Re: 2023 Crosstrek Auto shutoff

UFO <[email protected]> wrote:

> Whats the idea of turning the engine off when u sit at a light more
> than a few minutes? Saves gas? 
> 
> Tried to disable it, there is an (A) on the display and a line gets
> drawn thru it so I guess that means its disabled, but it still seems
> to turn off, unless its a stall problem but it starts up soon as you
> take the foot off the brake.

Yep, turns off the engine while you are sitting at a stop light.  You
normally are resting your foot on the brake pedal while fully stopped,
like when waiting at a stop light.  As soon as you release the brake
pedal, and before even pressing the accelerometer pedal, the engine
restarts.  If there is a load on the engine while you are stopped, like
you have the A/C running, the engine keeps running.

The car's manual doesn't describe the feature?  Have a read.  Have
several reads.  The feature has the extremely technical title of "Auto
Start Stop system".  The manual describe all the various conditions
under which the feature will function, and several when it won't.

https://www.subaru.com/owners/vehicle-resources.html?model=2023-CTK-PRE

And, yes, there is an override switch which is also described in the
manual.  There are a lot of pages in the manual.  Alas, instead of
giving you a manual for only the car you purchased, it covers every
option that the car might have instead of what features you actually
have, plus it may cover more than one model in the manual.  Sit in the
car while reading the manual to quickly determine if a describe feature
is available in your car.  If not, skip that section.