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Ok let me start of by saying why. The i-stop system is supposed to save fuel, blah blah blah, well my car hit 10,000km's today and according to the app on the car i-stop has saved me 24km's! Wow.
This vs the the wear and tear on my car's engine from the constant restarts and shudder in the cabin and discomfort of having to sit through ozzy summer 36+ degree days without my A/C so my car can save a measly teaspoon of fuel is just not a trade of i'm willing to make.
Add to that my cars a manual so 50% of the time its mess's up my launchs cause my brain pyhcologially doesn't want to rev the car within a split second of starting the engine.
I hate it so much it was starting to ruin the car for me.
Spoke to Mazda they can't/won't switch it off because its a safety feature, lol.
Now i know theres a button to turn it off manually but that only works for that trip - it defaults to on again the next trip, i wanted a more permanent solution so here's how.
Get urself a piece of paper, fold it up and wedge the bloody button in! Walah! No more i-stop.
I know its abit unsightly but it works now everytime i start the car it bleeps instantly to tell me the i-stop is off.
Very very happy. And sorry for the rant.
Matt.
This vs the the wear and tear on my car's engine from the constant restarts and shudder in the cabin and discomfort of having to sit through ozzy summer 36+ degree days without my A/C so my car can save a measly teaspoon of fuel is just not a trade of i'm willing to make.
Add to that my cars a manual so 50% of the time its mess's up my launchs cause my brain pyhcologially doesn't want to rev the car within a split second of starting the engine.
I hate it so much it was starting to ruin the car for me.
Spoke to Mazda they can't/won't switch it off because its a safety feature, lol.
Now i know theres a button to turn it off manually but that only works for that trip - it defaults to on again the next trip, i wanted a more permanent solution so here's how.
Get urself a piece of paper, fold it up and wedge the bloody button in! Walah! No more i-stop.
I know its abit unsightly but it works now everytime i start the car it bleeps instantly to tell me the i-stop is off.
Very very happy. And sorry for the rant.
Matt.
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