How to Disable Start Stop 

You are saving the life of your cars starter by 450%..good work...cheers

The MAJOR problem with auto-idle (which isn't mentioned here) is the fact that starting your engine is the single most damaging activity to your engine. Why would you save a little in gas to greatly decrease the longevity of your engine? Does not make sense.

Been searching the internet for a disable remedy to Auto Start/Stop - thank you so much for all your effort in making this video.

Excellent video ! I have a Ford Fusion 2020 and has basically the same setup. What was more annoying than having to hit that button every time you start the car was FORGETTING to hit that button every time I start the car.!!

You made my day. Thanks for making it so clear and easy to understand and follow instructions. It's such a useless idea to start and stop your car 1000 times a day. Simply useless. Thanks for taking the time to record and explain it.

The engineers that came up with this useless feature should be fired immediately. It serves no purpose and does absolutely nothing except to add more wear and tear on your engine and starter. So happy Ford allows it to be removed on my '22 F150!! I never have to worry about this again!

Thanks so much! I loved it when you said that seeing that dashboard warning light illuminated - brings you joy! We must have been cut from the same cloth. 😊

The entire “stop/start” concept was to manipulate the mpg calculation. Try a test, first you fill up your gas tank at the start, remembering where you filled up, set your trip meter, drive your trip, return to the same gas station, same pump. Calculate your MPG, then compare it with your vehicles mpg estimate. Bet it’s different, why because I think it only uses miles and gas consumed when moving. The Auto/Stop/Start does damage to your turbocharger by, ”hot shut down” which fries the cooling system to the turbo. It doubles or triples the starter wear and tear, and the starter ring on the flywheel. And that’s just for basics, I bet there is more to come.

Found it on my 2017 Ford Ranger truck. Plug was identical and easy to do. The only difference was the light displayed on the panel was the check engine light instead of the auto-start amber light. The annual inspection in Texas will not pass with a check engine light, however I will only need to plug it back in when the inspection is due. Good job my friend!

Totally agree. That split second lag is especially dangerous at busy T-junctions.

We have a 2019 and 2020, HATE stop start. Had been looking for over a year. Now you have saved my wife yelling at me for bitching about every time I get in. Thanks great tip. Only benefit of the system from hell being on is that the starter will fail early since it has many times more usage. You saved us from starter failure and headaches.

There's an easier way without the warning light or unplugging everything, which will affect other features. Push the idle on/off button to off (light on). While holding it down, wedge a thin peice of plastic between that button and the console, so the button cannot go back up. It's jammed in the off mode. Been doing that for 3 years and works great!

As a senior citizen I have a psychological twitch to my vehicle motor virtually stalling at a busy intersection with a long red traffic light. The anxiety must come from an archaic memory of when I was young and poor a stalled car meant calling a tow truck while surrounded by angry drivers. So I've been pushing the stop/start button every time I get into my 2018 Pacifica LX which is in itself annoying. Today I just followed your simple fix, which I suspect can be reversed just by putting the plug back in if/when I want to sell the vehicle without that tell-tale warning light on the dashboard. If RU-vid would allow me to push the thumbs up button a thousand times in gratitude for your video, I would do so! BTW I asked my Chrysler dealer how much to turn off the start/stop system and they said at least $200!!

Thank you!!! It works on a 2020 Buick Enclave that doesn’t have a on/off switch. There is a tiny light that comes on the steering wheel. You just made my day!

This was easy to listen to, very clear in the solution--I found the man enjoyable and real. I really liked his solution, gonna try on my Subaru Forester.

Got a 2020 Pacifica sitting in my driveway right now. Wife drove it home from the dealership this afternoon. Has 20,000 miles on it, thinking of buying it. Your videos help!

Better bring jump starter pack in your car along with this feature because oh boy you will need it some day i speak by experience…This stupid feature has left me stranded a couple of times in traffics light and the crazy thing is that the car doesn’t start on back leaving you in the middle of the streets. THANK YOU FOR SHARE THIS TRICK

Thanks to you my friend, I learned about Autostop Eliminator. The bad news was I had to wait over a year for them to cover my make and car. The good news is, the product is now available for Kia Seltos which I have. Today I am installing it. Free, free, free at last. Thank you! You are my Autostop Eliminator Hero! All the best to you and your channel!

I started turning off the "Auto-Stall" feature every time I started my truck. After a week it was automatic. After a month I didn't realize that I was doing it. Like buckling up or stepping on the brake to shift the truck into reverse to back out of the garage, it becomes something that you do without thinking about it. PS I started calling it "auto stall" the second time it happened to me, and everyone else I know think it's an apt description.

