Our cars profit from increasingly more technologies, in most cases this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, but also has some cons, with it, we see bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is intended to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may come across complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on hyundai i10 . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you understand how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring complications you may encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on hyundai i10 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 aims to limit the fuel consumption of your hyundai i10 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its effectiveness is principally relevant in an urban environment. Indeed, 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 trips 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 instantly restart.

On some improved types, your hyundai i10 will even be able to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop hyundai i10: Advantages and cons

Nevertheless this system has significant advantages in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are however some cons to having a start and stop on hyundai i10 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a principally urban use of your hyundai i10. 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 hyundai i10. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on hyundai i10?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most enthusiastic about, how to deactivate, disconnect or take out the start stop on your hyundai i10? .
Depending on how you use your vehicle, you may want to deactivate this system, which can be frustrating 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 hyundai i10 . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two main techniques for disabling the start and stop on hyundai i10:

  • 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 start. Nevertheless, this technique needs you to redo the treatment every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your hyundai i10 is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your hyundai i10 is switched on accidentally, or that it does not match the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can disconnect it by two different ways. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . At last, second technique you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your hyundai i10 believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications hyundai i10

Concerning the different problems you might encounter with the start and stop of your hyundai i10 . 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 change to reverse gear and the vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your hyundai i10. 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 specific solution. Another problem encountered by hyundai i10 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 checked out the battery prices for xxx or those of the starters you must have noticed that they are much more expensive than classic batteries, do not hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of issue. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on hyundai i10 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to solve this issue.

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