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lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2808

Stop/start

Does the Defender D250 diesel have stop/start and can it be turned off?

11th Nov 2022 10:25pm

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
Posts: 3399

Yes and yes, though has to be switched off each time you start the vehicle. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue

12th Nov 2022 12:39am

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2651

Places like LR Retrofits can code it out so it stays off though.

13th Nov 2022 5:57pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 23 May 2007
Location: The Land that time forgot
Posts: 3753

Keep your aircon on Lo and it will never activate as the compressor running load on the BMS/battery is too high to activate a stop………….. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed!

14th Nov 2022 9:11am

EdJ

Member Since: 11 Jun 2021
Location: London
Posts: 30

Have to say that I find the stop start on the Defender one of the best I've experienced. I presume it's partly down to the MHEV technology, but I've never once found myself wanting to switch it off (unlike on other cars).

14th Nov 2022 9:50am

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2651

It is very good. I don’t bother turning it off now either, unless I’m in traffic where it’s moving regularly enough that it becomes annoying. For the normal situation of sitting at a red light for a few minutes it works great.

14th Nov 2022 9:55am

haymeister

Member Since: 24 May 2021
Location: Saitama
Posts: 266

Second the positive comments.
I've had start/stop in my last 3 cars and the version in the Defender is by far the best.
Rarely felt that I've 'caught' the car out.
And it makes a noticeable difference in fuel economy.
If you want to turn it off, at least it's not a faff in the pivi pro and just a button on the dash. 22MY Defender 110 D300 S in Pangea Green and Contrast White Roof
IG defender_japan "Hulk san"

15th Nov 2022 12:47am

whiterdesign

Member Since: 10 Jun 2021
Location: Preston
Posts: 269

Totally agree with the comments, mine works really well and i only turn of if I'm in a lot of stop start traffic. my last car, a Volvo, work very irregularly and used to drive me up the wall. 110 XS 250 MY 23 Gondwana Stone, Cold climate pack and towbar

15th Nov 2022 12:30pm

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2808

okay l'll see how l get on with it

UPDATE

Taken delivery and yes you are right the stop/start works great

15th Nov 2022 8:28pm

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