Ours broke all by itself so I didn't have to do this technique but this is an awesome information to have. The one thing that maybe others don't realize is that this system causes your car to start over and over again which seems obvious but the cost of the starter when it fails because of the excessive starting will cost you more than any savings you'll ever get in gas mileage by having the system enabled in the first place

Thank you so much for the simple solution you shared. Took me a few seconds to find and disconnect. Works a treat. Yes a small dash alert appears but not intrusive at all. My vehicle is a Ford Everest 2020 (Australia version). Soooo, happy it was this easy to solve!!!

what a calm and composed way of explaining.. thanks a lot for the complete insight.. will try if this is applicable to VW Taigun in Indian Market..

You are correct. This feature is just dangerous. When your car auto-stops at an intersection, and then you go to accelerate into oncoming traffic and it doesn't fire up right away, your timing can be thrown off, lurching you forward at the wrong moment, causing an accident. I despise government overreach and stupidity.

Thank you. I just successfully disabled this nuisance in my 2020 Durango. A little trickier to do since my battery is in a well compartment under the front passenger seat. Done and happy about it!

Most people can't stand this feature, but it adds more wear and tear to your vehicle which means you'll be at the shop more often IMO, so manufacturers will of course keep it

Heyyyy Indiana! Bless you sir! We have a Buick and the inside of the thingy you suggested we unplug is not green, BUT, it worked, and we are very grateful. Our car did not have the button to turn auto stop off at all. We do not get the warning light either. We are so happy (mostly due to the end of unnecessary wear and tear on our starter, flywheel, and the end of cold starts). Our engine thanks you as well💕

I'm sure no one ever mentions the most serious problem with this feature. When your vehicle does not restart after lifting your foot off the brake. My car has stopped several times at a stop light and would not restart. So I had to place it into park and turn off my engine, then restart it. My most scariest and most unacceptable occasion was when I was in RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC (stop. & go). My vehicle stopped, I quickly placed it into park and tried 3 times to restart before my vehicle restarted. I took it to the dealership and told them I do not want this feature and wanted it removed or disabled but was told it couldn't be disabled. I was told it was because my battery needed to be recharged. I am waiting for the first court case of injury or death for anything to change. My next vehicle will be based on not having this feature. Good luck, everyone.

Man.. I’m doing that right now on my Pacifica. I totally hate that stupid Start/Stop “technology” which does nothing but deplete the battery. Thank you so much for this video!

It's important to note that this feature isn't primarily for you as the customer. This feature is so the car manufacturers can market their car as slightly more efficient than it really is. This bumps them up on the charts since technically it will burn slightly less in the "city driving" metric. Since all the manufacturers are so close in terms of fuel economy, this tiny bump causes them to gain a lot of places on the charts if they do it and your company doesn't, thus this annoying feature spread throughout the industry like wildfire. The manufacturer doesn't care about the longevity of the car as long as it makes it to the end of the warranty period. so i mean, if you dont care either, and also dont want AC/Heat while stopped, and dont care about a worn-out starter, and dont care about wearing out the bottom end faster, then by all means save a few bucks a month on fuel (potentially). But for people who want to keep their car for a long time and not treat it like getting a new phone every year or 2, then this feature is crap.

DANGEROUS JUNCTONS WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE NEEDS FAST RESPONSE, NOT STOPPED ENGNE

I'm waiting for these to start failing in traffic, light turns green - NOTHING - then someone hits you in the back because they expected you to move and your car is sitting there clicking. Actually the idea of jimmying the hood switch sounds like a good one. Something that can be done with a paper clip, tape and isn't permanent. I'm betting that is to keep motor running for mechanics.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! That is the most irritating feature ever put on a vehicle!

Both my VW Atlas 2019 and Alfa Romeo Giulia 2018 have this feature.....it is most annoying when you are the first in line at stop sign at a busy intersection, and you need to get out in to traffic in a hurry. Engine noise is so quiet too you don't realize it has shut off....except in the summer the AC quits blowing cold air. I will try this trip.

Nice job. Best ever and practical auto guy to watch. Thank you.

