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Automatic Shutoff Tip
My new Panamera arrived last weekend (I need to update my Avatar, but don't have a new photo yet). What an amazing machine.
One comment I had seen someone post earlier regarding the automatic engine shutoff is that it is disconcerting to have the engine turn off when you are poised waiting to turn left in the next gap in traffic or similar situation. I had the same sensation, but do like the feature in general (as much for how quiet the car becomes while sitting stopped as for fuel savings -- in fact if you are stopping to talk to someone such as at an entrance gate, having it more quiet is very helpful). So I was trying not to just turn it off.
In fact, I found a great workaround to that discomfort issue (whether it is a real delay or just a psychological one). I noticed that if you lift slightly off the brake after the engine shuts off, it will fire up again. By lifting just a little, you can even have the engine fire up again without the car ever moving. And after you have done that once, the engine will not shut off again so long as your foot remains on the brake. So you can just lift slightly once, and the engine refires and remains ready, while the default remains for it to turn off while waiting otherwise. I wanted to pass this tip on.
What I don't understand, though, is why the engine stays on when sitting in Park. You would think it would similarly shut off when left idling, until the driver finishes whatever delayed them and starts putting it in gear.
Chip
One comment I had seen someone post earlier regarding the automatic engine shutoff is that it is disconcerting to have the engine turn off when you are poised waiting to turn left in the next gap in traffic or similar situation. I had the same sensation, but do like the feature in general (as much for how quiet the car becomes while sitting stopped as for fuel savings -- in fact if you are stopping to talk to someone such as at an entrance gate, having it more quiet is very helpful). So I was trying not to just turn it off.
In fact, I found a great workaround to that discomfort issue (whether it is a real delay or just a psychological one). I noticed that if you lift slightly off the brake after the engine shuts off, it will fire up again. By lifting just a little, you can even have the engine fire up again without the car ever moving. And after you have done that once, the engine will not shut off again so long as your foot remains on the brake. So you can just lift slightly once, and the engine refires and remains ready, while the default remains for it to turn off while waiting otherwise. I wanted to pass this tip on.
What I don't understand, though, is why the engine stays on when sitting in Park. You would think it would similarly shut off when left idling, until the driver finishes whatever delayed them and starts putting it in gear.
Chip
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My new Panamera arrived last weekend (I need to update my Avatar, but don't have a new photo yet). What an amazing machine.
One comment I had seen someone post earlier regarding the automatic engine shutoff is that it is disconcerting to have the engine turn off when you are poised waiting to turn left in the next gap in traffic or similar situation. I had the same sensation, but do like the feature in general (as much for how quiet the car becomes while sitting stopped as for fuel savings -- in fact if you are stopping to talk to someone such as at an entrance gate, having it more quiet is very helpful). So I was trying not to just turn it off.
In fact, I found a great workaround to that discomfort issue (whether it is a real delay or just a psychological one). I noticed that if you lift slightly off the brake after the engine shuts off, it will fire up again. By lifting just a little, you can even have the engine fire up again without the car ever moving. And after you have done that once, the engine will not shut off again so long as your foot remains on the brake. So you can just lift slightly once, and the engine refires and remains ready, while the default remains for it to turn off while waiting otherwise. I wanted to pass this tip on.
What I don't understand, though, is why the engine stays on when sitting in Park. You would think it would similarly shut off when left idling, until the driver finishes whatever delayed them and starts putting it in gear.
Chip
One comment I had seen someone post earlier regarding the automatic engine shutoff is that it is disconcerting to have the engine turn off when you are poised waiting to turn left in the next gap in traffic or similar situation. I had the same sensation, but do like the feature in general (as much for how quiet the car becomes while sitting stopped as for fuel savings -- in fact if you are stopping to talk to someone such as at an entrance gate, having it more quiet is very helpful). So I was trying not to just turn it off.
In fact, I found a great workaround to that discomfort issue (whether it is a real delay or just a psychological one). I noticed that if you lift slightly off the brake after the engine shuts off, it will fire up again. By lifting just a little, you can even have the engine fire up again without the car ever moving. And after you have done that once, the engine will not shut off again so long as your foot remains on the brake. So you can just lift slightly once, and the engine refires and remains ready, while the default remains for it to turn off while waiting otherwise. I wanted to pass this tip on.
What I don't understand, though, is why the engine stays on when sitting in Park. You would think it would similarly shut off when left idling, until the driver finishes whatever delayed them and starts putting it in gear.
Chip
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