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      09-19-2018, 08:16 AM   #1
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Is there a way put some memory in the Start-Stop button?

F. ex. with coding or some procedure?

I'm not too happy with this EU directive making our cars stop and start all the time and I'm sure it's a lot of stress to the auxillery components...

I saw there was a company able of pulling it off but it was something like 80-100 euros..
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      09-19-2018, 08:22 AM   #2
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Yes it can be coded so that it is automatically off,but you could also just push the button to deactivate it right when you start your journey
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Yes it can be coded so that it is automatically off,but you could also just push the button to deactivate it right when you start your journey
Thx mate, yeah I know about the button to turn it off. Believe or not I forget it all the time... :-)
Do you happen to have more info on the coding itself?
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      09-19-2018, 08:40 AM   #4
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Check DIY and instructions forum,or wait,someone more knowledgable will surely post
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Check DIY and instructions forum,or wait,someone more knowledgable will surely post
Thx, Ok I will trawl through the section and/or wait for others to chip in...
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Thx mate, this is actually quite a good suggestion. With an OBD wireless adapter and the right app one can apparently do some cool stuff, even coding.

Thanks, really, I will definitely check this out! Btw, do you have any experience with any of the OBD adapters (or the app)?
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Btw, do you have any experience with any of the OBD adapters (or the app)?
No, I don't. FWIW This thing is widely mentioned on neighbour forums (like M2) but not on our DIY where you should've found a popular alternative.
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No, I don't. FWIW This thing is widely mentioned on neighbour forums (like M2) but not on our DIY where you should've found a popular alternative.
I'll have a go-see... thx mate!
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I used Carly Bluetooth, the coding was easy done.
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Yes it can be coded so that it is automatically off,but you could also just push the button to deactivate it right when you start your journey
That's how I see it. Not only do I resent state-meddling nannyism, but the implementation is poor too. Stop to reverse into a parking bay, select reverse, engine goes dead, lift brake, engine coughs and car rabbit-hops into reverse gear.

Starting the car is a two-button process. I only wonder if I'm being monitored when I do this :/
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It works a lot better with manual gears. It will only kill the engine if you shift to neutral and disengage the clutch. Press the clutch pedal, and the engine comes alive again. If you accidently choke the engine yourself, just step on the clutch pedal, and the car starts it again for you. Except for stop and go traffic, I leave this feature enabled.
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That's how I see it. Not only do I resent state-meddling nannyism, but the implementation is poor too. Stop to reverse into a parking bay, select reverse, engine goes dead, lift brake, engine coughs and car rabbit-hops into reverse gear.

Starting the car is a two-button process. I only wonder if I'm being monitored when I do this :/
I highly doubt any one will have an interest in what you do with your car :-) But yeah, it's a two way process which I forget everytime :-)

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It works a lot better with manual gears. It will only kill the engine if you shift to neutral and disengage the clutch. Press the clutch pedal, and the engine comes alive again. If you accidently choke the engine yourself, just step on the clutch pedal, and the car starts it again for you. Except for stop and go traffic, I leave this feature enabled.
I have a manual too. I think the mechanical procedure of starting/restarting the 116d is rather weak. The driveline doesn't seem to like it and it shakes/vibrates too much to my likings. Feels like it doesn't like it. Pretty noisy too.

In my wife's 2014 VW Golf TSI it's smooth as ever and nothing you'll normally notice... if it wasn't for the 0.5-1 second delay everytime you have to pull out on to the road/intersection it's working well :-) Not that I'm too happy with the Golf as there's constantly someting wrong with it, and it's bland. I had some semi-scary moments thinking I was accelerating and instead I just stood there and suddenly the car leaps forward. And even though I doubt she'd ever notice the system is there or what it is doing I had it coded.. so it's gone.

I will see if I can code the "problem" away..
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...and it shakes/vibrates too much to my likings. Feels like it doesn't like it. Pretty noisy too.
Yup, diesel in a nutshell!
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