[W126 Coupe] Economy gauge: 1990 560 SEC

[Jay Hirsch]

What am I missing here?   The car should used in "D"
You have a 560 SEC and  and are concerned about mpg?
that is like having a Hummer and complaing that gas is $4 a gallon
nothing personal but get real
keep cruisin
Jay H

on the NJ Tpke at 75 mph my 90 560 gets 19 mpg.


On Oct 2, 2009, at 12:22 PM, millerlh at earthlink.net wrote:


>

> 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.

>

> I live in a modestly hilly area of NJ.

>

> 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.

>

> 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.

>

> 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.

>

> 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?

>

> 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.

>

> Just curious to know people's thoughts.

>

> Lou MIller

>

>

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