Know your G29
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sars said:q96169we said:sars said:Oh and my all season tyres are quieter, more comfortable and seem to be more fuel efficient
Which tyre you go for? When I put my G31's 17inch winter on the G29, I also noticed the power output is a bit more delayed and gentle compared to the 19inch PSS summer. Do you notice similar or you haven't had too much experience with the summer?
They’re Continental AllSeasonContacts 255/35 R19’s all round, that means the rears are slightly smaller than the 275/35 R19 summer tyres. This means more torque at the wheel, which should give a better response, so whilst the engine revs higher for the same speed, there’s actually less load on the engine, hence the better fuel economy.
When I tried, the tyre is 225/55 R17 so the diameter should be the same as the 275/35 R19. Maybe it's the rim size too small that give the feeling of delayed power output. Anyway, as I've had full winters on the G31, it's less urgent for me to find a set of winters for the G29.
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I use cruise all the time and you can’t do both that and the limiter at the same time, I could set the excess speed chime/display but the only time it would work is when overtaking or when I’m having a little bit of funq96169we said:Do you know that the car has speed limiter? Once activated, the car won’t exceed the set speed unless you floor it.
sars said:I use cruise all the time and you can’t do both that and the limiter at the same time, I could set the excess speed chime/display but the only time it would work is when overtaking or when I’m having a little bit of funq96169we said:Do you know that the car has speed limiter? Once activated, the car won’t exceed the set speed unless you floor it.
that is a bit inconvenience. I also like the cruise control and speed limiter to work at the same time.
sars said:[ref]Argyll Andy[/ref], I haven’t done a traffic light race yet, but have overtaken other vehicles and that’s where it seems effortless and disconcerting when you actually see how fast you’re going.
Sars, how do you find it so far speed/acceleration wise compared to the Merc?
Had an interesting journey from Leicester to Bedford (and back) today.
I set the satnav and set off, but the nav kept on trying to turn me off the M1 (I didn’t!) and my final approach through Bedford took me a very tortuous route through back roads.
On getting back home I looked at into the nav settings and found an option to set ‘shortest’ or ‘quickest’. Mine was set on shortest. I don’t use the nav often, but previously it has given the quickest route, so somehow this has been reset, probably through one of the Idrive software updates.
Just a word of warning, it may be advisable to check your setting!
I set the satnav and set off, but the nav kept on trying to turn me off the M1 (I didn’t!) and my final approach through Bedford took me a very tortuous route through back roads.
On getting back home I looked at into the nav settings and found an option to set ‘shortest’ or ‘quickest’. Mine was set on shortest. I don’t use the nav often, but previously it has given the quickest route, so somehow this has been reset, probably through one of the Idrive software updates.
Just a word of warning, it may be advisable to check your setting!
