# 2018 Toyota Highlander - Start stop

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-highlander-start-stop/157193>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-highlander-start-stop/157193 "2020-01-24T18:28:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CharlesVanNatta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@CharlesVanNatta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharlesVanNatta)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-highlander-start-stop/157193/1 "2020-01-24T18:28:38Z")

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I have a 2018 Highlander with the “start/stop” feature that I can control with the firmness I put on the brake pedal. I live in a small town where the stoplights are not very long. Can you tell me what the minimum time would be to stop the engine to be practical and efficient?

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-highlander-start-stop/157193/2 "2020-01-24T19:37:10Z")

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Excellent question Charles. [Stop Start](http://bestride.com/research/buyers-guide/does-auto-stopstart-technology-wear-out-engine-components) is a controversial topic. I think you will have trouble finding any difference in your measured fuel economy with our without using it. The savings per vehicle are small. However, multiply that by a population of around 50 million cars in the U.S. with the technology and the little drops add up to many tankers of fuel saved. I recently tested a Subaru that tallied up the savings. I thought that was smart.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-toyota-highlander-start-stop/157193/3 "2020-01-24T21:47:36Z")

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Modern cars take very little gas to restart so anything over a few seconds with the engine stopped will result in fuel and emissions savings.