Stop/Start advice
- Thread starter Ronnie Bagel
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Come to think of it, I think I remember reading in the manual that you should let the engine idle for a minute or so after a long run. How does that work then? Seems contradictory that they have installed something that counters their own advice, unless there is a deliberate manual override by the driver during the journey.
The ends of my long drives usually involve me being on my steep drive where I leave my car in gear anyway so stop start doesn't take hold, alternatively if stop start goes on when I'm letting the engine idle I'll just dip the clutch to restart the engine straight away, great system on paper, slightly less so in execution, especially using it on a dsg where there's no clutch pedal
I've had start stop on my company thrashes for years, all manual, the start stop on this cupra with DSG is shite, the slightest ease on the brake pedal and it's starts up again, then it try to creep grr. At least in the manual it's controlled on the clutch.
Ronnie will appreciate this, did it on Ventura island, last place you want an un expected creep on a busy Saturday
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Ronnie will appreciate this, did it on Ventura island, last place you want an un expected creep on a busy Saturday
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Ha ha! Exactly the last place, Jon. There's enough creeps around that place without the motor starting too 
I'm switching mine off after start-up and I haven't noticed the slightest difference in consumption, only that I get less stressed!
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I'm switching mine off after start-up and I haven't noticed the slightest difference in consumption, only that I get less stressed! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
exactly! The funny thing is, you'd probably save more cash by shopping around to save the .01 pence per litre at the pumps than through stop/start. I know some will probably bang on about the environment, too, but then we're all beetling about in quick motors that aren't really about saving the environment, eh. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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