Hi,

On our punto twinair, the start stop doesn't really seem to come on/work...

The cars done 6,000 miles and we're mainly doing short journeys. The start stop has come on a couple of times but only very briefly.

Could someone explain to me how it's supposed to work/what you're supposed to do etc?

Thanks

Am on mobile. At the moment have a look in the 500 section basically it probably needs a decent pulse / deep charge.

Hello,

Make a search on Punto and 500 section, there are a lot of thread about Start Stop.

Check out the manual too, there is a list of conditions (long as your arm) for start stop work.

Basically, short trips, cold wheather and relatively high electric load mean shorts or no start and stop.

Knottyham said:

Hi,

On our punto twinair, the start stop doesn't really seem to come on/work...

The cars done 6,000 miles and we're mainly doing short journeys. The start stop has come on a couple of times but only very briefly.

Could someone explain to me how it's supposed to work/what you're supposed to do etc?

Thanks

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perfectly normal..,

the "system" monitors battery voltage , and if there not enough "in reserve" it won't do a stop/start cycle,

if you want to test it's capabilities,
take the battery off + charge properly,
clean contact on reassembly,
then go for a good long drive,
the system has to re-learn / adapt so won't work straight away,
if it still does nowt get a new battery out of the dealer , because yours is faulty ,
if it's been stood at the dealer before you bought it, then that's the cause.

I'm waiting to get mine swapped as they only last @ 2 years apparently,
may as well get it changed at month 22 , so I get more time from the replacement,


Charlie

varesecrazy said:

the system has to re-learn / adapt so won't work straight away,

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It should if pulse charged properly, and then left to sit to let surface charge dissipate. Full guide has been posted in 500 section a few times iirc.

took 2 days for my Punto TA to get itself back in the correct mode..!!