Auto stop/start when towing with an automatic
100 replies
EmilysDad replied on 19/02/2020 10:59
Posted on 19/02/2020 10:40 by JVB66Have you been on the M25 at peak times?,
or anywhere in this area at most times ,it is better when the "school runs" for the legless ones is not on
It is even worse south of the Thames
Extugger replied on 20/02/2020 10:06
nelliethehooker replied on 20/02/2020 16:11
Posted on 20/02/2020 10:06 by ExtuggerI discovered on a recent outing that whilst all the electronics worked perfectly (or so it seemed to me) it was only when I disabled the stop/start facility, that the fridge worked on 12v. No wonder my beer wasn't ice-cold after a trip to Cornwall 😀
Robert replied on 20/02/2020 17:27
Posted on 20/02/2020 17:27
Hi stop start info required I have a Volvox 60 B5 Inscription Pro
Having read previous on subject I looked through hand book & could find no mention as to whether it should be switched off car not done enough miles yet to tow so unable to try it out
Anyone got XC60 they have towed with & can tell me if this happens automatically when towing
Boff replied on 20/02/2020 17:41
nelliethehooker replied on 20/02/2020 18:53
Posted on 20/02/2020 17:27 by RobertHi stop start info required I have a Volvox 60 B5 Inscription Pro
Having read previous on subject I looked through hand book & could find no mention as to whether it should be switched off car not done enough miles yet to tow so unable to try it out
Anyone got XC60 they have towed with & can tell me if this happens automatically when towing
Extugger replied on 20/02/2020 19:57
Posted on 20/02/2020 16:11 by nelliethehookerWhat vehicle do you have? Our Volvo XC 60 appears to automatically disable when we hitch up, but perhaps I should think of manually disabling it then too.
Posted on 20/02/2020 19:57
Nellie, it's a Kia Sorento. I bought it a few months ago (it's 2 years old) and discovered the tow bar had been fitted retrospectively by a local specialist. I noticed when connecting the van, everything appeared to work, but couldn't understand why my beer in the fridge wasn't ice-cold when I got to Cornwall (5 hours) it was just chilled. On the way back I noticed the fridge lights were flashing (meaning no power) I had read somewhere about stop/start function being disabled when towing.....and Hey Presto, it worked as soon as it was.
nelliethehooker replied on 20/02/2020 21:48
Posted on 20/02/2020 19:57 by ExtuggerNellie, it's a Kia Sorento. I bought it a few months ago (it's 2 years old) and discovered the tow bar had been fitted retrospectively by a local specialist. I noticed when connecting the van, everything appeared to work, but couldn't understand why my beer in the fridge wasn't ice-cold when I got to Cornwall (5 hours) it was just chilled. On the way back I noticed the fridge lights were flashing (meaning no power) I had read somewhere about stop/start function being disabled when towing.....and Hey Presto, it worked as soon as it was.
Robert replied on 20/02/2020 22:26
Metheven replied on 21/02/2020 10:41
Posted on 21/02/2020 10:41
Any decent car designed with towing in mind will automatically disable start/stop when sensing a caravan plugged in. Mine senses the feedback of a leisure battery and reconfigures the charging to suit, also the fridge works as it should.
Interestingly, start/stop is not automatically disabled when I use the towball bike carrier with its lighting board plugged in.
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