Our automobiles profit from increasingly more technologies, in most cases this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but also has some down sides, with it, we find out 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 complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Citroen C1 . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you figure out how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring complications you may confront with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Citroen C1 work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be integrated into modern vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Citroen C1 and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is principally important in an urban environment. Obviously, automobiles 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 car is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. However, on long travels or secondary roads, its usefulness is limited. How it works:

  • A reinforced starter or a last generation alternator with integrated 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 immediately restart.

On some superior versions, your Citroen C1 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 C1: Pros and down sides

Nevertheless this system has significant pros in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some down sides to having a start and stop on Citroen C1 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a principally urban use of your Citroen C1. 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 car . Finally, you will benefit from an additional comfort because your engine unit 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 undergo a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Citroen C1. 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 C1?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Citroen C1? .
Depending on how you use your car, you may desire to disable this system, which can be irritating or you may experience that your starter is going through premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Citroen C1 . All these are valid causes to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two most important techniques for turning off the start and stop on Citroen C1:

  • The traditional technique: 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. However, this technique necessitates you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen C1 is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen C1 is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your car. In such a case, you can deactivate it by two different ways. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second technique you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Citroen C1 presume that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Citroen C1

Concerning the different problems you might come across with the start and stop of your Citroen C1 . 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 associated with the series of your Citroen C1. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your garage to find out if there is a specific remedy. Another problem encountered by Citroen C1 owners is that you may encounter premature wear of your battery or starter motor. These specific parts for start and stop are expensive, and if you have already looked at the battery prices for xxx or those of the starters you must have realized that they are much more expensive than traditional batteries, do not think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of problem. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Citroen C1 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to resolve this problem.

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