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Auto stop/start not working?

Beauborg
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I’ve just bought a Ford Focus Vignale 1.5 diesel and I noticed that the engine doesn’t automatically stop at traffic lights. Yes it is enabled. The symbol appears crossed out on the dashboard. 
 

Could it be a battery problem?



1 hour ago, Beauborg said:

Could it be a battery problem?

Yes, do yourself a favour and forget about the 'feature'. Ford only introduced it to get through some tighter emissions certification. Nothing more than a gimmick, and destroying the planet by getting folk to throw out perfectly serviceable batteries in the vain hope of getting it to work.

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    • Like 5

    There are literally hundreds of threads on this if you have a search around. Same story on most other car makes forums also.

     

    https://www.fordownersclub.com/search/?q=Stop start&quick=1&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy&search_in=titles&search_and_or=and

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    I bought this and so have many others. Mines worked none stop for 6 months so for. 

     

     

    YUASA 096 7000 SERIES EFB CAR BATTERY

    21 minutes ago, StephenFord said:

    Other opinions are available...

    ....but probably not many on here...😀

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    3 minutes ago, maclee said:

    ... Mines worked none stop for 6 months so for.

    Non stop?? Surely it's meant to start/stop - maybe it's faulty 🤣

    Sorry. My start stop works as it should. Stops engine at a stand still and starts when i have to drive off.  
    I was wary about it. But after I bought a Bosch to replace my genuine ford the Bosch worked for a week.  So I scrapped that then after looking on another forum. Many were recommending the Yuasa. 
    had it fitted 6 months ago and works perfectly. Highly recommend to solve stop start and electrical gremlins.  
    Thank me later 

    When I got my Focus I wanted to start/stop to work as well, so replaced battery.  I had original one from 2015. Replaced it with Varta. Now when I start the car I automatically press the button to disable it as I find it annoying. Maybe it's good for environment but I don't think it's good for the car.

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    I do the same now it works I disable it. But bugged me when it didn’t work. As I like my car to run and work perfect 

    Reminds me when I was a kid, and use to play with an electric light switch, turning it on/off/on/off before getting shouted at that I'd break it doing that. Either a blown bulb, blown fuse, broken switch etc etc. A light is designed to be turned on and left alone - so is your car engine!

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