Eco mode

[Jamig]

Hi Guys,

I've purchased a new 2018 132TSI Comfortline and recently noticed that after selecting 'Eco' driving mode, when turning off the engine then restarting it doesn't seem to remember the 'Eco' mode. The instrument panel is showing 'D' (which would be 'Normal' mode) even though the driving profile is saying 'Eco'. I noticed if I select 'Eco' by either touching the screen or with the rotary dial (which would mean in this case turning the dial to another driving mode then turning it back to 'Eco') it then shows 'E' in the instrument panel as if it's now actually in 'Eco'. Has anyone else noticed this? I would of thought it would remember the last driving mode but it seems you have to select 'Eco' again to re-engage the driving mode. Weird, has anyone else experienced this?

[Grugly]

Hi Guys,

I've purchased a new 2018 132TSI Comfortline and recently noticed that after selecting 'Eco' driving mode, when turning off the engine then restarting it doesn't seem to remember the 'Eco' mode. The instrument panel is showing 'D' (which would be 'Normal' mode) even though the driving profile is saying 'Eco'. I noticed if I select 'Eco' by either touching the screen or with the rotary dial (which would mean in this case turning the dial to another driving mode then turning it back to 'Eco') it then shows 'E' in the instrument panel as if it's now actually in 'Eco'. Has anyone else noticed this? I would of thought it would remember the last driving mode but it seems you have to select 'Eco' again to re-engage the driving mode. Weird, has anyone else experienced this?

No.. no-one else has experienced this.. you are the first... Better take it back to the dealership to get it looked at...

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[Grugly]

I am taking the piss though.. this comes up almost every other week...

Unfortunately, you need to select modes outside of normal each time you turn on the vehicle.. no idea why but I assume it's so your car always starts in a "normal" state for you then to choose how you would like to drive..

There is no coding that can fix this as far as I am aware...

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[essy670]

Haha... I was just going to rely... With.. Actually.. Would like to know why though..

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[Jamig]

I am taking the piss though.. this comes up almost every other week...

Unfortunately, you need to select modes outside of normal each time you turn on the vehicle.. no idea why but I assume it's so your car always starts in a "normal" state for you then to choose how you would like to drive..

There is no coding that can fix this as far as I am aware...

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Thanks Grugly, I was going to say would find it hard to believe 'I' would be the only one affected by this . That's fine and I get why it would revert back to 'Normal' but then why does the driving mode say 'Eco' ? I have since called my dealer and waitying for a call back from one of the techs to explain.... will keep you posted

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

I find in ECO mode the car drives like a POS, each time you back off the accelerate it fully disengages and when you need to hit the throttle again there's a slight lag.

[Jamig]

I find in ECO mode the car drives like a POS, each time you back off the accelerate it fully disengages and when you need to hit the throttle again there's a slight lag.

Totally agree, it's very sluggish, possibly where it's holding in higher gears and the disengaging is to maximize fuel efficiency (according to the handbook) to conserve fuel. Still would like to know what's going on with driving modes. Has anyone noticed a considerable difference in fuel economy using Eco Mode?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

The only time I can see that working "well" is when you're on the highway and at a constant speed, around town I doubt there's going to be any real fuel saving. Just like that STOP/START junk... some stupid marketer/strategist dreamt up that rubbish and told tech to implement it

[spacemannz]

The only time I can see that working "well" is when you're on the highway and at a constant speed, around town I doubt there's going to be any real fuel saving. Just like that STOP/START junk... some stupid marketer/strategist dreamt up that rubbish and told tech to implement it

Agree. Runs like a pig in city traffic and bogs down every time you put your foot on accelerator. Only good on highway, but coasting is disabled when ACC is active so net benefit is zero.
Probably an early beta of an emissions cheat program they left in there.

[INASNT]

I have never driven in Eco mode, not even in Normal mode, always individual or sport...

[Grugly]

Anecdotally, I have used eco on the same trip as using sports..

With eco I got around 7.8l and in sports is was around 9.8ish..

This was a 30 minute drive into the city on the motorway in free flowing traffic..

Not really worth it in my opinion

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[Jamig]

Ok, so regardless of whether Eco is used or not does the driving mode stay the same if for example you use Sport?


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[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Anecdotally, I have used eco on the same trip as using sports..

With eco I got around 7.8l and in sports is was around 9.8ish..

This was a 30 minute drive into the city on the motorway in free flowing traffic..

Not really worth it in my opinion

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Do ECO vs Normal for a better comparison. Sports holds the gears, changes the shift points - not a fair comparison.

[Jamig]

Do ECO vs Normal for a better comparison. Sports holds the gears, changes the shift points - not a fair comparison.

Exactly that. My bet is small to no difference between Eco and Normal. I notice the gears are chased up through the box quicker in Eco and then out of gear when coasting, assuming to achieve the best possible fuel consumption.


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[Jamig]

Just an update on this... took it back to dealer and was told that it's completely normal behaviour for the instrument panel to show 'D' indicating 'Normal' mode and still showing 'Eco' within the driving profile on the infotainment system. The service advisor did not know why it did this but stated it even tells you this in the manual. It's not really an issue rather just a tad annoying, as one part of the system is saying one thing and another something else. IF I can be bothered I might take it up with VW, but considering the amount of times I actually use 'Eco', hmmm, probably not.