Why does our BMW 320D's engine continue to run after we leave and lock the car?

I want to share with you correspondence with BMW regarding my 320D SE Automatic first registered 26 September 2012. I informed them that we locked the car, yet inadvertently left the car engine running...

Why can't I achieve the manufacturer's quoted mpg with stop-start?

The brochure for my car says combined fuel consumption is 67.3mpg with Start-Stop and about 62.0 without Start-Stop. I can only achieve 57.6mpg so, as you can imagine, I am struggling to better this and...

Has automatic engine cut-off technology, as used on golf buggies, been used on cars?

Petrol engined golf buggies switch off when the footbrake is applied and automatically restart when the accelerator is pressed. Has this technology been used on cars?

Stop/start not working in my Hyundai ix20

I have a Hyundai ix20 the ISG stop/start doesn't work. I have told by Hyundai that I don't do enough miles, they said I should have been told that when I bought the car in OCT 2011. There is nothing in...

Hyundai iX20 ISG isn't working

I purchased a Hyundai iX20 Style with ISG as standard in January 2011. The ISG has only worked three or four times in this period. The car has been back to the dealers on a number of times without too...

MINI start-stop. Should I stop it?

Should I turn off the stop-start button on my MINI One, as most engine wear comes from stopping and starting?

Stop-start for automatic - how does it work?

I assume that the stop-start on a manual car is electronically activated when the vehicle is put into neutral. If that is the case, why can it not be activated when an automatic gearbox is put into neutral...

Kia Venga: Stop start not stop starting...

My wife owns a 2011 Kia Venga, which has been back to the garage three times, as the ISG stop-start isn't working properly. The garage keeps giving her what appear silly reasons - the first was not enough...

Turbodiesel engines: Effects of stop-start on a hot engine

Is the stop-start system on my new Skoda Yeti 1.6TD Greenline going to have an adverse effect on the engine, given that it will switch off the engine even when very hot?

Stop-start effect on turbos in automatics

I'm waiting on delivery of a new 328i touring automatic in the next couple of weeks. It's my first automatic BMW and my first with stop-start technology ... so quite a bit of learning to do! I had a 330d...