Interesting Discoveries Thread (Good or Bad)

[Kamauxx]

That one needs confirmation. Who's up for it?

Why do you doubt it? That's the way LC works. Stability and Traction control don't reactivate themselves unless you restart the car.

 

[Rufus]

@Kamauxx Have you tried launching using the "auto hold" feature instead of the dedicated launch control? I'm curious if you find it lowers your 0-60 as well. I'm wondering if that feature prevents bogging as it is there to make sure you don't roll backward, right? Maybe utilizing that feature mitigates the torque reduction a bit in lower gears...

 

[Kamauxx]

@Kamauxx Have you tried launching using the "auto hold" feature instead of the dedicated launch control? I'm curious if you find it lowers your 0-60 as well. I'm wondering if that feature prevents bogging as it is there to make sure you don't roll backward, right? Maybe utilizing that feature mitigates the torque reduction a bit in lower gears...

I haven't. I read that post about it being faster than LC but I'm skeptical.

Actually I've never used auto hold.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Give it a go!

I haven't even used LC once, yet alone "once in a while". But I am interested in all of these things ahead of my first LC experience. There hasn't been a time or place that allows for it yet. Your experience is the only one I've heard of so far. If that is the case, then you "taught" your Stinger something and now it "remembers". It is a "smart" car, after all. (Of course, Siri is a "smart" phone, and we all know how dense she is, hah! Why should Stinger be any different?)

 

[bumble bee]

how....I know how to use auto hold. So use hold get rpm up and relase auto hold.

 

[MekstingerGT]

Its been confirmed and I've tried it. You CAN disable stability&traction before coming to a stop and keep it disable. Then if you want to use launch control your ready to go. To reactivate stability&traction just hold the button again. You dont have to turn the car off.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Thanks guys. I'll remember this. Don't know when I'll make use of it. But it's interesting information.

 

[Schpok]

Oz, the land of extremes. If "they" tried to crush my car or jerk my licence for speeding, there could be violence.

@Schpok: It sounds like the 2.0 is significantly less at the top end than the 3.3 (167 mph, rated). This is the first time I've seen any comparison. Did your engine "top out"?, i.e. hit a speed limiter setting? Or was c. 150 mph simply as fast as it will go? Or do you have the different speed governors on the 18" and 19" wheels like they do over here in the US?

That's correct the 2.0 is limited to 149mph /240kph. I didn't quite get it to top out but having indicated more than it is suposed to go was good enough for me in Terms of topspeed changes acc. to wheels size I have no idea but I'm on the 19" as well

 

[MerlintheMad]

That's correct the 2.0 is limited to 149mph /240kph. I didn't quite get it to top out but having indicated more than it is suposed to go was good enough for me in Terms of topspeed changes acc. to wheels size I have no idea but I'm on the 19" as well

Your top speed on your 2.0 is higher than that of the 2.0 in the US, which I understand is limited with 18" wheels to 140 mph.

 

[Rufus]

Oz, the land of extremes. If "they" tried to crush my car or jerk my licence for speeding, there could be violence.

@Schpok: It sounds like the 2.0 is significantly less at the top end than the 3.3 (167 mph, rated). This is the first time I've seen any comparison. Did your engine "top out"?, i.e. hit a speed limiter setting? Or was c. 150 mph simply as fast as it will go? Or do you have the different speed governors on the 18" and 19" wheels like they do over here in the US?

I did note that the 2.0 rear end ratio is 3.73:1, which is steeper than the 3.3's 3.54:1 ratio. All things being equal (testing conditions, same diameter/model of wheel & tire, same hp for sake of argument), the 2.0 would reach V-max at a lower speed compared to the 3.3 I believe. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure there is a formula for determining top speed based on parameters such as tq/hp, weight, gear ratio, etc

 

[daver913]

Interesting Discovery, to me.... I found the Battery! (and the fuse box).

I was showing the car to my neighbor and while looking under the hood and grunting...

We started talking about if the battery was difficult to change... "Hey, there's no battery! Where's the battery!" I looked out back, but I didn't notice it hiding under the tire on the first look. Had to get the book out!

Also learned the spare wheel is aluminum. Interesting.

 

[MerlintheMad]

@daver913: Interesting, what sales reps tell their buyers. My sales guy showed me where the battery is and how to jump start the car from the provided area in the upper right corner under the hood.

 

[Marc Collins]

Interesting Discovery, to me.... I found the Battery! (and the fuse box).

I was showing the car to my neighbor and while looking under the hood and grunting...

We started talking about if the battery was difficult to change... "Hey, there's no battery! Where's the battery!" I looked out back, but I didn't notice it hiding under the tire on the first look. Had to get the book out!

Also learned the spare wheel is aluminum. Interesting.

I remember my old Audi Quattro from the late 80s...the battery was under the back seat!

 

[MerlintheMad]

I remember my old Audi Quattro from the late 80s...the battery was under the back seat!

Well, under the back seat was where they put them in the VW Beetle, of course.

 

[Ace2Rolex]

Adaptive cruise control cannot be switched off to act as old-fashioned cruise control (unfortunately).

Also, if you turn off traction control, adaptive cruise will not activate.

HOW TO DISABLE SMART CRUISE AND ENABLE REGULAR CRUISE CONTROL
Page 5-94 of th manual -
“
1.Turn the smart cruise control sys- tem on (the cruise indicator light will be on but the system will not be activated).
2.Push the distance to distance switch for more than 2 seconds.
3.Choose between "Smart cruise control (SCC) mode" and "Cruise control (CC) mode".
When using the cruise control mode, you must manually assess the dis- tance to other vehicles as the system will not automatically brake to slow down for other vehicles.
When the system is canceled using the CRUISE button or the CRUISE button is used after the engine is turned on, the Smart Cruise Control mode will turn on.”

 

[eflyguy]

Mini had the battery in the boot as well..

Don't think it was for weight distribution, though..

 

[Kazz]

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HOW TO DISABLE SMART CRUISE AND ENABLE REGULAR CRUISE CONTROL
Page 5-94 of th manual -
“
1.Turn the smart cruise control sys- tem on (the cruise indicator light will be on but the system will not be activated).
2.Push the distance to distance switch for more than 2 seconds.
3.Choose between "Smart cruise control (SCC) mode" and "Cruise control (CC) mode".
When using the cruise control mode, you must manually assess the dis- tance to other vehicles as the system will not automatically brake to slow down for other vehicles.
When the system is canceled using the CRUISE button or the CRUISE button is used after the engine is turned on, the Smart Cruise Control mode will turn on.”

That was corrected on the same first page of this topic you pulled this from.

And I stand by my second point.

 

[Stinger305]

Oh that sucks! I never use auto!

But it's an elegant solution! You can still "never use auto" if you want. When it's dark and you manually turn on your lights, just switch it to Auto instead of On, and you'll have the auto-headlight adjustment. Then when you get to your destination you can manually switch it off like normal and you'll never know the difference.

 

[Ucinn]

how....I know how to use auto hold. So use hold get rpm up and relase auto hold.

Auto hold releases right when you touch the gas pedal, so you can't get the rpm's up using auto hold.

 

[Soca Boy]

Auto hold releases right when you touch the gas pedal, so you can't get the rpm's up using auto hold.

And it’s great for trains, lol