Potentially lethal failure

Ibrahim5

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

shiraz99

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

Stop/start is completely different to keyless ignition, and the advantage is obvious, it's a fuel saving device to allow less fuel to be used and reduce emissions when you'd normally be sat still and idling. How affective it can be is a different story.

DB1904

shiraz99 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

Stop/start is completely different to keyless ignition, and the advantage is obvious, it's a fuel saving device to allow less fuel to be used and reduce emissions when you'd normally be sat still and idling. How affective it can be is a different story.

I think Ibrahim5 was referring to a stop/start button instead of a key which has nothing to do with fuel saving. 

photome

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

I am not a fan of keyless ignition ( got to find somewhere to put my key everytime) 

photome

shiraz99 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

Stop/start is completely different to keyless ignition, and the advantage is obvious, it's a fuel saving device to allow less fuel to be used and reduce emissions when you'd normally be sat still and idling. How affective it can be is a different story.

In the context of the problem that the OP had it isnt completely different though as some had suggested that  OP wife may have pressed the stop button

shiraz99

photome said:

shiraz99 said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

Stop/start is completely different to keyless ignition, and the advantage is obvious, it's a fuel saving device to allow less fuel to be used and reduce emissions when you'd normally be sat still and idling. How affective it can be is a different story.

In the context of the problem that the OP had it isnt completely different though as some had suggested that  OP wife may have pressed the stop button

I'm fairly confident that pressing the stop button when driving at speed will have no affect, although it's not something I'd want to try out.

shiraz99

photome said:

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

I am not a fan of keyless ignition ( got to find somewhere to put my key everytime) 

Keep it in your pocket.

diystarter7

Ibrahim5 said:

Who started all this stop/start button stupidity? It drives me mad. What is wrong with a key in the ignition? I thought with time I would find an advantage but I just can't. What is the advantage even supposed to be? Drives me mad every time I get in my newest car.

In the old days you havd some BL cars I think where you stick the key in the ignition and then press the start button

From what I've seen of newer cars the stop start if often associated with keyless entry/exit etc.

My son's stop start suv, keyless entry, exit but u press the stop/start and as you walk away from the car locks etc.

I dont like the keyless/stop/start as these cars are much more vulnerable to criminals stealing them.

The_Fat_Controller

@shiraz99 kindly see my post yesterday at 1.56 pm, on page 1 of this topic.

You can turn off the engine in an emergency at any speed using the STOP button on Toyota vehicles.

diystarter7

The_Fat_Controller said:

@shiraz99 kindly see my post yesterday at 1.56 pm, on page 1 of this topic.

You can turn off the engine in an emergency at any speed using the STOP button on Toyota vehicles.

Surely it's not just by accidentally touching ie pressing it once ie speeds of more than 5/10mph.