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Two stage accelerator pedal?

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Hi all,

I'm too lazy to read the manual amd I have a quick question. Does the accelerator pedal have two stages? The reason for asking is that today, for the first time, I had an opportunity to overtake a few vehicles at the same time but it felt like the accelerator pedal went so far and met some rersistance before it kicked in again and allowed me to depress the pedal further. I'm sure I read somewhere else on the forum about this.
 
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Even with the 2.0 HDi engine that I have?

I thought the over boost was only on the 200hp petrol version.
 
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Hi Hart

Did you have your speed limiter set? or set it by mistake?

When you set the speed limiter it won't let you go above the speed you have set, unless you give the accelerator some added down pressure.

Just a thought !
 
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RCZ1 said:
Hi Hart

Did you have your speed limiter set? or set it by mistake?

When you set the speed limiter it won't let you go above the speed you have set, unless you give the accelerator some added down pressure.

Just a thought !
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Not that I know of, but I will have to check. :thumbup: The speed limiter function, along with the cruise control, are two functions I will never use.
 
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whether or not you turn on the speed limiter, there is still a second stage for the accelerator pedal. if you look underneath the pedal on the floor, you can see a little button/switch which engages when you floor-it and switches off the limiter.

as for using the cruise or the speed limiter, I find them v useful. what with the proliferations of SPECS cameras everwhere you go, it's v useful to avoid going over the limit without constantly having to look at the speedo.

which leads me to another question. there always seems to be a discrepancy between the electronic speed readout and the one on the normal speedo. the normal speedo seems to be about 3 or 4 mph faster than the electronic one..... is this normal? which one is right? or is this just the normal difference between a sat nav speedo and a "normal" one?

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eyetiepie said:
which leads me to another question. there always seems to be a discrepancy between the electronic speed readout and the one on the normal speedo. the normal speedo seems to be about 3 or 4 mph faster than the electronic one..... is this normal? which one is right? or is this just the normal difference between a sat nav speedo and a "normal" one?

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Yep there is a difference - Cruises, speedo and statnav (mines a TomTom standalone) - I always go off the TomTom as it's using the satellites.

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I've not actually used the cruise control yet due to all the bad weather we've had recently, but it is something that I use quite regularly.
Not sure I would ever use the speed limiter though :eusa-think:
 
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speed limiter is great for motorway roadowrks wih sips cameras also good for town driving saves on points because they don't make prizes
 
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t110jim said:
speed limiter is great for motorway roadowrks wih sips cameras also good for town driving saves on points because they don't make prizes
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I never thought of that - that's excellent, thanks :thumbup:
 
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So can anyone confirm if the sole function of the second accelerator pedal stage is for use with speed limiter engaged only? Meaning it is not actually an "over boost" function or performance related?
 
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Hart said:
Even with the 2.0 HDi engine that I have?
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I have the same engine and experience exactly the same - usually around the 60mph mark.

Little extra "push" and you sail through - straight up to second Stage before you realise sometimes :clap:

As with Others views, I don't use the Limiter or Cruise Control anymore due to their positioning and having to read the manual everytime I wanted to use the Cruise Control to remember which way to turn the stalk wheel so that I wasn't inadvertently setting the Limiter.

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The above statement is my own personal view of my own personal car and does not detract in anyway from those thousands of Other Owners who enjoy and love their Limiter and Cruise Control and the positioning of said controls.
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I am sure it's just to turn off the change up gear indicator because it makes no difference to the performance of my HDI.
 
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Yes, good point - I hadn't thought of that.

With mine though, it only happens around the 60mph mark.
I'm usually idling along already in 6th by this stage though, it's only if I then put go to put my foot down to speed up that I experience the "feel".

Interesting one this.
 
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FGRob said:
eyetiepie said:
which leads me to another question. there always seems to be a discrepancy between the electronic speed readout and the one on the normal speedo. the normal speedo seems to be about 3 or 4 mph faster than the electronic one..... is this normal? which one is right? or is this just the normal difference between a sat nav speedo and a "normal" one?

tia
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Yep there is a difference - Cruises, speedo and statnav (mines a TomTom standalone) - I always go off the TomTom as it's using the satellites.

Rob
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Then you are ultimately going to get yourself nicked...... GPS speed is averaged and dependant on a whole load of errors that I have tried to explain previously. Your car speedo is consistent, satellite is not.
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Old post I'm afraid my friend, but there is one interesting fact, in the Mini the difference between the Sat Nav / digital speedo and central speedo is 2 mph (it was 4 mph using the same Sat Nav in the RCZ) so looking at that it would suggest the Sat Nav is not that far off - at a steady speed that is.

Rob.
 
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I cover over a thousand miles a month in my work vehicle (not my RCZ) many of those in average speed camera zones. I always use the speed showing on the TomTom sat nav and have never had a speeding ticket or been stopped by the rozzers. I always do 10% more than average speed trap allows so 55mph in a 50mph zone. If you stay to the 50 or less the chances of articulated lorry wiping you out as he sails past on his 56 mph limiter are high. My vehicle is limited by ford to 70mph which when I hit is showing 68mph on the sat nav. Everyone in our office has the same sat nav and limiter and reported the same speed. My thoughts are your sat nav is the trusted device or at least the most consistent.
 
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back to the 2 stage accelerator pedal though...............................are we talking about the automatics here? or manual as well?
 
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Did you know, the speedo could be out if you do not have the correct tyre pressures ? (I have to say not a lot) :ugeek:
SatNav only works speed out by time it takes you to move from foot print to foot print (area of SatNav accuracy) think of it like chess board, but squares are 4 metres by 4 metres.
If you set the cruise at 86 MPH (on German Autobahn :eusa-whistle: ) the speedo shows 90mph .... LOL

Must agree cruise is one of the worst placed/set-up's I have seen in a few years. :crazy:


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