Auto stop/start when towing with an automatic
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EmilysDad replied on 21/02/2020 12:52
KjellNN replied on 21/02/2020 12:55
replied on 21/02/2020 12:57
Metheven replied on 21/02/2020 13:32
Posted on 21/02/2020 12:52 by EmilysDadAny decent car designed with towing in mind will automatically disable start/stop when sensing a caravan plugged in
Will it? My ML doesn't! π
EmilysDad replied on 21/02/2020 14:16
EmilysDad replied on 21/02/2020 14:19
Posted on 21/02/2020 13:32 by MethevenNo, although the ML is a nice 'tug' perhaps the the towing electrics and operation of were an afterthought
Boff replied on 21/02/2020 15:21
Posted on 21/02/2020 12:55 by KjellNNNeither does our VW Touareg.
If we had a factory fit towbar I suppose it might, but that option was not available to us.
EmilysDad replied on 21/02/2020 15:25
Posted on 21/02/2020 15:21 by BoffHavenβt factory fit towbar, but the electrics are fully coded. Into the system. It still stop starts but subjectively I would say less often.
And I still donβt get what the big problem with stop start is anyway?
KeithL replied on 21/02/2020 19:44
Posted on 21/02/2020 19:44
As with others I tow with a Touareg. When they have a factory fitted towbar the Stop/Start is automatically disabled when a trailer is attached. Mine has a retrofit towbar and the vehicle was coded to the fitting instructions which also disables Stop/Start with a trailer attached.
I'm not sure of the reason but suspect it's to do with battery drain when a trailer's attached, especially if it has any loads running off the cars 12V feed when stopped like the fridge.
As an aside, I've re-coded my car so it remembers the last manual Stop/Start selection made by the driver as I'm not a fan and got fed up with turning it off every time I started the car.
KeithL replied on 21/02/2020 19:46
Posted on 21/02/2020 12:55 by KjellNNNeither does our VW Touareg.
If we had a factory fit towbar I suppose it might, but that option was not available to us.
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