Our cars benefit from more and more technologies, most of the time this provides us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its pros, but as well has some cons, with it, we see bugs appearing! One of them is the Start and Stop feature, which is made to help you save fuel and preserve the planet. You may encounter problems and want to turn off the start stop technology on Suzuki Vitara . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you discover how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the recurring problems you may come across with this option.

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How does the Start Stop on Suzuki Vitara work?

Start Stop technology operation

Start Stop is a latest technology that began to be integrated into modern automobiles about ten years ago. This technology is designed to limit the fuel consumption of your Suzuki Vitara and to protect 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 guarantee 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 unit will shut off.
  • When you shift into gear, the car will instantly restart.

On some superior types, your Suzuki Vitara will even be able to shut down while you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).

Start Stop Suzuki Vitara: Advantages and cons

Nevertheless this system has significant pros in terms of environmental conservation and fuel economy, there are however some cons to having a start and stop on Suzuki Vitara .

  • Benefits:

    • You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a mainly urban use of your Suzuki Vitara. You will too. In addition, you will be able 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 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€) . Finally, the first generations of start stop technology can go through a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Suzuki Vitara. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,

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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Suzuki Vitara?

Now let’s move on to the part you’re probably most enthusiastic about, how to deactivate, disconnect or remove the start stop on your Suzuki Vitara? .
Based on how you use your car, you may want to deactivate this system, which can be annoying 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 Suzuki Vitara . All these are valid factors to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two main techniques for disabling the start and stop on Suzuki Vitara:

  • 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 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 approach requires you to redo the treatment every time you start the car.
  • It is possible that the start and stop of your Suzuki Vitara is switched off entirely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Suzuki Vitara is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your car. In such a case, you can disable it by two different methods. You can create a bridge at the rear of the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second approach you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will produce your Suzuki Vitara believe that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.

Start Stop Technology problems Suzuki Vitara

Concerning the different problems you might encountered with the start and stop of your Suzuki Vitara . It is possible that this is activated in an unforeseen 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 Suzuki Vitara. 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 particular remedy. Another problem experienced by Suzuki Vitara owners is that you may encounter premature wear of your battery or starter motor. These particular 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 noticed that they are much more expensive than classic batteries, do not think twice to deactivate this system to avoid this kind of problem. Finally, it may be that your start and stop on Suzuki Vitara does not work anymore , in this case, go to your mechanic to correct this problem.

If you want more guides on the Suzuki Vitara, go to our Suzuki Vitara category.