Do You Hate Your Engine Auto Stop/Start "Engine Stop-Start (ESS)"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2023
- From our past videos it is apparent we love our GMC trucks but there are a few things we find annoying. The Engine Stop-Start (ESS) is by far one of the most annoying things I have found on the 2021 GMC Denali and the "AutoStop Eliminator" has change my driving experience.
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From the AutoStop Eliminator website:
Disable The Auto Stop On Your Vehicle
What is Auto Stop-Start? The Auto Stop-Start or Engine Stop-Start (ESS) vehicle feature is designed by auto manufacturers as an attempt to improve fuel economy while a vehicle is at rest. How this feature works is by when the brake is applied and the vehicle is stopped, the engine temporarily turns off and automatically restarts as the brake is released. Unfortunately, real-world fuel savings are minimal and this functionality is forced upon consumers without an option to permanently disable auto start-stop.
The AutoStop Eliminator is an intelligent device that plugs into the back of your GMC Sierra 1500 auto stop-start switch assembly. It restores your preference for auto start-stop automatically which eliminates the need to press the button after each ignition cycle.
Unlike diagnostic port solutions for GM vehicles, our device will not:
Disable the malfunction indicator light (check-engine light)
Drain the battery
Disable Active Fuel Management (AFM)
Interfere with airbag functionality
Keep the vehicle in diagnostic mode - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
Hate is not a strong enough word. It should be a feature that is set and remembered. Not always forced on.
Auto StartStop is a feature added to help increase battery and starter sales.
Most cars don't use the starter to restart. The torque converter is designed to hold the pressure to spin the motor over when you lift the brake.
Not to mention short Block sales
Nope the torque converter does not hold pressure and does not restart an engine sorry
@paulwitmer7138 in some of the engines with start stop it does.
Some use the electric motor in a hybrid engine.
Some use the starter.
It enrages me! Why the heck do I have to push that stupid button every time I get in my truck to turn it off. what genius came up with that idea? If I want it on, then how about I have to push the button to turn it on? What a concept!!!
You can thank your genius government bureaucrats.
I swear that this stupid auto stop technology is the reason nobody stops at stop signs anymore.
It’s late , I was half asleep reading this and pow, wide awake, brilliant.
😄…🤭
That makes sense. It stands to reason this will cause more accidents and tickets 😢
Damm just push the buttons
Damn government bullshit crap!!
This was the best chip Ford deleted during the chip shortage of 22 on F150s. The light still goes on in the dash but the engine doesn’t shut off.
Progress in the auto industry is taking us backwards. I’ll keep fixing my 2004
Today's cars are just more social engineering. You're not as free as you think you are
In the first minute, I thought you were simply going to plug it into the OBD port, but NOOOO...you have to stand on your head and really 100% Want (with a capital W) to do this.
The whole autostop/start thing is a damn fool invention in the first place.
It’s interesting that the service manager at an Acura store said Acura modified the software on the MDX to not shut off as often. The reason? Acura MDXs were having frequent starter failures under warranty and was causing the factory financial losses.
With the Chevy and gmc’s it was also causing issues with push rod failure.
There’s a button on my 2020 RDX to kill it. But every time you start the car, you have to push the kill button.
The same auto start is on my Cadillac XT6 and I don’t like having to push a button to deactivate it every time the engine is started. Very POOR design!
@@davidsteckley8846 It takes less time than tearing your vehicle apart.
An easier and less expensive solution is to buy a trailer "flat 4" tester (4 leds)less, plug it into your trailer light connector, wrap a piece of tape around it, and you are done. The vehicle's engine control module sees the tester as a trailer connected and no longer shuts the engine off " for safety". $2/2-minute fix! Whatever one man puts together, another man can take apart!
I have a 2023 AT4, and the only problem that I see with this idea is that if the truck senses that a trailer is connect, it will switch to a left/right rear view camera picture on the screen display anytime the turn signals are activated. It would be quite annoying if not hauling a trailer, not to mention excessive wear on the video system.
