Our automobiles benefit from increasingly more technologies, generally this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but as well has some disadvantages, with it, we see bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is designed to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may come across problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Citroen C6 . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you figure out how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the repeated problems you may encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Citroen C6 work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be incorporated into recent automobiles about ten years ago. This technology is designed to limit the fuel consumption of your Citroen C6 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its effectiveness is principally relevant in an urban environment. In truth, 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 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 unit will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will immediately restart.

On some improved types, your Citroen C6 will even be able to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Citroen C6: Advantages and disadvantages

Nevertheless this system has serious pros in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are however some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Citroen C6 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a principally urban use of your Citroen C6. You will too. Furthermore, you will be able to profit from the purchase of a vehicle 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 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 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 Citroen C6. 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 C6?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most interested in, how to disable, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Citroen C6? .
Based on how you use your car, you may need to disable 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 Citroen C6 . All these are valid causes to disable your start and stop system.
On this website are the two most important techniques for turning off the start and stop on Citroen C6:

  • 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 start. Nevertheless, 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 C6 is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen C6 is switched on accidentally, 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 solutions. 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 C6 believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Citroen C6

Concerning the different concerns you might come across with the start and stop of your Citroen C6 . It is possible that this is activated in an unpredicted 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 C6. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your garage area to see if there is a particular solution. Another problem experienced by Citroen C6 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 discovered that they are much more expensive than traditional batteries, do not hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of problem. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Citroen C6 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to solve this problem.

If you want more tutorials on the Citroen C6, go to our Citroen C6 category.