Our vehicles benefit from increasingly more technologies, most of the time this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but also has some drawbacks, with it, we see bugs showing up! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is made to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Renault Grand Scenic 4 . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you understand how this system functions, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring problems you may encountered with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Renault Grand Scenic 4 work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a recent technology that began to be included into recent automobiles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is specifically relevant in an urban environment. In fact, 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 trips or secondary roads, its usefulness is limited. How it functions:

  • 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 instantly restart.

On some improved variants, your Renault Grand Scenic 4 will even have the ability to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Renault Grand Scenic 4: Positive aspects and drawbacks

Nevertheless this system has real pros in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are nevertheless some drawbacks to having a start and stop on Renault Grand Scenic 4 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Renault Grand Scenic 4. You will too. In addition, you will have the ability to profit from the purchase of a car with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper car . At last, you will profit 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 go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Renault Grand Scenic 4. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Renault Grand Scenic 4?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Renault Grand Scenic 4? .
Based on how you use your car, you may want to disable this system, which can be irritating 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 Renault Grand Scenic 4 . All these are valid causes to disable your start and stop system.
On this website are the two most important techniques for turning off the start and stop on Renault Grand Scenic 4:

  • 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 start. Nevertheless, this approach requires you to redo the treatment every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 is switched off totally: It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not match the use you have of your car. In such a case, you can disconnect it by two different ways. 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 make your Renault Grand Scenic 4 believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to preserve your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Renault Grand Scenic 4

Concerning the different concerns you might come across with the start and stop of your Renault Grand Scenic 4 . 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 replace to reverse gear and the car stops. It is possible that this problem is associated with the series of your Renault Grand Scenic 4. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your garage to see if there is a particular remedy. Another problem experienced by Renault Grand Scenic 4 owners is that you may experience premature wear of your battery or starter motor. These particular parts for start and stop are expensive, and if you have already looked over 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 hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of problem. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Renault Grand Scenic 4 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to correct this problem.

If you need more tutorials on the Renault Grand Scenic 4, go to our Renault Grand Scenic 4 category.