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Originally Posted by simon025
Hi Guys
Good to see so many replies.
It seems most of you don’t think it is a good idea to switch off the engine on an auto transmission.
On the owner’s handbook, it states that “When you stop the car for longer period, for example, at traffic light, railway crossing or in traffic jams, switch of the engine.
You save fuel event if the engine is off for no longer than approximately four seconds.”
So the questions is, does the above statement apply to all X1 or only to manual transmission.
Thanks
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It's about common sense for all non-S&S cars, X1 inclusive
: a traffic jam when you are literally "parked" and nothing moves after 5 minutes, yes your shut off the engine. A traffic jam when you keep crawling every few seconds, you stay in D.
Same for traffic lights... You rarely stand still for more than one minute before it goes green again, so no, you would not cut the engine.
Conversely a railway crossing, unless the train is already passing as you pull up, will hold you for a few minutes at best, in which case it does make sense to kill the engine.
Rule of thumb is 2 minutes. Under, you let it idle, over, you turn it off.
Common sense....
