RE: What is a start-stop system? PH Explains
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underphil said:
Isn't that more a problem with BMW's engineering?
As posted earlier, manufacturers like Mazda have a system where no additional components are needed and the battery isn't used to re-start the engine
According to the linked web page in the earlier post, Mazda's system still uses the starter motor to assist the engine start.As posted earlier, manufacturers like Mazda have a system where no additional components are needed and the battery isn't used to re-start the engine
Pan de Monium said:
underphil said:
Isn't that more a problem with BMW's engineering?
As posted earlier, manufacturers like Mazda have a system where no additional components are needed and the battery isn't used to re-start the engine
According to the linked web page in the earlier post, Mazda's system still uses the starter motor to assist the engine start.As posted earlier, manufacturers like Mazda have a system where no additional components are needed and the battery isn't used to re-start the engine
But about the i-stop, my wife turns it off. Yet the display helpfully tells you how much petrol got saved and how much further you've gotten on the same amount of fuel. So it seems like it's a slightly inexact science.
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