Our cars profit from more and more technologies, generally speaking this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but as well has some cons, with it, we discover 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 Xsara . 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 problems you may encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Citroen Xsara work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be integrated into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology is designed to limit the fuel consumption of your Citroen Xsara and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is principally important in an urban environment. In fact, cars 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 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 automatically restart.

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

Start Stop Citroen Xsara: Pros and cons

Although this system has fair pros in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are however some cons to having a start and stop on Citroen Xsara .

  • Benefits:
  • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a principally urban use of your Citroen Xsara. You will too. Furthermore, you will be able to advantage from the purchase of a car with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . At last, you will advantage 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€) . At last, the first generations of start stop technology can suffer a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Citroen Xsara. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Citroen Xsara?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most enthusiastic about, how to deactivate, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Citroen Xsara? .
Depending on how you use your vehicle, you may want to deactivate this system, which can be annoying 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 Citroen Xsara . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two main techniques for turning off the start and stop on Citroen Xsara:

  • 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 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 approach needs you to redo the manipulation every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen Xsara is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Citroen Xsara is switched on accidentally, or that it does not match the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can disable it by two different ways. You can create a bridge at the rear of the activation button of your start and stop . At last, second approach you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Citroen Xsara believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to preserve your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Citroen Xsara

Concerning the different concerns you might come across with the start and stop of your Citroen Xsara . 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 change to reverse gear and the vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is associated with the series of your Citroen Xsara. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your garage area to discover if there is a specific remedy. Another problem experienced by Citroen Xsara 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 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 hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of issue. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Citroen Xsara does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your motor mechanic to solve this issue.

If you want more guides on the Citroen Xsara, go to our Citroen Xsara category.