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      12-12-2011, 06:07 PM   #21
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BMW is likely relying on this system for its EPA and CO2 output ratings in various countries. It seems altogether obvious that this would not be possible if the system could be defeated and didn't default to "On". I haven't driven a car equipped with Auto Start/Stop (should we call it "ASS"?) yet, but I've driven any number of hybrids and find their systems totally unobjectionable. I expect I would not feel differently about BMW's ASS. Except for the cumbersome name. What seems missing from all these discussions is WHY you owners don't like it. (I'm discounting your predictions about the effect on reliability, which I think have no basis in fact.) What's wrong with it?
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