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Originally Posted by hahguy
It seems to me the IMA assist is on very seldom. My battery always has at least 3 bars, usually 4 or 5. And the green charge bars light up any time I decel or go downhill. But the blue bars are a rare sight. And when they come on, I haven't figured out how to treat the accelerator to keep them on. I'd think the IMA motor would be on more often to help FE. Any advice on how to get more IMA use?
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Not really much you can do as it is running off a program with many many variables. Best thing to do to keep the assist going active is to drive around with the ECO light on as much as possible and as long as possible. I've noticed that by doing that the assist comes on more often and stays on until the program realizes that it needs to switch to 6cyl mode for various reasons including uphills, passing, etc... Also while driving with ECO on and assist going try not to let the assist bars go all the way. When it does this it tells the program to switch to 6cyl mode because the assist is still not enough to get the car to the speed you are trying to achieve or maintain. hope this makes sence...basically it takes some practice.