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      04-24-2013, 01:14 PM   #8
Grovsnus
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Drives: Le Mans blue X1 35i
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Originally Posted by stonex1 View Post
I do notice on the idrive that when selecting ecopro, that the screen shows some ecopro tips
Exactly three completely useless tips, as far as I can tell.
1: If you give gas past a certain point, it recommends avoiding hard acceleration. Even if it was to get up a hill.
2: If you brake to a stop, it recommends coasting in advance before stopping. Even if you coasted for 20 seconds before finally stopping.
3: If you engage neutral while coasting to a stop to save even more gas, or switch to a higher gear for the same reason, it tells you that you should be in D.

Anyhow, ECOPRO isn't really doing much on the 35i. As far as I can tell, it's just reducing the effect of the air conditioner, and displaying a phony counter of how many extra miles you can go because you used ECOPRO. If you have to brake for a red light, it tends to go down to +0.0 mls again, even if you would have to brake for the same light if not using ECOPRO.
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