141 Civic start / stop

naughtysmurf

I’ve a 141 petrol civic, 70k on the clock

last few days the start / stop indicator illuminates when starting, in the past if it came on, I’d just turn it off, after a bit of a spin it would work away normally, now it’s on every time I start so I have to turn it off.

Is the start stop battery a separate battery or just a different type of battery for cars with this function?

Is the car battery on the way out?

Is this an issue for the NCT & OBD reader?

Thanks

Typically start/stop stops working if the car battery condition is garbage. If still original battery, no surprise.

Toyotafanboi

Generally a sign that your battery is on the way out.

Could be an NCT issue, but will be a bigger issue for you when you go out and it wont start on Monday morning.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118805899#Comment_118805899

Why Monday? Why not on Sunday morning? And why morning? Why not on evening? Sunday evening middle of forest, no start. Oops, here is no forest anywhere... 3 trees is not a forest, no horror stories

naughtysmurf

Cheers, new battery so, thanks

naughtysmurf

Funnily enough bumped into my mechanic this morning, discussed the issue, told me to call in & they’d scan for faults, since the chat despite numerous stop / starts, issue hasn’t reoccurred

John.G

If you have got 7 years from that battery then not bad really with stop/start and smart alternator charging.