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Old May 12, 2025 | 04:40 PM
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The EPA may abandon the mandate for Auto start stop. If they do, can my Mercedes dealer disable it?
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Old May 12, 2025 | 07:21 PM
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The EPA may abandon the mandate for Auto start stop. If they do, can my Mercedes dealer disable it?
That will be kind of nice.
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Old May 13, 2025 | 05:54 AM
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you can disable it with certain code readers.
Google this site. I changed mine to be LAST POSITION.
so I turned it off once and it stays off
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Old May 13, 2025 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ygmn
you can disable it with certain code readers.
Google this site. I changed mine to be LAST POSITION.
so I turned it off once and it stays off
Yup : ) like a Launch CReader Benz V2.0.

The free way is to unplug the sensor on the battery but it might affect other parts of the car.

It was just nice if the mandate is gone and dealerships can start disabling it as part of recall (they probably won't though).
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Start/stop is not an EPA mandate (https://www.newsmax.com/us/epa-lee-z...14/id/1210884/), but is a "feature" car makers design in to goose a car's fuel efficiency according to some fictional algorithm. Like mild hybrid technology, it's junk science that bureaucrats buy into and impose on car manufacturers and consumers, with no regard to reliability consequences.
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Originally Posted by streborx
Start/stop is not an EPA mandate (https://www.newsmax.com/us/epa-lee-z...14/id/1210884/), but is a "feature" car makers design in to goose a car's fuel efficiency according to some fictional algorithm. Like mild hybrid technology, it's junk science that bureaucrats buy into and impose on car manufacturers and consumers, with no regard to reliability consequences.
Whatever lowers their fleet emissions I guess?
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Heard there is currently licensing issues for MBUX 2.0 and MBUX 3.0 vehicles so not sure when he can code it again.
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