Our cars profit from increasingly more technologies, generally this brings us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but as well 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 complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Renault Trafic 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 repeated complications you may come across with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Renault Trafic 2 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 Renault Trafic 2 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its effectiveness is mainly relevant in an urban environment. Indeed, cars 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 immediately restart.

On some superior variants, your Renault Trafic 2 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 Trafic 2: Positive aspects and cons

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

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Renault Trafic 2. You will too. Furthermore, you will have the ability 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 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 suffer a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Renault Trafic 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 Trafic 2?

Now let’s move on to the component you’re probably most enthusiastic about, how to deactivate, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Renault Trafic 2? .
Based on how you use your vehicle, you may want to deactivate this system, which can be annoying 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 Trafic 2 . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two main techniques for disabling the start and stop on Renault Trafic 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 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 start. Nevertheless, this method necessitates you to redo the manipulation every time you start the motor vehicle.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Trafic 2 is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Renault Trafic 2 is switched on accidentally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can deactivate it by two different solutions. 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 Trafic 2 think that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to preserve your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology complications Renault Trafic 2

Concerning the different complications you might come across with the start and stop of your Renault Trafic 2 . It is possible that this is activated in an unexpected way , 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 Trafic 2. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as discovered in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your garage area to see if there is a specific solution. Another problem encountered by Renault Trafic 2 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 checked out the battery prices for xxx or those of the starters you must have realized that they are much more expensive than traditional batteries, do not think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of issue. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Renault Trafic 2 does not work anymore , in this case, go to your motor mechanic to solve this issue.

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