Or you could get an Auto stop eliminator. Subaru needs to follow CAFE regulations and probably needs all the MPG savings it could get to qualify.

 

Auto Start/Stop is a pain I KEEP forgetting to turn it off when I get in the car, the nice thing about the 2024 its on the main screen lit up green to remind me to turn it off. Just hit the button after you start the car it will become muscle memory after a few weeks 🙂

 

I like AS/S. 🤷‍♂️

I find it very easy to predict, and it's simple enough to use more pressure on the gas pedal to turn the engine back on that even when I don't want it to do its thing I don't need to hit the button.

 

Autostop Eliminator for 2020-2023 Subaru Crosstrek

best $100 i ever spent

 

I haven't driven it much, but I've learned in my wife's 2024, if I know the light will change within 5s; I just apply light brake pressure when I come to a stop to prevent it from shutting off.

Full brake pressure is when it shuts down.

 

I'm pretty sure I've posted this here before: using light brake pressure to avoid AS/S could be dangerous as even a light rear-end could push you into cross-traffic.

IMO, if you don't like AS/S, then get an eliminator.

 

Unfortunately the AS/S works soo inconsistently it's a distraction and a danger. Saving 2 gallons a year isn't worth the risk/stress considering I already drive a very efficient car with great MPGs. Let the Escalade owners use AS/s, they consume twice the fuel I do. I recently bought a 2nd car without AS/S and it's wonderful, my engine never turns off unless I turn it off.

 

Yes, AS/S can be annoying... but only if you let it. And frankly, to me, those who complain about it are too used to having a machine think for them. But that just me.

This is hardly the first car I've ever had to reign in before driving it. Without touching on cars of yesterday, that had zero "technology" working in the background, a prime modern example was my '11 Sti. The routine of switching and toggling this and that was what went on each and every time it was driven. This isn't counting the laptop syncing,OBDII interface setup, etc. that was related to tuning and monitoring.

On Webber equipped cars? LMAO

So if a car's reality isn't exactly what I would like, like AS/S, it gets adjusted automatically, by me, when I buckle up. Same with whatever version of EyeSight's lane keeping stuff I want, or whatever.

Ancient proverb of mine: One must be smarter than the machine they operate.

 

Don't complain about Webers until you've had a V12 Jag with four of them, and tried to balance them...

 

Anyone who has ever had the experience of forgetting to press the magic button and having the car shut off just as one presses the gas pedal knows the feeling. It's like sitting atop a mountain lion while it coughs up a furball. Apart from being disconcerting one thinks "this just CAN'T be good for the engine."
Does anyone think that if enough of us complained Subaru might offer an optional software upgrade that turns the button into an "on" button with not shutting off the default?
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All you owners complaining about the Auto Stop-Start feature on all new Subarus really need to get over this real soon.
This is how it is going to be for the rest of the time there are still private vehicles to be driven. Which is not that long in the future.

I have driven a 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid Touring for 9 years now, and have never had a problem with the Auto Stop-Start.
This model and year were the first Subaru to have this feature. I goes not affect my Jack Rabbit starts from a complete stop.
It is also not - "this just CAN'T be good for the engine." It saves the wear on the engine.

Also the 2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid is the only model Subaru to have not any Recalls!

 

All you owners complaining about the Auto Stop-Start feature on all new Subarus really need to get over this real soon.

Not gonna happen. My money, I spent it on my car, I want it to operate the way I expect. And I don't want that kind of wear and tear on my battery and starter, just to save some infinitesimal amount of fuel.

This is how it is going to be for the rest of the time there are still private vehicles to be driven. Which is not that long in the future.

Well, that's a battle for the next generation to fight. I'm old enough to complain about "features" like this and also to (unfortunately have to) pay for a workaround. There will always be workarounds (legal or not) for anything that annoys enough people. All you have to do is look at the plethora of fake vax cards circulating during COVID to see what people will do when you try to force something on them that they emphatically do not want.

Time to go cue up "Red Barchetta" by Rush....

 

When moving from a AS/S stop, doesn't your hybrid run on the electric motor? If so your experience with AS/S is not a fair comparison to an ICE-only vehicle.

 

I agree. I have a '23 hybrid, and was a bit perplexed trying to follow this discussion. That is, until last weekend when, having dropped off our car for some warranty analysis of a separate problem, we got an ICE '23 loaner for the weekend. My, what a shudder at each as/s! Yes, the hybrid does the switchover AFTER starting from a stop in EV mode, and is so smooth you have to really try hard to detect when it happens. Also no shudder when the engine stops, which is often prior to the vehicle fully stopping. My owners' manual hardly even mentions as/s. The only downside to the hybrid is the limited EV range, ~17 miles (and the tiny trunk space), but since most of our driving is city, we usually can go a month or so between fill-ups. RIP, Crosstrek hybrid!

