Six-month-update on my Lacrosse
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There are documented cases of CO poisoning from people doing the same at home. I believe it stems from the notion of a smart key, and you have left the vehicle with it, therefore it is smart enough to shut itself off? Not really because that seems like a stretch. At any rate, I'm sure that these victims blame the mfg. and the design, which is why it would not surprise me for it to be removed. There really isn't any real purpose, of the button for start/stop, rather it's a novelty like fake dual exhausts that serve no purpose. You can still have a smart key with a twisting action, like the LS430 and Porsche.
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Maybe the next thing to go is the engine start/stop. I could never understand why people leave the vehicles running then are injured from CO poisoning as a result. My former colleague who is a really smart guy explained why he left a rental running for 12 hours because of the stop/start, but I didn't understand his reasoning to tell you the truth. Is it like leaving your car in uncovered airport parking, with all the windows down, while you fly somewhere? Buick had a commercial like that, so maybe I'm the one who's not understanding or not normal lol
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There are documented cases of CO poisoning from people doing the same at home. I believe it stems from the notion of a smart key, and you have left the vehicle with it, therefore it is smart enough to shut itself off? Not really because that seems like a stretch. At any rate, I'm sure that these victims blame the mfg. and the design, which is why it would not surprise me for it to be removed. There really isn't any real purpose, of the button for start/stop, rather it's a novelty like fake dual exhausts that serve no purpose. You can still have a smart key with a twisting action, like the LS430 and Porsche.
At what point do people take personal responsibility for their actions or inactions? If driving a car is so complicated that you can't remember to shut it off, sell it and take Uber. Or set the auto start/stop on off so it doesn't shut off.
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Which means: he pulled in the garage; left everything on in the car; forgot to turn the car off; ignored the beeping the car makes when you get out of the car with the key fob (or just left the fob in the car); the car restarted on its own (which my BMW does after a minute or 2 sometimes if the A/C is on, etc), and didn't notice.
At what point do people take personal responsibility for their actions or inactions? If driving a car is so complicated that you can't remember to shut it off, sell it and take Uber. Or set the auto start/stop on off so it doesn't shut off.
At what point do people take personal responsibility for their actions or inactions? If driving a car is so complicated that you can't remember to shut it off, sell it and take Uber. Or set the auto start/stop on off so it doesn't shut off.
On the stop/start system, as I understand it, Buick's system is good. I saw it described online by GM. I always use it on BMW loaners, and I feel confident that it adds about 1 to 1.5 mpg to my commute (from 4 mos. of experience in a 328i). I even feel better that I'm not burning fuel at stoplights...with the BMW it even handles heat and a/c well when the motor is off. My BMW does not have this system, is a stick, but does have heat for maybe 30 min. with the motor off. I understand that sticks also have the stop/start,even though sticks are a dying breed...
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I've been trying to understand what you have been talking about concerning the "start/stop" feature. I Just realized you're probably talking about the start/stop button relative to the keyless entry system. The discussion on Mike's Buick is relative to the system that shuts off the engine when the car stops and starts it again when ready to move. It is a gas saving and pollution reducing feature and has no effect on carbon monoxide poisoning overnight. Is this correct?
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There are major differences between the start/stop system on conventional cars and the systems on Lexus hybrids. The hybrid is designed to have the ICE shut off for significant periods. One big example here in Tucson is the air conditioner. On a conventional car, when the engine stops, the A/C compressor stops and the A/C pretty quickly quits blowing cold air. On the Lexus hybrids, the compressor is electrically powered so runs at peak efficiency independent of what the ICE is doing. The hybrid system may also start the ICE while the car is stopped and the computer needs the ICE to run for some reason.
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There are major differences between the start/stop system on conventional cars and the systems on Lexus hybrids. The hybrid is designed to have the ICE shut off for significant periods. One big example here in Tucson is the air conditioner. On a conventional car, when the engine stops, the A/C compressor stops and the A/C pretty quickly quits blowing cold air. On the Lexus hybrids, the compressor is electrically powered so runs at peak efficiency independent of what the ICE is doing. The hybrid system may also start the ICE while the car is stopped and the computer needs the ICE to run for some reason.
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if it can continue after someone has parked, put the car in park, got out, locked the car, then that's a TERRIBLE design flaw.