Our automobiles benefit from more and more technologies, most of the time this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, but as well has some cons, with it, we find out bugs showing up! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is meant to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on BMW 2 Series . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you understand how this system functions, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring problems you may confront with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on BMW 2 Series work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be included into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your BMW 2 Series and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is mainly relevant in an urban environment. Obviously, automobiles can be made to spend up to 35% of their time at a standstill during urban journeys. The promise of start and stop on your vehicle is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. Nevertheless, on long travels 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 unit will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will instantly restart.

On some improved variants, your BMW 2 Series will even have the ability to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop BMW 2 Series: Pros and cons

Although this system has fair advantages in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some cons to having a start and stop on BMW 2 Series .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your BMW 2 Series. You will too. Furthermore, you will have the ability to profit from the purchase of a car with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper car . Finally, you will profit from an additional comfort because your engine unit will be stopped when you pass red lights or stops.

  • Disadvantages

    • It’s not interesting for you to have this system if you drive on secondary roads . This system is actually quite expensive to buy (between 500 and 1500€) . Finally, the first generations of start stop technology can undergo a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your BMW 2 Series. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on BMW 2 Series?

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or take out the start stop on your BMW 2 Series? .
Based on how you use your car, you may desire to disable this system, which can be bothersome or you may feel that your starter is going through premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your BMW 2 Series . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two most important techniques for disabling the start and stop on BMW 2 Series:

  • The traditional approach: 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 car 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 begin. Nevertheless, this approach needs you to redo the treatment every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your BMW 2 Series is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your BMW 2 Series is switched on accidentally, or that it does not match the use you have of your car. In such a case, you can deactivate it by two different methods. You can create a bridge at the rear of the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second approach you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your BMW 2 Series believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to preserve your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems BMW 2 Series

Concerning the different complications you might encounter with the start and stop of your BMW 2 Series . It is possible that this is activated in an unpredicted method , for example you are doing a manoeuvre and you don’t have time to change to reverse gear and the car stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your BMW 2 Series. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your mechanic to find out if there is a specific solution. Another problem encountered by BMW 2 Series 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 noticed that they are much more expensive than classic batteries, do not hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of problem. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on BMW 2 Series does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to solve this problem.

If you want more guides on the BMW 2 Series, go to our BMW 2 Series category.