Do I need to turn off stop-start on the motorway?

Do half hour stints on the motorway warrant disabling auto stop-start so as to avoid engine cut-out when hitting inevitable traffic lights immediately after exiting a motorway? You note in previous questions...

Why doesn't my Ford Fiesta's stop-start system work all the time?

I have a 2012 Ford Zetec 1.0 litre 125 EcoBoost with Stop/Start. However, it only occasionally seems to work. I asked my garage to check it at the recent service and they said it was OK. They mentioned...

What do you think of the Eco-Drive on the Jaguar XF?

I have recently taken delivery of a new Jaguar XF 2.2d and find it a very comfortable motorway cruiser, if a little underpowered but manage 45mpg at a push. One feature that I am having difficulty with...

Why does our BMW 320D's engine continue to run after we leave and lock the car?

I want to share with you correspondence with BMW regarding my 320D SE Automatic first registered 26 September 2012. I informed them that we locked the car, yet inadvertently left the car engine running...

Why can't I achieve the manufacturer's quoted mpg with stop-start?

The brochure for my car says combined fuel consumption is 67.3mpg with Start-Stop and about 62.0 without Start-Stop. I can only achieve 57.6mpg so, as you can imagine, I am struggling to better this and...

Has automatic engine cut-off technology, as used on golf buggies, been used on cars?

Petrol engined golf buggies switch off when the footbrake is applied and automatically restart when the accelerator is pressed. Has this technology been used on cars?

Stop/start not working in my Hyundai ix20

I have a Hyundai ix20 the ISG stop/start doesn't work. I have told by Hyundai that I don't do enough miles, they said I should have been told that when I bought the car in OCT 2011. There is nothing in...

Hyundai iX20 ISG isn't working

I purchased a Hyundai iX20 Style with ISG as standard in January 2011. The ISG has only worked three or four times in this period. The car has been back to the dealers on a number of times without too...

MINI start-stop. Should I stop it?

Should I turn off the stop-start button on my MINI One, as most engine wear comes from stopping and starting?

Stop-start for automatic - how does it work?

I assume that the stop-start on a manual car is electronically activated when the vehicle is put into neutral. If that is the case, why can it not be activated when an automatic gearbox is put into neutral...