Our vehicles profit from increasingly more technologies, generally this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, but as well has some disadvantages, with it, we see bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is designed to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Renault Latitude . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you discover how this system functions, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the repeated complications you may come across with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Renault Latitude work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a recent technology that began to be incorporated into recent vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Renault Latitude and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is specifically 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 guarantee of start and stop on your car is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. Nevertheless, on long travels 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 unit will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will instantly restart.

On some improved versions, your Renault Latitude 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 Latitude: Pros and disadvantages

Although this system has fair positive aspects in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are nevertheless some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Renault Latitude .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Renault Latitude. You will too. In addition, you will have the ability to benefit from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, permitting 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 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€) . At last, the first generations of start stop technology can go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Renault Latitude. you will have to buy or change your battery more often,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Renault Latitude?

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most enthusiastic about, how to turn off, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Renault Latitude? .
Based on how you use your vehicle, you may want to turn off this system, which can be irritating 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 Renault Latitude . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two main techniques for turning off the start and stop on Renault Latitude:

  • 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 Renault Latitude is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Latitude is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not match the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can deactivate it by two different methods. You can create a bridge at the rear of 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 Latitude think that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Renault Latitude

Concerning the different problems you might encountered with the start and stop of your Renault Latitude . It is possible that this is activated in an unexpected 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 Renault Latitude. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your garage to see if there is a specific solution. Another problem encountered by Renault Latitude 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 looked at 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 issue. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Renault Latitude does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to correct this issue.

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