[W126 Coupe] Economy gauge: 1990 560 SEC

[Ruud Schuijt]

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> I have a true German 1990 560 sec. The economy gauge in my car is

> called.............economy!! I guess the naming only came in 1 version...

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> While I'm posing questions to all you learned brethren (and sistern) of the

> Coupe Groupe, I had one more question that has been nagging me about my 1990

> 560 SEC.

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> I live in a modestly hilly area of NJ.

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> I drive my Coupe daily in all conditions, including a 12 mile commute through

> the countryside over twisty roads which are continuously up and down over

> modest hills. I also drive it almost daily on divided highways and

> interstates.

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> In the daily commute, I have begun to do the drive primarily in 3rd gear,

> because I noticed that the "Economy" gauge invariably registers 3rd gear as

> being more "economical", up hill and down, and even during acceleration, at

> speeds which are below 45, which is the entire commute.

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> I was wondering if the gauge is really registering "Economy" which I would

> interpret as "using less fuel", or if it would have been more accurate to have

> labelled the thing "Efficiency", which I would have interpreted as meaning the

> engine is operating more efficiently. The difference isn't much, but I do

> think I am actually seeing a small difference in fuel consumption, for the

> better.

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> Does anyone have a true German car with the German word used on the gauge,

> which may or may not give a translation of the intent of the English word?

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> I also noticed that the gearshift slot for the gear lever has 4th and 3rd

> gears in the same plane, so I assume it was intended to commonly make this

> shift between 4rd and 4th, as opposed to having to make an extra deviation to

> get into 2nd or 1st, for what that's worth.

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> Just curious to know people's thoughts.

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> Lou MIller  

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