Stop start annoying

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:43 pm

Where else are tight arses besides Scotland then?

Ian J · Post by **Ian J** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:53 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 2:01 pm Bimmercode will let you permanently disable it,

Well semi permanently disable it anyway. I disabled mine a year ago and it worked fine for a few months but now the stop / start works sometimes but not at other times

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 9:01 pm

I only had it once on a diesel 1 Series.

I can't help thinking that may be why the battery didn't last 5 years and the starter motor didn't last 7. There was also a suggestion it didn't help prolong cam-chain life on the N47 engine.

As I didn't know it could be coded off I made a point of always turning it off!

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:13 pm

B21 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 11:17 am Various directives make it illegal to allow the stop start to be permanently disabled..

Or just use Bimmercode, that will do it. I can now watch TV while moving, another 'directive' circumnavigated.

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 5:55 am

Nanu wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 4:17 pm
pvr wrote: ↑Sat Jun 18, 2022 3:55 pm It does, but does not stick as such so the next time you start the car it is back on
For the present will just have to get used to remembering to use that button each time I turn the engine on. It’s right next to the start button so not to much energy used even by my standards.

Don’t know how far away Scubaregs is from Gods country but perhaps at some point in the future if passing nearby, will take him up on his kind offer. May even stand him a pint or two. Please note the word May!

I'm slap bang in the middle of God's own country.

If God was going to give the world an enema, he'd stick the needle in Yorkshire.

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:38 am

So you must be somewhere near Newcastle then

q96169we · Post by **q96169we** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 11:53 am

Nanu, you can code it out. I've coded mine out. I did that for ori as well.

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 12:22 pm

Nanu wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:38 am So you must be somewhere near Newcastle then

A good bit above mate, but isn't everything?

ori · Post by **ori** » Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:34 pm

q96169we wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 11:53 am Nanu, you can code it out. I've coded mine out. I did that for ori as well.

He did and it’s still held! Wonder if I will need to code it again when software update launches.

q96169we · Post by **q96169we** » Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:23 pm

ori wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:34 pm
q96169we wrote: ↑Sun Jun 19, 2022 11:53 am Nanu, you can code it out. I've coded mine out. I did that for ori as well.
He did and it’s still held! Wonder if I will need to code it again when software update launches.

I don't think the previous RSU wipe out my coding. But if the dealer update the software, they will certainly wipe out the coding.

Roadster_Surrey · Post by **Roadster_Surrey** » Wed Jun 22, 2022 1:45 pm

I've been driving cars with start/stop for last 10 years, so got used to switching it off every time. I only use it when stuck in traffic. As long, as there's physical button, it's not so bad. Had one car with no buttons and it was very annoying to wait for screen to load and then switch off start/stop. Never getting another car without physical buttons on console.

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