Our vehicles profit from more and more technologies, in most cases this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, but also has some down sides, with it, we discover bugs showing up! 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 problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on hyundai i30 . 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 repeated problems you may confront with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on hyundai i30 work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be incorporated into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology is designed to limit the fuel consumption of your hyundai i30 and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its effectiveness is mainly relevant in an urban environment. Indeed, vehicles 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. However, on long trips 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 instantly restart.

On some superior variants, your hyundai i30 will even be able to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop hyundai i30: Advantages and down sides

Although this system has fair positive aspects in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some down sides to having a start and stop on hyundai i30 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your hyundai i30. You will too. In addition, you will be able to benefit from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . At last, 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€) . At last, the first generations of start stop technology can undergo a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your hyundai i30. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on hyundai i30?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most interested in, how to deactivate, disconnect or take out the start stop on your hyundai i30? .
Based on how you use your vehicle, you may need to deactivate this system, which can be irritating or you may experience that your starter is encountering premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your hyundai i30 . 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 i30:

  • 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. However, this technique requires you to redo the treatment every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your hyundai i30 is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your hyundai i30 is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can disconnect it by two different methods. You can create a bridge at the rear of 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 i30 think that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems hyundai i30

Concerning the different concerns you might encountered with the start and stop of your hyundai i30 . It is possible that this is activated in an unforeseen 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 hyundai i30. 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 particular remedy. Another problem experienced by hyundai i30 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 traditional batteries, do not think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of issue. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on hyundai i30 does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to correct this issue.

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