Our cars profit from increasingly more technologies, most of the time this provides us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, but also has some cons, with it, we see 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 encounter problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Renault Scenic 2 . 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 problems you may encounter with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Renault Scenic 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 aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Renault Scenic 2 and to protect the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is specifically important in an urban environment. Indeed, 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 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 functions:

  • A reinforced starter or a last generation alternator with built-in starter
  • When you shift into neutral and release the clutch pedal, the engine will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will automatically restart.

On some improved types, your Renault Scenic 2 will even have the ability to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Renault Scenic 2: Positive aspects and cons

Although this system has real advantages in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are however some cons to having a start and stop on Renault Scenic 2 .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Renault Scenic 2. You will too. In addition, you will have the ability to profit from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, allowing you to to buy a cheaper car . Finally, you will profit from an additional comfort because your engine 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€) . Finally, the first generations of start stop technology can suffer a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Renault Scenic 2. you will have to buy or change your battery more quite often,

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

Now let’s proceed to the part you’re probably most keen on, how to turn off, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Renault Scenic 2? .
Depending on how you use your car, you may need to turn off this system, which can be irritating 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 Renault Scenic 2 . All these are valid causes to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two most important techniques for turning off the start and stop on Renault Scenic 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 start. However, this method necessitates you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Scenic 2 is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Scenic 2 is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your car. In this case, you can disable it by two different solutions. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second method you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Renault Scenic 2 think that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Renault Scenic 2

Concerning the different problems you might come across with the start and stop of your Renault Scenic 2 . It is possible that this is activated in an unforeseen 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 Scenic 2. 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 experienced by Renault Scenic 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 checked out 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 think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of problem. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Renault Scenic 2 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your motor mechanic to solve this problem.

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