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Autostop eliminator or Forscan it away
- Thread starter Dark Knight
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Yep, +1 for muscle memory. The first month I had my Explorer I strongly considered spending the $100 for the AutoStop eliminator but it quickly became habit without even thinking to press the button to override it. I'd say save the money and install hassle and just commit yourself to a muscle memory habit.
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I bought the eliminator, looks easy to install, no need to remember anything, Ford should've made it with a real on off switch, my ritual, brake start button, CCW check, belts, the mantra, "Atomic batteries to power, turbines to speed, ready to move on out" move into gear and go
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Plus one on the AutoStop Eliminator. Really like mine. Easy to install and I mean easy for anyone to install. I did however have an issue with mine when SYNC automatically updated. My system reverted to the way it came from the factory. It required me to unplug the device for a few minutes and plug back in. No problems since.
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I've seen videos about this auto start/stop. Yes, it's absolutely annoying and dangerous as I've found out. The F150 I drive for work put me in the lane I didn't want to be in. When it started, the power steering was delayed as I pulled out into traffic. So, I've seen one video that says to unplug the 2 wire plug on the negative battery post. I'm not sure what else this affects but it definitely stops the annoying feature. I guess if it can't sense battery voltage, It thinks it still needs to charge the battery.
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So… I made a discovery. I happened to have some funky issues going on with my explorer. Ford took out my AutoStop Eliminator device and said that was the cause of my issue. Same issue happened again when I went home. Brought it back that night, they went through and did some updates. It reset everything I did with Forscan but I found an easter egg. My auto start stop stays off after I power the vehicle off without the AutoStop Eliminator plugged in. I am a bit shocked by it, but just wanted to give everyone a heads up on here. Vehicle also seems more punchy in normal mode, but they most likely reset any learning it had done previously.
I don't know that the Dealer can actually request this. It's been said a couple of times on this forum that the elimination of this device is only an option on the 2.3 L engines. I don't know that for a fact but if it is the Dealer won't have a say. Having said that, at least there are other options.
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