ISG (idle stop and go)
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Legendsk
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Have you tried pushing the ISG Off button on the console, in case it accidentally got pushed? That button toggles the ISG Off - On - Off. . . . . That particular function has one of the longest list of conditions for it to work of any function and the computer seems to get lost among them sometimes, so ISG acts apparently intermittently from time to time. If the driver's seat belt isn't fastened, if the hatch is open, if the steering wheel isn't turned far enough often enough, etc.
Rob M
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How old is your Stinger? Main reason isg won't work is due to battery charge. My isg never worked properly (car sat in dealer lot for around 9 months b4 i took possession). After a year and 12k+ miles of ownership dealer got kia regional mgr to approve a new battery. Isg has been working ok so far since.
kishen
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As far as I know through experience on my '15 Jeep Cherokee, during colder weather ISG won't work until the set cabin temp has reached it's Mark and/or when the battery is charging.
So during winter my ISG in Jeep never worked because the climate control temp would have never reached it's set limit quickly. And It's the same situation with my stinger.
Now, I've had the jeep for a while so I know it worked when the temps went up again. Stinger is still new for me to tell.
So during winter my ISG in Jeep never worked because the climate control temp would have never reached it's set limit quickly. And It's the same situation with my stinger.
Now, I've had the jeep for a while so I know it worked when the temps went up again. Stinger is still new for me to tell.
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SteveCo
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Note that (among many, many other things) both the battery SOC and battery temperature conditions need to be met - not just the temperature of the engine coolant.
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MerlintheMad
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A new wrinkle last night. Got in and started up. Moved the drive mode to Custom, then reached down (out of order: I "always" push the OFF button for ISG "first"
), and it was already showing the "OFF" light. Eh? Am I so good at pushing that "first thing" that I already did it? Oh, well. I took off. As I parked in the carport, I saw the amber ISG dash light come on. WTH? I looked down and sure enough the "OFF" light was still lit up. I pushed the ISG OFF button a bunch of times but it never responded: the OFF light stayed lit up; and the dash amber ISG icon was now off.I, of course, will be watching for a repeat of this silly fubar. Heh!
(Electronics, who needs them? Who asked for them? I never did. If I had my way, my Stinger would have a naturally aspirated V8, a carburetor, and maybe power brakes and power steering (I'd have to give that some further thought) and the awesomeness of a 15 speaker stereo system with left/right, front/rear adjustment knobs. Windup and down windows. No GIZMOS. End stop)
kishen
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So basically what happens here is the ISG was not ready when you first got in the car. So the ISG button light will be on till the system is ready. The dash indicator will also show Amber light.
Now, this can be confusing because the ISG is thought to be off but in fact it's not ready.
Pressing the button again will keep the lights on at the button, but turns off the warning on the dash. Now the ISG is actually turned off.
Now, this can be confusing because the ISG is thought to be off but in fact it's not ready.
Pressing the button again will keep the lights on at the button, but turns off the warning on the dash. Now the ISG is actually turned off.
MerlintheMad
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Never noticed the OFF button lit up before. Always, when I look down it is unlit. Here you are saying that in 21 months this has been going on and I only just now noticed it?
I suppose that is possible. But it doesn't seem likely, given my 99% reliability in turning ISG OFF as the very next thing I do after startup. ______________________________
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kishen
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Never noticed the OFF button lit up before. Always, when I look down it is unlit. Here you are saying that in 21 months this has been going on and I only just now noticed it?
Yeah, why don't you try it out and see if that's true. I noticed it a few weeks after I got the car. It's been only 5 weeks with this car for me and I noticed it now because it's cold here in MN and the ISG isn't ready most times during my drive
Yeah that's how it works. Whether it is always ready (like you said that it normally is) depends on factors like how often you drive, the distance etc.Never noticed the OFF button lit up before. Always, when I look down it is unlit. Here you are saying that in 21 months this has been going on and I only just now noticed it?
Mine has pretty much stopped working with the colder weather cause my commute is short (13km, 25 mins, battery doesnt get warm enough and charge enough to reach the necessary level). Doing this for a very long period is obviously not very good for battery life quality. It starts working again after a prolonged drive at slightly higher speeds and then at some point dies off again. It is exactly the same in my girlfriends 2019 Hyundai I30.
With warmer weathers I expect this to happen very rarely as the temperature is the main factor in this.
Ed B
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An ISG function that doesn't? That's HIGH on my list of desired features!
rdromance
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Shark Racing has a module that remembers your last setting.
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In the cold, you're likely to be using the heated seats and possibly the heated steering wheel. Those are all sizable draws on current, along with the stereo. My wife's Sedona had an issue with the alternator, so the battery was being discharged MUCH faster if using the heated seats. The alternator was replaced under warranty and all is fine now.
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MerlintheMad
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I've been watching closely as I startup. The ISG button remains unlit; as it has for twenty months. The aberration of a few days ago was just that: a once-off weirdism. I start the car, look down and after a few seconds, push ISG to OFF; the button lights up. It's always been that way, except for that one time, when it was lit and ISG icon was on the dash, but amber; and no amount of pushing the ISG button changed a thing: it stayed lit up (i.e. OFF).
The last week or so the temperature in Calgary has been -1 to -15 Celsius. So the ISG has rarely worked. Funny though the other day it was -16 had the heated steering and seats on plus the heating on full blast and it worked. Weird!
