Auto stop-start
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i know this is an old thread but i disabled the auto stop for FREE and thought i'd share.
what i did was take a bubble gum wrapper and folded it real small, then i pushed in the button to disable the auto stop/start, and wedged the wrapper in. This basically keeps the button pushed down permanently. i have had this in for months with no issues.
what i did was take a bubble gum wrapper and folded it real small, then i pushed in the button to disable the auto stop/start, and wedged the wrapper in. This basically keeps the button pushed down permanently. i have had this in for months with no issues.
lmao
My 2012 had a wobbly rear view mirror that drove me nutz. Rather than fixing it, even though I could have under warranty, I took a business card, tore off a corner, and wedged it up in @ the top. Didn't bother me again! I traded that truck in 2 Saturdays ago. I did pull it out after they appraised it lol.
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i know this is an old thread but i disabled the auto stop for FREE and thought i'd share.
what i did was take a bubble gum wrapper and folded it real small, then i pushed in the button to disable the auto stop/start, and wedged the wrapper in. This basically keeps the button pushed down permanently. i have had this in for months with no issues.
what i did was take a bubble gum wrapper and folded it real small, then i pushed in the button to disable the auto stop/start, and wedged the wrapper in. This basically keeps the button pushed down permanently. i have had this in for months with no issues.
There! I fixed it!
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If you want to make it "professional", you should run a bead of clear silicon around the button (while the gum wrapper is in there). Then, when the silicon is cured, you can extract the gum wrapper. Finally, squirt a little more silicon into the space where the wrapper was.
There! I fixed it!
There! I fixed it!
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i know this is an old thread but i disabled the auto stop for FREE and thought i'd share.
what i did was take a bubble gum wrapper and folded it real small, then i pushed in the button to disable the auto stop/start, and wedged the wrapper in. This basically keeps the button pushed down permanently. i have had this in for months with no issues.
what i did was take a bubble gum wrapper and folded it real small, then i pushed in the button to disable the auto stop/start, and wedged the wrapper in. This basically keeps the button pushed down permanently. i have had this in for months with no issues.
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Stop and go traffic and areas with closely spaced traffic lights trigger 2 second engine stops and repeated on/off cycles. Unless the engine is off for 10 seconds or more it isn't saving gas. I'd like to have the default be "off".
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That is a solution, but there must be something that causes people to totally dislike this feature and want it OFF permanently. Why do I state that, I'm one of those people. But there must be many of us. I've been reading that even Ford dealers are stocking "Auto Stop Eliminator" and installing it (For a charge) for customers that are like that. Its probably only a minority of customers that dislike it, however looks like there is money to be made eliminating it.
With that being said, I can understand your frustration with this feature.
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