Smart Stop Start is a Engine Stop Start (ESS) defeater. Instead of interfacing with the disable button, it connects to the battery of the vehicle. Does anyone know how this works?
Smart Stop Start - How does it work?
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Looks like they have a few variants depending upon model.
The one for GMs that connects to the battery also plugs inline with the battery maintainer/maintenance(?) system (BMS). I would imagine it is consistency telling the PCM... battery is low pal keep on to charge, as that systems monitor is separate from PCM voltage.
Then it looks like there's another one that plugs into OBD.
Wish every manufacturer was as easy as it was to disable like Fords with ForScan.
The one for GMs that connects to the battery also plugs inline with the battery maintainer/maintenance(?) system (BMS). I would imagine it is consistency telling the PCM... battery is low pal keep on to charge, as that systems monitor is separate from PCM voltage.
Then it looks like there's another one that plugs into OBD.
Wish every manufacturer was as easy as it was to disable like Fords with ForScan.
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Well, I’m trying to improve my memory and get punished every-time I forget to press the disable button 
I wonder if such devices will ever be declared illegal like diesel emissions defeats are.
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Shift into 'L' then use the buttons to select top gear (my wife's 'Nox has the 6 speed). I do that whenever I drive it as the stop-start is annoying.
wouldn't surprise me. i put the eliminator in my truck, it just plugs into the back of the button and tells the computer that button has been pressed.I wonder if such devices will ever be declared illegal like diesel emissions defeats are.
Disabling Your Vehicle’s Stop-Start System – Legal Or Against the Law
There are ways to permanently disable stop-start systems. We asked the EPA if it was legal to do so.
Hermann
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On my 2018 F-150 the service manager pointed out a wire that ran to the battery, He pointed at the wire but would not touch . It did disable the start/stop. What else was disabled? Who knowsSmart Stop Start is a Engine Stop Start (ESS) defeater. Instead of interfacing with the disable button, it connects to the battery of the vehicle. Does anyone know how this works?
the battery monitor system, its basically always charging the battery now. the system is designed to adjust the load on the alternator based on the battery charge state.
In the slew of dumb stuff, having mandatory SS and not banning remote start, is definitely up there close to the top.
Every time you turn on the car just open and close the hood. That will turn start stop off until you turn the car off again. Not the best solution but better than nothing
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ok, I've had two recalls and on completely new powertrain i consider that pretty good.
You can with one of these modules.
Does it connect to the battery? never seen one that did. You would need to give us more info such as what vehicle its going on.
Not sure how plugging into the battery would make the button remember its last setting (the A/S/S button)
Many plug in somewhere in the cabin
on my forester it plugs into the harness under the driver seat if you have RAB option.
The one you linked might plug into the OBD port depending on year and model.
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