Our cars benefit from increasingly more technologies, generally this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its positive aspects, but also has some disadvantages, with it, we discover 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 Scion tC . But how do I do that? In this article we will help you understand how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the repeated problems you may confront with this option.
How does the Start Stop on Scion tC work?
Start Stop technology operation
Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be integrated into recent vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Scion tC and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its convenience is mainly important in an urban environment. In fact, 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. However, on long journeys or secondary roads, its usefulness is limited. How it works:
- A reinforced starter or a last generation alternator with included 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 Scion tC will even have the ability to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).
Start Stop Scion tC: Positive aspects and disadvantages
Nevertheless this system has serious positive aspects in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are however some disadvantages to having a start and stop on Scion tC .
- Benefits:
- Disadvantages
You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Scion tC. 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 car . Finally, you will benefit from an additional comfort because your engine will be stopped when you pass red lights or stops.
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€) . Finally, the first generations of start stop technology can suffer a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Scion tC. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,
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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Scion tC?
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 Scion tC? .
Based on how you use your car, you may want to turn off this system, which can be bothersome or you may experience that your starter is going through premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Scion tC . All these are valid reasons to disable your start and stop system.
Here are the two main techniques for turning off the start and stop on Scion tC:
- 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 requires you to redo the treatment every time you start the motor vehicle.
- It is possible that the start and stop of your Scion tC is switched off totally: It is possible that the start and stop of your Scion tC is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your car. In this case, you can deactivate it by two different ways. You can create a bridge at the rear of 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 produce your Scion tC presume that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to protect your autonomy.
Start Stop Technology problems Scion tC
Concerning the different complications you might encountered with the start and stop of your Scion tC . It is possible that this is activated in an unpredicted technique , 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 associated with the series of your Scion tC. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this problem or go to your garage area to discover if there is a specific solution. Another problem encountered by Scion tC 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 hesitate to deactivate this system to avoid this sort of problem. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Scion tC does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your motor mechanic to correct this problem.
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