Most drivers press the engine start button without realizing it can do much more than simply turn the vehicle on. Learning these hidden functions can improve convenience, safety, and even help protect ...

For more than a decade, automatic engine start/stop systems were sold as painless climate tech, a clever way to trim fuel use by cutting the engine at every red light. Now the feature is rapidly ...

The Trump administration is eliminating a credit for automakers that install start-stop engine technology. Administration officials labeled the feature as "universally despised" and an "idiotic ...