Eco Mode Not Working
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Eco Mode Not Working
I realize this is a desired situation for most people, but the Eco mode on my car no longer seems to function. I have only had the car (2016 F Type R) for a few months. When first purchased, Eco mode worked properly and I was starting to get myself trained to automatically turn off Eco mode and switch to Dynamic mode each time I got in the car. I had not completely adopted this new habit when I realized that the car was no longer shutting off on its own. The Eco light is still illuminated each time I start the car, but the car no longer performs the auto stop/start sequence under any conditions. My concern is that this may be an indicator of other issues. Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions for troubleshooting?
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I don’t recall when they eliminated the 2nd battery for ECO (stop/start). If you have the 2nd battery, then that’s probably dead. I drove mine for a few years with the ECO battery dead, before I finally removed it (and didn’t replace it.) The only consequence is that ECO isn’t available. (When I start the car, the light comes on on the ECO switch for 5-10 sec, then turns off.)
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The second battery was eliminated starting with the 2016 MY. My car only has a single battery. Also, I believe Dynamic mode would negate Eco mode on the 2014-2015 MY vehicles, but that is not the case for 2016+. Eco mode should be active under all conditions for 2016+ vehicles, unless the system is disabled using the Eco button. In my case, Eco mode never seems to function even though the light indicates the system is active
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Be glad!!
We have had factory techs post on the forum that the entire Eco system was very failure prone and also very expensive to repair when it fails.
If you hook the car up to SDD you will find the errors and no they don't effect anything else in the car.
Mine stopped working and I thought the standard thing that I needed a new main battery. But SDD showed specific start/stop errors.
I have no plans to attempt to fix it.
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We have had factory techs post on the forum that the entire Eco system was very failure prone and also very expensive to repair when it fails.
If you hook the car up to SDD you will find the errors and no they don't effect anything else in the car.
Mine stopped working and I thought the standard thing that I needed a new main battery. But SDD showed specific start/stop errors.
I have no plans to attempt to fix it.
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Be glad!!
We have had factory techs post on the forum that the entire Eco system was very failure prone and also very expensive to repair when it fails.
If you hook the car up to SDD you will find the errors and no they don't effect anything else in the car.
Mine stopped working and I thought the standard thing that I needed a new main battery. But SDD showed specific start/stop errors.
I have no plans to attempt to fix it.
We have had factory techs post on the forum that the entire Eco system was very failure prone and also very expensive to repair when it fails.
If you hook the car up to SDD you will find the errors and no they don't effect anything else in the car.
Mine stopped working and I thought the standard thing that I needed a new main battery. But SDD showed specific start/stop errors.
I have no plans to attempt to fix it.
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Or any of the conditions listed in the handbook apply, such as low ambient temperature, very high ambient temperature, driver's seat belt unbuckled, vehicle not reached optimum operating temperature, battery charge is low, or you're using the gearshift paddles (all this from the MY18 handbook).
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Or any of the conditions listed in the handbook apply, such as low ambient temperature, very high ambient temperature, driver's seat belt unbuckled, vehicle not reached optimum operating temperature, battery charge is low, or you're using the gearshift paddles (all this from the MY18 handbook).
When mine stopped working during the warranty period it was traced to a weak battery. That was replaced and all has been working since.
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Update - I purchased a CTEK last week in preparation for having my car stored in the garage for the next few months until the weather gets nice again. I installed the pigtail, and when initially connected the CTEK only showed 3 lights. After a few hours, the charger still showed only 4 lights. I left the charger on overnight and the battery finally reached full charge. Took the car out for a spin and Eco mode works again. Looks like I will be replacing the battery in the spring.
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