[lance35]

So I have a challenge for everyone who can’t control or hates auto start stop!
Background. I’m an old coot who hates new stuff. 1st auto s/s was in a 15 Jeep. Absolutely hated it. Damn thing had mind of its own. Couldn’t wait for it to break or shut the button off and got aggravated each time it was pressed
In my 5th vehicle with auto start stop and now wonder why they didn’t create it years ago and love it!
Sat back and read up about it.
1. Know what vehicle controls will override it, cold/hot weather etc. look it up it’s documented tons in this forum and most others or in the manual.
2. Need to learn how to control it. Need to feather the pedal, if you ever drove a stick, think clutch. Takes practice (like a stick, like swimming etc) once learned you’ll know how easy it is and drive without even thinking about it and have complete control over it! Your thinking yeah sure, feather the pedal and try not to hit the car in front of you? One can slam on the pedal (there is a delay before engine will stop and it will know your hard braking) and once safely stopped let up ever so gentle, car stays running, or if you want it to shut off, keep more pressure on the pedal. It’s that darn hard and easy at the same time!
3. Now, go to a big open empty area and practice, practice and practice. Go on the road and practice.
4. Here’s the hard to admit truth and been proven in other forums with many owners. If you can’t learn it and control it your simply not coordinated enough and just live with it. True that.

Sure it really does not save that much gas and manufactures mainly do to it to meet or exceed ‘cafe standards(did I say that right?). but it sure does comes in handy! - you know, at the roads you travel often and you know when the street lights will change(if your observant while driving & hope you all are). At your option cut the engine off for long lights, freight trains, stop and talk to a neighbor, waiting for the herd to cross the road, waiting for the moron at the drive thru has no idea how many burgers they want or they are paying the cashier in change, at the drive through ATM.. You get the idea!.
- or feather the pedal and keep er running for the ready to turn green street light, your still cold? You know by learning what conditions will shut your car off but damn car thinks your fine, keep er running by letting off the pedal and keep your car in a secure controlled stop and keep your heat or A/C on full blast.

*****Challange••••••
Give it a try before condemning it. Don’t let it win, your a winner and you can and will learn to have control and the upper hand and enjoy this great feature.
Disclaimer: some do have electronic or mechanical issues and your dealer has competence, can fix it.

Passporter, it seems simpler to just press the button and turn it off. However, I'm impressed by the length you have gone to accept it and use it to your benefit.

 

[lance35]

I don't want "feather the brakes" or use any other special techniques. I want to drive my Passport like I've driven every vehicle I've owned in the last 40 years. I'm glad there's a button to defeat the idle-stop. I'm getting used to pushing it every time I start the engine.

Hitting the idle-stop off button has now become part of my starting the engine procedure of my PP.

 

[lance35]

Here too. Everytime.

But twice driving back home, my Low Fuel light came on. I turned the S/S feature back on to assure I'd make it to my preferred gas stop near home. Not sure what our reserve offers mileage-wise?

The manual states we have a 17.5-gallon fuel tank. The question is how evenly distributed through the tank are those gallons is a good question. My 2012 Pilot took forever to use the first quarter of the tank, normal consumption for the next two quarters but the last quarter went much faster and I got used to not driving much farther before fueling up.