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Here’s What Happens If You Hit Your Car’s Start/Stop Button By Accident

The first time I rented a car with a press-button start, it felt fancy. Just a couple of decades later, it’s hard to find a ...
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‘I turn it off every time because I am convinced that it wears out my starter’: Woman says nothing upsets her like this button on her car. What’s it even do?

Do you have an auto start-stop button? New cars are increasingly equipped with the feature, but one TikToker has had it. In a video complaint, Victoria Alese (@victoriaalese) says that the “Auto shut ...
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Does the Start/Stop Function Really Improve Your Car’s Fuel Economy?

Today’s vehicles are designed to maximize fuel economy in numerous ways. One such feature is the automatic start/stop function that shuts off the engine when your car is idling and restarts it when ...
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Press the Start-Stop Button 120 Times To Disable Factory Mode, Ford Tells Technicians

The Dearborn-based automaker is known to have a couple of reliability issues with some of its vehicles. This was especially true last year when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
The Daily Dot

‘Jeep has that feature and I loathe it!!!’

A woman is seriously considering trading in a car she just purchased in 2022 as one of its features has started to get really old, really fast, she says. It’s already got her considering trading the ...
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Is Using Auto Start-Stop Bad For Your Engine?

An automatic start-stop system in vehicles is known by many names: Some call it a "stop-start," others "S&S," and others a "micro-hybrid technology." But whatever you call it, it's a common feature in ...