Our automobiles benefit from more and more technologies, most of the time this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, but also has some disadvantages, with it, we see bugs showing up! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is meant to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may confront complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Renault Megane 2 . But how do I do that? In this article 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 encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Renault Megane 2 work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be included into recent vehicles about ten years ago. This technology is designed to limit the fuel consumption of your Renault Megane 2 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is specifically relevant in an urban environment. In fact, automobiles 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. However, on long travels 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 Renault Megane 2 will even be able to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Renault Megane 2: Advantages and disadvantages

Although this system has real positive aspects in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are nevertheless some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Renault Megane 2 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Renault Megane 2. 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 . At last, 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 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 Megane 2. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Renault Megane 2?

Now let’s proceed to the component you’re probably most keen on, how to disable, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Renault Megane 2? .
Depending 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 Megane 2 . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
On this website are the two main techniques for disabling the start and stop on Renault Megane 2:

  • 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 treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Megane 2 is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Megane 2 is switched on accidentally, or that it does not match the use you have of your car. In this case, you can deactivate it by two different methods. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . At last, second method you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Renault Megane 2 presume that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to preserve your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Renault Megane 2

Concerning the different complications you might encounter with the start and stop of your Renault Megane 2 . It is possible that this is activated in an unpredicted method , 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 Renault Megane 2. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your mechanic to see if there is a specific remedy. Another problem experienced by Renault Megane 2 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 noticed that they are much more expensive than traditional batteries, do not hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of problem. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Renault Megane 2 does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to solve this problem.

If you want more tutorials on the Renault Megane 2, go to our Renault Megane 2 category.