Start/Stop system on CVT
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:38 pm
Hi all
Went for a test drive in a QQ 1.6 CVT today, was quite impressed. However can someone give some advice re the start/stop system on the CVT. I was near the end of the test drive when I had to pull up behind a parked car and the QQ's engine stopped. Soon as I took my foot off the brake it started again, but thought the start/stop system would only kick in if the car was put into neutral. I see from some old posts on here that it does not start working until the car has warmed up, but once it has started working does the start/stop system kick in every time you come to a halt even when in drive or reverse?
I also questioned the electronic parking brake with the sales guy as he said that it had to be released manually on the CVT rather than auto releasing when touching the gas pedal, which my current Astra does. Did think it a bit strange, and have since found an old thread on here confirming the CVT brake auto releases when the gas pedal is touched. Wish I had just tried it now whilst out on test drive, as it's always good to prove a sales person wrong!
Thanks for any help.
Went for a test drive in a QQ 1.6 CVT today, was quite impressed. However can someone give some advice re the start/stop system on the CVT. I was near the end of the test drive when I had to pull up behind a parked car and the QQ's engine stopped. Soon as I took my foot off the brake it started again, but thought the start/stop system would only kick in if the car was put into neutral. I see from some old posts on here that it does not start working until the car has warmed up, but once it has started working does the start/stop system kick in every time you come to a halt even when in drive or reverse?
I also questioned the electronic parking brake with the sales guy as he said that it had to be released manually on the CVT rather than auto releasing when touching the gas pedal, which my current Astra does. Did think it a bit strange, and have since found an old thread on here confirming the CVT brake auto releases when the gas pedal is touched. Wish I had just tried it now whilst out on test drive, as it's always good to prove a sales person wrong!
Thanks for any help.