Our vehicles profit from increasingly more technologies, generally speaking this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, but also has some disadvantages, with it, we find out bugs showing up! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is designed to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Kia Picanto 3 . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you figure out how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring problems you may come across with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Kia Picanto 3 work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be incorporated into recent automobiles about ten years ago. This technology is designed to limit the fuel consumption of your Kia Picanto 3 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its effectiveness is specifically important 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 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 works:

  • A reinforced starter or a last generation alternator with included 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 improved types, your Kia Picanto 3 will even have the ability to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Kia Picanto 3: Positive aspects and disadvantages

Nevertheless this system has serious advantages in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are however some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Kia Picanto 3 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Kia Picanto 3. You will too. In addition, you will have the ability to benefit from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, permitting you to to buy a cheaper car . At last, you will benefit from an additional comfort because your engine 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 suffer a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Kia Picanto 3. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Kia Picanto 3?

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most interested in, how to disable, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Kia Picanto 3? .
Based on how you use your car, you may need to disable this system, which can be bothersome or you may experience that your starter is experiencing premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Kia Picanto 3 . All these are valid reasons to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two most important techniques for disabling the start and stop on Kia Picanto 3:

  • 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 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 technique necessitates you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Picanto 3 is switched off totally: It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Picanto 3 is switched on accidentally, or that it does not match the use you have of your car. In this case, you can deactivate it by two different methods. 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 produce your Kia Picanto 3 believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Kia Picanto 3

Concerning the different complications you might encounter with the start and stop of your Kia Picanto 3 . It is possible that this is activated in an unpredicted technique , for example you are doing a manoeuvre and you don’t have time to replace to reverse gear and the car stops. It is possible that this problem is associated with the series of your Kia Picanto 3. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your mechanic to find out if there is a particular solution. Another problem encountered by Kia Picanto 3 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 looked over 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 think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of issue. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Kia Picanto 3 does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to solve this issue.

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