Auto-Stop CVT and nifty footwork?
Having braked to a halt and with AS engaged I use the big toe of the unused left foot (in danger of withering away or disappearing over the next million years) to hold the foot brake on while the right foot is poised over the accelerator ready to move off when the engine restarts.
Lights turn green , left foot disengages, off we go. It seems to reduce the inevitable time-lag a few milliseconds. Happily the brake pedal is wide enough to allow for this. I guess that others do this and that it is already too late to file a patent? |
Re: Auto-Stop CVTand nifty footwork?
why don't you do this with one foot... it's called heel/toeing. mainly used with double shifting on a standard.
although i never really use the heel, it's more like the brake pedal gets the ball of my foot (left side or right foot), and the other half of my foot press the accelerator. |
Re: Auto-Stop CVTand nifty footwork?
Yes.... I used to heel and toe when I had a Morgan + 4 sports car and I had to double declutch on a non-syncromesh gear box but I had not thought of trying it with AS. Will give it a try and report back. Thanks
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Re: Auto-Stop CVT and nifty footwork?
Originally Posted by Tulip
Having braked to a halt and with AS engaged I use the big toe of the unused left foot (in danger of withering away or disappearing over the next million years) to hold the foot brake on while the right foot is poised over the accelerator ready to move off when the engine restarts.
Lights turn green , left foot disengages, off we go. It seems to reduce the inevitable time-lag a few milliseconds. Happily the brake pedal is wide enough to allow for this. I guess that others do this and that it is already too late to file a patent? |
Re: Auto-Stop CVTand nifty footwork?
I second ElanC's comment....
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Re: Auto-Stop CVTand nifty footwork?
As the light turns green (if I'm in the back of the line), or I anticipate it's about to (in the front of the line), I will pump the brake pedal use up the brake vacuum, this will restart the engine, and re-engage the creeping clutch (to prevent rollback on big hills) with removing the brake at all, then I'll move over to the gas. On the flats though I don't worry about it and just go like normal.
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Re: Auto-Stop CVTand nifty footwork?
DT... is right. There is a delay, as much as you guys think it's instant it's not. In the time that I let go of the brake and hit the accelerator, on a non-hybrid car, I'm already moving. In the hybrid, there is just a slight moment that there is nothing. The faster you are with your feet the more you notice.
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Re: Auto-Stop CVTand nifty footwork?
Originally Posted by mexiken
I second ElanC's comment....
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Re: Auto-Stop CVTand nifty footwork?
But, as has been mentioned in this thread and others, there is a problem when stopped on a steep hill. You will likely roll backwards, regardless of what you do while the engine restarts. Can be very unnerving if there is someone locked on your tail, which is usually the case. Kind of like rolling backwards with a manual tranny, but there's no way to ride the clutch while accelerating to overcome the roll-back. Best advice, IMO, in this situation is to shift to S before starting off and forget the AS at the very end of your pause.
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