I was hoping someone here might be able to help. I want to turn my Eco off permanently on my U.S. 15 XF portfolio. I looked up my owners manual but could Not find how to turn it off. Tired of manually turning it off every time I get in to drive. Thanks for any help...

 

My understanding is that it is not possible to permanently turn it off.

 

I believe someone else on this forum said you could just disconnect the small battery in the trunk and that will disable the stop/start feature. If you do that, you might want to remove the small battery and connect it to a battery maintainer so that it doesn't go dead permanently (in case you change your mind later).

 

This feature works very well. Just live with it for a month and you'll not notice it. In fact, you'll find riding in cars without this feature a bit odd.

 

I have a 2015 Sport and at first I wasn't too thrilled with the ECO feature myself, but I got used to it and it actually really helps out with fuel economy, if that is something your concerned with. The only way I have been able to avoid it is to not wear my seatbelt, if that is something your willing to do.