Hi All

 

2015 Yeti L&K 2.0 diesel 150, 4x4, "auto"

 

The stop/start facility has always (owned 6 months) been a matter of luck whether it does or doesn't. The switch to isolate it is never "on". If we stop at traffic lights, for example, and it doesn't stop the engine, there's a symbol on the driver display with a circle and a diagonal line across it, meaning it hasn't or won't

Any ideas please? I actually like the concept and with eternal road works and other reasons not to be moving in something designed to actually BE moving it is a useful thing to have?

 

Many Thanks

Ian

There are many factors that influence if stop/start will shut down the engine.

 

How much charge is in the battery (it needs enough reserve to start)

What temperature the engine coolant is

Interior temperature

Heated seats

Demisters

Faults

 

Your battery as it ages will be affecting how much charge it can store, and potentially if 7 years old, it might be getting down on health.

Ideally you should get the car scanned and tested (there is a forum list of members with VCDS) that might show reasons (faults) as to why it isn't working as it should.

Getting a garage to test the health of the battery.

..I had this problem when I first got my Yeti, (2015 model, 2 years old and low mileage). The SS hardly ever seemed to work except after a (very) long journey. Did not really bother me as I think SS is a waste of space and doesnt really achieve anything. However after a few more years I needed to replace the battery and our local indy advised me that the battery I had in the car (from new), was considered a "bad make", (forget the make), that was fitted to this era of Yeti. I fitted a new battery and the SS then worked nearly every time I stopped, (very annoying as I had to keep remembering to turn it off!).

Edited 1 September, 20223 yr by Stubod

2 hours ago, Stubod said:

...our local indy advised me that the battery I had in the car (from new), was considered a "bad make", (forget the make), that was fitted to this era of Yeti.

 

Moll.  I had one on mine.  Stop/start ceased to function after two years. Car failed to start after less than three.  Replaced under warranty by Skoda Assist.

Thanks to all for your replies

I was aware of the various parameters it would need to stop then start safely, but hadn't considered the battery, that said, the day after my post it worked perfectly!! AKA Sod's law!

No real reason to suspect the battery as it always starts easily and have seen no aged battery symptoms, was going to check the batt V today but Mrs put the thing in the garage so it'll have to wait till its out again, then 1 to 2 hours to let the Volts stabilise.

Personally I see it as software related so unless the battery is showing less then, say 12.7v after 2 hours with engine off, I'll take that route.

 

As a newbie on here must say impressed with all my kind replies.

Ian

..the battery in mine was "iffy" for the last 2 years of it's life, never seemed to get much above 12 volts even after charging, (started at around 11.5), but it never failed to start even when left for 2 weeks while on holiday...my  money is on the battery, (paticularly if it's the same age and make as my original Moll battery).