Pieisgood999
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Hi guys,
It would appear that more and more cars are equipped with start/stop (more's the pity)
I was wondering if anyone knew of a study which worked out how long you needed to stop at the lights before the stopping of the engine became beneficial to consumption.
By that I mean that the energy needed to operate the starter would have to come from the battery, and there's a loss in efficiency due to the weight of all the beefed up starter equipment needed for start/stop.
Also, has anyone used vag-comm to turn it off automatically on startup?
Does the start/stop use the same starter as on cold start, or is it a separate mechanism like the older versions?
It would appear that more and more cars are equipped with start/stop (more's the pity)
I was wondering if anyone knew of a study which worked out how long you needed to stop at the lights before the stopping of the engine became beneficial to consumption.
By that I mean that the energy needed to operate the starter would have to come from the battery, and there's a loss in efficiency due to the weight of all the beefed up starter equipment needed for start/stop.
Also, has anyone used vag-comm to turn it off automatically on startup?
Does the start/stop use the same starter as on cold start, or is it a separate mechanism like the older versions?