@@sbutcher864excessive wear on the video system....?? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@@vettle1 Some people just want to bitch and moan , yeah it will wear out the video heads not a doubt in my mind, camera only works when you are in reverse go figure
Doesn't work in 2019 f150.
@@sbutcher864honestly surprised it’s not an option to keep on all the time. The view is basically a blind spot eliminator.
Did this mod. as soon as I bought my 2020 Silverado 5.3 a few years ago and I’m glad I did ! Stepson helped me install. This auto stop “feature” is one of the most asinine & irritating things that auto/truck manufacturers have mandated because of government bureaucratic nonsense forced on them then ultimately us.
I bought a new 2020 GMC in 2020 and installed this and never looked back. Great product, very high quality.
I had a car stereo company install mine for and $75.00. I didn’t want to risk damaging the dash.
Typical of new cars, unbelievable! Thank you both for sharing.
I travel a lot on business trips. That means I rent a lot of cars. The Auto-Off is a total nuisance. Some cars make the button to disable Auto Off hard to find. I found a short term solution to the engine stopping. Just wiggle the steering wheel slightly and the engine will restart immediately. I would rather not buy a vehicle that requires ripping my dash apart just to disable the Auto Off. The owner should be allowed to set a default in the car's system. My Vette lets me set many preferences that remain set all the time.
I recently stumbled onto a video that studied the auto start stop function by way of engine oil analysis. The conclusion was that less wear particles were generated with auto start stop functional. With the function disabled the engine had higher idle time which means higher fuel dilution levels which is the main contributor to lower viscosity and higher wear levels. Interesting case study.
Ummmm No! I would love to see that data or more likely propaganda. Please bring me the arguments
Great vid guys! I have the same truck and it drives me crazy. Thanks guys!
just ordered one, they have a video for my vehicle and it is supper easy. Thank you
I installed one on my 2020 Ram Limited. Simple plug and play with no tools required on the Ram. I love it. No more aggravation at ever stop. I live in Oklahoma. The weather gets HOT! in the summer here. So when the engine stops at every red light, I would get to sweat unstill I installed the auto start
Thx for the video. My brother was just asking me how I did it on my F150 so he could deactivate it on his daughter’s Explorer. This kit is much easier than the process I went thru.
Man am I happy they put a button in for that on the 2024 Blazer. Nice job with the installation and camera work.
I bought Auto Stop Eliminatinator for our 23 Yukon Denali. Love it. 10 min install
Great Find guys. When I get a newer vehicle, I will get one of those.
I think I will just keep pushing the button when I start the truck!!!😂😂😂
My problem is that I don’t drive my new 24 Denali everyday. I drive my work truck and the Denali either sits or the wife takes off in it. So ai don’t remember to hit that stupid button.
@@Jbmc65 Stupid is and stupid does. And to think we call high school students lazy. I see where they're learning it. Sell that truck and use that money on ambition and intelligence. Poor baby has to push a button. How terrible.
I find that it’s really unsafe feature in Detroit streets. The slight delay to get you rolling gets you rear ended at a light.
It also allows car stealers time to break your window and grab your neck when you are trying to speed away.
Detroit can’t be the only city where this happens!!
Well… we are talking about Detroit 😂
Excellent demonstration. I’ll remember this on my next pickup, thank you. Only con is far too much pulling and tugging on plastic locks. Once a lock is broken you’ll never hear the end of it of why your plastic cover is not flush.
In the meantime I’ll just permanently disable auto start-stop on my Subaru:
Press Home Screen
Press car icon
Press “other”
Disable auto start-stop
Thank you for going to all the trouble to post this very helpful video. I was still leery of this involved installation process, but being reasonably mechanically inclined (and some would give me more credit than this) I decided to go for it...even at 76 years of age. The Autostop Eliminator website has links to its own installation video, but I found your step-by-step video to be far superior. I would hit pause after each key point and head out into the garage to get past that same point, then return to your video and head to the next step. Granted, these instructions are specific to nearly identical vehicles, but having a 2022 Silverado this video met my needs perfectly.
