516 CD 163 BHP
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£14,495
- Year/Month: 2010/0
- Stock ID: T120862
- Transmission: Manual
- CC: 2100
- Mileage: 62000
- Fuel Type: Diesel
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A used car buyer who decides to buy Mercedes Benz sprinter diesel for sale should know about the differences between simple Start-Stop and advanced Start-Stop? an advanced Start-Stop system is considered a more complex system than the traditional Start-Stop which has additional features such as braking energy recovery.
Dual Batteries
It is also true, and this can generate confusion, that with regard to original equipment, different definitions are already given for the tendency to combine these two types of Start-Stop under a single definition, regardless of whether it is a system advanced or simple. The advanced Start-Stop system basically has two batteries, one of which is lead-acid while the other is a lithium-ion battery. It is also true that this technology is used by a very small number of cars. Therefore it is preferable to separate the Start-Stop system into the advanced system that we find on cars with regenerative braking function. And it is precisely for this type of application that we recommend the use of an AGM battery rather than an EFB battery. The AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) battery has a much higher charge acceptance capacity than an EFB battery, where EFB stands for (Enhanced Flooded Battery).
In the Situation
Compared to a traditional lead-acid car battery that is not equipped with Start-Stop, these have a totally different mission since while the first one basically serves only the first engine start, the car batteries with Start-Stop must restart the engine instead after each stop, in addition to feeding various components such as air conditioning, radio, navigator, etc, while the engine is off. A buyer should note that two batteries will add extra cost to Mercedes Benz Sprinter Diesel Price. In addition, of course, to an AGM or EFB battery, there is a control unit called BMS (Battery Management System) which communicates with other ECUs present in the car and informs the system about the battery charge status. This is why in some driving situations, for example in very cold weather, the BMS gives priority to systems such as the air conditioning rather than to the Start-Stop.
Traditional Battery
The difference compared to advanced Start-Stop systems is that these give real priority to the functionality for which they are designed and therefore to fuel savings and to limit the pollution ratio at each stop and restart in traffic. What happens if a driver accidentally uses a traditional battery on a car with that tech add-on. In the best case, the purpose for which the Start-Stop was studied is nullified and the battery life is compromised. In more complex systems there is the risk of generating errors and malfunctions on the control units that communicate with the BMS. Why is EFB technology little known at times even among mechanics compared to the more well-known AGM? So the perception is, it is due to the historicity of the adoption of the Start-Stop system used on the first cars since a decade previously with a massive adoption later, when the various brands were relying heavily on AGM technology, so the aftermarket repairer has likely compared a lot more often with AGM technology than with EFB technology.