Ford Ka stop/start question

asparagus1968

Hi,
I have bought a 2012 Ford Ka Edge, with stop/start.
I know the stop/start will only work when certain conditions are met etc, my question is a simple one...
is it turned on automatically on starting the engine or do you have to turn the dial?
sometimes on the digital instrument panel a message in red comes up " A off", when I turn the dial on the central panel, a yellow " A" is lit up where the red message shows.
confused...
thanks.

OddballJamie

Page 11 in the car manual. If it's missing from your glovebox, then look online here.
http://www.ford.co.uk/OwnerServices/Owners-Manual?selectedYear=2012&selectedModel=Ka

Tiexen

asparagus1968 wrote: »

Hi,
I have bought a 2012 Ford Ka Edge, with stop/start.
I know the stop/start will only work when certain conditions are met etc, my question is a simple one...
is it turned on automatically on starting the engine or do you have to turn the dial?
sometimes on the digital instrument panel a message in red comes up " A off", when I turn the dial on the central panel, a yellow " A" is lit up where the red message shows.
confused...
thanks.

Its always on - you can turn it off if you want by pressing the the button in the center console - I just leave mine on

asparagus1968

thanks both of you.
I have read the manual, but it doesn't explain what a flashing red "A OFF" on the digital panel means.
Does yours do this Tiexen?

asparagus1968

I have read the manual, but it doesn't explain what a flashing red "A OFF" on the digital panel means.


anyone know the answer to this please?

benham3160

It may be (and this is a total guess, I've only driven VAG start-stops) that certain parameters to turn the system on and off haven't been met.

For example, incline, battery charge etc.

asparagus1968

Thanks,
ahh, so it could flash when its not functioning,and when it is,it doesn't display anything? thogh, it has never actually stopped the engine in the the few months I've had it.
urgh, am going to have to go to the F*rd garage and get it checked I suppose!

Gloomendoom

asparagus1968 wrote: »

Thanks,
ahh, so it could flash when its not functioning,and when it is,it doesn't display anything? thogh, it has never actually stopped the engine in the the few months I've had it.
urgh, am going to have to go to the F*rd garage and get it checked I suppose!

On my wife's car the dash display says "Autostop deactivated" when the car is stopped but has decided that it is not appropriate to stop the engine.

asparagus1968

mmm, am thinking that is what is happening with mine (as it's a tiny KA it hasn't room to display full information:))

asparagus1968

No other KA owners about?

Tiexen

Thats about it - it flashes unavailable if it decides conditions are not right - if its very cold for example.