hello, i was wondering if anyone can tell me when to use the different driving modes. i know C is for best gas mileage but i dont know too much about the rest. thanks!

Put it in s+ and step on it and u be the judge I'm sure u will have a smile ear to ear ps turn the traction off

I am in C mode only for the first 5-6 mins - which is how long it takes me to get to the freeway from my door - which is also how long it takes to get the temperatures to acceptable levels - more so in houston weather.

And talking of Houston weather, I have been in C mode - last 2 days - for it was raining cats and dogs.

I'm on C on daily drives to the office and back.. I get on S or M (depending on the mood) in the weekends when I have spirited driving

C mode till it warms up, S+ mode then when on the freeway, M mode all other times.

C most of the time. I don't like the rough transition from 1st to 2nd in S when daily driving to work. S when up to speed on the highway. S&M when I want to have fun. :-)

thanks for the replies!! i was wondering what the difference between S and S+ is? also, does M stand for manual because all the modes can go into manual mode so i dont see the point of M.

S+ is slightly more aggressive than S. M is fully manual, so the car doesn't shift without your input. With the other modes, you can use the paddles, but it will automatically shift when you hit certain rev thresholds, high and low.

I thought someone on here posted that they didn't notice any appreciable fuel mileage difference between C and S?

Trust mr, there is. Higher revs simply uses more gas.

c mode starts the car off in second gear and never uses first unless you punch it to induce a downshift at a low enough speed. there is no point in yall leaving it in c mode until its warm unless. itd be no different than s ,s+ or m just dont start beating on it until everything is warmed up.

I try to relax on my 7AM 9mi commute to work in the morning so its C mode for me. The problem with S mode is that if I push it, it's not just my car that goes into S mode, I go into S mode too. Thats not good for the gas or the relaxation.

Actually, I've surprised myself in this one. Quite often, the more aggressively I've driven my car, the better the mileage has gotten. Overall, I average about 19 MPG....and when I try to baby it, I often see it down into the 17s or 18s. I drove around for a couple of days in S+ or M mode almost exclusively, and had over 20 MPG when I filled it up.

Now, most of my driving IS highway, and about a 70 km (each way) commute to the office. A good chunk in stop & go traffic though.

I honestly and logically would have thought that driving in S+ or M would have been harder on mileage than driving in C.

I've seen the same effect in my Range Rover Sport as well. I get the best mileage out of it when I actually push it a little. It's mostly a pig, fuel economy-wise, but I've had some of my best results when I don't try to baby it.

Well, I find the same thing. Once I flip to S+ or M, then I just want to hear the engine, and so I look for opportunities to let the car loose a little (or a lot). Not great in rush-hour traffic, so I do try to keep it in C and my own red-mist from boiling over.



Patrick

That is very interesting. I drive about 100 miles per day so I fill up 2-3 times a week. I definitely reset all of my ODO counters each time and I have noticed a trend to slightly lower mpgs when in S or M. It's usually like 17 vs 15.

S 90% of the time, M the other 10% when I can get away from traffic on some decent roads. The only time it sees C is when my wife drives it. I certainly didn't get this car to try and squeak out 1 or 2 more mpg...

True. That's why I got my motorcycle. Although, I was surprised how much more time economical and fuel economical my bike is...not only can I split lanes in traffic, but I also get about 48 mpg highway

Real talk. I fill my 3.5 gal capacity bike gas tank once every month or so. As for the C vs S gas economy, you're right, I do see a slight improvement, but then again, it probably also has to do with the fact that I don't gun it in C mode as I feel like there's no point. Lol.

excuse me ignorance, but what is the difference between S & S+ and how do you get it in S+?
Also, does the suspension firm up in S or is that just my imagination?
New owner, so still getting used to it.

What year is your car?

S+ is on the 2012+ models.

It's on earlier models as well, we just don't have a position for it. While your in S mode shift down on the paddle and the car stays in the gear until it hits its rpm limit and then shifts by itself. It uses all of the rpm band. Not really a fan of it in everyday driving but love it when I hit the highway. It's the cars optimal Shift point automatically