I've been using Eco-Idle since I bought my car. The delay is negligible for automatic transmission. If you say the delay can cause accident, that means your judgement of safety to cross the junction is off. Those who have the mindset of "sempat lagi ni", will have this risk. If you are a defensive driver and always make sure the road is clear to cross, you won't have this issue to worry about.


Eco-Idle help to save fuel. TS want to turn it off.

Local car. Perodua Bezza. The delay is not much different like when you're pressing the gas to accelerate faster on automatic transmission on normal car. Not instantaneous but not too long either.

As for the fuel save part, it does save a bit of fuel in exchange for a higher battery performance needed. That means battery price is more expensive. But not by much. Around RM100 more than normal batteries.

I would say if you drive daily and always stuck in the jam, the fuel saving is more than the extra price on the battery for every 1-1.5 year.

My summary is based on my own experience. I used to be like that.

Mind you, before I bought the Bezza, my daily driver is a manual Kancil L2S with turbo.

The difference in response is night and day. I have to readapt my driving style to the new car.

I am one of the worst offender of the mentality of "sempat lagi ni" during my kancil driving day.

So now, different car, different response time, different way of driving.

Don't ask your car to adapt to your driving style, you need to adapt to your car capabilities.

It is advertised as a fuel saving feature.