Our vehicles profit from more and more technologies, generally speaking this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, 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 complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Kia Stronic . 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 recurring complications you may encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Kia Stronic 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 aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Kia Stronic and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is specifically important in an urban environment. In fact, vehicles can be made to spend up to 35% of their time at a standstill during urban journeys. The promise of start and stop on your car is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. Nevertheless, on long trips 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 unit will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will immediately restart.

On some superior types, your Kia Stronic 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 Stronic: Positive aspects and disadvantages

Although this system has real positive aspects in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are however some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Kia Stronic .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Kia Stronic. You will too. Furthermore, you will have the ability to advantage from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, permitting you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . At last, you will advantage 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 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 Stronic. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Kia Stronic?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most interested in, how to turn off, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Kia Stronic? .
Based on how you use your vehicle, you may want to turn off 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 Kia Stronic . All these are valid reasons to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two most important techniques for turning off the start and stop on Kia Stronic:

  • 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 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. Nevertheless, this method needs you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Stronic is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Kia Stronic is switched on accidentally, or that it does not match the use you have of your vehicle. In this case, you can disable 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 method you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Kia Stronic presume that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Kia Stronic

Concerning the different concerns you might come across with the start and stop of your Kia Stronic . 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 replace to reverse gear and the vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is associated with the series of your Kia Stronic. 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 specific remedy. Another problem experienced by Kia Stronic 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 problem. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Kia Stronic does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to correct this problem.

If you have any further questions about the Kia Stronic, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Stronic category.