Start/stop function

[Boatie]

Originally Posted by Driver Dave

Quite simply the charging system and batteries in the Volvo are not up to the job. If like me you do several short journeys the s/s system will stop working. In the Volvo handbook it recommends doing a 15 minute journey once a week.

I have found that is nowhere near enough. Having done 3 roundtrip journeys of 8 miles on consecutive days my s4s stopped working. A trip of over 50 miles the following day taking about an hour and a quarter still did not restore it. The batteries and charging circuits have been checked on numerous occasions by my dealer and there is no fault showing up.

Charging for 24 hours using a CTEK smart charger brings it back, well for a few days anyway.

Basically the system is not fit for purpose but Volvo will do nothing about it. It's the same on my MY17 XC90 and MY20 XC40.

Agree totally. S/S on my 2011 V70 was very erratic after about 3 years, My 2017 V90 began to show S/S problems after about 2 years and my present MY 2019 bought on the 1st March this year with 24, yes 24 miles on the clock (pre registered) The S/S only worked a couple of times in 3 weeks and 750 miles before lockdown struck. I've registered it as an issue but obviously can't do much at the moment. Interestingly over the last couple of weeks I've been playing around with the car and everything I've found suggests that it was built in the first couple of months of 2019 .. So it was over a year old when I bought it (a fact that the dealer kept VERY quiet.)
It was first registered on 31/1/20. One wonders how well the batteries were looked after in that year. Since lockdown it's been connected to a charger on long term float. The one time it's been used since 22/3 the S/S worked within a couple of hundred yards.

[EssexExile]

I can't say I take any notice of it. It stop/starts or it doesn't, whatever.

[Flyingowl]

Originally Posted by Wispyone

Good evening

So I have had the car , 2017 V90, for a few weeks now so still getting to grips with all the controls and settings.
I mainly use the car in eco mode and have the engine start/stop switched on but for the last few days when stopping in traffic the engine stays on. Looking on the dash the start/stop symbol in present but has a line through it. Is there a second secret control button/switch I am missing?

Cheers

Hi I had the exact same issue, as others as said it was indeed the battery going below a certain charge, Volvo had it back twice to recharge then after a week same issue no engine stop start/ they then replaced my battery with a new one and have had no issues for the last 10months if driving, recharging the old battery back up did not get rid of the fault .

[gezp]

Originally Posted by Flyingowl

Hi I had the exact same issue, as others as said it was indeed the battery going below a certain charge, Volvo had it back twice to recharge then after a week same issue no engine stop start/ they then replaced my battery with a new one and have had no issues for the last 10months if driving, recharging the old battery back up did not get rid of the fault .

Stop/start stopped working on my 2017 XC60 just before lockdown. Battery was replaced last week by my dealer under warranty. Wonder if they had a bad batch of batteries.

[Rustyfrog]

I will now probably upset a few.
To must be honest in that I find it is annoying and switch it off.

[Pitvar]

Do the newer models have S/S that kicks in at 3mph like older ones or does it work properly, like on a BMW, when it kicks in when you actually stop?

[EssexExile]

Mine comes in before you stop, not that it's happened at all lately.

[gezp]

Originally Posted by Pitvar

Do the newer models have S/S that kicks in at 3mph like older ones or does it work properly, like on a BMW, when it kicks in when you actually stop?

Depends whether you have comfort or eco mode selected on my 2017 XC60. In comfort it shuts down after coming to a stand, in ECO just before.