I would greatly encourage anyone considering purchasing and installing the Autostop Eliminator to watch this full video first. This would help you decide if this is a project that you want to tackle yourself. (Installation will likely take considerably longer than you might think.) There are plenty of opportunities to make mistakes--especially with damaging trim--but if you are detail-oriented and careful this is definitely doable. I am EXTREMELY pleased to have this modification. Some of us simply don't like to have this level of government mandated irritation forced upon us. Not everyone's driving situations are identical, and we should be entitled to have some personal control over what we purchase.
Thank you for the nice feedback, glad it worked out for you. I am still loving mine.
Breyer well stated. 1000 👍
Auto stop is a very dangerous thing in reality, if you are paying attention like you should be. If you see a dangerous situation coming up behind you the couple of seconds delay could get you killed
This debacle is likely the reason more people are running stop signs (or rolling stops) and red lights more often
@@DickDebonaireno.. that’s just people being lazy and in a rush all the time.. there’s not that many new vehicles out there…people can’t afford them
I’m going to say you haven’t driven a vehicle with auto start-stop… or drove one with a very poor design. Unless you’re trying to be Mario Andretti, the engines re-started before you have your foot on the gas pedal. And even then, it’s less than a 1/4 second delay… not the seconds you’re implying
@@rauland I go walking and bicycle riding a lot and nearly every time a light turns green one or more vehicles start back up. Wait till it's time to diagnose and replace one of the several dozen computers and sensors in those vehicles
My Regal TourX has auto stop/start that cannot be disabled with a switch. I purchased a device online that is installed between the battery and ECU that electronically disables it. Cost $150 and took me 5 minutes to install without tools. Works great!
I’ve had one on my 2019:Ford Edge ST since early 2019. Installing mine was a lot easier, due to a different interior design. The device works exactly as advertised.
Put one in my Acadia two years ago, love it. Easy as ship to install.
What a big job , most of the cars are done behind the glove box or easy access right under the dash , this truck was a pain in the neck !😊
Although I have a Ford with the same issue, I wanted to see your video taking the dash apart. Nice job, I hope I do not have to do this on my Ford 2018 F-150.
good job man well done
Thanks for the video, it is great. This is how they should be from the factory. I listened to a car in front of me at a four way stop. It had to start stop at least 8 times as we worked our way up to the stop sign. So let alone the wear and tear that causes, now the alternator is causing more engine load while it tries to charge the battery back up. I'm willing to bet that caused more fuel usage then it could have possibly saved in the 5 seconds the engine was off between stops. If ESS works for you then cool. Where I live it is a problem and I'm 99% sure when you factor in everything it is causing more pollution. One size will never fit all so give us the option.
Best thing I ever added to a new car ..2022 suburu forester plugged that thing in and made the vehicle drivable 12000 miles later never touched works perfectly
Someone mentioned to me that Walmart had a trailer plug in that will keep the auto stop from working. I haven’t looked into it as I always start my truck up, click off the electric parking brake, click off the auto stop, click the engine into econo mode. check, check, check. Lol things used to be more simple.
I've had the Auto Stop Start Eliminator installed in my 22' Maverick since new and now have 18,000+ miles with no problems. Since my Maverick has a button on the center console, I can easily still use the Auto Stop Start function if I see I'm going to be stopped in a drive thru or stopped in traffic for awhile. So I recommend the Eliminator for any vehicle with a Auto Stop Start button.
Lastly, my Maverick has an auxiliary engine coolant pump that operates when the engine is in the "Auto Stop" mode ... basically I recommend to use the Auto Stop Start function every once in awhile to circulate the engine coolant in the hoses leading to and from a pump like that.
Edit: Wow, that was a lot of trim disassembly just to do a simple plug and play. My experience was much easier. Get on the driver-side floor and look up in the dash. Unplug the OBD 2 wiring harness, plug in the Eliminator between the harness and the OBD 2 backside and secure the dongle thing. Done
I had to replace the alternator in my 1972 Malibu about every other winter.
Every time my $82,000, 1/2 ton, non-Diesel, 2024 GMC Denali dies at a stoplight,
that’s the third thing I think of.
