Stop Start Button

[slime]

...we were driving along the other day and my partner asked what would happen if the Start Stop button was pressed whilst driving along....at the time we were having a sprited drive along some A/B roads...so we didn't try it......but, what would happen? Is there a safety mechanism? Seems a bit mad if the engine would just shut down....all sorts of implications.

 

[Ed...]

Nah it wont stop untill the car is stopped...... I tried it lol.

 

[slime]

...I thought that would be the case.....may be its my age, but there is no way I was going to try it!

 

[Ed...]

Lol i just thght y not. It didnt even batter an eyelid lol

 

[Adamm]

Lol i just thght y not. It didnt even batter an eyelid lol

I like your thinking.

 

[Matt197]

All good, but if you have friends in the car who think its funny to press it when stopped and you don't notice is not good either

 

[slime]

^^ I wouldn't call them friends.....

 

[mitch]

Pressing it a few times turns it off if your going along.

 

[BenW]

I had wondered this too, never wanted to try it though

 

[Adrian]

Press it in and hold it, and it will turn off.

 

[Foxspeed]

when you think about it....its only like taking the ignition key out....it will switch it off !

 

[jam1991]

All good, but if you have friends in the car who think its funny to press it when stopped and you don't notice is not good either

Had a few like that, they walked home, all safety, always wondered why you can't start the car with boot open? :S

 

[NICKHYND]

thats what i like about here....all the questions youre to scared to ask get answered !!

 

[slime]

when you think about it....its only like taking the ignition key out....it will switch it off !

yeah but its so easy for your mates or drunk missus to 'see what happens if'....can't do that with an ignition key

 

[PB.200]

Even if it turn off it's only like coming off the gas!!

The engine wont seize or owt!!

 

[Paul]

My main concern would be the steering lock coming on if you tried to turn to avoid anything. Also wouldn't the servo assistance in the brakes stop working with no power. Basically I think you will end up hitting something if it was at any serious speed i.e. not 5mph lol!

5th gear did a test with VBH taking the keys out at 50mph and it wouldn't have ended well in the real world!

 

[mitch]

Remember its on the drivers side the the French version

 

[Arran]

The steering lock doesn't come on until you open the drivers door doesn't it? Sometimes when the card isn't near the car or it can't detect it, it says push the button twice.

 

[Nath]

Ok, so since there's some adventurous people out there - has anyone tried hitting the start button in-gear without the clutch engaged? If so, what happens?

 

[Paul]

I have done it in gear with the clutch pedal depressed, I have always been in the habit of starting the car that way, dunno why. But in the Clio it tells you to 'please select neutral' so I would imagine it would do the same if the clutch was engaged an in gear...