding eventually that you can disable it, but agents will not be able to by law.

Have to say I am very lucky, as on my car the system is always disabled - yippee!

Is yours permanently disabled because it’s not working. My diesel stop/start has never worked since new. Currently on 87% battery charge

 

[Tom109]

I put an AutoStopEliminator in my sons Subaru. Works perfectly - push disable button and it remains disabled until you push to enable it. Maybe one will come out for the BMW motor.

 

[Trialmaster]

Is yours permanently disabled because it’s not working. My diesel stop/start has never worked since new. Currently on 87% battery charge

@Skydance dance mine has never worked - even after the software update (not mentioned it to the dealer). My Trialmaster rarely shows over 80% charge BTW.

 

[Chadd7]

I wonder if Bimmercode is compatible with our vehicles. It's an app that is used to customize the settings of the vehicle through and OBD dongle.

 

[Skydance]

@Skydance dance mine has never worked - even after the software update (not mentioned it to the dealer). My Trialmaster rarely shows over 80% charge BTW.

I been told it needs to be 85% charge before it works and a certain temperature. However, I’m now on 88% charge and it still doesn’t work. No big deal I guess but I wished everything works as it should.

 

[Deleted member 9047666 (user closed account)]

I wonder if Bimmercode is compatible with our vehicles. It's an app that is used to customize the settings of the vehicle through and OBD dongle.

That will be a great thing if it does.

 

[alexandruast]

I am thinking about using a small programming board to trigger the contact with a specified delay (5-10 seconds) every time the engine is started (easily detected by voltage) and ign signal.
Planning to use the start-stop button as mode toggle for my Lazer ledbar.

 

[Logsplitter]

I been told it needs to be 85% charge before it works and a certain temperature. However, I’m now on 88% charge and it still doesn’t work. No big deal I guess but I wished everything works as it should.

Stop start also doesn’t work if the air con is on in my Grenadier.

 

[Skydance]

Stop start also doesn’t work if the air con is on in my Grenadier.

Mine does not work whether aircon is either off or on. Beginning to think that my battery needs changing. It’s always charging at 1/2 amps, rarely above 85% charge. Discharges stationary, when you move the steering wheel. I’ve put in on a Ctek charger, chargers says it’s full but battery says it’s around 85% still. No idea but it’s in for a service next month.

 

[Tom109]

Mine does not work whether aircon is either off or on. Beginning to think that my battery needs changing. It’s always charging at 1/2 amps, rarely above 85% charge. Discharges stationary, when you move the steering wheel. I’ve put in on a Ctek charger, chargers says it’s full but battery says it’s around 85% still. No idea but it’s in for a service next month.

Doesn’t sound right. If I don’t drive for a week SoC is in low 90-percentile. Drive it for a few days and it sits at 98% (indicated).

 

[Skydance]

Doesn’t sound right. If I don’t drive for a week SoC is in low 90-percentile. Drive it for a few days and it sits at 98% (indicated).

Yours sounds perfect. Mine car was manufactured in March 2024. One of the early ones.

 

[Tom109]

Yours sounds perfect. Mine car was manufactured in March 2024. One of the early ones.

2023?

Mine was built September 2023.

 

[Skydance]

2023?

Mine was built September 2023.

yes 2023 my mistake.

 

[Logsplitter]

Mine does not work whether aircon is either off or on. Beginning to think that my battery needs changing. It’s always charging at 1/2 amps, rarely above 85% charge. Discharges stationary, when you move the steering wheel. I’ve put in on a Ctek charger, chargers says it’s full but battery says it’s around 85% still. No idea but it’s in for a service next month.

Sounds like the software is wrong and the battery is maybe 100% but the software is saying battery is too low so not letting stop start work. Hopefully you’ll get it sorted next month when serviced.

 

[alexandruast]

These are the conditions that cancel start-stop. As I am interested in disabling this feature for good, the first thing to try is to use a dummy sealed plug into the towing socket.

 

[Eric]

These are the conditions that cancel start-stop. As I am interested in disabling this feature for good, the first thing to try is to use a dummy sealed plug into the towing socket.

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Do a search of the threads, I'm sure there is some conversation on using a dummy plug in the towing socket.

 

[Tazzieman]

Do a search of the threads, I'm sure there is some conversation on using a dummy plug in the rowing socket.

You have to activate wading mode for full functionality

 

[Eric]

You have to activate wading mode for full functionality

Ops

 

[Skydance]

Just to feedback and resurrect the thread. Ineos have found out that some earlier vehicles is missing a trailer module which causes the stop/start not to work. This module needs to be fitted with software update and is required even if you don’t have a tow bar. It’s taken a year to discover this on my first service and I’ve always thought it was the battery. What does a trailer module do?

 

[Shaky]

Good news and bad news then Skydance, bad that it was missing in the first place but clearly good that it’s a problem that should disappear when the module is fitted.

It maybe that the module detects whether a trailer is being towed or not, a missing module and the cars thinks that there is a trailer and won’t enable S/S.