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07-02-2011, 08:41 AM | #45 |
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Haha, I knew about it but hit the button by accident one day and at the first light I came to the engine died and I was like WTF!?
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I've pushed the button to see how it works and I can't seem to get it to work at all on my car. Checked the manual and didn't see what I might be doing wrong. Oh well, not like I'm going to use it really.
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So you can't set it permanently one way or the other in iDrive? Sucks for Australian's it's just one extra button to press every time.
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no idrive control...but i wonder if wonder if it can be coded...hmmm
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Agree. I drove it in Europe with it on the first day and it was annoying. I ha mine off ever since.
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Thus feature is useless. Destroys your ignition/starter. My new cayenne has the same thing and I will never turn it on. If you want to same a few buck and the environment... Buy a VW golf Deez or Prius
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I dont want to save that little gas and get my starter screwed up. My starter costs way more then the gas i can save even though i drive for 100,000 miles.
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When my car was built, I missed the Start/Stop feature by a production week. ---Thankfully.
Change your driving style for a week and save 3% on your MPG. Does anyone know who makes the starter - I need to but stock in the company.
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i didn't buy this car to save gas
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I think that all of this worry about starters is misplaced. The same issue exists for hybrids only much worse as they cycle their engines on and off much more frequently. We haven't heard about any problems with the Prius starter. I would be very surprised if all of these cars haven't put in a beefed up starter.
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414hp V8 = Power, not Powersaver.
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Hybrids do not have a traditional starter like non-hybrids. The electric dc motor just spins the engine over to start it. Not a regular starter. Thus that is why we have not heard of starter failures in the Prius.
M3 on the other hand most likely does use a traditional starter since its a non-hybrid.
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I know, I know. I'm just poking fun at the concept of start/stop on an M3.
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