Operation & details of the Auto Stop & Go (engine stop/start) on a 1.2L CVT Mirage

[talldino]

(Admin note -- this thread split from: adding the stop & go feature? )




Hi guys,

Are the two Dutchmen really the only people on this forum driving a Space Star/Mirage with an Auto Stop and Go system (AS&G)?

I tried to picture my alternator (95 A according to the manual), but the result was a mess, due to my limited photographic abilities.

I had a good look at my battery. The label says: "20 HR, 66 Ah, for stop and start". That seems to suggest that Mirages without AS&G have smaller batteries fitted. Could you guys without AS&G please check what's under the bonnet?

The European Space Star has a switch on the dash to disable the AS&G, but I always leave it 'on'. It works flawless in my CVT: just take your foot off the brake, the engine starts and gives you a smooth little push forward (I call it a 'kick'), for instant driving speed.

In the following situations the AS&G will not function:

- You don't use your safety belt.
- The driver's door is not completely closed.
- The bonnet is open.
- The coolant temperature is too low.
- The airco system is busy cooling the inside of the car. (Climate Control).
- The inside of the car is heated. (Climate Control).
- The rear window heating is 'on'.
- The airco is in 'auto'-mode and switched in either the max or min position.
- After starting the car it has not gone faster than 5 km/h.
- After starting the car no more than 30 seconds have passed.
- The car is started en stopped within 10 seconds.
- The selection handle of the CVT is in any other position than 'D'. (AS&G will not function in 'Ds'!)
- The Automatic Stability Control is either switched off or active.