BMW Auto Start/Stop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Overview of the BMW Auto Start/Stop feature. Toggle it on and off as well as some general knowledge about how the feature operates. The demo car is a 2015 BMW 335i
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Thanks for the insight on the last user setting. Good to know that I don’t need to turn off the feature every time.
Thank you!! I am a new BMW owner.. and it was driving me CRAZY...
Lol me too
Can I be your driver too? 🥴
Me too 😡
This is why I’m here 😂😂
Hello mam mam where are you from I am auto mechanic and electrician 15 years experience
Thanks a lot. You explained it way better than the service representatives at my local BMW service center. Thumbs up.
You made my day bud just bought a new bmw for a good amount of money witch I don’t come from money so I was upset when I drove home and it turned off a few times I won’t lie I cried cuz I thought I made a bad buy thankyou for the help bud god bless u
lol buying bmw and know nothing bout start stop?
@@robajzofficialThat's literally why these videos are made. If your last vehicle didn't have it, then why would you expect it unless you did research on every single detail of the car? It's not a feature that anyone would go to the dealership and ask for.
@@robajzofficialUr criticising a person for trying to troubleshoot a ‘problem’ yet here u are watching tutorials
I was completely unaware of this feature and when my car shut off I was sooooooooooo upset !
Thanks for explaining what that means! I’m a new owner of an older model (2013) and that was driving me crazy! I thought something was wrong with the car!🤦🏾♀️
LOL I always thought it was the other way around! Thanks for explaining
THIS FEATURE WEAR OUT THE BATTERY AND STARTER MUCH ,MUCH FASTER AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I TOLD MY CUSTOMERS TO TURN IF OFF. NICE VIDEO.
Can you elaborate how
@@TheMcFather IF YOU USE THE START AND STOP FEATURE, IT WEAR OUT THE START MUCH FASTER AND IT NOT EASY TO CHANGE THE STARTER AND PARTS IS EXPENSIVE. OUR CUSTOMER HAS A BAD EXPERIENCE WHERE THE CAR COME TO A STOP AND ANDWAIT FIOR A GREEN LIGHT. STARTER DOES NOT ENGAGED. SHE HAS TO WAIT.WAIT,WAIT,WAIT FOR TOW A TRUCK AND CAUSE TRAFFIC JAM. WE REPLACE THE STARTER AND EVER SINCE SHE STOP USING THAT FEATURE
F.. hate this button.
Doesnt understand how a engineer with 7 years of school coming up with shit like this.
It destroys the engine startmotor very fast!
Politicians
Who gives A shit about gas if you can afford this beauty?
This technology is so crap think about it in 10yrs time when the stater motor fails and it will fail just imagine the cost of replacing it b m w is known to brake down 🇦🇪🇦🇪🇦🇪
Bit confusing. You'd think light means engaged
I agree with you there, I thought it was counter intuitive as well the first time I tried it
Thank u
Great info
This is helpful. Just got a bmw today. Thanks for sharing!
Old used pieces of shit dont count.Quit bragging,idiot.
@@booster5329 Why are you here then? I'm sure you are begging for this "piece of shit"
When I was a student I had an old Mitsubishi that also came with this "feature". When I would stop at a traffic light or was stuck in traffic, the engine would "turn-off". Getting it started again involved a lot of swearing, praying, pushing and sometimes spannerworks. Now years later every time my BMW "feature' kicks in I get a panic attack. Thanks BMW. Also having it on by default when I start the car... that's really annoying and just ads to my driving displeasure. The fact that there's a button to disable this "feature" means that some people had the idea that not all BMW drivers would like this feature, but how the consensus was reached as to what percentage of drivers would like this on by default... I don't know. Don't force new technology down peoples throats. Trust is earned and easily destroyed. I don't trust my BMW anymore. It stalls and I panic, and then I remember that I didn't push the F%$#ing button, and then I hate BMW for 5 minutes. In a week I accumulate about 1 hour of hate towards BMW. After hating BMW for 52 hours every year, I won't be buying a BMW again in a hurry. This is my experience. I know who I am, what I like and what I don't like. Go watch Seth Godin's talk "it's broken" and you might start to understand where BMW went wrong. It's broken for me, it's not broken for everybody, but that's fine. Having aircon is a feature, you can switch it on. Having a radio is a feature, you can switch it on. Having auto start stop is a feature, you can turn it on.... no wait... it's always on, you have to manually turn it off. Again and again and again and again and again. Having something always on, makes it a FIXTURE not a feature.
Great work here. Explained in detail. :Thanks for sharing.
Dude you really cleared this up for me. I was thinking something was wrong with the car
Me too!!! This was very helpful!
Thank you it was straight forward and simple! 👍🏼👍🏼 other vids don’t show shit and was confusing
Great video
Omg , yea that is dumb , that was my first thought was the starter
Is this good or bad for the car longevity?
