stiby Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hi All, I have just taken ownership of a ford with the 1.6 ecoboost start/stop engine. Now I have managed to make use of the feature and seen the information display give informative feedback when its unavailable like "Charging", "Air conditioning and heating" and then I get the really helpful message "Engine stop not available". Now starting the car I assume the engine stop would not be available until the engine has reached an optimal temperature to reduce wear when cold. But this morning I took the 41 mile drive to the office and driving out of my city the auto stop start kicked in and worked fine at all the lights. Then I drive several miles on the motorway to the Severn toll bridge and use the stop start again on the bridge. Now when I reached the bridge I got the message "Manual Restart Required" so I assume based on the "Charging" message the start/stop battery had discharged which is fine. When I drove away I was greeted with the helpful message "Engine stop not available"? So I assumed it was a manual restart and after a while it will re-enable and charge. Well 20 miles later I am at my junction and still just the message "Engine stop not available". I was wondering if anyone knew more about this and the conditions it works or not. The car is 9 months old and done 3.5K of miles and I have heard the start/stop batteries don't last much after a year. Any experience/advice would be gratefully appreciated. Regards, Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianjbest Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Hi, Did you ever find out what your problem was, I have just purchased a second hand SMAX and have the same message. The dealer said that start stop only works if certain conditions are met. I am sure that I have met them, but the message on the dash board indicates there might be an underlining issue. Thanks for any assistance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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