Our cars profit from more and more technologies, generally speaking this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, but also has some cons, with it, we see bugs showing up! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is made to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may come across complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Citroen C4 Picasso 2 . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you figure out how this system functions, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring complications you may come across with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Citroen C4 Picasso 2 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2 and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its effectiveness is specifically relevant 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 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 included 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2 will even have the ability to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Citroen C4 Picasso 2: Positive aspects and cons

Although this system has fair positive aspects in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are however some cons to having a start and stop on Citroen C4 Picasso 2 .

  • Benefits:
  • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2. You will too. In addition, you will have the ability to advantage from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . Finally, you will advantage from an additional comfort because your engine 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 go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2. 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 C4 Picasso 2?

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most interested in, how to deactivate, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Citroen C4 Picasso 2? .
Based on how you use your vehicle, you may want to deactivate this system, which can be annoying 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 C4 Picasso 2 . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two main techniques for turning off the start and stop on Citroen C4 Picasso 2:

  • 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 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 begin. Nevertheless, this technique needs you to redo the manipulation every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 is switched off totally: It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 is switched on accidentally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your vehicle. In this 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 produce your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 think that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to preserve your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Citroen C4 Picasso 2

Concerning the different complications you might encountered with the start and stop of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2 . It is possible that this is activated in an unforeseen technique , 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 related to the series of your Citroen C4 Picasso 2. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your garage to see if there is a particular remedy. Another problem experienced by Citroen C4 Picasso 2 owners is that you may experience 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 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 Citroen C4 Picasso 2 does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to resolve this issue.

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