Keep it disabled. Turned on with 7MT Hold feature is a fail IMO.

 

Most useless feature ever installed on a car!

 

The feature creeps me out. I keep thinking what could happen if the car does not restart!

 

It does. You get used to it. We live in the rubarbs - rural suburbs - and stopping is infrequent I like the sailing feature that puts the tranny in neutral while coasting. When in a city I turn off the auto start

 

+1!!!!

 

Yep, I had it on at first and it scared the sht out of me.. i thought the car had died on me..

 

I like the coasting function during long trips on the freeway but I can not stand the auto stop/start. I wish both were not necessarily linked.

 

Start Stop or Wear and Tear feature?

 

Stupid and Stupider

 

This feature seems like it would stop oil flow and stress the battery,alternator,starter,and driver right?

 

Never used it. Had it on during the test drive. Doesn't feel natural...never will.

 

I believe the Hold feature overrides auto start/stop; if you're on a hill, the car won't shut the engine off.

 

Turned it off at the dealership upon delivery last August, and have not turned it back on.

 

UPDATE: I was curious if it actually helped to increase the average MPG, so I decided to fill up my tank and try it out and I gained 100 miles per tank while using this feature!

I normally drive in Sport Mode with Auto Start/Stop disabled, PASM Sport and PSM disabled. I would average about 235 miles per tank (typically shifting around 4,000 RPM). Mixed city and freeway.

With Normal Mode, Auto Start/Stop enabled, PASM Normal, PSM enabled and shifting around 3,000 RPM I achieved 338 miles per tank!!!

I know that the Auto Start/Stop feature wasn't the only factor in increasing my MPG, but it certainly must have helped a bit.

 

I'm sure you're right that it helps. My guess is your shifting pattern may have been the biggest factor there.