Thank you! My car stalled in the middle of a busy road yesterday because of that auto stop/start feature!! Now my check engine light is on. My car has had problems starting. I took it to the dealership 3 weeks and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. I have a 2018 equinox and had to replace the battery 3 years ago. The battery should have lasted more than 2 years!! I bought a battery with a 5 year warranty. So it's either my battery, starter or alternator ( if the car has one). I definitely believe it's due to that stupid auto/stop start feature!! Hopefully my car starts in the morning. Taking it to the dealership for the check engine light and telling them NOT to turn that stupid auto stop/start back on!!!
Unfortunately there is no way I know of to “disable” it but this method in the video is a sure fire way to avoid the auto start stop. And it is definitely away to rule out battery/alternator/starter issues. Cheers
@lightninghouse6385 update. It was the starter and my battery that had to be replaced. I drive alot in town so you can imagine how much that auto stop/start came on. 2 batteries replaced and a starter in 4 years!! Ridiculous!! The advisor at the dealership agrees its from rhe auto stop/start. It's very hard on the electrical system, the starter and more! She said they are having vehicles coming in that need new starters and batteries all the time. There's no way a starter should need to be replaced in 2 years or 2 batteries in 3 years!!!
I have a 18 Premier 2.0t and have been doing that trick for yrs and yes it works for the 9sp auto as well. Starters are very expensive and this crap kills them and as mentioned reaks havoc on electrical system. Unfortunately the batteries don't last long, 3yrs appears to be the max before I start having issues.
Having the same thing my car has stopped starting and I need to jump it every day :( after I do that in L6 do i stay in L6 even when on the highway or put it back in drive, thanks in advance.
I changed my battery and now my stop/start does work and my check engine light is on. Can you help me? I would like to turn the feature back on and see if the check engine light will go off
Are you saying the stop/start is now working or is not working? If it is working and you do not want it to turn off, just put it in L while stopped with the brakes applied, and click the button on the shifter up until you re in the top gear and it will function normally without the autostop
Car has to be on! Turn the car on, when you are ready to put it into drive, instead put it in “l” and click the shifter toggle to 6 and then put it into park as normal when you’re done driving
Yes, keep it in L while driving, just remember to click the button on the shifter handle up to “6” or “8” depending on how many gears your transmission has. Verify it’s at 6 or 8 on your gauge cluster. This will insure that you transmission shifts through all the gears normally and drives exactly the same, except without auto start and stop
So when the camera shows the gauge cluster in front of the steering wheel, look at the bottom right corner of the cluster readout, and you will see it change from L1 up to L6. Hope this helps
On new cars, the L means manual mode, because it allows you to manually shift using the paddle switch on the gear selector BUT you can drive it as a normal automatic in the mode by putting it in L and then clicking the button on the selector to the top gear, and it will operate normally through all gears, and you don’t have to do anything else until you turn the car back on to go somewhere else, then again just put it in L, select the top gear, and it will operate as a normal automatic, just without auto start stop
Thank you. Your instructions were super helpful.
Thank you! My car stalled in the middle of a busy road yesterday because of that auto stop/start feature!! Now my check engine light is on. My car has had problems starting. I took it to the dealership 3 weeks and they said they couldn't find anything wrong. I have a 2018 equinox and had to replace the battery 3 years ago. The battery should have lasted more than 2 years!! I bought a battery with a 5 year warranty. So it's either my battery, starter or alternator ( if the car has one). I definitely believe it's due to that stupid auto/stop start feature!! Hopefully my car starts in the morning. Taking it to the dealership for the check engine light and telling them NOT to turn that stupid auto stop/start back on!!!
Unfortunately there is no way I know of to “disable” it but this method in the video is a sure fire way to avoid the auto start stop. And it is definitely away to rule out battery/alternator/starter issues. Cheers
@lightninghouse6385 update. It was the starter and my battery that had to be replaced. I drive alot in town so you can imagine how much that auto stop/start came on. 2 batteries replaced and a starter in 4 years!! Ridiculous!! The advisor at the dealership agrees its from rhe auto stop/start. It's very hard on the electrical system, the starter and more! She said they are having vehicles coming in that need new starters and batteries all the time. There's no way a starter should need to be replaced in 2 years or 2 batteries in 3 years!!!
@@lightninghouse6385 by the way. Tysm for your video! I drive in L6 now. No auto stop start!!
I have a 18 Premier 2.0t and have been doing that trick for yrs and yes it works for the 9sp auto as well. Starters are very expensive and this crap kills them and as mentioned reaks havoc on electrical system. Unfortunately the batteries don't last long, 3yrs appears to be the max before I start having issues.
@@jasonflurchick1538 good to know, I will have to keep an eye on my battery but so far so good
How do you turn it back on again?
My car has an A with a circle which allow you to turn off auto start/stop
Wow thank you so much
Having the same thing my car has stopped starting and I need to jump it every day :(
after I do that in L6 do i stay in L6 even when on the highway or put it back in drive, thanks in advance.
Awesome
Do you have to do that every time you start it ?
I changed my battery and now my stop/start does work and my check engine light is on. Can you help me? I would like to turn the feature back on and see if the check engine light will go off
Are you saying the stop/start is now working or is not working? If it is working and you do not want it to turn off, just put it in L while stopped with the brakes applied, and click the button on the shifter up until you re in the top gear and it will function normally without the autostop
What if I have a four cylinder how many times do I click it to cut off the auto stop
I need help with mine
I forgot to ask. Is the car on or off. I can't shift into low if the car is off
Car has to be on! Turn the car on, when you are ready to put it into drive, instead put it in “l” and click the shifter toggle to 6 and then put it into park as normal when you’re done driving
@@lightninghouse6385is there a way to turn the auto stop back on after you’ve disabled it ?
@@VictoriaCook-yx9pp yes, just drive with the car in “D” instead of “L” and it will do it automatically
@lightninghouse6385 got it!! Tysm!! I drive in L6 and no auto stop/start!!
Did you do that every time
Yup, just put it in L and click it 6 times. Kind of a pain but you get used to it. Small extra step to not ruin your starter, turbo or alternator
So when I do this do I keep the lever on L the whole time I'm driving? Will this have any effect on the transmission?
Yes, keep it in L while driving, just remember to click the button on the shifter handle up to “6” or “8” depending on how many gears your transmission has. Verify it’s at 6 or 8 on your gauge cluster. This will insure that you transmission shifts through all the gears normally and drives exactly the same, except without auto start and stop
I must be blind I don't see anything change on the dash
So when the camera shows the gauge cluster in front of the steering wheel, look at the bottom right corner of the cluster readout, and you will see it change from L1 up to L6. Hope this helps
So leave it in L how do I drive it if it’s not In D what does L mean
On new cars, the L means manual mode, because it allows you to manually shift using the paddle switch on the gear selector BUT you can drive it as a normal automatic in the mode by putting it in L and then clicking the button on the selector to the top gear, and it will operate normally through all gears, and you don’t have to do anything else until you turn the car back on to go somewhere else, then again just put it in L, select the top gear, and it will operate as a normal automatic, just without auto start stop