Just bought yourself a brand-new Toyota Highlander in Decatur? Awesome! Now it’s time to learn how to use the SUV’s stop and start engine offered on LE Plus trims and above. Check out this informative video to discover how you can utilize the system to maximize fuel efficiency when driving your new vehicle.
The Toyota Highlander, Class By Itself
The Toyota Highlander remains in a class by itself, with mid-size class and style to spare. One of the most highly praised features in the Toyota Highlander is new Stop & Start Engine feature. We're here today to show you just how you can use this feature to enjoy a more fuel-efficient Highlander. It's a simple feature that works automatically as long as it's activated. Remember, if you want to have Stop & Start Engine features, you'll need to buy a Highlander with a V6 engine.
How To Use Stop & Start Engine
There's nothing quite as satisfying as features that function on their own with little or no input from you. That's how Stop & Start Engine works, and it's a simple principle. When you are at a stand-still on the road, with your foot pressed down on the brake, your vehicle's engine goes in a "standby" mode that burns less fuel than if you were just regularly idling at a stop. Once you take your foot off the brake and begin to move again, the engine of your Highlander seamlessly restarts to full power, leaving you free to move again. There is little disruption to the driving experience, and you won't even notice the Stop & Start Engine feature after a while.
The question you might have is why this is a useful feature. It comes down to two words: Fuel economy! When your engine is idling, you're burning up a lot of fuel. The car is in full-on mode even though you're not even moving. Thanks to the Stop & Start Engine feature, your engine knows when you're not in motion and to save on that valuable fuel you would normally be burning up. It's a "smart" feature that is integrated so seamlessly into the overall engine and system design that you don't even notice it saving you thousands of dollars in fuel over its lifetime. And that' a true blue high-technology feature, one that is so good and quiet at what it does that you don't even notice its enormous benefit. Only select models of Highlander will feature Stop & Start Engine, so make sure that you buy a model that features this great system. It's a great way to save on fuel and handle the stop and go driving on city streets without burning more of your gas than you should.
