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I found it strange that when in individual mode, Auto Stop can never be triggered (the icon on the dashbord is yellow not green when the car stops), even if the Auto Stop button is pressed on. I choose "reduced" for engine settings in individual mode. But even I choose other engine settings in individual mode, Auto Stop doesn't work either.
Is it set so by the system? Or is there a way to change it?
How do you customize individual mode. Interested to learn. Thanks.
I found it strange that when in individual mode, Auto Stop can never be triggered (the icon on the dashbord is yellow not green when the car stops), even if the Auto Stop button is pressed on. I choose "reduced" for engine settings in individual mode. But even I choose other engine settings in individual mode, Auto Stop doesn't work either.
Is it set so by the system? Or is there a way to change it?
How do you customize individual mode. Interested to learn. Thanks.
Hmmm if I recalled correctly, in the individual settings there is actually a setting to set auto start/stop to enable or disable, that overrides the console button.
Not that I care for auto start/stop. I always turn it off in my C63, but this doesn't sound right. Auto start/stop is controlled via the button and the Drive setting. It's active if the Drive setting is set to Moderate or Reduced. In fact you have to use Individual mode with Moderate or Reduced in order for the Glide mode to be active as described in the AMG supplemental owner's manual.
Last edited by superswiss; Feb 20, 2023 at 01:15 PM.
Thanks for the answer. I did notice the glide symbol, and now understand what it is.
But I still don't understand, in individual mode with "moderate" or "reduced", and ECO start/stop on, why the car doesn't turn off the engine (to save more fuel) when stopped?
Not that I care for auto start/stop. I always turn it off in my C63, but this doesn't sound right. Auto start/stop is controlled via the button and the Drive setting. It's active if the Drive setting is set to Moderate or Reduced. In fact you have to use Individual mode with Moderate or Reduced in order for the Glide mode to be active as described in the AMG supplemental owner's manual.
Thanks for the answer. I did notice the glide symbol, and now understand what it is.
But I still don't understand, in individual mode with "moderate" or "reduced", and ECO start/stop on, why the car doesn't turn off the engine (to save more fuel) when stopped?
Thanks for the answer. I did notice the glide symbol, and now understand what it is.
But I still don't understand, in individual mode with "moderate" or "reduced", and ECO start/stop on, why the car doesn't turn off the engine (to save more fuel) when stopped?
So, a yellow icon means that ECO start/stop is active, but conditions are not met. Since there are several conditions that factor into it, it's hard to tell which condition it is. How are your other settings in individual mode? If I'm not mistaken, if the transmission is in M, then it won't stop the engine, either. If you switch back to C, does it go green or does it stay yellow? If it goes green try setting up your Individual mode exactly like C and then see what happens.
On second thought, I just read the ECO start/stop section in the AMG Supplemental owner's manual and it appears ECO start/stop only works in drive program C on AMGs and I was right about the transmission being in M. At least that's what it says for my C63. I just checked the 2020 GLC AMG owner's manual and it doesn't say anything about that it only works in C, but maybe that's just an accidental omission.
Last edited by superswiss; Feb 20, 2023 at 08:54 PM.
So, a yellow icon means that ECO start/stop is active, but conditions are not met. Since there are several conditions that factor into it, it's hard to tell which condition it is. How are your other settings in individual mode? If I'm not mistaken, if the transmission is in M, then it won't stop the engine, either. If you switch back to C, does it go green or does it stay yellow? If it goes green try setting up your Individual mode exactly like C and then see what happens.
On second thought, I just read the ECO start/stop section in the AMG Supplemental owner's manual and it appears ECO start/stop only works in drive program C on AMGs and I was right about the transmission being in M. At least that's what it says for my C63. I just checked the 2020 GLC AMG owner's manual and it doesn't say anything about that it only works in C, but maybe that's just an accidental omission.
My transmission in (I) mode is D not M, with other settings same as (C) I believe. And when I switch to (C) from (I) while the car is already in a standstill, the yellow symbol turns green and the engine is off.
So I tend to believe GLC43 has the same logic with your C63: Auto start/stop only works in (C) mode, won't work in (I) or (S) and (S+) modes.
