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The info I could find on the Kio Soul Eco setup also mentioned a few things like that the system wouldn't turn off the engine if you hadn't gotten up to at least 5 mph since it shut off last. That way it wouldn't be annoyingly turning off and on over and over in start and stop traffic.
There were a few other things too, like it air-conditioning was running on high, it won't turn the engine off, etc.
Rest assured that if a car company is going to come out with some new feature, they are going to want it to work right. They'll be thinking about both everyday and unusual circumstances that might come up, and think about how it will work with the feature.
The fun of a DIY system is that you can make it any way you want. With a manual system YOU can decide if you want to turn your engine off or not!
Still, it's pretty cool to start to see manufacturers coming out with new automated systems that conserve fuel.
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