2:42 I'm in a 2019 GMC Terrain which does NOT have the button, so I can never turn Auto Stop off. And GMC made their Auto Stop hyper-aggressive, shutting off each moment the wheels stop. As you say, very annoying. I roll up to a 4-way stop with nobody there, if I follow the law and actually stop, the motor dies and I want to start immediately. What is really bad is when I'm in the middle of the road trying to make a left and having to pause for someone, then try to dart across before the next oncoming car while people are fast approaching me from behind, and viola no engine! That's DANGEROUS. Other car videos looked at this and said the fuel savings are minimal to begin with, car makers were forced into this as a last-ditch effort to keep gas engines viable in the face of the D party trying to strong-arm the public into EVs they dont want.

Great tip..... thank you i hate that damn start/ stop

Thanks for the info! That tiny delay has almost killed my family several times! Our 2019 Volkswagon Tiguan was our first vehicle with this start-stop system. I discovered this death trap while trying to accelerate onto busy traffic lanes when seconds counted. My vehicle would bog down on me and basically stop and thrust forward, I had some close calls! My wife pulled up to the garage door with her foot on the brake and when she took her foot off the car lunged forward into the door. It took me a bit to figure out what was going on so I have been shutting the star-stop system for a while now with no other problems, it's just remembering to do it when I start the car. I wonder how many accidents this system has caused!

Glad I found your video. I have that light on my "new to me" 2020 Pacifica and am taking it in next week to get checked out. I've seen people saying that the auxilary battery is dead and it's draining the main, so went out and popped my hood to see if previous owner had disconnected it. The little tab is still connected. Now I think my auxillary battery is dead for sure.

It's hell on the starter and components. The life of the starter is greatly reduced. I doubt there is minimal fuel savings. It's BS technology.

Very much appreciate your tip. Another reason for doing this is to avoid unnecessary extra wear on the engine from the starting and stopping which involves oil depressurization each cycle. It's so aggravating that they do these things to cars without having a referendum on them before. There's a number of things on cars I would like to shut off I hate the modern car due to the lack of user choices on various systems like seat belts. Well at least we didn't have to start running our power steering

Many thanks. Where we live there are lethal junctions which require split-second timing to pull-out onto busy roads. The stop-start thing would freak me out. If I am stuck in traffic for a while, I turn the engine off myself. Maybe I'm just weird.

Great info 👍 I did the same thing to my 2020 Edge ST and it worked great. No light on the dash

That truly is a safety issue for the driver having the engine quit at stop signs....I would put a piece of tape over the disabled plug to keep moisture out ..Thank you for showing how to disable the problem..Have a blessed day..

Thanks so much,I’m glad I ran across your video I went out to my Cherokee 2019 and checked it out and it’s exactly just like yours. I did a lot of cussing every time I got into my Jeep, thanks again.

Brother, you are in possession of some mighty fine information

Scared me the first time on the Honda Civic Sport when I forgot to turn this off. Strange feature in an otherwise great car that doesn't need that crap to begin with, getting nearly 400 miles of range and over 25 mpg just regular town/city driving. I might do this and make sure it doesn't void the warranty either. Thanks man!

Thank you very much!! Applied perfectly on my Opel Astra K 2017 EcoFlex. For the Opel guys out there, my plug was purple inside and for best application use some electrical tape, as mentioned, for safety reasons. Besides from a notice on the start, everything great !!

Thank you great info. Had a couple of instances where my ram would not restart in heavy traffic. Not a fun experience! Will disconnect tomorrow!

Thank you for this simple fix. It worked on my 2022 Subaru Outback as well.

Well done Adrian. I'm just about to buy a car with that function and I'm not too keen on it. I'll give it a try but probably will be looking for that switch to disconnect it. Thanks.

"Think of it as a light that brings you joy!" So freaking funny. I applauded you. Normally I hate that kind of thinking, but I hate the Auto S/S thing so much, I would welcome the "(A!)" ... A little electrical tape can fix that too! God bless you. Hope this works on my Sonata!

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. YOU MADE MY YEAR. I GOT PDSM OVER THE STOP START OPTION

😂😂😂😂 I thought my engine was failing.. I was like IKYFL LMAOOOO I hate this feature

I bought a gadget online that disabled this feature. If I had seen your video sooner I might have saved some money. Either way, my car now runs like a "normal" car without that start/stop nonsense!

I love watching your videos Curtis. You are the best.

Good video, exactly what Ive been looking for. Enjoyed the blooper too

Trying this today. If it works, you will be my hero lol I HATE how the car turns off when I'm trying to do and quick stop and go at a stop sign or right turn on red. It's dangerous when you need to move out of the way.

Great video. Very well explained information. Thanks for teaching us how to stop this stupid feature. I think it's just a way to sell starters & batteries.

