W205 C63S - do you use the eco stop/start function?

[Tblk]

I use it on my E53 daily commute. It’s very seamless. If feels like the engine is super quiet when pulling away. So eerie.

 

[E55BOF]

A proper old c63 has no such function ;0)

Fixed that for you...

 

[Charliecloud]

Nope - always first button to press after the starter

 

[ilunn]

If I could find a way to permanently switch off this SS function I would.

 

[ajshughes]

Not a C63 but I turn mine off always. Will depend a lot on where people live and the type of driving they regularly experience. For where I live the traffic isn’t that bad and any stop will be brief - such that running through an engine on/off cycle would put an unnecessary amount of wear on the engine components versus the time switched off and tiny amount of fuel saved. A little anticipation and forward scanning removes a lot of the need to stop at all so yeah for me, I switch it off.

 

[Fastcar155]

Hi , I do mainly short trips and I find that the Stop Start cuts in when I stop the car and accelerate immediately and hesitates when a 44 tonner is bearing down on the me and the HG driver is saying ( good morning ) or similar wording !

 

[f17ant]

I turn mine off because when the engine and gearbox is fully warm I find when you going down a slightly hill the car goes into Neutral then when you brake or accelerate it puts the gearbox back in gear and I don’t really like the idea that it jumps in and out of neutral can’t be good for the long run ??

 

[jimjamiejames]

I use mine from time to time. Under the right circumstances I think it's pretty good.

The thing I don't like about it is I've got a history of driving a mixture of old classics, clapped out cheapo cars or clapped out cheapo classics so the engine cutting out when you pull up fills me with dread and I get that feeling in the pit of my stomach

 

[Gaz66AMG]

Mine very rarely works so leave it on mainly as i forget to turn off!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Mine very rarely works so leave it on mainly as i forget to turn off!

Suggests that your battery could do with a maintenance charge.

 

[Gaz66AMG]

Suggests that your battery could do with a maintenance charge.

Yeah did think that tbh

 

[OneForTheRoad]

If I could find a way to permanently switch off this SS function I would.

Most have a 7.5 amp fuse beside the aux battery if you have one. Try pulling it . Worked on my c250 but not my e350 ( got error messages)

 

[ilunn]

Will have look at that option. Thanks.