Our cars profit from increasingly 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 designed to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may confront complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Lincoln MKX . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you discover how this system functions, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring complications you may come across with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Lincoln MKX work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be included into recent vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Lincoln MKX and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is mainly important in an urban environment. In fact, cars 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 functions:

  • 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 immediately restart.

On some improved types, your Lincoln MKX will even have the ability to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Lincoln MKX: Pros and cons

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

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Lincoln MKX. You will too. In addition, you will have the ability to advantage from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . At last, you will advantage 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 undergo a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Lincoln MKX. you will have to buy or change your battery more quite often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Lincoln MKX?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most keen on, how to deactivate, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Lincoln MKX? .
Depending on how you use your vehicle, you may desire to deactivate this system, which can be annoying 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 Lincoln MKX . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two most important techniques for disabling the start and stop on Lincoln MKX:

  • 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 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. Nevertheless, this technique necessitates you to redo the manipulation every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Lincoln MKX is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Lincoln MKX is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can disable 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 make your Lincoln MKX presume that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Lincoln MKX

Concerning the different problems you might encountered with the start and stop of your Lincoln MKX . 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 change to reverse gear and the vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your Lincoln MKX. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen 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 Lincoln MKX owners is that you may encounter 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 realized that they are much more expensive than traditional batteries, do not hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of problem. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Lincoln MKX does not work anymore , in this case, go to your motor mechanic to resolve this problem.

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