I will check my GLC43 manual later back home.
If so, this might be an unfavored omission for those who wants to achieve better fuel economy thru (I) mode ~_~.
My transmission in (I) mode is D not M, with other settings same as (C) I believe. And when I switch to (C) from (I) while the car is already in a standstill, the yellow symbol turns green and the engine is off.
So I tend to believe GLC43 has the same logic with your C63: Auto start/stop only works in (C) mode, won't work in (I) or (S) and (S+) modes.
I will check my GLC43 manual later back home.
If so, this might be an unfavored omission for those who wants to achieve better fuel economy thru (I) mode ~_~.
It seems to make some sense the way they've set it up. For city driving you would put it in C to get the engine start/stop and then for the highway and open road you put it in I for glide mode. I don't know of many folks that use auto start/stop in their AMGs. Fuel efficiency isn't exactly the objective of these cars. I have my Individual mode setup for daily spirited driving. I have it setup like S+, but with the suspension in Sport and the transmission in M, and I use it on the highway and open roads while using C around town with ECO start/stop turned off. As I always say, an AMG is about smiles per gallon . On the other hand I only drive about 5000 miles per year. Have worked from home for the last 10 years, so no wasteful commute and I live in a highly walkable area and do most of my daily errands on foot. That's my way of saving fuel and I get free exercise doing it.
Last edited by superswiss; Feb 21, 2023 at 12:20 AM.
Yours actually works? Mine stopped working more than a year ago and I just said eff it. The light is still green on the console but it never activates and I stopped caring.
It seems to make some sense the way they've set it up. For city driving you would put it in C to get the engine start/stop and then for the highway and open road you put it in I for glide mode. I don't know of many folks that use auto start/stop in their AMGs. Fuel efficiency isn't exactly the objective of these cars. I have my Individual mode setup for daily spirited driving. I have it setup like S+, but with the suspension in Sport and the transmission in M, and I use it on the highway and open roads while using C around town with ECO start/stop turned off. As I always say, an AMG is about smiles per gallon . On the other hand I only drive about 5000 miles per year. Have worked from home for the last 10 years, so no wasteful commute and I live in a highly walkable area and do most of my daily errands on foot. That's my way of saving fuel and I get free exercise doing it.
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My transmission in (I) mode is D not M, with other settings same as (C) I believe. And when I switch to (C) from (I) while the car is already in a standstill, the yellow symbol turns green and the engine is off.
So I tend to believe GLC43 has the same logic with your C63: Auto start/stop only works in (C) mode, won't work in (I) or (S) and (S+) modes.
I will check my GLC43 manual later back home.
If so, this might be an unfavored omission for those who wants to achieve better fuel economy thru (I) mode ~_~.
For your knowledge, I have figured out after further testing.
In Individual mode, the ECO star/stop function works normally if the engin is set as "moderate"; it doesn't work (symbol is yellow) if the engin is set as "reduced".
On my GLC 43 manual, it says ECO star/stop works in I, C, S modes but not in S+ mode.
I found out auto stop doesn’t work if your main battery is weak. The feature stopped working on our 2018 GLC 43 and saw on YouTube a video where a guy filmed replacing his main battery. He explained his auto stop stopped working so he first replaced the auxiliary battery, which didn’t fix the issue.
I replaced the original main battery and auto stop now functions as it should.
I found out auto stop doesn’t work if your main battery is weak. The feature stopped working on our 2018 GLC 43 and saw on YouTube a video where a guy filmed replacing his main battery. He explained his auto stop stopped working so he first replaced the auxiliary battery, which didn’t fix the issue.
I replaced the original main battery and auto stop now functions as it should.
That is true and I believe you need both batteries to be in good condition for it to work, another thing is a bad auxiliary battery also affects the shifting behaviour of a transmission from what I heard so something also to keep in mind.
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. On the other hand I only drive about 5000 miles per year. Have worked from home for the last 10 years, so no wasteful commute and I live in a highly walkable area and do most of my daily errands on foot. That's my way of saving fuel and I get free exercise doing it.
