Will the Bronco have start and stop technology at stop lights ?

[Bronconheimer]

Dad's F-150 has a button on the dash to disable, but I wonder if some drive modes will disable it by default. Similar to how my Mustang disables traction control in Track mode.

Is your dad Billy Gibbons?

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[BroncoBuckaroo]

I’m no fan of Start-Stop, but it does have a useful benefit. It saves you cash by not wasting fuel when you don’t need it. Stop lights, drive-throughs, and traffic jams are perfect uses for this technology. I wish you could adjust the delay or make it auto-off, but they have an EPA to please. If it gets too annoying, that Forscan sounds like a way to fix it for good.

actually all the starting on and off creates some extra wear and tear. Starter, battery, to some degree belts. Ford has a button you can push to override, but you have to enable it every time you start the car.

but the reason for these systems is so car makers can game the system

https://autoexpert.com.au/posts/the-truth-about-automatic-engine-stop-start-systems

 

[NCOBX]

I’m no fan of Start-Stop, but it does have a useful benefit. It saves you cash by not wasting fuel when you don’t need it. Stop lights, drive-throughs, and traffic jams are perfect uses for this technology. I wish you could adjust the delay or make it auto-off, but they have an EPA to please. If it gets too annoying, that Forscan sounds like a way to fix it for good.

If someone is concerned about using an extra gallon of fuel over the course of a year then maybe they should consider a Prius or a Tesla. Consumers paying for these BOF vehicles are skipping over a huge market of unibody minivans such as the Traverse, Highlander, Explorer, and countless others to have a real SUV. Those cars should be the target of bureaucrats, they are already soul sucking front wheel drive unibody snoozeboxes.

Stop start is providing no increase in fuel economy. Stop/Start is no different than E85 capability in that automakers get a credit for making consumers pay for unnecessary extras. Some bureaucrat decided that automakers should get credit for it and so it was.
Ford doesn’t have to saddle their vehicles with this, no one is forcing them, they are adding this at the detriment of consumers.

 

[Ryan79260]

Well I’m never going to buy a Hybrid so let them have it and leave the rest of us without the embarrassing restarts.

Embarrassing restarts??? Temperamental psyche..

 

[VGK_Fan]

I have to turn this feature off in my Audi every time I start it. It's just part of the routine now: hit Start/Stop, then hit Disable Auto Shutoff. Strangely my wife's BMW has the ability to turn this feature off "permanently" by pushing the button above Start/Stop. It will be disabled until my wife accidently hits it when turning the car on or off. But in her car I have to push the unlock button when I park the car or I have to pull the door handle twice. Both are small nuisances that take less than a second, but there have been suggestions above to defeat it. I do hate it when I forget to disable it and the light turns green and the engine is off, though. I don't care one iota about saving a nickel, I want my AC on full time!

 

[Headsong]

Love that guy! I figured it bested might add 3% to your mileage. Which isn't much. But after watching that, nah I'll either get that Ford scan thing to kill it or stick a little night light in that back Outlet.

 

[DeltaBravo]

Start stop can eat one!

 

[Toccoa]

If someone is concerned about using an extra gallon of fuel over the course of a year then maybe they should consider a Prius or a Tesla. Consumers paying for these BOF vehicles are skipping over a huge market of unibody minivans such as the Traverse, Highlander, Explorer, and countless others to have a real SUV. Those cars should be the target of bureaucrats, they are already soul sucking front wheel drive unibody snoozeboxes.

Stop start is providing no increase in fuel economy. Stop/Start is no different than E85 capability in that automakers get a credit for making consumers pay for unnecessary extras. Some bureaucrat decided that automakers should get credit for it and so it was.
Ford doesn’t have to saddle their vehicles with this, no one is forcing them, they are adding this at the detriment of consumers.

Money saved is money saved, regardless of the amount. An engine at idle serves little purpose for propulsion. So, on paper, nothing is lost by this feature. Will I find Ford's implementation of it annoying? Possibly. It's just something I don't know at this time.

You are correct in that this feature is a result of government interference. Ford has to play the game to stay in their good graces and we get the results of it. CAFE regulations are probably no fun when most of your fleet is trucks and SUVs. Our savior from Start/Stop will be an electric Bronco. That's where all this is headed.

 

[Used2jeep]

What does devil worship have to do with this?

They might be saying "it is the Devils work, this technology"?

 

[Lakelife36]

They might be saying "it is the Devils work, this technology"?

Miss your quick wit @Used2jeep, hope you're back with us soon.

 

[Ohenry]

On my 2017 F150 I just removed Trailer light fuse to disable auto start stop Just have to remember to plug it back in to tow!
I will try this this weekend free is good!

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