Stop/Start

[Angib]

Quote: Originally Posted by timp (original)

It would be good to see a definitive list of all the things that need to be a certain state for the stop/start to work

I'm pretty sure there has to be an 'r' in the month.....

[Cooper S Jon]

the only indicator that the stop/start system is active or not is the indicator light on the switch..

[RedLyl]

Quote: Originally Posted by timp (original)

It would be good to see a definitive list of all the things that need to be a certain state for the stop/start to work - sounds like there is quite a few, any one of which could scupper it!

Certainly does seem a bit temperamental compared to the one on the Merc BClass I've been driving recently which kicks in pretty much all the time after 5-10 mins driving (having said that the Merc mpg is pretty appalling so probably desperate to save as much fuel as poss...)

[minbot]

Ive owned my coop s since november and its only start/stopped once and that was on the test drive!! i do around 50 miles a day commute so surely it should be doing it more often.
Its not been that cold up here and i dont use the heated seats or many other things.
My old coop diesel did it at every junction roundabout or set of lights and diesels take a bit of cranking to get started so it couldnt be the battery.

[RABID MONGOOSE]

Something that affects stop/start that ive posted before:
If you reverse off your drive before putting seat belt on.Make certain you put on seat belt before moving.
This has helped other people so try it.

[sidewaze samm]

Quote: Originally Posted by RABID MONGOOSE (original)

If you reverse off your drive before putting seat belt on.Make certain you put on seat belt before moving.

Why should that be
Do you mean seat belt on before reversing off - or seat belt on after reversing but before driving off?

cheers

[RABID MONGOOSE]

Put on seat belt before moving,my daughters stop/start would not operate.

In the end we found out that it was the fact that every morning my daughter reversed off the drive and then put on her seat belt while the car was still running.

As soon as she started putting on her seat belt before moving, the problem stopped and the stop/start started working correctly.

I know this has helped other people so please give it a go.

[starzz121]

ive never had any problems with my stop start. only that below -0 does it not work.
i dont use it that much if im honest though as i dont have to stop often on my comute.

[RABID MONGOOSE]

Ive never had the problem on my r56 cooper s,but like ive said seemed to be a problem on my daughters mini one untill she started putting on her seat belt before reversing off the drive way.There seems to be so many things that can affect stop/start so trying anything is worth ago.

[Angib]

Quote: Originally Posted by RABID MONGOOSE (original)

There seems to be so many things that can affect stop/start so trying anything is worth ago.

Like if there's an 'r' in the day of the week?

My stop/start hasn't operated so far this year, except once yesterday - no rhyme nor reason that I can see. But I like the idea of recalcitrant operator somewhere inside the BCM who is 'professionally awkward'.