Don't Do this! If you want to disable auto start/stop on your F150 (works on 2021-2023 models for sure, don't know about older models or the upcoming 2024 refresh, but I'm pretty sure its the same or similar.) Go into your infotainment system. Bring up Features. Bring up towing. Choose select default trailer. That's it. That's all you have to do. Don't buy any devices. Don't jumper the button. Don't disconnect the BMS from the negative lead on the battery. The truck will think a trailer is connected, but it won't cut off your backup camera, or give you any warning messages or anything like that. Plus you don't run any risk of voiding your warranty, or shorting your circuitry with some cheap Chinese "auto start eliminator," or by plugging in some trailer circuit test kit that isn't designed to be left in as you drive the truck every day leaving it exposed to the elements.

This very issue was bothering me for quite awhile. Thank you buddy! 😊

Dude. Thanks. No idea I had the option of turning this off on my Taos. ou made my day:)

Thank you for this knowledgeable video. I am definitely not a fan of auto-stop. It really is a wasted use of technology until the technology is refined and imperceptible.

Yeh man, I read years ago (AAA magazine) that if you're not going to sit more than 3 minutes then you will waste more fuel restarting the engine than idling 3 minutes. Also you are drastically reducing the life of your starter (and other related components). The oil is so thin in small engines today that they get lubrication almost instantly, so I don't think there would be a problem as you would have in a big block 8 cylinder engine wearing because it takes longer to get oil to all the metal parts when you start the engine. Thanks for the info.

Dang, you saved me 100 bucks - thank you - exact same van and year...

Thank you! What the EPA does not tell you is that it shortens the life of your car's battery, your car's starter and, causes problems with most car's dashcams.

This plug was super easy to find on my 2021 Jeep Wrangler. There are 2 batteries in the Wrangler, and the lower one is hard to get to, but the plug is on the negative terminal of the upper battery.

Does this work on any car? Are all of these systems set up the same? I love that you can do that so easily. I am in the market for an suv so I will definitely check under the hood for this connection! Thank you so much for the tip!!

does this work on 2012 honda civic hybrid? thanks

"Every time I see that light it brings me joy" 😂👍

The light says A for Awesome! As in, "Awesome, I don't have to deal with that stupid feature anymore! 😆 Thanks for the tips!

restarting engine actually causes more where and tear on engine and componenets

I just bought a 2023 HONDA CRV and I hate this feature. I'm going to try this...thanks.

Many thanks. This thing is hard on batteries, starters and engine all in the name of "saving our environment"...J0KE!

The " ouch, that's hot" was hilarious

Biggest issue for me isn't the slight delay in the engine starting, it's turning off an engine that's already off and starting the darned thing up again! I pull up outside my house, wiggle back and forth a bit to get close to the wall, handbrake on, shift into park, press the button to turn the engine off ... and the engine starts!

😃🤣 That light brings joy!! LOVE it! I can't wait to do it on my Honda Pilot 2022 that I just bought yesterday. I'm hoping it has the same connection to the battery. Otherwise, I will not have the joy.. Thank you for this cool video!

Might want to put some dielectric grease on those connectors to protect them from weather and dirt, in case you ever want to hook them back up.

The way this man shows in his video is a Legit way and its the exact same for the New Nissan Frontiers - Make a disconnection at the battery but have a warning light flashing on the Speedo. Fortunately for us Frontier owners the warning light is Grey and just blends in with the Grey lights on the dash. His looks like a BIG ORANGE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STYLE - Sorry No way would i put up with that. BEST WAY TO DO IT without any annoying lights and everything functioning as normal is to bridge the 2 wires that the button is making a connection to when you push the button. That's what a button does, it makes 2 wires connect when you push it. Bridge the 2 wires and the switch will always be ON and A.S.S. OFF as if you pushed the button. You'll need the wiring schematic for your vehicle to know which 2 wires are having the connection made when the button is pushed. I did it with my 2023 Nissan Frontier. Took all of 7 minutes to do once i knew which 2 wires i was after. No cutting at all involved either. The Eliminators on Amazon work as well too and what they'll do is just remember your last selection of ON or OFF so the button is still usable. Whether adding an Eliminator or Jumper Wire it requires the same amount of work - pretty much pulling off a single panel. All Those A.S.S. Buttons are basically the same. I took it a step further and totally deleted the button, got a 2022 bezel for my 2023 which in '22 there wasn't an A.S.S. Feature at all and now i don't have the switch at all anymore and A.S.S is always OFF. Turns out all you have to do to disable A.S.S. is to jumper the 2 identified pins on the harness and the button isn't even needed. A Jumper wire is just shoving the ends of a 1'' wire into the back of the harness where the wires/pins go into. You'll need small 20-22 Gauge Wire so again, NO CUTTING REQUIRED. THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. Here's an example in one of a couple videos i made. Check link in the description of the Video to Club Frontier for a better understanding. All these cars are pretty much the same. I'm leading the horse to water - will you drink or just complain and have a big ugly Warning Light on your Speedo/Gauge Cluster? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6wJPEQpBVH0.html&lc= Screw It - Here's the Club Frontier Link thats in the video description: www.clubfrontier.org/threads/auto-start-stop-a-s-s-deleted.387547/#post-4127720 Again, all of these cars A.S.S. Button setup is are pretty much identical. Watch Video and see how simple it is to add the jumper wire. I also have another video showing how to install the jumper from start to finish. Many cars will be similar but if you have a 2022+ Nissan Frontier you're in luck.