First is, “AM I ABOUT TO BE REAR-ENDED”.
Second is, “AM I ABOUT TO BE T-BONED”
Third is, “HOW MUCH MORE WILL A RING GEAR AND STARTER COST THAN AN ALTERNATOR DID 50 YEARS AGO?”
Now everyone knows you have an overpriced truck. Feel better now? You didn't write a reply about safety; you wanted to tell the world you have an overpriced truck. Any more details and you might as well have put it in the local paper or radio spot. Pathetic.
Thank you Kurt for speaking the truth.
I installed an Autostop Eliminator in my '19 Ford Escape and my '22 Ford Escape. The first one just plugged into the port near the kick pad, but the second one was like the unit you installed in this video. Thankfully there was none of the dismantling that you had to go through what so ever. I've been told that down the line the vehicles won't have the switch, so I don't know what we'll do then, but I sure like this product with the present idiotic factory set up.
do you have a video for the low tire pressure sensors. not an issue right now. but when the batteries run out..
I saw a police video where a couple approached a scene of a fleeing criminal with a firearm. In the confusion, the car shut off leaving the couple vulnerable. The criminal did shoot; he didn't get into the car, the passenger got shot in the leg, the car started moments later, and they then drove away. Had the car not shut off, they could have sped away sooner as they realized what was happening. What made it worse was the criminal was abandoning a stolen police car that he crashed, so it was even more confusing; the firearm was a rifle. A very low probability, but a warning of when auto-shutoff can really be a problem.
I am also wary of auto-braking - all a carjacker needs to do is get in front of a car and simply stop.
I was fortunate enough to buy a 2017 Silverado, so I didn't have to deal with this BS. However, I bought a Jeep Wrangler and the Eliminator works great on it! I highly recommend this product out of West V.
UK here, my Ford Kuga has this stop start. Hate it. But its stopped working on its own thankfully. Lol
My 2020 Ford Ranger has start-stop feature and I think it works just fine. If I want it off I can go in the menu and shut it off. No aftermarket bs required.
This is where my OCD kicks in. I automatically hit the button as soon as I start my truck no labor involved 😂
Luckily we own two 2015 MINI Coopers (pre auto stop/start). However I saved the link to the manufacturer of this solution and shared the video with our son who works on a lot of newer vehicles.
I ordered my F350 without this “feature”. Best option offered by Ford.
You sure are good at making that look a lot harder than it actually is
I don't know what the whole purpose of that auto stop is, surely NOT fuel economy!! Starter wear would be more like it. My truck doesn't have one, but I would get rid of it if it did.Nice video!!!
What a pain. It was EZ-PEEZY to install one of these on my Subaru.
I hated ESS enough that it was one of the reasons we bought a '23 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Overland with the 5.7L V8 as that motor doesn't use ESS at all. I owned a '15 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk with ESS, and the device I bought simply plugged into the ODBII port. No wiring to hookup.
I have a 2016 F150, and I hate the stop/start feature. It had to be replace, so I figured why spend the money on something I wish I never had. So I investigated some TH-cam videos, and found that there's a wire under the left side of the steering wheel, UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, that if you disconnect it, then you'll never have to worry again. Now my engine runs continually till I turn off the key. I love 1980's technology, and back, and back, and back when things were so much simpler, and for the better. THESE AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS HAVE TO STOP MAKING A NAME FOR THEMSELVES IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS OF EMPLOYMENT AND LEAVE THINGS ALONE. IF YOU CAN'T ASSURE 100% CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL WORK 100% OF THE TIME FOR THE REAL LIFE OF AN AUTOMOBILE, THEN LEAVE IT OUT OF PRODUCTION. BECAUSE IF I FIND OUT THE IDIOT WHO DESIGNED THIS MISTAKE, I GONNA EGG YOUR HOUSE OFF AND ON, OFF AND ON, OFF AND ON, OFF AND ON TILL THE REST OF MY LIFE, UNTIL YOU SAY YOU'RE SORRY FOR YOUR MISTAKES OF YOUR PAST.