Of course its destroying the life of the starter
Batteries and the starters suffer. In the city it can be annoying. Drop by, you may like it. :)
Yes man you really explained this well .I will be looking to you for details on my Bimmer I am a new owner of 2015 x5
Dont know why people would even want this "feature" lol
Hey man that was a great explanation, I just found that button today and was wondering what was that about .
Does the auto start stop have any negative impacts on starters or alternators?
Christopher Gilliland thats what im wondering. must be brutal on the starter
H P i believe it does not use the starter but pressure in cylinders
@@kneebarx Cars with start/stop function have different starters & alternators, so therefore they are build for that in particular.
Thanks Man…🤝Well Explained🫡
Light on = we Gucci
Light off = we Prada
Yeah, but why does it have a line through it when it's on? That should be when it's turned off. Do you think I can turn it off forever if I get Bimmercode? Or does it have to be a BMW dealer? Cheers
Feature is very smart :D mine is turning off right after 2 minutes. I have diesel mind you !!! In bmw shop they told me nothing is wrong with the car it "tends to do it" .. yeah frick that feature. Turning off cold engine 20 times in a row... what a freakin' crazy person thought this is going to be nice feature on an expensive car.
Will it blow your starter ?
i have a bmw series 1 2020 and i cant disable the auto start and stop feature.Someone said it cant be disabled in this model...is this true?
So can this feature make me stall because thats what i think its doing sometimes when i am on red lights
Yeah, it can feel like that
After a few years you will need a new flywheel if you have a diesel engine and probably a new battery. Get it programmed so it is always off this option
I turn the mode off(which the orange light comes on) but the next day when i use it,its off,how come it turns off by insteft the next day as if its restarted the mode ?
Thanx man
thank you
Nice job spending an entire 3 mins demonstrating how to turn it on and off, what about when and why u should use it? no one needs to know that right?
Mil gracias por el dato amigo
Thank you for this post. I’m a new bmw owner and couldn’t figure out why it wasn’t shutting off when I came to stops.
How do you get it to stay off so you don’t have to always turn it off? I feel like the newer BMWs don’t give you the ability to do that anymore because on my 2018 bmw 440 I was able to keep it off. On my 2018 X2 I could never get it to stay off and now I have a 2021 X3 and I still don’t know how to make it just stay off automatically when I turn the vehicle on. Any advice? TIA
Unfortunately they changed the coding for the vehicle to default on again. Previous model years did recall last user setting, you’re definitely not imagining things. You could try mentioning it at your local BMW service department but they may not be able to do it.
@@TeamBimmer yeah I figured. I’m gonna see if my mechanic at bmw can do something about it. Luckily I don’t have to worry about it in my 2020 M2 because they don’t come with it lol
@@TeamBimmer they should have made it the opposite to where you turn the car on, it’s automatically off and then if u want to turn it on, you have to click the button.
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My guy should of seen this couple weeks ago when it was driving me mad. Very helpful thanks bud!!
Great review thank you so much 🇬🇧🇬🇧
My battery is new and my car driven so long time 20 mins? That the oil hot enough . am i wrong? Why my car keep show that mark? Before the function keep bother me. But now keep symbol coming not working once. After fix car.
Something wrong?
Did you register the battery in the car properly?
Not sure that if the battery charge is low that it will disable start/stop. I have a 2016 X4.. I had gone to dinner over the weekend and had the car valet parked. Unbeknownst to me, the valet guy turned my headlight switch in the on position and not the Auto On position, so this caused my battery to drain. By Monday, i went to work, went to lunch and the car started fine but on my drive back from lunch, going around a turn in the parking lot, the car shut off abruptly. I was unable to re-start and the panel completely went dead. My fob could not even unlock my hatch, nor lock/unlock the door. The only thing i could do was switch on my emergency flasher! Since the shifter is electronic, I was unable to put the car in neutral to push it to a parking space..fortunately this didn’t happen while in the middle of a busy street or freeway for that matter! Even the AAA tow truck coulbe not jump start the car, so they towed it to a dealer, who told me my batteries were completely dead. WTF?? Fortunately, my warranty covered the replacement! However, this start/stop is an AWFUL feature and can be very dangerous as it could put you in a very very bad predicament as I found out. Thanks for the tip on how keep this damn feature OFF.. the hell with fuel savings. I’ve had a 5 series for over 11 years and have had NO issues whatsoever other than normal wear and tear. There is no way anyone can convince me that the total fuel savings can be more than the cost of a set of BMW batteries (my X4 has two I believe), nor the cost of a worn starter!
If I have the Auto Stop/Start feature off and then go into a drive-thru line. What is the best way to make the car turn off while I am waiting in line?
@@epturnere Press the big black round button marked 'Stop'!
@@Toob41 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I like your M sport BMW. That's cool. 😁
Is this possible for the 330e that button ain’t on my car
As I’m sure you’ve noticed already, the 330e is a bit different than the standard gas 3 series. You’re not missing anything, that button is absent in your vehicle.
