Re: City Drive question
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General "City" button
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Re: City Drive question
My God, do people still remember that thread? That was ages ago when we were having a laugh, poking fun at one another's steering and I posted up a Fiat Palio graph to see who would be taken in (no one was - or so I thought)
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No, there's no engine performance difference between City/ normal on a Stilo. City mode simply adds more steering assistance at slower speeds and reduces to normal steering assist as you move faster
I turn mine off now and again when i feel like some exercise but other than that it's been on City for quite a few years now and it ain't done me no harm as they say
My God, do people still remember that thread? That was ages ago when we were having a laugh, poking fun at one another's steering and I posted up a Fiat Palio graph to see who would be taken in (no one was - or so I thought
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No, there's no engine performance difference between City/ normal on a Stilo. City mode simply adds more steering assistance at slower speeds and reduces to normal steering assist as you move faster
I turn mine off now and again when i feel like some exercise but other than that it's been on City for quite a few years now and it ain't done me no harm as they say
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And that took you a whole 6 mins to post..Pah..
My God, do people still remember that thread? That was ages ago when we were having a laugh, poking fun at one another's steering and I posted up a Fiat Palio graph to see who would be taken in (no one was - or so I thought
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No, there's no engine performance difference between City/ normal on a Stilo. City mode simply adds more steering assistance at slower speeds and reduces to normal steering assist as you move faster
And that took you a whole 6 mins to post..Pah..
Re: City Drive question
Sorry, I was doing some exercise
Sorry, I was doing some exercise
But it wasn't April 1st Decks (you were a month out )
...anyway merged now so all can have a laugh
) ...anyway merged now so all can have a laugh
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Can't say I've ever really used mine. It's not like the Stilo's power steering is that heavy, even at low speed in my opinion.
The "City" button gives the steering all the feel of a Mazda 626 circa 1997 (one of the scariest cars I've ever had to drive), which I guess can be a good thing if you really find parking a chore.
The "City" button gives the steering all the feel of a Mazda 626 circa 1997 (one of the scariest cars I've ever had to drive), which I guess can be a good thing if you really find parking a chore.
it is fabulous for those really quick tight manouvres, like a 3 point turn in the middle of traffic, and parking in teeny weeny little spaces. genious thinking to be honest. If only the assistance was adaptive and decreased assistance with speed, then it would be 100% perfect
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it is fabulous for those really quick tight manouvres, like a 3 point turn in the middle of traffic, and parking in teeny weeny little spaces. genious thinking to be honest. If only the assistance was adaptive and decreased assistance with speed, then it would be 100% perfect
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Yes, it should automatically decrease the assistance as the speed increases (without pressing the button!) Mine used to anyway!
ok maybe i meant "decrese even more!"
If you use it for a quick turn around, I wonder whether the time it takes to press the button is less than the time it takes off a 3 point turn?
Well it certainly wont change how the car handles (aide from getting even less feel ) plus you lose the chance for a minor workout
) plus you lose the chance for a minor workout 
