Our automobiles profit from increasingly more technologies, most of the time this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, but as well has some drawbacks, with it, we see bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is made to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Infiniti QX50 . 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 Infiniti QX50 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 Infiniti QX50 and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is specifically relevant in an urban environment. In actual fact, automobiles 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 car 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 integrated 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 versions, your Infiniti QX50 will even be able to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Infiniti QX50: Advantages and drawbacks

Nevertheless this system has real advantages in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some drawbacks to having a start and stop on Infiniti QX50 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Infiniti QX50. You will too. In addition, you will be able to benefit from the purchase of a car with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper car . At last, you will benefit 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 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 Infiniti QX50. you will have to buy or change your battery more quite often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Infiniti QX50?

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 Infiniti QX50? .
Depending on how you use your car, you may need to disable this system, which can be irritating 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 Infiniti QX50 . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two most important techniques for turning off the start and stop on Infiniti QX50:

  • The traditional method: 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. However, this method needs you to redo the treatment every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Infiniti QX50 is switched off totally: It is possible that the start and stop of your Infiniti QX50 is switched on unintentionally, 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 ways. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . At last, second method you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Infiniti QX50 believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Infiniti QX50

Concerning the different complications you might come across with the start and stop of your Infiniti QX50 . It is possible that this is activated in an unexpected method , for example you are doing a manoeuvre and you don’t have time to change to reverse gear and the car stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your Infiniti QX50. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your mechanic to see if there is a particular solution. Another problem experienced by Infiniti QX50 owners is that you may encounter premature wear of your battery or starter motor. These particular 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 discovered that they are much more expensive than traditional 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 Infiniti QX50 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your motor mechanic to correct this issue.

In the event that you have any additional questions about the Infiniti QX50, do not hesitate to consult our Infiniti QX50 category.