Our automobiles profit from increasingly more technologies, most of the time this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, but as well has some down sides, with it, we see bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is meant to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Mercedes Benz GLC Class . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you figure out 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 Mercedes Benz GLC Class work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be integrated into modern vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is mainly important in an urban environment. Obviously, automobiles 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. However, on long travels or secondary roads, its usefulness is limited. How it works:

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

On some improved variants, your Mercedes Benz GLC Class will even have the ability to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Mercedes Benz GLC Class: Advantages and down sides

Although this system has fair advantages in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some down sides to having a start and stop on Mercedes Benz GLC Class .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class. 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 car . Finally, 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€) . Finally, the first generations of start stop technology can go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class. you will have to buy or change your battery more quite often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Mercedes Benz GLC Class?

Now let’s proceed to the component you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Mercedes Benz GLC Class? .
Based on how you use your car, you may need to disable this system, which can be annoying 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 Mercedes Benz GLC Class . 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 Mercedes Benz GLC Class:

  • 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 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 approach needs you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not match the use you have of your car. In such a case, you can deactivate it by two different ways. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second approach you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Mercedes Benz GLC Class think that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Mercedes Benz GLC Class

Concerning the different problems you might encountered with the start and stop of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class . 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 related to the series of your Mercedes Benz GLC Class. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your mechanic to see if there is a particular remedy. Another problem encountered by Mercedes Benz GLC Class 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 at 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 hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of problem. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Mercedes Benz GLC Class does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to correct this problem.

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