Engine Start/Stop when parking

[Bonder]

I just got a new 2021 Ranger Lariat a month or so ago and have found an annoying issue. Not sure if its just a me thing, or if there is something I can do to resolve it.

When parking either at home or in lots, when pulling into stalls and coming to a stop, the engine start/stop shuts the truck off before I can shift into park. Then of course it restarts once I shift it, then I turn it off with the button.

Is this a normal thing for a start/stop system? I am coming from an 04 F150, so technology has come a long way since then.

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[Doc]

I just got a new 2021 Ranger Lariat a month or so ago and have found an annoying issue. Not sure if its just a me thing, or if there is something I can do to resolve it.

When parking either at home or in lots, when pulling into stalls and coming to a stop, the engine start/stop shuts the truck off before I can shift into park. Then of course it restarts once I shift it, then I turn it off with the button.

Is this a normal thing for a start/stop system? I am coming from an 04 F150, so technology has come a long way since then.

Yup

 

[Tom_C]

Drop into sport when you have that happen. There is no perfect setting... I drop into sport if I know a stoplight will be short, etc. Just nature of the beast.

 

[808matt]

Drain your battery. When mine was near end of life my auto stop stopped working. Problem solved.

 

[Peragrin]

Interesting. my XLT only does it if I hold the pedal down far enough. the slightest twinge on the brake and it restarts. it is so quick I can watch a light turn yellow in another direction, twitch my foot and have it restart as it turns green for me.

try a rolling stop, or come almost to a stop and then move another inch. I bet it doesn't do that.
Edit: when i say twitch I mean flex the muscles in my foot. it relives just enough brake pressure to be noticed by the system, but not enough to actually let it move.

 

[Bonder]

Thanks for all the replies everyone. I will have to try a few things with feathering the brake to see if I can make it better. I could try S as well. I don't think I have shifted into S yet.

 

[Tom_C]

Thanks for all the replies everyone. I will have to try a few things with feathering the brake to see if I can make it better. I could try S as well. I don't think I have shifted into S yet.

Well. You're in for a treat. Assuming you haven't gotten it broken in, then wait to you hit 1000 miles and then take it out on an empty road and mash it.

 

[kieefer]

My ASS is not that annoying. Mine takes a few seconds for the engine to stop, only noticed it at lights and stop signs.
My wife’s Outback is much quicker to show its ASS function than my Ranger.

Might be something that can be timed longer in FORScan if you like your ASS…..function.

 

[Bonder]

Well. You're in for a treat. Assuming you haven't gotten it broken in, then wait to you hit 1000 miles and then take it out on an empty road and mash it.

Yep, I am up to just over 2000KMs now, so she is broken in. I got it up to 80MPH in a 50 without even noticing, so it definitely rides nice.

 

[Grady]

Push the button to disable the start stop?

 

[Bob902]

Push the button to disable the start stop?

First thing I do

 

[KnightWolf]

I just got a new 2021 Ranger Lariat a month or so ago and have found an annoying issue. Not sure if its just a me thing, or if there is something I can do to resolve it.

When parking either at home or in lots, when pulling into stalls and coming to a stop, the engine start/stop shuts the truck off before I can shift into park. Then of course it restarts once I shift it, then I turn it off with the button.

Is this a normal thing for a start/stop system? I am coming from an 04 F150, so technology has come a long way since then.

Yes & it's very counter intuitive. Our VW shuts off when put into park, which makes sense. If you don't shift out of park within 15 min or get out of the car (auto locks) it simply shuts off. Wish the Ranger would behave this way.

 

[Tim H.]

I just got a new 2021 Ranger Lariat a month or so ago and have found an annoying issue. Not sure if its just a me thing, or if there is something I can do to resolve it.

When parking either at home or in lots, when pulling into stalls and coming to a stop, the engine start/stop shuts the truck off before I can shift into park. Then of course it restarts once I shift it, then I turn it off with the button.

Is this a normal thing for a start/stop system? I am coming from an 04 F150, so technology has come a long way since then.

I put a led night light in the rear outlet. Problem solved.

 

[gwhalin]

I actually like the stop/start except when parking. I expect it does have some benefits to mpg and it works pretty damned well. That said the Livernois tunes disable it and I haven’t bothered to ask for a tune to re-enable it.

 

[Tim H.]

I actually like the stop/start except when parking. I expect it does have some benefits to mpg and it works pretty damned well. That said the Livernois tunes disable it and I haven’t bothered to ask for a tune to re-enable it.

I’m worried the wear & tear on the starter will out way the benefits.

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