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  • DiscOlly
    Member Since: 29 Apr 2021
    Location: Ashford
    Posts: 7
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Indus Silver

    Start/Stop Feature

    Hi all,

    I have a pet hate of drivers who sit at red traffic lights with their foot on the brake, especially at night, as it dazzles the car behind (me)...fast forward to my Disco! When I stop at lights for more than a couple of seconds, I apply the parking brake and take my foot off the brake pedal - in the Disco, as I come to a halt, the start/stop system turns off the engine (good). I apply the EPB, release my foot and the engine instantly restarts! (Doh!) I’ve tried moving the gear select to neutral (not that I want to) but the same thing happens.

    The iGuide manual implies this is correct operation, but it seems wrong to me, as if the EPB is engaged, I’m not going anywhere. This feature works as I’d expect in a Mitsubishi Outlander, so I’m surprised by the Disco.

    Am I missing an extra step? Is there something else that allows the engine to stay off, but with my foot off the brake? Other than switching the car off, which is a bit too extreme Surprised)

    Any input welcome.
    12th May 2021 9:16 pm
  • Darras
    Member Since: 16 May 2020
    Location: Newcastle
    Posts: 764
    United Kingdom 

    I am the same as you. Anymore than 10 seconds and I normally select neutral and apply EPB. Couldn’t tell you what happens with the engine tbh. Not something that would register with me. Mildly irritating that when you select neutral the parking sensor screen comes on, but I can live with it.
    12th May 2021 9:26 pm
  • Equilibrium
    Member Since: 26 Feb 2019
    Location: Bristol
    Posts: 754
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    I always thought we had auto hold and I just hadn’t bothered switching it on. But just looked in the manual and can’t find it. How crap.
    Drives: 2020 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Eiger Grey/Glacier
    Departed: 2019 MY20 HSE Luxury SDV6 in Carpathian Grey/Glacier, 440i, 320d, Toyotas, Mondeo, Citroen BX amongst others
    13th May 2021 6:08 am
  • B McP
    Member Since: 29 Sep 2017
    Location: Banchory
    Posts: 62
    Scotland 
    2020 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Corris Grey

    Try selecting P when the Auto stop has operated when stopped at the lights - this engages the park brake - when the lights change I then select D or S and the engine starts up park brake releases and away we go !
    13th May 2021 9:36 am
  • DiscOlly
    Member Since: 29 Apr 2021
    Location: Ashford
    Posts: 7
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Indus Silver

    Thanks for the tip - I guess that explains why some reversing lights flash just before the car in front pulls away. I’ll give it a go.

    Seems a simple software update to link in the EPB signal to Start/Stop.

    Cheers
    13th May 2021 10:05 am
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