Surprises with Range and Mileage
Completed a 1000KM odd trip. It had most of motorway, A-roads and some winding sections. Range kept changing like anything.
Even as being advised against filled tank blink full which won't let any vapors disappear
- 40 Liter Petrol Filled (To already Quarter odd tank).
- VW Connect App shows only 42 liter -- wallet gets even more lighter
- Boot filled with many bags
- Topped Nitrogen to 33 PSI in Front
- Topped Nitrogen to 35 PSI in Rear
- Car AC temperature set to 20 Degrees
- Range showed 380 KM (Based on past running)
Fast forward and range jumped to 700 KM
195 KM traveled and fuel gauge came down by 1 marker.
At destination and few local running around trip showed 462 KM and Half Tank full/empty
VW Connect was nearly right here with 22 Liter fuel remaining.
Unlike traditional way of holding steering wheel, I rest my left elbow on armrest and right on door pad. As a result few fingers keep contact with steering wheel at bottom or In some cases only with right hand.
Though door has cloth I ended up with bruise. Here is how it looked next day.
I used Cruise extensively. (@Ciclo --Thanks for stalks and wires and @ciclo & @iichel -- Thanks for all answers to SOS during installation)
Though this is best function if you are highway cruiser, adaptive cruise would be even better.
As with whatever road conditions and some non disciplined drivers I ended up pressing brake and engaging cruise multiple times.
Finally the best range I observed.
Overall consumption over 1000 KM
Observations related to cruise -- >
- If you set cruise to a speed (eg 70 KM) then pressing + to increase it is slow as compared to pressing accelerator and setting cruise again
- If you want to reduce set cruise -- again pressing - is relatively slow to pressing brake and slowing down.
- If elevation changes you feel that you are traveling faster but speed does not change
- Again using + or - changed by 1 KM or 2 KM -- Still not consistent for me
One question related to cruise
What is recommended way to increase set cruise speed? eg 80KMPH to 90KMPH
- -- > Increase with + button
- -- > Press accelerator and set cruise again