The 2022 Chevy Equinox will come standard with a disable switch for the Automatic Stop-Start system, GM Authority can confirm.
General Motors has planned a raft of changes for the 2022 Chevy Equinox, which will include the addition of a disable switch for the compact crossover’s Automatic Stop-Start system. This switch will be located on the dashboard just below the infotainment system and to the left of the hazard light toggle button.
We actually reported on the addition of the disable switch for the Automatic Stop-Start system when the mid-cycle enhancement (MCE) for the Chevy Equinox first debuted back at the beginning of last year. However, the arrival of the updated Chevy Equinox was then pushed back from the 2021 model year to the 2022 model year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the addition of the switch is now once again relevant as GM prepares to begin deliveries of the MCE Equinox in the near future.
GM has introduced many other changes on the 2022 Chevy Equinox, as well. The mid-cycle enhancement includes updated exterior styling, new alloy wheel options and the addition of a sporty RS trim level. Additionally, the 2022 Equinox will drop four exterior colors from its order book, including Pacific Blue Metallic, Nightfall Gray Metallic, Midnight Blue Metallic and Cajun Red Tintcoat. These colors will be indirectly replaced by Blue Glow Metallic, Seaglass Blue Metallic, Cherry Red Tintcoat and Iron Gray Metallic.
Other changes include the deletion of the base L trim level and the turbocharged 2.0L LTG engine from the order book and the deletion of the Midnight, Sport and Redline special editions. The 2022 Equinox will now also come standard with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
Production of the 2022 Chevy Equinox began at the GM CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Ontario and GM Ramos Arizpe Assembly plant in Mexico on June 14th. Prices will start at $26,995 including destination and freight charges for a base-level LS trim with front-wheel-drive.
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Now make the Equinox the size of the previous generation.
Something about Equinox screams VW. Not the dented character lines but simple overall profile.
It’s nice enough but I still think the Terrain design or even new Envision would have sold in bigger numbers.
Equinox sort of replaces the midsized sedan segment with Traverse covering the D or E Impala/Caprice segment
The Envision has a very nice presence to it. The Terrain just needs a more cohesive front design and a return of a more powerful engine.
No 2.0T no deal
Does GM follow this site?
If so please consider brighter paint colors. Tired of so many dark colors especially for the sunny hotter states.
Adding the stop/start disable button on the equinox 1.5 tiny engine does it really make any sense in my opinion why bother even having that button are people really going to use it how much fuel are u really saving in the real world with this 1.5 tiny engine . Gm needs to bring back the 2.0 l engine and then maybe the pretty little button might worth it but gm should be making c u v that people want to buy with engine that make sense will these 1.5 tiny engine last 80-90 thousand Kms or will they start burning oil like the Hyundai and Kias do only time will tell .
I own a 2018 Chev Equinox with the 1.5 engine currently with over 57,000 miles. “Lou’s” comments seem to be speaking to a “Tiny’”1.5 4cyl engine. I suggest when you go to purchase your new Equinox you avoid the “Tiny” 1.5 & go directly to the large & robust GM 1.5 not made by Kia or Hyundai.
The EPA fuel mileage credit is the same regardless of the size of the engine. It’s partially done this way because the auto start stop systems, particularly cooling and electrical, are too integrated into the vehicle to make it easy to swap between non auto-start-stop versions on the production line.
Is this a “One Time Switch”, or must it be pressed each time there is a new trip?
From what I now, it resets at each ignition cycle… so it must be pressed (to disable auto stop/start) each time you start the car.
I wonder if jumping the wires to it to make it ‘hot’ all the time would work, or would that trigger a code…
Usually you need to press the disable button each time you start the vehicle.
Tp try and answer a few questions on here. 1 the Equinox will never be as big as previous generations as it would cut in to the more expensive Blazer sales, 2 The button is useful even on the 1.5 tiny engine my friends wife has a 2018 with the 1.5 and they love the car but hate the auto start/stop they wish they had the disable button. 3 GM is using marketing strategy just like Toyota does with the RAV4 and Highlander the Highlander is more expensive thus it has more powerful engines then the RAV4…same thing here the more expensive GM product the Buick Envision gets the 2.0 turbo also the Blazer gets two engine choices… because it costs more. 4 I will wait and see what 2024 or 2025 brings to the Equinox and Terrain it will probably be a better vehicle.
I would still purchase this if I were to be in a market for a crossover. This, the VW Tiguan or the Mazda CX-5 or the CR-V. But I do wonder why is the 1.5T kind of slow in. The car with the 170hp and the 203 lb./ft. of torque
I’m very critical of many of gm’s decisions here lately, but I’ll give them credit for doing something right—providing an easy means of disabling what is one of the most annoying “features” ever put on a vehicle. Now, if they’ll just migrate this ‘defeat’ button to all their other carlines………………….
I ended up purchasing a different suv, different maker, a few months ago because I hate the start stop feature and the 2021 CE did not have the off button. I walked on the lot ready to buy because I had owned one years ago and loved it, but was disappointed. The change in size is also a negative. Oh well, I’m happy with my new suv.
Well I guess even if you have to reset it every time it’s better than not having one at all.
You can buy a delete that plugs in your OBD