Our cars benefit from more and more technologies, most of the time this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but as well has some cons, with it, we discover bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is made to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Audi A4 . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you figure out how this system functions, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring problems you may encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Audi A4 work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be integrated into modern vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Audi A4 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its effectiveness is mainly important in an urban environment. In truth, cars can be made to spend up to 35% of their time at a standstill during urban journeys. The guarantee of start and stop on your vehicle is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. However, on long trips or secondary roads, its usefulness is limited. How it functions:

  • A reinforced starter or a last generation alternator with built-in starter
  • When you shift into neutral and release the clutch pedal, the engine will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will immediately restart.

On some superior variants, your Audi A4 will even have the ability to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Audi A4: Pros and cons

Nevertheless this system has fair pros in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are however some cons to having a start and stop on Audi A4 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Audi A4. You will too. In addition, you will have the ability to benefit from the purchase of a car with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . Finally, you will benefit from an additional comfort because your engine will be stopped when you complete red lights or stops.

  • Disadvantages

    • It’s not interesting for you to have this system if you drive on secondary roads . This system is quite expensive to buy (between 500 and 1500€) . Finally, the first generations of start stop technology can go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Audi A4. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Audi A4?

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most interested in, how to deactivate, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Audi A4? .
Depending on how you use your vehicle, you may desire to deactivate this system, which can be frustrating or you may feel that your starter is encountering premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Audi A4 . All these are valid reasons to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two main techniques for turning off the start and stop on Audi A4:

  • The traditional method: Know, if you don’t already know it, that there is a start and stop disable button on your center console (depending on the year of your vehicle you may have a button labeled “ECO”, “Start and Stop” or “S&S”) that you can use to disconnect your start and stop on every start. However, this method requires you to redo the manipulation every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Audi A4 is switched off totally: It is possible that the start and stop of your Audi A4 is switched on accidentally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your vehicle. In this case, you can disconnect it by two different ways. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second method you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Audi A4 believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to preserve your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Audi A4

Concerning the different problems you might come across with the start and stop of your Audi A4 . It is possible that this is activated in an unexpected way , for example you are doing a manoeuvre and you don’t have time to replace to reverse gear and the vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is associated with the series of your Audi A4. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your mechanic to discover if there is a specific solution. Another problem encountered by Audi A4 owners is that you may experience premature wear of your battery or starter motor. These specific parts for start and stop are expensive, and if you have already looked over the battery prices for xxx or those of the starters you must have realized that they are much more expensive than classic batteries, do not think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of issue. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Audi A4 does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to solve this issue.

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