Our cars benefit from increasingly more technologies, most of the time this provides us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but also has some disadvantages, with it, we see bugs showing up! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is intended to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may confront complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Mitsubishi Lancer . 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 complications you may confront with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Mitsubishi Lancer work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be incorporated into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Mitsubishi Lancer and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is mainly relevant in an urban environment. In truth, 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. However, on long journeys 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 will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will automatically restart.

On some superior variants, your Mitsubishi Lancer will even be able to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Mitsubishi Lancer: Advantages and disadvantages

Although this system has fair pros in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Mitsubishi Lancer .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Mitsubishi Lancer. You will too. In addition, you will be able to profit from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper car . Finally, you will profit 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 actually quite expensive to buy (between 500 and 1500€) . Finally, the first generations of start stop technology can suffer a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Mitsubishi Lancer. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Mitsubishi Lancer?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most enthusiastic about, how to turn off, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Mitsubishi Lancer? .
Depending on how you use your car, you may want to turn off 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 Mitsubishi Lancer . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two most important techniques for turning off the start and stop on Mitsubishi Lancer:

  • 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 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 method needs you to redo the manipulation every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Mitsubishi Lancer is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Mitsubishi Lancer is switched on accidentally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your car. In such a case, you can disconnect it by two different solutions. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second method you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will produce your Mitsubishi Lancer believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Mitsubishi Lancer

Concerning the different complications you might come across with the start and stop of your Mitsubishi Lancer . 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 car stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your Mitsubishi Lancer. 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 specific remedy. Another problem encountered by Mitsubishi Lancer 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 checked out the battery prices for xxx or those of the starters you must have realized 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 Mitsubishi Lancer does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to correct this problem.

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