Our cars benefit from more and more technologies, generally speaking this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but as well has some disadvantages, with it, we find out 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 come across problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Nissan Pulsar . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you understand how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring problems you may come across with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Nissan Pulsar work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a recent technology that began to be integrated into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Nissan Pulsar and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is specifically important in an urban environment. Obviously, cars 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 car is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. Nevertheless, 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 unit will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will automatically restart.

On some improved versions, your Nissan Pulsar will even be able to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Nissan Pulsar: Pros and disadvantages

Although this system has serious pros in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Nissan Pulsar .

  • Benefits:
  • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Nissan Pulsar. You will too. In addition, you will be able to profit from the purchase of a car with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . Finally, you will profit from an additional comfort because your engine unit 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 suffer a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Nissan Pulsar. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Nissan Pulsar?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Nissan Pulsar? .
Based on how you use your vehicle, you may need to disable this system, which can be annoying or you may experience that your starter is encountering premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Nissan Pulsar . All these are valid causes to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two main techniques for disabling the start and stop on Nissan Pulsar:

  • 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 requires you to redo the manipulation every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Nissan Pulsar is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Nissan Pulsar 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 . Finally, second technique you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Nissan Pulsar believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Nissan Pulsar

Concerning the different complications you might encounter with the start and stop of your Nissan Pulsar . It is possible that this is activated in an unpredicted 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 associated with the series of your Nissan Pulsar. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your mechanic to find out if there is a specific solution. Another problem experienced by Nissan Pulsar 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 checked out 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 issue. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Nissan Pulsar does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to solve this issue.

Whenever you have any further questions about the Nissan Pulsar, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Pulsar category.