Anyone else use ECT Snow in traffic?
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Anyone else use ECT Snow in traffic?
One of the main reasons I got rid of my 5-speed maxima was becuase I didn't like driving it in traffic. If there is one thing that instantly puts me in a bad mood...its traffic! haha
Anyway...I like to be as relaxed as possible in bumper to bumper traffic, and I started using ECT Snow to smooth out the constant stop and go. It totally eliminates the annoying jerky starts that traffic forces you to make.
oh, and it adds 5-6mpg compared to no ECT or ECT Power in traffic situations.
Just wondering if i'm the only one!
Anyway...I like to be as relaxed as possible in bumper to bumper traffic, and I started using ECT Snow to smooth out the constant stop and go. It totally eliminates the annoying jerky starts that traffic forces you to make.
oh, and it adds 5-6mpg compared to no ECT or ECT Power in traffic situations.
Just wondering if i'm the only one!
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Anyway...I like to be as relaxed as possible in bumper to bumper traffic, and I started using ECT Snow to smooth out the constant stop and go. It totally eliminates the annoying jerky starts that traffic forces you to make.
oh, and it adds 5-6mpg compared to no ECT or ECT Power in traffic situations.
oh, and it adds 5-6mpg compared to no ECT or ECT Power in traffic situations.
I drive on the 405 freeway here in SoCal.
In heavy traffic (whenever I actually stop, not slow down), I use it. It does help a little with MPG, and it does help the car run a little more smoothly.
#5
Me too, and I also use it when I've got the in-laws in the back seat and want to seem like a totally smooth and sane driver. Not the usual hooligan that I am.
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I usually drive all the time in the pwr mode, but once in a while, in very heavy traffic I put in on snow to smooth out the ride. No snow down here in FL, but in a heavy rain, I'll put in on ECTsnow to keep my back end from sliding out around corners. The one time my Mom {79 yrs} rode in the car, I switched to snow so I woudn't hurt her neck from my normal hard acceleration.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who deals with the jerky starts in traffic! For a while I had myself convinced I just didn't know how to press the acceleration correctly!! Even after a year of ownership I still find making a smooth 1-2 shift tricky (in Auto mode of course) but in traffic there's no stopping the jerk. With that said, I'm always on the 405 in LA as well, and I'll definitely try out the Snow mode.
Just out of curiosity, did the IS300 have the jerky 1-2 shift? If there's one complaint I have about our cars, it's definitely this.
Just out of curiosity, did the IS300 have the jerky 1-2 shift? If there's one complaint I have about our cars, it's definitely this.
#14
I got hit by that big midwestern snow storm this winter, dropped 6 inches at school, and over one foot back home in Ohio. I went back home after the storm and the roads were still bad, and down here at school, we dont have very good road crews at all. I loved the Snow button, but I also have an AWD.