Does your start/stop disable power steering pump?

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Hi

As above, slightly frustrating when wanting to make a quick pull at a junction when an oncoming car flashes you out or something as you have to wait for the car to come back on before you can steer it

Fault or normal operation?
 
I will need to check.
Are you manual or dsg? Not sure about the manual, but on my DSG Golf you can use a lighter braking approach and the engine wont cut. Personally, i just turn it off every time.
Dave
 
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Hmmm good question I can't remember having thought to myself I can't steer or that the steering is heavy so I think steering assistance is instantaneous with the engine starting. Mines been disabled for the last 15k miles with VCDS as I really didn't get on with S/S.
 
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Yeah I understand the braking thing, I've noticed that too

Also not sure, but if I try hard to move the wheel I have a feeling it starts the car again, but not 100% sure on that, need to test it again

And yeah @Rob2k68 I'm not actually finding it as bad/annoying as I thought it would be haha, just noticed this one point a couple of times
 
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Normal. I've done what you decribe a few times. If you are coming up to a junction where you're only going to be stationary for a matter of seconds just feather the brake and the S/S won't kick in. No more heavy steering.
 
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Just switch the ss off then you wont have to worry........
 
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The ss only kicks in when the car is stationary, so why would you wish to steer a car when its not moving? Surely you will have to wait until the car starts up to do anything...
 
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I guess what I'm saying is (although you shouldn't according to driving instructors) that you'd often like to have the wheel turned ready to the right when you stop

Imagine your're in the middle of the road / a filter lane in the above situation, waiting for oncoming cars to stop so you can turn right across their lane

Make sense?
 
Scottyg said:
Normal. I've done what you decribe a few times. If you are coming up to a junction where you're only going to be stationary for a matter of seconds just feather the brake and the S/S won't kick in. No more heavy steering.
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Or just flick it off with the dash switch. Personally, I just touch the stick to put it into Sport mode. Then s/s doesn't activate and you are ready for a quick pull away.
 
Scottyg said:
Normal. I've done what you decribe a few times. If you are coming up to a junction where you're only going to be stationary for a matter of seconds just feather the brake and the S/S won't kick in. No more heavy steering.
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Yeah I do the same and advised customers to do that whenever they moaned about S/S kicking in on a test drive (which was almost always :D). Sooner or later it becomes second nature and you don't even have to think about doing it - funny how driving habits can change so quickly
 
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Yea my steering locks when SS kicks in. Even more annoyingly my start stop kicks in when I'm still rolling to a standstill at between 1-3mph which presents the obvious problem. I'm kinda used to it now but I think I'm just gonna turn SS off every time. I asked the question whether the cut out when still on the move is normal and got a mixed response. I'm not sure it is cos my last one didn't do it, but I just live with it now. After one car rejection already I can't face the dealership anymore lol.
 
'Pump'? The power steering is electric, no?
 
Assumed it still has fluid and a pump for that fluid, and it is just electrically assisted? Maybe wrong though, haven't had the car long / investigated yet.

And yeah @Pook I've noticed it cut out a couple of times while I'm still slightly rolling to a stop
 
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The steering goes stiff when the engine is off through stop start.

Use your muscles to turn the wheel and the engine fires back into life.
 
leosayer1 said:
The steering goes stiff when the engine is off through stop start.

Use your muscles to turn the wheel and the engine fires back into life.
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This confirms what I thought then

Wasn't sure if I was unintentionally lifting the brake up a bit as I was trying to turn the stiff wheel, obviously not
 
cuke2u said:
Correct...
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Then that'll probably be why the engine restarts when you turn the wheel. The demand for assistance will spur the electric power system into action. The current demand of these systems is significant, enough to drop the supply voltage below the threshold at which the stop-start system will restart the engine.
 
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GSB said:
Then that'll probably be why the engine restarts when you turn the wheel. The demand for assistance will spur the electric power system into action. The current demand of these systems is significant, enough to drop the supply voltage below the threshold at which the stop-start system will restart the engine.
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Or maybe its just clever enough to realise that when the steering is turned under a start/stop event the driver wishes to move off...
 
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