I watched the video on this and what it actually does is ‘remember’ what you had set it last. So if auto start was on when you turned the ignition off, that will be the setting on next start up. Same thing if it was off, it will remember that. The button works as normal otherwise, it just remembers your last setting. I’ll buy it at $100 bucks, I cannot seem to remember to turn it off every start up. Thanks for for the heads up thesavo!
based on another vehicle we have with it, one option is just manually turn it off after starting the car. The other is learn to feather the brake JUST enough to keep it from shutting down the motor. I just wonder what the long term effect on the starter will be?
I know you can come to stop and when you see the light about to turn green let off the brake to start and back on again to stay put until ready to go. That technique works but like you I wonder the long term effect on the starter as well. I think a replacement starter might be more expensive than the gas I save. I just think the auto start is gimmicky and not needed. To each their own.
Agreed and my wife hates it in her vehicle. It's very distinct when it starts up and has a pedal lag on takeoff. She has a switch to disengage it after staring the car. I don't drive hers much so I don't notice it as much as she does.
Got ours the other day and installed it today. If there was an extra 1/8 inch between where you unplug the OBD connector and harness in the kick panel/hood release it would have taken 20 seconds. A little tight so I ended up putting the driver seat all the way back and reclining it fully and laying on the seat hanging upside down. Good for a head rush in an old buy like me but it works great.
Ford beefed up the starter when they went to auto stop start. It’s purpose was to reduce vehicle emissions/pollution while idling in traffic. It’s true the savings for one vehicle is probably minimal but it’s probably a different matter when tens of thousands of autos using that tech... at least the EPA thinks so.
I'm sure the starter takes a bit of the abuse, the battery, any electrical module in your car, lights, screens, you name it. Nothing likes constant voltage spikes created by this so ours is bye bye.
I finally installed my Autostop Eliminator this afternoon and it went relatively quick, about 5 minutes. I disconnected the loom from the OBD connector easily, I then clicked the Eliminator to the OBD but the hard part for me was trying to connect the loom to the Eliminator, it was tight to connect using one hand. I suggest doing it the other way around, connect to loom first. I did not do the head rush maneuver, I was on my knees outside the door. But it works great! Whatever you have it set to when stopping the engine, that is what mode it will be in on your next start. I little pricey but it does the job well.
Besides the load on the battery and AC the state of your battery charge makes a difference.
