Question on stop start

BUDFORCE · Jun 5th, 2019, 09:06

Hi all, it's a 2013 S60 T3 ES S/S.

I've only had the car a few months, I am not a fan of using the S/S though it is my belief it just puts excess wear on the battery and starter motor to outweigh the benefits, plus o just find it a bit disconcerting.

Anyway, I've been driving the car for a few months I assumed the SS was disabled as it's never done anything. The green light on the SS button on the control panel has always been on.

Anyway, driving today, I pulled up at a junction and the engine randomly shut off, which I am pretty certain is the SS kicking in. I looked and hit the SS button and it said Eco drive off, so assume now that means if the green light is off, that means SS is off.

So, my question, if the SS has been on this whole time, why hasn't it been working?

My only thought is that since having the car I have a lowish battery, maybe there is a sensor that detects that and disables the SS automatically if it thinks the battery is on the low side?

kev95 · Jun 5th, 2019, 09:09

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Originally Posted by BUDFORCE

Hi all, it's a 2013 S60 T3 ES S/S.

I've only had the car a few months, I am not a fan of using the S/S though it is my belief it just puts excess wear on the battery and starter motor to outweigh the benefits, plus o just find it a bit disconcerting.

Anyway, I've been driving the car for a few months I assumed the SS was disabled as it's never done anything. The green light on the SS button on the control panel has always been on.

Anyway, driving today, I pulled up at a junction and the engine randomly shut off, which I am pretty certain is the SS kicking in. I looked and hit the SS button and it said Eco drive off, so assume now that means if the green light is off, that means SS is off.

So, my question, if the SS has been on this whe to me, why hasn't it been working?

My only thought is that since having the car I have a lowish battery, maybe there is a sensor that detects that and disables the SS automatically if it thinks the battery is on the low side?

Start-stop only works when all conditions are met. Battery has to be full enough, engine warm etc.

BUDFORCE · Jun 5th, 2019, 09:19

Ahhh ok makes sense, I gave the battery a charge the other day then gave the car a good run last night so probably charged the battery enough for it to kick in.

I'm gonna change the battery in the next few days anyway, I've already got the replacement just need to swap it over.

Zebster · Jun 5th, 2019, 09:23

Misleading post deleted!

BUDFORCE · Jun 5th, 2019, 09:26

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Originally Posted by Zebster

True, but if those conditions aren't met then the green button doesn't come on.

Mine frequently doesn't go green and I can drill down into the system menus to discover why... Usually it's because the battery has a 'low charge or is at a low temperature" but not always. Usefully the green light goes off during DPF regen.

I wonder if your clutch switch is intermittent. Does the cruise control always work ok?

Again I don't use it much at all, but when I have it's worked without fault.

Chrisv60 · Jun 5th, 2019, 10:54

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Originally Posted by Zebster

True, but if those conditions aren't met then the green button doesn't come on

Strange, that's different to mine. The green light on mine turns on and off according to the switch regardless of whether the conditions are met.

So if the green light on the switch is lit but SS doesn't kick in then I have to go into the Drive menu to see the reason.

Zebster · Jun 5th, 2019, 11:41

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Originally Posted by Chrisv60

Strange, that's different to mine. The green light on mine turns on and off according to the switch regardless of whether the conditions are met.

So if the green light on the switch is lit but SS doesn't kick in then I have to go into the Drive menu to see the reason.

Ah, apologies all.

I didn't mean the light on the s/s switch, I meant the display 'button' on the infotainment 'my V60' page (which goes green when the s/s is active)

Sorry for any confusion, although driving around with that screen displayed may be helpful, and then you are only a click and a twist or so away from discovering why the system is currently inactive.

dgunthor · Jun 6th, 2019, 08:44

when my battery is well charged the engine will start/stop. if i've not used the car for a while it won't start/stop for a couple of days

Jun 5th, 2019, 09:06	#1
BUDFORCE Junior Member Last Online: Mar 26th, 2024 20:02 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Huntingdon	Question on stop start Hi all, it's a 2013 S60 T3 ES S/S. I've only had the car a few months, I am not a fan of using the S/S though it is my belief it just puts excess wear on the battery and starter motor to outweigh the benefits, plus o just find it a bit disconcerting. Anyway, I've been driving the car for a few months I assumed the SS was disabled as it's never done anything. The green light on the SS button on the control panel has always been on. Anyway, driving today, I pulled up at a junction and the engine randomly shut off, which I am pretty certain is the SS kicking in. I looked and hit the SS button and it said Eco drive off, so assume now that means if the green light is off, that means SS is off. So, my question, if the SS has been on this whole time, why hasn't it been working? My only thought is that since having the car I have a lowish battery, maybe there is a sensor that detects that and disables the SS automatically if it thinks the battery is on the low side? Last edited by BUDFORCE; Jun 5th, 2019 at 09:09.

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Zebster Upstanding Member Last Online: Sep 12th, 2023 11:29 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Ludlow	Misleading post deleted! __________________ GONE: 2015 V60 D4 181 (VEA) R-Design Lux Nav manual in black Last edited by Zebster; Jun 5th, 2019 at 11:43.

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dgunthor Senior Member Last Online: Sep 27th, 2022 13:38 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Caerphilly	when my battery is well charged the engine will start/stop. if i've not used the car for a while it won't start/stop for a couple of days __________________ 2002 V70 2.5T [1999 V70 2.5 140 - scrapped]

Jun 5th, 2019, 09:19	#3
BUDFORCE Junior Member Last Online: Mar 26th, 2024 20:02 Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Huntingdon	Ahhh ok makes sense, I gave the battery a charge the other day then gave the car a good run last night so probably charged the battery enough for it to kick in. I'm gonna change the battery in the next few days anyway, I've already got the replacement just need to swap it over.

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