[Lee]

next time I'll try 120km/h but I'm pretty sure that 10km/h cannot make a difference of 3 liters. If it does, that is crazy...

It probably won´t. Are you using the car as i wrote i a few posts above #963? Since then my fuel consumption has started dropping.

I totally agree that there should be a "Balanced" mode - personally I would like ICE over 50kph (30 mph).

I would like to see that as well.

 

[UKPhil]

Only had that when conditions were terrible or top of windscreen was misty INSIDE on damp morning. I have had all sorts of random messages and behaviours when I first had the car but since the software update its been good (🤞). Some people suggest a disconnect the battery will fix it. I don't see how to even get to the negative terminal, but maybe I'm thick.

 

[Phish]

Only had that when conditions were terrible or top of windscreen was misty INSIDE on damp morning. I have had all sorts of random messages and behaviours when I first had the car but since the software update its been good (🤞). Some people suggest a disconnect the battery will fix it. I don't see how to even get to the negative terminal, but maybe I'm thick.

I think the message with condensation in front of the camera is a different one:

When I get this message it coincides with cold weather and condensation, and it clears in a few minutes.
Yesterday's message was "Front Radar Obscured" and it did not clear in 20 miles of driving. It cleared when I turned the car off and back on again, but I cannot do that on the motorway.

Do you know what exactly was the software update you had? I specifically asked the dealer last week and was told that there were no software updates available. ( I have had the over the air 14012 update, and 10959 for the Tuner assembly).
As for disconnecting the battery - I gather there is a master 25A fuse which can be pulled, but I'm not sure where?

 

[UKPhil]

W hen I had the suspension done there were several software updates done which I think were additional to 14012. PCM software (Gear shift) TCM (Traction control) and MCM( Master?). Really noticed a difference.

 

[gn37]

I think the message with condensation in front of the camera is a different one:
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When I get this message it coincides with cold weather and condensation, and it clears in a few minutes.
Yesterday's message was "Front Radar Obscured" and it did not clear in 20 miles of driving. It cleared when I turned the car off and back on again, but I cannot do that on the motorway.

Do you know what exactly was the software update you had? I specifically asked the dealer last week and was told that there were no software updates available. ( I have had the over the air 14012 update, and 10959 for the Tuner assembly).
As for disconnecting the battery - I gather there is a master 25A fuse which can be pulled, but I'm not sure where?

180 mi estimated range with 80% of the fuel tank and 63.3 mpg is crazy. I hate this problem ...

 

[gn37]

It's the support where the shock absorbers connect to the chassis. It's something like this (in the picture is a flange for some other brand but the functionality is the same).

Both throbbing and screeching noises come from the flanges although it's not mandatory both kind of noises to appear in the same time.. Sometimes you hear only the throbbing, sometimes only the screeching and sometimes (as my case) you have them both. The screeching appears mainly when it's cold outside.

I've also had this problem with a previous car and the flanges were at fault. It seems this is the problem too.
I'll get back when the dealer replace the flanges (in about 10 days).
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Did you get a fix for this? I think that I have the same problem. I did hear some crunch from both sides of the car when I tried to park the car on a parking place that is a little bit higher than the street like in the photo:

 

[cosminium]

The dealer should receive the replacement flanges Thursday or Friday, this week, and call me to change them. I'll get back when I have the new flanges.

 

[Woody]

Fuel consumption; just to make a check on the fuel consumption I drove the battery to 20% which is the minimum and the car switched over to the normal mode. I then filled the petrol tank for 100% and drove 129 km. about 20% in town (40-50 km/hr. with some traffic lights) then about 40% country road (70-80 km/hr.) and about 40% highway (100-110 km/hr. with normal overtaking etc.) After this trip I filled the tank again at the same station, same pump and normal automatic stop by the fill handle (same as the first time) The amount of fuel was 9,84 ltr. which means a consumption from 1:13,1 which is not bad in my opinion. I noticed that during this trip the car somtimes switched over to EV for a short time, probably the car had loaded the battery for some amount so it could switch over to EV. The switch to EV happened at low speeds and mostly after a stop.
I followed the energy flow on the screen and noticed the bleu power flow (arrows) during the EV mode so it was truely driving in EV mode at those moments. The next time I will set the charging during driving to 20% so it will not load at all as some forum members suggested, see wat happens then.

