Hi I have a 132 Skoda Citigo the last 9 months. I don’t use the stop start as I’ve never had it in any other car and found it hard to get used to. So every time I start my car I turn it off. Yesterday when I started the engine , before I got a chance to press the button to turn off stop/start, a loud beep happened once and the stop/start flashes on and off constantly beside my mileage. I know this has probably been asked so many time so apologies in advance. Is this something I need to be worried about ? Or can I just continue to turn off stop/start? I’m still paying off this car and will be for the next 2 years so the last thing I need is for something to go badly wrong with it. Any help is appreciated ! Thanks , Tanya 

Probably a poor battery - get it checked.

 

Also, do try the stop-start again - it really does work excellently well and it saves money and pollution....  I barely noticed it functioning on mine after the first few town miles....

 

I assume you know the stop-start only kicks in when all of these are true:    a) when you are in neutral with your foot off the clutch, b) when you are completely stationary and c) when the system measures that the battery is charged up enough to be sure your car will restart.