Auto start/stop

Yes. There is a button to disable it but it must be done every trip.

Darnon said:

Yes. There is a button to disable it but it must be done every trip.

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Well, ****. Is there a value to turn it off with a OBD tool? This is a major downside to me that might sway me more towards the Hyundai SC. My Chevy Cruze has it and it makes me so mad.

Mephistopheles said:

Well, ****. Is there a value to turn it off with a OBD tool? This is a major downside to me that might sway me more towards the Hyundai SC. My Chevy Cruze has it and it makes me so mad.

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Same here its so weird, my dads f150 does it and I think the motor is acting up every time. When I'm on my motorcycle and cars do it at stop lights its even worse.

According to Ford both Hybrid and EgoBoost Mavericks will have auto start/stop (under Mechanical in spec/trim page).
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If it really bugs you having to do it manually, and you don't want a Forscan (Ford software) solution, these folks (Ford Auto Start-Stop Disable | Autostop Eliminator) will probably offer one soon for around $100 for the Maverick. Personally I push the button to off after starting my F150.

Mephistopheles said:

Well, ****. Is there a value to turn it off with a OBD tool? This is a major downside to me that might sway me more towards the Hyundai SC. My Chevy Cruze has it and it makes me so mad.

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Interesting, I would never have thought about it… I’ve drove 2 different hybrids for a total of 12 years… never bothered me once when the engine shut off at the stop light… but then again, did love 35mpg…

My wifes Buick has it...Another crappy GM Bright Idea like AFM.....

Dbarr said:

Interesting, I would never have thought about it… I’ve drove 2 different hybrids for a total of 12 years… never bothered me once when the engine shut off at the stop light… but then again, did love 35mpg…

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Well I am not looking at the hybrid. I am considering the 2.0T vs the Santa Cruz 2.5T. My Chevy Cruze has it and its pretty noticeable and makes it feel rough. On a hybrid with electric to take over I bet it isn't too bad.

I don’t care for it in our Audi, but have learned it can be defeated by how you modulate the brake pedal.

Dbarr said:

Interesting, I would never have thought about it… I’ve drove 2 different hybrids for a total of 12 years… never bothered me once when the engine shut off at the stop light… but then again, did love 35mpg…

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The difference is that with a hybrid when the engine shuts off you still have electric motive power immediately at your disposal upon takeoff regardless of whether or how long the gas engine starts up. Secondly, with a hybrid you have an electric HVAC heat pump so that your AC doesn't go all warm and stale on you every time your engine shuts off.

Wire4money said:

I don’t care for it in our Audi, but have learned it can be defeated by how you modulate the brake pedal.

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I hate it in our Alfa Romeo. Hardly noticed it was there with our Eco-Sport (neither Eco nor Sport, though.) On my hybrids I wouldn't know sometimes if not for the indicator in the instrument cluster.
Funny how some cars get it right and others can't. Hybrids being an exception.

On our F150, we disable the stop/start by unhooking a wire under the dash just above the brake pedal. This is used for brake and turn signals for a towed trailer, and no effect at all on the truck when there is no attached trailer. Just have to remember to replug the connector whenever at trailer is attached. I think it fakes out the system to believe that there is a trailer attached, which disables the stop/start.

Probity said:

According to Ford both Hybrid and EgoBoost Mavericks will have auto start/stop (under Mechanical in spec/trim page).
2022 Ford Maverick Trim
If it really bugs you having to do it manually, and you don't want a Forscan (Ford software) solution, these folks (Ford Auto Start-Stop Disable | Autostop Eliminator) will probably offer one soon for around $100 for the Maverick. Personally I push the button to off after starting my F150

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But does it void the factory warranty?

CASD said:

My wifes Buick has it...Another crappy GM Bright Idea like AFM.....

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LOL, I almost did a "LIKE" to my own post...LOL
Yea I had never seen it before her car..If you're trying to creep into a place like a garage it will shut off and on,, Drives me crazy... I guess if I start the car with the hood open it disconnects it for the drive only...lol screw that
Now Chevy's AFM system has made me so mad at that stupidity I'll probably never buy another chevy... and it's only good for about 1mpg in the city and it makes the motor unreliable or at least your always worried you'll be one of those whose engine loses a lifter and takes out the cam or starts to burn oil or some other side effect of the AFM.. screw chevy and I'm a GM guy...

What cracks me up about this is I got to test drive one similar to the one I ordered, with the 2.0 Ecoboost, and brought my ten year old grandson with me. We would come to a full stop so I could test the acceleration from 0-60. Each time I punched the accelerator, the lag (which seemed like about two seconds) was so annoying, my grandson asked me if I was pushing the gas pedal all the way to the floor. I never noticed that the engine must have shut off. I decided to see if there is an update to the computer to make it more peppy. Also in one review they said it did 0-60 in 6.75 seconds. I didn't see how that was possible. So after reading this discussion, I'm happy to see that at least there is a way to get rid of the two second lag.

The biggest reason I can see for eliminating the auto start/stop is excessive wear and tear on the starter. I used to be a railroad engineer and around 2010 the new locomotives started coming with this too. All the money the railroad thought they were going to save in fuel ended up going to replace starters. They were not happy. So unless Ford is going to offer a lifetime warranty on the starter I would bypass it!