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 drawbacks, with it, we see bugs appearing! 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 complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Peugeot 309 . 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 encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Peugeot 309 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 is designed to limit the fuel consumption of your Peugeot 309 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is mainly relevant in an urban environment. Obviously, 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 vehicle is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. Nevertheless, on long journeys 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 unit will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will instantly restart.

On some improved versions, your Peugeot 309 will even be able to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Peugeot 309: Advantages and drawbacks

Although this system has real positive aspects in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are on the other hand some drawbacks to having a start and stop on Peugeot 309 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Peugeot 309. You will too. In addition, you will be able to benefit from the purchase of a car with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . At last, you will benefit 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€) . At last, the first generations of start stop technology can go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Peugeot 309. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Peugeot 309?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most interested in, how to deactivate, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Peugeot 309? .
Based 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 going through premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Peugeot 309 . All these are valid reasons to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two most important techniques for disabling the start and stop on Peugeot 309:

  • 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 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 approach necessitates you to redo the manipulation every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Peugeot 309 is switched off totally: It is possible that the start and stop of your Peugeot 309 is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not match the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can disconnect it by two different methods. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . At last, second approach you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will produce your Peugeot 309 believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Peugeot 309

Concerning the different concerns you might come across with the start and stop of your Peugeot 309 . 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 change to reverse gear and the vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is related to the series of your Peugeot 309. 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 Peugeot 309 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 noticed 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 Peugeot 309 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your motor mechanic to resolve this problem.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Peugeot 309, do not hesitate to consult our Peugeot 309 category.