Autostop?

[D.J.]

So the question is, were you somewhat near full and gradually drained down to that level from sitting, or was it lower (with perhaps a temporary surface charge from the alternator) from when you turned it off?

Because my 2022 does not seem to have a notable parasitic drain, it just doesn't bother charging it up to max. I know modern alternators can vary their output, but I'm still not clear whether the car is selectively charging it to maximize mileage (through minimizing alternator drag), or to prolong battery life (through not leaving it fully charged if 70% of whatever capacity is plenty to crank the engine).

It's particularly puzzling that a car with several systems which can only activate above a certain charge state would routinely let that state sit below those thresholds.

I am also certain I don't have any concerning parasitic draw, just this January I went of vacation for 25 days (car parked) - with no significant drain. The voltage did fluctuate a bit with ambient temperature.

On April 23, I drove over 1 hour and the charging voltage was a steady 14.4v the whole time, then slowly dropped, settling near 12.3v several days later.



5 day graph.



My cranking voltage is still SOLID at over 10.2v.

 

[Landshark]

At the moment I turn off lane following I am sick of it. If I had to turn off Stop Go each time I would SELL IT.

My 2 cents......

it is such an easy fix ... you press a 1k ohm resistor into the wire slots of the connector under the Stop/Start button (a free fix for me, since i had a jar of miscellaneous resistors in my garage).

there is no cutting, splicing, or soldering ... the resistor is held in place by friction against the wire crimps in the connector (if i remember right, i did secure it with electrical tape for good measure). there is no need to spend $100+ on a wire harness.

not my photo, but here is the fix ... resistor inserted into black and yellow wire slots in connector (pins 28 and 32). you just need to remove armrest to access connector under the row of buttons, which is fairly easy. **** PLEASE CHECK THAT YOUR MODEL YEAR/TRIM IS THE SAME **** i have a 2022 GT2, and from what i remember, this photo looks correct as far as the wires go. this was literally the first mod i did to my car LOL!

 

[Thomby]

it is such an easy fix ... you press a 1k ohm resistor into the wire slots of the connector under the Stop/Start button (a free fix for me, since i had a jar of miscellaneous resistors in my garage).

I did the same thing last year, but used a 220 ohm resistor. If I remember correctly, someone confirmed a 220 ohm is already in the button circuit to limit current, and at 5 volts that already cuts you to about 20mA even if you short it.

Adding another 220 or 1000 ohm resistor to be conservative (since it keeps the circuit closed nonstop) cuts you 5-10mA, virtually nonexistent.

 

[Ah GetFd]

In Australia there is no stop go feature fitted from the factory. I bought MY 23 new Stingers and there was no stop go feature unlike a Mazda I bought at the same time which does have stop go. If Stop Go had been a "feature" of the Stinger I wouldn't have bought it.

I understand fully the Mod required (Elec Engineer electronics) BUT I also bought new cars for another reason

The Stingers here have a 7 year unlimited kms fully transferable new car warranty for the life of the warranty to subsequent owners and though I have worked on previous new cars I don't intend to with these therefore I wont be doing any mods to them.

 

[Landshark]

In Australia there is no stop go feature fitted from the factory. I bought MY 23 new Stingers and there was no stop go feature unlike a Mazda I bought at the same time which does have stop go. If Stop Go had been a "feature" of the Stinger I wouldn't have bought it.

I understand fully the Mod required (Elec Engineer electronics) BUT I also bought new cars for another reason

The Stingers here have a 7 year unlimited kms fully transferable new car warranty for the life of the warranty to subsequent owners and though I have worked on previous new cars I don't intend to with these therefore I wont be doing any mods to them.

i get not modding a new car under warranty. i've modded cars in the past (exhaust, uppipes, downpipes, tuning boxes, suspension, etc), but lately just pretty much leave them stock.

the resistor "mod" for auto stop/start is so easy (and so easily reversible), it was a no-brainer. probably the best addition to my Stinger aside from a powered sub.

 

[Volfy]

I don't like the auto-stop/start most of the time, but... once in a long while, I do get caught at a traffic light that I know is going to stay red for a long while. Or, at a railroad crossing. To me, it is worth preserving the option just for those occasions. To do that, you'd need a delay timer relay, which can be bought on Amazon for a few dollars a piece. You basically set it up to short a resistor across the button momentarily a short duration after ignition ON. That mimic pushing of the button and disables the Auto-stop/start. After that, you can still push the button to re-enable it again, if necessary.

 

[globalrebel]

I don't like the auto-stop/start most of the time, but... once in a long while, I do get caught at a traffic light that I know is going to stay red for a long while. Or, at a railroad crossing. To me, it is worth preserving the option just for those occasions. To do that, you'd need a delay timer relay, which can be bought on Amazon for a few dollars a piece. You basically set it up to short a resistor across the button momentarily a short duration after ignition ON. That mimic pushing of the button and disables the Auto-stop/start. After that, you can still push the button to re-enable it again, if necessary.

Any chance you would be willing to write this up or help out someone who would?

Would be happy to do a write-up if someone can point me in the right direction. Should be pretty simple to get the pictures situated.

 

[D.J.]

Any chance you would be willing to write this up or help out someone who would?

Would be happy to do a write-up if someone can point me in the right direction. Should be pretty simple to get the pictures situated.

I kind of wrote up what I did here... It's not really a tutorial, it's just sort of pictures with descriptions.

 

[Volfy]

Any chance you would be willing to write this up or help out someone who would?

Would be happy to do a write-up if someone can point me in the right direction. Should be pretty simple to get the pictures situated.

Not right now. It hotter than Hades here to work outside for any length of time.