Member Since: 08 Sep 2018
Location: North devon
Posts: 3
Is there a minimum period of time you need to be in manual mode
8th Sep 2018 7:44 pm
cdf
Member Since: 13 Oct 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 156
I find about 15 minutes on a road that requires lot of changes is all it needs.
9th Sep 2018 2:25 pm
Maddagie
Member Since: 03 Apr 2019
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4
What you are basically doing is resetting the adaptions
It like the box software having to relearn your driving habits again
3rd Apr 2019 2:22 am
Wilkesy72
Member Since: 14 Jan 2021
Location: LITTLEHAMPTON
Posts: 7
cdf wrote:
I do find just driving in manual every now and then seems to help. I think it helps to wake up the learning in the gearbox and reset it. It's as if it stops learning after a while and just sticks.
I have also seen the mpg do the same if not reset it just seems to get a figure and stay there.
But was pleased to see the mpg clicking round on my trip to Scotland. I did check it at the pump and was about 34 mpg.
Very Impressive!
1st Jun 2021 12:23 pm
seandewis
Member Since: 29 Apr 2021
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 9
I drive 250 mile round trip each end of the weekend to pick my daughter up for the weekend and often see 40-41 mpg in my TDV6
28th Jun 2021 2:22 pm
DirtBuddha
Member Since: 25 Feb 2019
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 31
Avg 31.7mpg on a run in mine. 8)
21st Dec 2021 5:49 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14177
Or as we like to call them MPG displays , lie-o- meters
Must admit on a run I’ll get between 30-32Mpg doing the tank refill calcs and for such a heavy motor shaped like a house brick I’m extremely pleased getting that kind of mileage
21st Dec 2021 8:50 pm
Devon Z
Member Since: 14 Nov 2019
Location: Brixham Devon
Posts: 251
Around town short trips 24/26, used to get 16/18 out of my old petrol Volvo! it was/is fast though 😳 so technically an improvement 😁Steve
*2005 RR Sport 2.7tdv6 HSE. Current project.
*98 Volvo V70R FWD, owned 14 years, future project.
*99 BMW Z3 30k miles owned from new.
21st Dec 2021 9:49 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8243
seandewis wrote:
I drive 250 mile round trip each end of the weekend to pick my daughter up for the weekend and often see 40-41 mpg in my TDV6
I normally see <22 and I’m a steady driver It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
22nd Dec 2021 8:36 am
jekyllman
Member Since: 27 Dec 2020
Location: Pocatello
Posts: 42
I’m located in the US and have the V8 petrol auto configuration. Mine doesn’t shift automatically in auto. It just revs up and up… can this still be done?
26th Jan 2022 4:23 am
LeighW D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
Posts: 920
To get more from the D3's auto simply put the Terrain Response into Sand mode whilst driving around built-up areas and traffic lights and enjoy the ride.
Don't blame me if your fuel economy takes a dive though!
And no, that is not the reason for me being on the third engine; blame original engine design and not enough monitoring of 'plastic' engine parts on my behalf...LeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
26th Jan 2022 6:45 am
jcpc_br_disco3
Member Since: 08 Jan 2023
Location: Recife
Posts: 1
amazing tips...just following. I just anchieve 21MPG.
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