- Sep 7, 2021
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- Benivan 120
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- Since 2021
I love the 9 speed auto box - it's great to drive, but I still haven't worked out a good way to cope with the auto stop/start system when it decides to stop at a junction.
The car is stop/start too, but a manual, and that works fine... When you stop you put it in neutral and the engine stops. When you start to press the clutch to change back to 1st, the engine starts. Sorted...
The van though stops then engine (if it feels like it) when you come to a halt. The trouble is that from that moment on, any partial lift of the brake pedal seems to be interpreted as 'oh, you're about to move off - better start the engine'. So you have to sit there holding the brake pedal down at the same point as it was when you stopped - you can push harder, but never slacken the pressure. It's annoying.
This hasn't been an issue much recently, since the van hadn't been doing much stop/start, but having just had a first service it's decided it's keen on stopping again, so I'm trying to work out the best way to deal with it.
You can't put it in park, since that goes through reverse, which restarts the engine.
I tried putting it in neutral when stopped, but ended up movng the selector a bit far and got reverse briefly, so that started the engine again.
I will have to try the neutral approach again the next time I'm out, and also try the handbrake to see if that lets you release the pressure on the footbrake without restarting.
Does anyone have this sorted? Or is everyone just turing off stop/start because it's too annoying?
cheers,
Robin
The car is stop/start too, but a manual, and that works fine... When you stop you put it in neutral and the engine stops. When you start to press the clutch to change back to 1st, the engine starts. Sorted...
The van though stops then engine (if it feels like it) when you come to a halt. The trouble is that from that moment on, any partial lift of the brake pedal seems to be interpreted as 'oh, you're about to move off - better start the engine'. So you have to sit there holding the brake pedal down at the same point as it was when you stopped - you can push harder, but never slacken the pressure. It's annoying.
This hasn't been an issue much recently, since the van hadn't been doing much stop/start, but having just had a first service it's decided it's keen on stopping again, so I'm trying to work out the best way to deal with it.
You can't put it in park, since that goes through reverse, which restarts the engine.
I tried putting it in neutral when stopped, but ended up movng the selector a bit far and got reverse briefly, so that started the engine again.
I will have to try the neutral approach again the next time I'm out, and also try the handbrake to see if that lets you release the pressure on the footbrake without restarting.
Does anyone have this sorted? Or is everyone just turing off stop/start because it's too annoying?
cheers,
Robin