My first thought was that due to summers maybe it is giving me this warning, i drove for 1-2 days more and regular warnings at night made me worry.
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Hi All,
I just wanted to share my experience with all MSIL Smart Hybrid/SHVS friends about a rodent attack which made my Auto Start/Stop functionality stop working. It can be a long post, please bear with me.
All of sudden i started getting “Idling Stop Unavailable” warnings on my MID My first thought was that due to summers maybe it is giving me this warning, i drove for 1-2 days more and regular warnings at night made me worry. Checked my AC setting and it was set at economy so no alarms there too. Another aspect was maybe the battery is not sufficiently charged, i made sure Hybrid Battery status had at least 4 terminals and then tried auto stop functionality without AC turned on. No luck same warning again. Got the main battery checked at a nearest battery shop, everything was good. I planned my nearest ASC visit the next day (Arena). ASC people checked the batteries , performed an on board diagnostic scan and went clueless for about an hour. After a while a trainee came and found I had a rat bite on a section which connects the gear shift selector and to the engine harness. Reference photo from a friend’s car with the wiring intact: I asked them to change the harness, they took another half and came back to me unsure with the price and said I need to change the complete gear shift assembly set. Parts will be around 8k and labour extra. I specifically asked them if they can repair it, they said they cannot open the gear shift assembly and since it is terminal soldering at one end they cannot repair it. It was a shock for me how MSIL can not manufacture a small harness when it is known for cheaper & shared child parts. This is shared between all SHVS/Smart-Hybrid cars of Maruti. I started my research and observed the part more and more. My brain was saying the terminal which had a soldering section on it can be opened and we can solder one part and join the coupler section with all a new set of wire. With the same thought I called my service hero Lokeshand had a discussion with him. Shared the photos & videos and we decided to meet on a day when he has less customers. THE DAY: He observed and we went for the same test unsure if it would work or not. Terminal end was opened and soldering was done outside. Adhesive was applied on the terminal end, wire mesh was wrapped along just to avoid any future rat bites. Sharing some photos of the work below: Installation was complete and I did a 5km spin just to charge the batteries and turned off the AC. The moment i tried Auto Stop: I was so delighted because we repaired it, were successful on the theory worked which ASC declined politely. I tried a few more auto stop/starts, no issues, no warnings and Happy Ending. Special Thanks to Lokesh & team and my friends who helped me out during this time. Thanks for reading. Keyword: How I repaired my S-Cross SHVS after Maruti ASC refused to do so