View Poll Results: Do you switch it off?

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Thread: Engine Stop/Start who leaves it on?

  1. #31
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    Stop/Start would not be ideal for me as I hit peak hour on way to work and the engine is pretty much stone cold....Start, stop, start, stop...starter motor wear n tear and battery cranking cant be good for the car. Also peak hour on way back from work is the same situation. Lucky there is an off switch
    MY19 Polo GTi 2.0 DSG

    Previous VW cars:MY16 Polo GTI manual, 2007 Jetta 2.0 TDi manual, 2001 VW Bora V6 4-Motion - flooded away

  2. #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hillbilly View Post
    All you have to do is lift off the brake far enough to restart the engine but still keep the car stopped Its not hard to do and is how I manage it all the time. It is possibly illegal to disable a safety part of the vehicle
    Getting out of the car causes the stop-start system to require a complete restart.
    Stop-start is not a safety feature.
    Relaxing the brake pedal causes the DSG to slip the clutch, anticipating moving off - not a good practice.

  3. #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by maxrob200 View Post
    Could you please list the procedure to disable stop/start in VagCom as it would be something that I would like to do when I get my car in Oct
    Sure, although it's well documented on the web.

    Can Gateway, Adaptation, change Start/Stop start voltage limit to 12.1 (from 7.6), click Do It!

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    Quote Originally Posted by KiwiME View Post
    Getting out of the car causes the stop-start system to require a complete restart.
    Stop-start is not a safety feature.
    Relaxing the brake pedal causes the DSG to slip the clutch, anticipating moving off - not a good practice.
    Doesnt actually The clutches dont engage till the pedal comes up further Creeping in traffic with the brake on lightly but allowing the car to move is what burns them out
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  5. #35
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    Thanks Kiwime for the instructions. I will get my mechanic to disable it on his vagcom when I get the car
    MY19 Polo GTi 2.0 DSG

    Previous VW cars:MY16 Polo GTI manual, 2007 Jetta 2.0 TDi manual, 2001 VW Bora V6 4-Motion - flooded away

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