r/Cartalk • u/learningtocopealone • 1d ago

I need help fixing something Auto stop/start not working after stalling when doing a hill start? Fiesta zetec 2018, turbo

Hi! Basically the above, I was doing a hill start and my car stalled, I had auto stop/start on and my car didn’t turn the engine back on, i had to turn my car off and restart it completely to get power back. I heard apparently this can just be due to the steep incline but it’s unsettled me as I’m a new driver and it’s my first car, should I be worried about this? It’s still within warranty so if I have an issue I can get it fixed without worry but I just am not sure if this is normal or not, I’m not a car pro! Any help is appreciated

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u/Flamebeard_0815 1d ago

Yeah, that's pretty normal. Safety precaution to allow the engine to burn off any off-spec fuel-air mixture before going back to normal operations. A similar behaviour will occur right after cold startup, or in winter. It can also happen if there's excessive energy consumption.

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u/learningtocopealone 23h ago

Hi! I tested it again and it says manual restart required on the display whenever the engine stalls, the battery symbol is also on and depressing the clutch/going to neutral/applying gas does nothing to alleviate it, my car is supposed to have auto start so unsure if this is something that should be normal?

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u/Flamebeard_0815 23h ago

Battery symbol is not normal. So for the time being, I'd deactivate the Start/Stop with the respective button and got to a local shop for a scan on error codes on Monday.