Our automobiles profit from more and more technologies, generally this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, but as well has some drawbacks, with it, we see bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is meant to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may confront problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Citroen C-crosser . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you discover how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring problems you may encountered with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Citroen C-crosser work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be incorporated into modern vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Citroen C-crosser and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is mainly important in an urban environment. In actual fact, 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 car is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. Nevertheless, on long journeys or secondary roads, its usefulness is limited. How it works:

  • 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 instantly restart.

On some superior variants, your Citroen C-crosser will even have the ability to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Citroen C-crosser: Advantages and drawbacks

Although this system has fair positive aspects in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are nevertheless some drawbacks to having a start and stop on Citroen C-crosser .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Citroen C-crosser. You will too. Furthermore, you will have the ability to benefit from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper car . At last, 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€) . At last, the first generations of start stop technology can go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Citroen C-crosser. you will have to buy or change your battery more quite often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Citroen C-crosser?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Citroen C-crosser? .
Depending on how you use your car, you may want to disable this system, which can be bothersome or you may experience that your starter is experiencing premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Citroen C-crosser . All these are valid causes to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two main techniques for turning off the start and stop on Citroen C-crosser:

  • 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 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 method requires you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen C-crosser is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen C-crosser is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not match the use you have of your car. In this case, you can disable it by two different solutions. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . At last, second method you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will produce your Citroen C-crosser believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Citroen C-crosser

Concerning the different complications you might encounter with the start and stop of your Citroen C-crosser . 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 car stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your Citroen C-crosser. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your garage area to see if there is a particular solution. Another problem encountered by Citroen C-crosser owners is that you may encounter premature wear of your battery or starter motor. These particular 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 discovered that they are much more expensive than traditional batteries, do not think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of issue. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Citroen C-crosser does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to solve this issue.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Citroen C-crosser, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C-crosser category.