 

I’m so used to it at this point that I’m not even aware. I don’t find it obtrusive at all. I think turning it on/off frankly is more of a nuisance.

 

I recently purchased a auto start /stop device and it works as advertised..it took me all of 1 minute to install. I bought it from Amazon for $27 and worth every penny. If need be you can disable by pressing the button.

 

 

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Also available at Canadian Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/Disable-Eliminator-Canceller-Compatible-Forester/dp/B09ZXZ3KXK/
It seems it works by resetting the default to Start/Stop functionality is 'OFF' ? and you can turn it back on via the button under the dash? - seems like a good bit of kit to me $39 CAD
I think our has got a little bit more intrusive over the years... I really didn't notice it at all initially

 

It's like sitting atop a mountain lion while it coughs up a furball.

I really shouldn't have had a sip of beer in my mouth when I read this. Nothing like spewing it out your nose.

Seriously, that is simultaneously the funniest and most accurate description of a/s/s I have ever read.

Does anyone think that if enough of us complained Subaru might offer an optional software upgrade that turns the button into an "on" button with not shutting off the default?

joeyfordham47 beat me to it. There is a $27 cable on Amazon that fixes it for good. Best money I ever spent on a car.

 

Does anyone think that if enough of us complained Subaru might offer an optional software upgrade that turns the button into an "on" button with not shutting off the default?

yeah right after they they give you a button to defeat the seatbealt chime

 

Turned mine off (seat belt chime). But no, I dont expect Subaru to reverse what the gov mandates them to do. You know the gov.....worried about those pressing critical issues like start of world war 3, invasion, corrupt bureaucracys, I mean if an engine turns off at a stop light.

...switching points....

I love the self-righteous that are personally offended when someone turns off thier own a/s/s. I get a kick out of reading their posts.; & yes I turned A/S/S off too. I hope yall can sleep at night knowing that.

 

Turned mine off (seat belt chime). But no, I dont expect Subaru to reverse what the gov mandates them to do.

Gov't doesn't mandate AS/S. My friend ordered a Ford Raptor and was able to specify AS/S Delete, I saw it myself. My 23 WRX Manual also doesn't have AS/S. Too bad remote starts eliminate any potential fuel savings from the AS/S. TBH I do use as/s if I'm in a drive thru, there's no distraction or danger creeping forward in a drive thru. I use the fuel saved to power my Lawnmower.

 

It's like sitting atop a mountain lion while it coughs up a furball.

LMAO! And how, exactly, do you know this?

 

No we pay 15% Tax on top of that - and in this case $5 CAD delivery (from US) presumably? - and maybe even import fees?
In Nova Scotia we even pay 15% tax on used vehicles!!!

 

Wow ... costs a lot to live north of the border. In Tennessee where I live, 9.25% sales tax, but that's it. My entire purchase of this item was less than $30. Also no state income tax in TN....

 

Dare I ask the question: If you don't like the AS/S so much why in the world would you buy a car that has that feature?

 

It's hard not to, these days. Now that there are gadgets you can buy to defeat it, it's not really an issue any more.

 

That's a point I've made before. If you're buying a car for $30K then $30 or even $100 to fix a "defect" is peanuts. People here spend more on mudflaps.

 

Exactly! It's a "noise-level phenomenon" in the grand financial picture....

 

OMG why do you buy a car if you wanted the front windows tinted!
Why would you buy a car without stickers if you wanted one with stickers?!
Mods are a thing, as they have been since... lord longer than my old self has been alive.

 

Did I ever mention that the MT version of the Crosstrek doesn't have AS/S?

 

letting out the clutch too fast will give you a similar result if you feel like you are missing out

 

Gov't doesn't mandate AS/S. My friend ordered a Ford Raptor and was able to specify AS/S Delete, I saw it myself. My 23 WRX Manual also doesn't have AS/S. Too bad remote starts eliminate any potential fuel savings from the AS/S. TBH I do use as/s if I'm in a drive thru, there's no distraction or danger creeping forward in a drive thru. I use the fuel saved to power my Lawnmower.

I know its not...they mandate CAFE regs that force manufactures to do that crap.

 

I do not like the Auto stop and Auto restart, I have disabled it. Before I disabled it I was stopped, pulling out of a driveway with the wheels turned hard to the right .... then the car shut off and the power steering went off as well which made the steering wheel turn violently in my hands. I was not pleased. I am not someone who lets my car idle a lot, I do shut if off if I expect to be stopped for 2 minutes or so, but I want to do it myself and I never shut it off at a traffic signal.

 

Is the power steering really affected that much? It's electric, so not dependent on the engine running. You may have a battery problem.