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Old Dec 2, 2017 | 05:27 AM
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An Electronics Challenge

For those that don't like the Stop/Start feature, I thought of an idea that probably wouldn't be much of a challenge for anyone that's into automotive electronic.

The switch on the dash that turns the Stop/Start system off and on could likely be working with a normally closed relay. If you could figure out which relay it is you should be able to replace the relay with a NORMALLY OPEN relay and make the switch work in the reverse order.

Anyone up to the challenge?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2017 | 09:03 AM
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I would have thought it would be a binary input to the vehicles controller? Seeing as you can override it in ForScan, this would lead me to believe it is a soft point rather than a hard (relay) point?

I really don’t know, just spitballing...
 
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Old Dec 2, 2017 | 03:09 PM
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I think Rikster is probably right, since it can be disabled with software. I don't expect that it has a physical relay, most of those have been replaced with computers these days.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2017 | 05:58 PM
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here ya go - good 'ol youtube

 
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