I have a e92 m3 2011 it has a small start stop button below the radio section but when the light is off or on it never works any idea on why this is?
I’m not familiar with an e92 M3 with start/stop button in that location. For the “e” chassis, the strip of buttons directly below the radio only had a start stop button on the e84 I believe. If the picture in the button is the letter “A” with a circle around it then I think it may be non functioning for that vehicle
Before the system was working perfect, but since I have problems with the battery , didn't work at all, probably the system is trying to save the battery ?
That’s is very plausible, it is designed to deactivate when battery issues are present, as a safety precaution
I was learn only about the button. The car stop auto e.x. traffic lights. How is that, how restart again.
My start/stop button doesn’t turn the car off . But I notice a delay in the battery when I start it from a cold start sometimes
Does this video help any? Shutdown of a BMW
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does the 2011 328i have it?
How did you get the clock on the dashboard ?
I got a 2016 225d and I've had a line through the start/stop on the dash like your video for months and never had it work once. Is it broken?
It’s good to reference the owners manual for a list of common reasons this might pop up. It is common for the feature not to work immediately at startup, if you’re low on battery, or on an incline/decline FYI
my 328i never auto stopped but i just got the battery replaced and now it works! normally that’s the issue
Hi.i like to turn in off permanently .How to.
Some vehicles have the ability to remember ‘last user setting’ , but some do not have this feature and will default on each time the vehicle is started
I don't think I have that on my X1, but I SWEAR it did it when I first got the car and not since. I'll check for this switch the next time I'm in the car. Thank you. I do see that START/STOP with the slash all the time when I toggle one other button, but its weird I don't get it happening anymore. Thanks for the info!!!
E84 chassis X1s with auto start/stop had a button in the center stack below the radio/CD player
Check your car battery if the voltage is low It won’t work
@@TeamBimmer do you know where Can I found “last user settings “ on my X1 2014? Tô let it off for ever😉
if I stop an step out my 2016 x3 an go in the store while its running when I come back it turns it self off I have to restart the engine do u know y
maybe just turn off and lock your fucking car before somebody steals it lmao
It went into 'save the planet' and 'save our insurance premiums from d*ckheads who want their cars nicked' modes!
Great thanks, very clear and informative. 1:39 'SPORT' mode on - dude!! 96,000 views and only 287 people could be bothered to click 'thumbs up' - how selfish..it's free you know.
Once I played music in my BMW F30 (ignition was off) for about 20mins and I thought it will be alright. However the battery got completely discharged. When I recharged it everything seemed normal for a while but later the start/stop feature seemed to stop working and sometimes it was a little difficult for car to start, like the battery was a little weak. I wonder if it's the the battery issue or I should look for solution in other area to make start/stop working again. Is it possible to check F30 battery by myself without any tools or do I need someone with multimeter?
Andrius Bul let me say this for full disclosure , I’m not a BMW tech. I’m usually the last line of defense before recommending service get involved. I would have a BMW service technician take a look. It’s likely the auto start/stop feature is not working due to the battery issues you’re encountering. In case there are some underlying issues it’s best that service helps to diagnose them, especially if you’re still under warranty. I hope all goes well
@@TeamBimmer
Thank you, I'll have that in mind.
@@SASandriusSAS Did you figure out what the problem was?
@@breakaway4404444 Short answer would be no, but...
Just as I thought, my battery was damaged and could no longer work properly. It worked, it started when it was warm (+5 C degrees), but during winter I had some problems and not every cold morning my car could start. Sometimes it started hardly, sometimes it didn't start at all. About a month ago (from the day I am writing this comment) I changed the battery, visited electrician (not a BMW service, but a man I know personally) and he connected the battery to my car's computer (as it is required for new battery). Old battery had 100ah and new one has 90ah. Now there's no problems with start, but the start/stop feature is acting weird. When you start your trip it doesn't really work, but when you drive for some time (15km), the feature turns on. Maybe because it's pretty cold during the time, or maybe it's the other issue. Still experimenting, researching looking for solution. *In conclusion the faulty battery had really big impact to start/stop feature.*
@@SASandriusSAS start stop only works once the motor is warm , cause starting a cold engine is rough for all the parts cause the oil does not lubricate as well as with running tempature.
useful! thanks!
Thank you!!
Mind now at rest
I by mistake pressed the A button at a stop light tonight and when I pressed the gas petal the car turned off and I panicked, there were cars behind me. I hope I didn't damage anything 😬 . The screen said it has to be on park and I quickly put the car in park and had to start the car again. That was scary. I would appreciate any feedback. Thank you.
You came to a stop and pressed the button whilst you came to a stop , which deactivated the start stop as you stopped with it initially off! To restart the car it would then ask you to be in park to start it up again as if you were pulling of from a journey , it’s fine 😉
Thank you very much for replying Nikko 🙏!
I don’t go down to eco pro very often lol
Matthew you should. It’s just unnecessary pollution