 

[gn37]

The amount of fuel was 9,84 ltr. which means a consumption from 1:13,1 which is not bad in my opinion.

I would say that it is a very high consumption for these speeds

 

[LK7R]

I would say that it is a very high consumption for these speeds

That would be ~7,63l/100? ((9,84litres x 100)/129km), that is really good consumption for petrol 2tone car in my book...

 

[gn37]

That would be ~7,63l/100? ((9,84litres x 100)/129km), that is really good consumption for petrol 2tone car in my book...

my bad I got confused about the consumption/range, but still, let's not forget that it is a PHEV car, not a pure petrol one. For speeds up to 100km/h, it should have a smaller consumption IMHO.

 

[Woody]

Thats right, 7,63 liter for 100 km. or with 1 liter you can drive 13,1 km. In Holland we use the term 1:13,1 With my CX-5 I used a average of 1:14,2. So I think the 1:13,1 is okay.

 

[thomas.fjeldsted]

Thats right, 7,63 liter for 100 km. or with 1 liter you can drive 13,1 km. In Holland we use the term 1:13,1 With my CX-5 I used a average of 1:14,2. So I think the 1:13,1 is okay.

Well 7,63l/ is what the car should be able to do with an empty battery... but it doesn't seem that many can achieve that

 

[Chopperbob]

Well 7,63l/ is what the car should be able to do with an empty battery... but it doesn't seem that many can achieve that

It should certainly be doable in the Netherlands, since we can only drive 100km/h during daytime.
My average currently is 6,3 l/100km but you can see on the dashboard in the fuel consumption monitor (the red indication in the fuel circle) that the faster you drive (say 120 km/h) the consumption rises quickly to around 8 l/100km

 

[UKPhil]

Well 7,63l/ is what the car should be able to do with an empty battery... but it doesn't seem that many can achieve that

I get about that , if I did the conversions right that's about 37 mpg. I get that in mixed driving including probably 80% of ICE mileage at motorway speed. Which is incidentally is what I got in mx CX5 petrol auto.

 

[LK7R]

my bad I got confused about the consumption/range, but still, let's not forget that it is a PHEV car, not a pure petrol one. For speeds up to 100km/h, it should have a smaller consumption IMHO.

But findings stated by @Woody is a test based on petrol/recuperation consumption only, without PHEV goodies.

I get about that , if I did the conversions right that's about 37 mpg. I get that in mixed driving including probably 80% of ICE mileage at motorway speed. Which is incidentally is what I got in mx CX5 petrol auto.

235.215/(37 US mpg) = 6.357 L/100km which is even 1liter per 100km better.

Damn, it must be because of my left foot being too heavy ...

 

[Maz-Fan]

37 UK, not US. UK gallons are bigger . 1 UK gallon = 4.54 litres.

 

[Pavel]

I bought a PHEV because I do most of my driving around the house on an EV. And when I go somewhere far, I enjoy the power of the car. Whether it consumes 5L/100km or 9L/100km, it doesn't matter. I have a car with 245kw, it's great.
If I wanted to drive for consumption, I would buy a Prius for half the price.

 

[LK7R]

37 UK, not US. UK gallons are bigger . 1 UK gallon = 4.54 litres.

Oh, you learn something new every day, please excuse my ignorance.

 

[Viorelasg]

The dealer should receive the replacement flanges Thursday or Friday, this week, and call me to change them. I'll get back when I have the new flanges.

which dealer did you go to and in which city? As I also have a kind of creaking in the front suspension when I have the wheels turned left and it compresses on the brake or bumps. Don't bother me to find out where the noise is coming from.