[Lee wood]

Hi guys,
I have 1.6 egs auto on a 2013 plate.
I am looking for some help with the start stop function. Any body know how this works.? I get the green Eco light flash up but the engine still runs.
Got problem with sat nav screen freezing and issues with Bluetooth. Only had the car six weeks. Can you return the car and ask for a full refund?

 

[bobble25]

I presume you've read the handbook. Stop /start only works if you've got your foot on the brake. As regards sat nav etc go and moan at the dealership.

 

[Lee wood]

Yes I have. I get the green eco light flash but the engine sound like its still running.

 

[Hoovie]

First step would be to go to the dealer and ask them to show you how this works if you don't think it is?
I presume you have driven the car and then came to stop and found the engine has not stopped? Forgot about it "sounding" if the engine s running ....what is the rev counter saying?

 

[Lee wood]

Not sure but I will check next time I remember. Thank you for your help

 

[g_p_t]

My car was 1 year old when i purchased it and the car would not go into stop mode, after quite a few visits to my localdealer a software update and numerous phonecalls to customer serices Citroen agreed to fit a new battery foc, its worked perfectly since. Go back to your dealer like the others say

 

[Rev G]

Hi guys,
I have 1.6 egs auto on a 2013 plate.
I am looking for some help with the start stop function. Any body know how this works.? I get the green Eco light flash up but the engine still runs.
Got problem with sat nav screen freezing and issues with Bluetooth. Only had the car six weeks. Can you return the car and ask for a full refund?[/QUOTE
I dont have the stop start on mine byt regards the freezing sat nav your dealer will get a software update for you on warranty - - its a unown problem

 

[Lee wood]

Just went out in the car today and still cant get the eco to work.rev counter had three bars. Turned the radio, air con off and still no joy. Travelled 15 miles so I guess every think should work. Any help

 

[Hoovie]

Just went out in the car today and still cant get the eco to work.rev counter had three bars. Turned the radio, air con off and still no joy. Travelled 15 miles so I guess every think should work. Any help

I would say it definately would have kicked in by then. Mine works within a minute of starting off and justa few yards.

 

[g_p_t]

Just went out in the car today and still cant get the eco to work.rev counter had three bars. Turned the radio, air con off and still no joy. Travelled 15 miles so I guess every think should work. Any help

I would say it definately would have kicked in by then. Mine works within a minute of starting off and justa few yards.

Same here, you know you need to keep your foot on the brake and you must have your seatbelt on all doors closed and do not apply the hand brake ..


Have a read of my post.. If you run the car, stop it, leave for a while (say 10mins), then try it again and it works i would say it's a battery issue. It only takes the battery to be run down too far once (maybe while it was sat in stock ?) and it wont be good enough to operate the stop start system.


http://www.ds4ownersclub.co.uk/forum/new-owner_topic284.html



Edited by: g_p_t

 

[DoomWolf]

It does need to have enough battery charge to ensure that everything will function in order for the eco mode to kick in. I find that if I've been using the car for mainly short journeys, the eco mode won't function (the light flashes a few times when you stop with your foot on the brake). If I then take it on a decent journey so that the battery gets topped up, the eco mode will work as intended (and the light stays on when it's in eco mode).

I've also found that if the engine has come back on while I'm still stopped (i.e. the car needs the extra power for electrical functions), if I drop the gear into neutral it will go back into eco mode.

 

[bobble25]

Go back to the dealership,point out the problems and insist that they sort them out. Battery on these is massive to enable all the electronics to function so you need to have that checked out for a start. Electronics are constantly being updated and you need to be assured that your vehicle has all the relevant updates. I would also suggest you write to Citroen and complain that you are having all these problems and want them sorting out - at the end of the day they are responsible for ensuring your vehicle is up to scratch. Don't be fobbed off with excuses. Keep on at both dealer and Citroen til' you get sorted.

 

[Lee wood]

Got the stop start to work but had to turn off the heating/air con. Any ideas any body. Once I turned it back on it never worked

 

[SBK61]

Not got start stop on mine ,but if you had the aircon /heating on in a BMW it overrides the start stop and stops it working .

 

[Hoovie]

Pretty sure on the DS4 it works with AC on or off (I tend to leave air con on on auto all the time).
Think a dealer visit is needed.

 

[Rev G]

Got the stop start to work but had to turn off the heating/air con. Any ideas any body. Once I turned it back on it never worked

Definitely a dealer visit mate

 

[cally9]

stop start only works if you slow down to around 15mph then stop you must use the footbrake if you put hand brake on engine starts
if a passenger opens the door to get out the engine starts
try driving up uor street then slow down to around 15 mph see if it works if it does try handbrake to see if engine starts then try door
all i have said works on my ds4
hope it works for you

 

[cally9]

silly question my car has a button to turn eco on or offif it is off eco wont work

 

[Frank Bullitt]

 if a passenger opens the door to get out the engine starts

Just in case anyone is wondering why this is, the bonnet release is hidden by the passengers door, this is a safety feature which if the car is in stop-start mode with the engine off and somebody goes under the bonnet it doesn't start the engine whilst they have their hands in there. So long as the passengers door is open the stop-start won't function which means you won't get a nasty shock!

 

[Kevin Crisell]

Anyone else frustrated that stop start doesn't work with the hand-brake on?