Start stop support

Battery tech specialist CTEK is reminding ‘Start Stop’ vehicle owners to keep batteries in peak condition to achieve efficiencies and environmental benefits. Around 70 percent of all new vehicles, regardless of car segment and class, now include start-stop functionality which in theory, lowers fuel costs and reduces emissions significantly when batteries are regularly maintained. Starting an engine however, is the most demanding thing that your battery will do. So doing this repeatedly, during a succession of short, low-speed journeys for example, places massive strain on the battery – the very heart of the vehicle. The problem with shorter journeys is that the alternator simply won’t have the time to fully charge the battery. To help motorists with a start-stop vehicle, CTEK has developed the CT5 Start-Stop battery charger that uses patented CTEK technology, to safely charge start-stop vehicle batteries to maximum capacity. The CTEK Start-Stop Battery Charger is fully automatic, so there are no buttons to press or modes to select. It’s also foolproof to connect, spark proof and reversepolarity protected, for user safety. Extremely clean voltage and current delivery ensures vehicle electronics are protected, meaning that there is no need to disconnect a battery when charging. The CTEK Start-Stop Battery Charger comes with a five-year warranty.