I am fortunate enough to have my supplementary battery get low enough to not power the auto start/stop so it’s no longer an issue.
I do hope that this does not play havoc on the computer.
Also on my vehicle, there is a button that you can press to disable the start/stop while the engine is running.
You have to press that button every time that you start the vehicle and I dont know if all vehicles with the start/start disengage button but its alot easier than installing that device.
Holy smokes! I am with you on the fact that the auto stop needs to go but I think just pushing the button every time is good enough for me 😂
It’s amazing that something so despised by everyone is still a feature in most modern cars!😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I’ve installed 4 of ASE’s products - Ranger, F150, and two Subarus.
Just get a Pulsar LT. Plugs into the harness under the hood in less than 5 minutes. Gives you start stop disable, throttle response selections, top end limit can be changed, recalibration to tire size, and a few more features. No taking the dash apart. May want to give it a try especially if you plan on changing your tire size or if you want much better throttle response that you can change on the fly. It’s really great.
We will give that a look
Great product but the Pulsar LT cost $500 and it’s not available for a 23 model Yukon XL. The other factor is if your going for any service, especially warranty service you really have to remove the Pulsar LT and spend 30 minutes driving so the computer will be normal for diag by the dealer. Depending on the dealer they could fight on warranty work due to the pulsar plugged in. This product at least gives back your right to NOT have Auto Stop Start without any detection. If your going to have service set it to be on prior to dropping it off. It’s not likely they will find it and won’t be by seeing a black box attached with Velcro on your truck plugged into the factory computer harness. I’m more or less sold on this and besides in a Yukon XL it’s way easier to install !!!
From what I've gathered on the website, the Pulsar LT does not work on the '22 (refreshed) models or newer. If there is something out there that does work PLEASE let me as I would buy it today.
By law, a factory or dealer CANNOT deny a warranty claim due to the presence of aftermarket equipment UNLESS they can prove IN WRITING that the aftermarket part caused the failure that triggered the warranty claim. Look it up. This is federal law. The dealership and or the factory can be sued for denying warranty claims in violation of the law.
I have a 2019 terrain Denali. It doesn’t have a switch for the auto stop. Does this still work for my car?
YES I HATE IT! Two weeks ago purchased new 2023 Dodge Charger GT and it does not have it. Am so glad.
Late last year I purchased a new 2023 SsangYong Korando and I'm glad it is not in that vehicle.
Just got done installing the autostop eliminator AE039 and this video was of great help. I have the work truck Silverado without the center console so it was a little less work. I just did what Full Octane Garage did step by step until finished. So much easier to simply following along. Hats off to your expertise. The wiring kit was an easy $90 well spent as it is a brand new truck and now no more of that start-stop baloney. New subscriber for sure. By the way; do they really make a carbon fiber trim around the dash (mentioned in the video)?
Does your truck have a button on the console to cancel the start/stop? My vehicle does
Yes it does but now it is set and forget.@@kennethmelnychuk9737
Do they have this for the 2023 chevy traverse?
I disconnected the wire on my 2019 F150 which is a lot simpler then what GMC makes you do plus you dont have to buy anything. There is a video on utube that shows u how to disable the auto start switch. The connector is on the driver side and all you do is just unplug the wire that the guy shows u na he gets his young son to do it. That's for Ford..easy I have not had any problems and nobody has asked me when I get the oil changes at the Ford dealer..Remember Im only talking about F150 Fords. This is an interesting video. Thanks guys
Also, before putting it back together, wouldn't you test it to make sure it works?
I believe there is a second battery under the driver seat which is used to keep services running when the engine stops and saves you from hammering the main battery. I have a 2019 Silverado and even with this feature still on, that battery is just about dead and my engine hasn’t stopped within the last year and a half. I think the car is programmed not to stop if the battery cant handle things. I think its also responsible for starting the car when its in Auto start too and you need a good strong battery to do all that. So thats probably the easier way. If you notice, at a stop with auto stop engaged your vehicle will stay off for longer if you aren’t using AC. With AC on, my truck always started back up on its own after about 60 to 120 seconds and got shorter over time as that battery aged till the last year+ where i started to notice it not stopping anymore.
