Our cars benefit from more and more technologies, in most cases this provides us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, but also has some cons, with it, we find out 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 encounter complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Kia Forte . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you discover how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the repeated complications you may encountered with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Kia Forte work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be incorporated into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Kia Forte and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is specifically relevant in an urban environment. Obviously, 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 car is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. However, on long travels or secondary roads, its usefulness is limited. How it works:

  • A reinforced starter or a last generation alternator with integrated starter
  • When you shift into neutral and release the clutch pedal, the engine will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will automatically restart.

On some superior variants, your Kia Forte will even have the ability to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Kia Forte: Pros and cons

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

  • Benefits:
  • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Kia Forte. You will too. Furthermore, you will have the ability 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 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 go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Kia Forte. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Kia Forte?

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Kia Forte? .
Based on how you use your car, you may desire 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 Kia Forte . All these are valid reasons to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two main techniques for disabling the start and stop on Kia Forte:

  • 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 begin. However, this method requires you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Forte is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Forte is switched on accidentally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your car. In this case, you can deactivate it by two different solutions. You can create a bridge at the rear of 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 produce your Kia Forte presume that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Kia Forte

Concerning the different concerns you might encountered with the start and stop of your Kia Forte . 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 associated with the series of your Kia Forte. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your garage to find out if there is a specific solution. Another problem experienced by Kia Forte 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 discovered that they are much more expensive than classic batteries, do not think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of issue. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Kia Forte does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to solve this issue.

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