Our cars profit from more and more technologies, in most cases this gives us an additional comfort of use. Having said that, technology has its advantages, 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 come across complications and want to turn off the start stop technology on Volvo V60 . But how do I do that? In this post we will help you understand how this system works, how to disable start and stop on xxx, and what are the repeated complications you may confront with this option.
How does the Start Stop on Volvo V60 work?
Start Stop technology operation
Start Stop is a modern technology that began to be included into recent vehicles about ten years ago. This technology aims to limit the fuel consumption of your Volvo V60 and to preserve the environment by limiting CO2 emissions. Its usefulness is specifically relevant in an urban environment. Obviously, 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 car is to save you between 5% and 15% in fuel consumption. However, on long trips 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 Volvo V60 will even be able to shut down although you are not stopped (up to 20km/h on some start and stop).
Start Stop Volvo V60: Advantages and cons
Although this system has serious advantages in terms of environmental preservation and fuel economy, there are however some cons to having a start and stop on Volvo V60 .
- Benefits:
- Disadvantages
You will make fuel and CO2 emission savings if you have a specifically urban use of your Volvo V60. You will too. Furthermore, you will be able to advantage from the purchase of a vehicle with a more interesting bonus/malus, permitting you to to buy a cheaper vehicle . Finally, you will advantage from an additional comfort because your engine unit will be stopped when you complete red lights or stops.
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 undergo a premature wear of the starter and the battery of your Volvo V60. you will have to buy or change your battery more generally,
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How to turn off Start Stop technology on Volvo V60?
Now let’s proceed to the component you’re probably most interested in, how to disable, disconnect or take out the start stop on your Volvo V60? .
Based on how you use your vehicle, you may want to disable this system, which can be annoying or you may feel that your starter is experiencing premature wear, or you may have had to purchase a new AGM or EFB battery on your Volvo V60 . All these are valid causes to disable your start and stop system.
In this article are the two most important techniques for disabling the start and stop on Volvo V60:
- The traditional technique: 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. However, this technique requires you to redo the manipulation every time you start the car.
- It is possible that the start and stop of your Volvo V60 is switched off completely: It is possible that the start and stop of your Volvo V60 is switched on unintentionally, or that it does not correspond to the use you have of your vehicle. In such a case, you can disable it by two different ways. You can create a bridge behind the activation button of your start and stop . Finally, second technique you can disconnect the battery charge indicator cable that is on the terminals of your battery, which will make your Volvo V60 think that the battery is tired and will deactivate the start and stop to keep your autonomy.
Start Stop Technology complications Volvo V60
Concerning the different concerns you might come across with the start and stop of your Volvo V60 . 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 change to reverse gear and the vehicle stops. It is possible that this problem is associated with the series of your Volvo V60. Try to completely deactivate your Start and Stop as seen in the previous section to avoid this issue or go to your mechanic to see if there is a particular solution. Another problem experienced by Volvo V60 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 looked over 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 kind of issue. Finally, it might be that your start and stop on Volvo V60 does not work anymore , in such a case, go to your mechanic to correct this issue.
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