Based on YOUR excellent video, superb lighting and explanations, I just bought the AE030 for my ‘21 Silverado High Country 3.0L diesel
The most annoying feature GM has added to this truck is the AutoStop….thank goodness this new controller is available…a PITA to pull the dash apart but surely worth it
GM has a auto stop on a diesel , how good is that for the turbo or a hot engine ,,come on GM .
Oh, YES I hate Start - Stop because in Houston Texas there are traffic lights that are over a minute (I've timed one that's on the way to work that's a minute & 17 seconds) and on a hot summer day the car heats up drastically in just that time since the AC is engine driven.
Second wire under the cup holder is a proximity sensor for your key fob in case the battery dies in the fib. You put the key fob in the center place.
Also to program new key fobs
That is the next thing I will get rid of---push button start
I got a new Ford and it was one of the rare ones around here that didn't have Start/Stop deleted. I forgot to hit the button when I stopped at the insurance agent. Got up to the road to pull out and "oh shit my motor died!" Got in the habit of push that button 1st thing really quick.
The easiest fix for cars/trucks with that feature, but do have an "L" setting with the + and - buttons, is don't put your transmission to "D" - put it to "L" then use the + button on the shifter to the highest gears available, eg, 9 if it's a 9 gear drive. The car will then drive and shift up and down it's full gear range perfectly normally, but it bypasses the auto stop.
Imagine ten years later when the plastic starts getting hard and brittle. Snap
Can you imagine the number of starters ,batteries that tech will cost .
I bought one of these devices for my Jeep Grand Cherokee and install takes about 2 minutes, it just plugs in under the drivers seat. Very simple and has worked great for 2 years now.
Your comment cannot apply to the Autostart Eliminator which this video covers. I know, I just installed one in my Silverado. Watching this video would prove this. I doubt very seriously if the Cherokee's wiring configurations for critical engine operations are located under the driver's seat.
@@larrywhited3070 actually it does. Mine is called auto stop start eliminator, and it the grand cherokee it plugs in under the drivers seat. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about.
Take the switch under the hood of that Jeep and Zip tie it out of the way. NO MORE ESS. Free for nothing.@@larrywhited3070
@@moonbounce You sound fully confident, so it well may be that I am the one who is mistaken. This nevertheless puzzles me since the Autostop Eliminator that I installed is within inches of the original dash button and is wired in series with the adjacent connectors.
Now here's my edit: I did discover a TH-cam video by 4D Tech entitled "Jeep Grand Cherokee DISABLE Auto Start/Stop Feature - Turn ON and OFF permanently! [2018-2021]" I don't know if this is the same Autostop product or not, but in this case the (much simpler) installation required the removal of only one flimsy panel under the dash in front of the passenger seat. So, yes, there definitely can be significant installation differences depending on the specific vehicle and the specific product being installed.
@@larrywhited3070 Mine is called the "Smart stop start eliminator" (I looked it up), and for the grand cherokee (2017-2020) it plugs in under the seat. Very easy! I know seems weird, I thought so too, but it sure works.
Running trailer mode on my 2015 F-150 works too, but it disables the back up sensors which is not a good thing. I just hit the dash disable button when I start it.
I installed one of these in my wifes Ford Edge. About 10 minutes. Didn't have to rip half the dash apart.
Damn, where did that red locking clip run off too? I remember in the old days, installing an aftermarket radio and new speakers was similar to what you went through.
I bought a wiring harness for my 2020 terrain. It plugs into harness next to battery. Has a wire that goes on the battery ground cable. Comes with zip ties so harness can be secured. Takes 5 minutes.
4Runner, Highlander, RAV4
. Lift up lightly on the brake it disconnects and will keep the vehicle running. #2 shift into sport mode on the gear shift and when ready to go switch back to drive. #3 best and easiest, switch you venting to defrost/lower vent and you never have to touch it again.
