Pwr/ect Switch

[Keith Bowler]

I know this has been discussed before but I have been driving with this switched on and my fuel consumption is improved.

I am a little puzzled as I expected the opposite and at present I am doing lots of short journeys.

In this mode the car is so much quicker and responsive, very much like a Merc or BM in sport mode.

Am I just being daft and shout I turn it off!

[black400]

I have been useing this mode for a few weeks , fuel up about 3mpg, overtakeing is faaassstt as ffffuucc????

[The-Acre]

Hmmm, I've been reluctant to use mine thinking it will decrease the MPG so I'm giving that a go over the weekend!

[black400]

It takes a bit of time to show results, i was not so sure at first, but stuck with it.

[black400]

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Edited March 29, 2013 by IanS200
sorted it for you

[willskoda]

Yeah I wasn't sure about this but with Power selected my throttle response is better, gear changes smoother and MPG up. Win

[Keith Bowler]

I have been using mine with the PWR switch on and my meagre 13.5 mpg average on the computer had jumped up to 15.3, same short journeys as usual.

After a longish run today but only up 40mph with a short 5 - 10 mile stretch at 60mph its gone up to 16.7.

[The-Acre]

I have been using mine with the PWR switch on and my meagre 13.5 mpg average on the computer had jumped up to 15.3, same short journeys as usual.

After a longish run today but only up 40mph with a short 5 - 10 mile stretch at 60mph its gone up to 16.7.

I must admit even with town driving I'm usually getting 18-20 mpg 13.5 seems very low to me.

[Bluesman]

I have been using mine with the PWR switch on and my meagre 13.5 mpg average on the computer had jumped up to 15.3, same short journeys as usual.

After a longish run today but only up 40mph with a short 5 - 10 mile stretch at 60mph its gone up to 16.7.

I must admit even with town driving I'm usually getting 18-20 mpg 13.5 seems very low to me.

I cant understand why you are getting such poor figures, unless you are driving everywhere with your foot planted to the floor on the loud pedal there has to be something amiss. Mike

[ManicMark]

Very short say 2 mile journeys in stop start traffic will produce these figures.

[messi]

Im getting 18-22mpg around town. God knows how your only getting 13.5.

[black400]

ye that does not sound right , i realy recommend a bottle off Cataclean , but if you can afford it a Terraclean , they will come to you takes about an hour with great results

[ManicMark]

Depends how short the journeys are if I was to drive to Barking from Ilford about 2 miles from cold really stop start all the way 13 mpg would be right. If its normal town traffic Around 20 to 25 mpg depending on how you drive.

[Keith Bowler]

Most of my journeys these days are from home to the station and back about 2 miles each way, car really does not get warmed up.

properly.

Always try to give it a longer run at least every other weekend.

I do wonder if the average mileage on the computer is not reading properly as I got approx 190 miles out of my last £50 fuel fill up which at £1.36/litre gives around 21/22mpg. I am certainly regularly getting more than 110 miles per £50 of fuel.