Subscribed. This was very useful content. Thank you.

Was here for the van life videos and came across this one and dang i own a Pacifica and Compass gonna have to try this! Thank you

Very interesting. I was thinking that module may be involved with a lot more than just the auto start-stop.

Thanks for that! I have a 2020 Pacifica S, like yours (minus the moon roof’s, what? ) I use mine for mail delivery. You should see this set up! Once done with my mail gig, I hope to vancamp with with this rig I will not be planning to write poetry, even though that does rhyme. Just traveling the states in the future. I thank you VERY much for sharing your videos. Much appreciated!

He finally gets to the point at 4:41

Great info Brother, hope it works on my 09 Passat here in Ireland! Thanks for that...

Thank you so much for the simple solution you shared.

Thank You. Very well explaind what is a stard/stop function ( I did not know! ) and solution well filmed with super close ups. I can practice on my Mom's Jeep,,,

Love the bloopers!!! 🤣🤣🤣

Good informative video, my friend go crazy about didn't find the button to turn it off and just a matter of time before you need to replace a new starter

That was a very good video,simple to the point 👍, I’m subscribed

Thanks for the tip. I just got a 2019 Pacifica today 🎉 very low miles. That’s probably what made me think something wasn’t right with the car. I didn’t realize about that delay. What kind of gas mileage are you getting on yours? I only drove in the city today but it was only reading 16.5 mpg. I thought it would do a little better. I think I’m going to live this van once I get used to all the features.

I can’t stand even witnessing a car with this feature.

God Bless you for posting this video

"That tiny delay" actually causes confusion to other drivers. I don't use that.

Thank you so much for Auto start stop option information. I learned alot.

I have been driving a car with this feature for a while and it has honestly not been annoying at all to me.

Good informative video, my friend didn't find the button to turn it off and just a matter of time before you need to replace a new starter

Much simpler is to not to keep the brake pedal pushed to the floor when stopped. At least in my Renault Grand Scenic (automatic) that works. If i stop at a light i just push the brake to the floor and auto stop/start works. When i estimate the light will turn green soon i just lift my foot a little and the engine starts right away so it is running when i get green. If i stop at a stop sign i come to a full stop and just lift my foot a little. Car stays stopped (no motion) but the engine will not switch off. No need to get under the hood or seat or where ever and mess with electonics at all.

Thank you, Adrian, for this Tip!

I HATE STOP/START!!! Thanks for making this video. Most of the time I want the engine running while stopped. The only real savings is when you are waiting in the drive-thru line at a fast food joint or when you stop to talk with someone for a while. Otherwise, not much saved when you just stop at a light or stop sign. Also, I think that there is a dedicated extra battery for the stop/start system and this is charged from the alternator, so that when you think that the electrical system is turned off simply by disconnecting the main battery, there is still current in the system. Here is a link to how this is done on the Jeep Wrangler JL: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nh2A5vpzZCA.html

Don't know what model car you have, but on my 2017 Toyota with this feature, it turns on when you start the car, but only ACTIVATES when you firmly press the brake while stopped. You can partially depress the brake pedal so you won't move, but not all the way and the system will not activate. Also, you can go through the setup menu and set it to off initially when you start the car. I don't recommend plugging in stuff to deactivate a feature. By the way, are you really annoyed with the slight delay? I find if you are paying attention to the lights and traffic, you can let your foot up on the pedal, the car will start before you are able to start moving. Then, not an issue. I guess jackrabbit starts are not prevented, but those defeat the purpose of the feature anyway.