The connector under the cup holder is a receiver that links to your remote fob when you have a “no remote detected” alert so you can start your vehicle
Does this come in for Toyotas?start stop eliminator
How easy is it to get to the bcm or ecm at the other end of these wires? Seems like a lot just to have a place to plug it in.
Watch the video for a Yukon XL it’s so much easier.
anyone know of a delete for the inability to move a ram 1500 in drive with the door open, my truck my drive style !!!!
I despise it on my 2024 Elevation with the Premium and X-31 off road package and I don't have it yet. It's still being built somewhere. I am going to need that kit. Problem solved.
I just recently had to use an insurance-provided rental while my car was being repaired. For almost 3 months (rocker panel replacement - kept coming in damaged from shipping). The Chevy Malibu they gave (hate em) had the ESS. I wanted to tear the dash out.
I have a Jaguar XE. I simply unplugged mine. One connector. Does not affect anything else. 7 years of happy motoring. I hate stop / start .
My Ford Escape quit using this using this feature all on its own and I never got it fixed. Strange thing is I get better gas mileage with it broken than I did when it worked.
that's a nice mod kit
I have the same feature on my 2023 Ram, but it comes with a button on the console to disable the feature.
I feel like eventually the government is going to step in and make it mandatory to remove the ability to disable the idle start stop with the push of a button.
And how would they enforce this?
@@doesntmatter3068 that isn't too hard if they incorporate it into the onboard computer. How are people's going to turn it off or bypass it then.
When you understand that the real goal is making ICE powered vehicles increasingly difficult to live with; everything else makes sense.
The government stepping in is what caused this in the 1st place,
Why would they undo something they did?
Your mystery connector goes to the sensor in the rectangle hole between the cup holders for your dead key fob to be placed to be able to start the vehicle.
If you have a JEEP, all you do is open the hood, in the front will be 2 switches, drivers side, take the switch out that controls the ESS and zip tie it out of the way.Now it won't make contact with the hood when closed. There will be a yellow light on your dash that will stay on, it's a small warning telling you about the ESS is inop, after a while you'll never notice it. No more pushing the button every time.
in my 2021 wrangler if you do not latch the seat belt it never auto stops.
This stupid idea damn near got me killed trying to merge in heavy traffic!
I plugged a USB charger block into the AC port of my 2023 Ranger and plugged a small battery bank into the charger block. Since the truck sees a current load on the AC line, it turns off auto start/stop. My battery bank is always ready to go as well.
I have the Chevy equinox there is no sw. How can I get rid of this stupid stop starting
I believe the bolt on the driver side is a backup in case the clips fail…as the accelerator is right there.
why does my vehicle stop-strat is ready after 30 hours engine shut off system stop start not ready need to driving 50 km to active again
Even though the installation process is relatively easy and straight forward there is still a chance of something breaking/damage. Until they manufacture one that you can't turn off I will still just hit the off button every time. Thanks for the video though.
I hate my auto start/stop and it's the first thing I do when I start my '22 Silverado. My truck has the 10 speed trans with the shifter on the console. I'm a little scared to open my console so will be looking for a video which tackles my configuration.
Don't stress and go to one of those car audio install places. Those guys take apart dashs and drill through firewalls all day.
Stop start should only be required around poor air quality and major cities with traffic delays not rural areas. They could easily program or deprogram a changing secret code to enforce it as part of inspection or traffic stop.
surely this has to be hardest way i have seen to disable the start stop.
One time pain to install but I am now not frustrated every time I drive the truck. Worth it to me an many others.
@@Fulloctanegaragegood point !!
I have a 2020 ram with e-torque, the auto stop start is so smooth and quiet you don’t even notice it. Not sure why other manufacturers didn’t go the same route other than cost I suppose. Also the driver has the option to disable the system in the truck settings menu.
Most people don't stop at stop signs so the auto stop won.t be engaged,,,.joke....most of us would screw up our dash as we our not so mechanically inclined as you guys are however you should be applauded for having a solution to this annoying problem. I here not fully closing your hood works but I would not do that as it is dangerous.