Eco Mode
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Eco Mode
So I picked up a 15' IS250 last week and had a question. I know the eco mode only picks up 1/2mpg but my question was on the dash, theres a globe. I was cruise controlling at 70-75 on the highway this morning and ti was like 4-5 bars but when i was driving 80, it was like 7-8 bars. Um..... whats it exactly mean? How do you get it all the way? I've taken my foot off the gas and it goes to 0. I accelerate lightly and it does go full but only temp. Being that I just got the car, I'm trying to get the best MPG I can. Any help?
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Page 90 of the MY 15 IS owner's manual. Here's link if your hard copy is not handy.
http://drivers.lexus.com/t3Portal/do...f/OM53C50U.pdf
http://drivers.lexus.com/t3Portal/do...f/OM53C50U.pdf
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The more bars present on the "globe" or eco zone display, the less economical you are driving... so, simply put, you want less bars showing, meaning you are driving more economical. The more bars present, the more your acceleration is outside of the zone of economical driving.
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On a serious note, it was confusing in the beginning for me as well. Mercs have something similar for ECO mode so more bars mean the greener you are.
The bars on IS representing carbon emissions makes sense, the more you have the worse is it for the environment.
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