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zyo · Oct 8th, 2007, 06:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by sprite (original)

That's the bit that tells you what gear you should be in for optimum fuel economy. i.e it will change to an up arrow and 6 if you should change up to 6th.

So thats the bit you ignore then

I had heard about that feature but when I got mine I was playing with the indicator stalk and held it in to see what would happen and the two little arrows came on...it took me quite a few miles before I realised what it was.
The stop start feature works great, the only time I found a problem was when it was just stopping as I had to move off and for a second or two it sat there, seemed like an age but perhaps the people behind didn't even notice. I did manage to stall mine at some traffic lights the other day, I got distracted by an Audi heading toward the back of me at a fair old rate of knots and by the time I glanced back at the lights they had just changed to green, in my rush to pull away I managed to stall it (cue red face). The thing I have found with these MINIs and the new start button sequence is that it isn't exactly second nature when you stall.I bet the people around me were a tad peed off cos I must have been there nearly 10 seconds.

Loving your car Sprite , the colour looks great as does your interior, nice to see you are putting on the miles. I have done about 2100 miles now and I think it will be seven weeks this Wednesday since I picked him up.
Enjoy...

Oct 8th, 2007, 06:40 AM	#11
zyo owt else is just traffic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Edge of Reason Local Time: 01:02 AM Posts: 1,434 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by sprite (original) That's the bit that tells you what gear you should be in for optimum fuel economy. i.e it will change to an up arrow and 6 if you should change up to 6th. So thats the bit you ignore then I had heard about that feature but when I got mine I was playing with the indicator stalk and held it in to see what would happen and the two little arrows came on...it took me quite a few miles before I realised what it was. The stop start feature works great, the only time I found a problem was when it was just stopping as I had to move off and for a second or two it sat there, seemed like an age but perhaps the people behind didn't even notice. I did manage to stall mine at some traffic lights the other day, I got distracted by an Audi heading toward the back of me at a fair old rate of knots and by the time I glanced back at the lights they had just changed to green, in my rush to pull away I managed to stall it (cue red face). The thing I have found with these MINIs and the new start button sequence is that it isn't exactly second nature when you stall.I bet the people around me were a tad peed off cos I must have been there nearly 10 seconds. Loving your car Sprite , the colour looks great as does your interior, nice to see you are putting on the miles. I have done about 2100 miles now and I think it will be seven weeks this Wednesday since I picked him up. Enjoy...