MistysDad Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I am really puzzled by this. Diesel Focus Econetic 5dr 1.6L Born 2010, had 62 miles on the clock when we bought it, mileage we do is about 8.5k p/a Driven gently, 55,000 miles on the clock, regularly serviced, on a run gives 70mpg Stop_Start stopped working some years back, appearing every now and then but rarely, and started again with a new AGM battery and fresh alternator last month. I assumed the failure was connected to a worn out battery that couldn't do the volts. Then it stopped working again a week ago. We had the usual annual "oil Service" warning which I reset with the accelerator and brake sequence. Stop_Start still didn't work. Today, on a hunch, I disconnected the battery negative terminal for fifteen minutes. I wondered if, like a home computer, sometimes you just need to turn the thing off and on again. How right I was. Now Stop_Start works normally again. My questions:- (1) Why? (2) Is there a better way to reset without undoing a terminal? (3) Does all this indicate a bigger problem? Any ideas gratefully received Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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