Our vehicles profit from increasingly more technologies, generally this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, but as well has some down sides, 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 confront problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Kia Soul . 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 repeated problems you may encountered with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Kia Soul work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be included into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Kia Soul and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is specifically relevant in an urban environment. In truth, 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 travels 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 variants, your Kia Soul will even be able to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Kia Soul: Advantages and down sides

Nevertheless this system has fair positive aspects in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are nevertheless some down sides to having a start and stop on Kia Soul .

  • Benefits:
  • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Kia Soul. You will too. Furthermore, you will be able to profit from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, permitting you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . At last, you will profit 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 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 Kia Soul. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Kia Soul?

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most enthusiastic about, how to deactivate, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Kia Soul? .
Depending on how you use your vehicle, you may need to deactivate this system, which can be frustrating or you may feel that your starter is experiencing premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Kia Soul . All these are valid reasons to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two main techniques for disabling the start and stop on Kia Soul:

  • The traditional approach: 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. However, this approach necessitates you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Soul is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Soul is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not match the use you have of your vehicle. In such a 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 approach you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will produce your Kia Soul presume that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Kia Soul

Concerning the different problems you might encountered with the start and stop of your Kia Soul . 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 vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your Kia Soul. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your mechanic to find out if there is a particular solution. Another problem experienced by Kia Soul 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 at 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 hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of problem. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Kia Soul does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your motor mechanic to correct this problem.

In the event that you have any further questions about the Kia Soul, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Soul category.