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<blockquote data-quote="spaycace" data-source="post: 17489" data-attributes="member: 5588"><p>I've seen NUMEROUS posts about this on multiple sites for multiple vehicles ... and I'm always curious when I see people say &quot;I was almost rear-ended&quot; because when I take my foot off the brake, the engine is running by the time my foot hits the gas pedal.&nbsp; I have been in &quot;dreaded traffic&quot; quite often enough in the Denver area (and southern Cali too) and never really had a problem with this feature.&nbsp; I'd either use the &quot;L mode&quot; trick and select the highest gear, or I'd simply take my foot off the brake just enough to re-start the engine and it wouldn't shut off again after that if I never got over a certain speed in that crappy traffic!&nbsp; I'd say the turbo lag on my '19 diesel Equinox is worse than the stop/start feature, but I get around that too by simply stepping on the go pedal and getting my RPMs up to about 1200 before I let off the brake.&nbsp; I honestly don't see the problem and would certainly appreciate the fuel savings ... especially at California prices!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="spaycace, post: 17489, member: 5588"] I've seen NUMEROUS posts about this on multiple sites for multiple vehicles ... and I'm always curious when I see people say "I was almost rear-ended" because when I take my foot off the brake, the engine is running by the time my foot hits the gas pedal. I have been in "dreaded traffic" quite often enough in the Denver area (and southern Cali too) and never really had a problem with this feature. I'd either use the "L mode" trick and select the highest gear, or I'd simply take my foot off the brake just enough to re-start the engine and it wouldn't shut off again after that if I never got over a certain speed in that crappy traffic! I'd say the turbo lag on my '19 diesel Equinox is worse than the stop/start feature, but I get around that too by simply stepping on the go pedal and getting my RPMs up to about 1200 before I let off the brake. I honestly don't see the problem and would certainly appreciate the fuel savings ... especially at California prices! [/QUOTE]

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