Technical stop/start

[306maxi]

That maybe, no it knows if its in neutral or in gear, not what gear its in then.

I think as jrkitching says it does know which gear. But it doesn't really need to know which gear anyway.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Yes, the manual S/S 500's need to know what gear they're in so that the ecodrive system can flash those little arrows at you.

Fair point, so it flashes at different RPM in different gears? I thought it was just a simple flash at 'X' RPM setup.

 

[jrkitching]

Fair point, so it flashes at different RPM in different gears? I thought it was just a simple flash at 'X' RPM setup.

Yes, and it also depends on engine load (which may be an additional input from the MAP sensor). Also it needs to know when it's in 5th, so as not to flash that pesky arrow anymore.

You can tell when you're ecodriving well by the arrows you don't see.

 

[grimwau]

You can tell when you're ecodriving well by the arrows you don't see.

Nice to know you can outrun those pesky indians (native Americans) even in ecodrive.