I test drove a 2014 E250 Bluetec sedan and it had the auto shutoff feature at idle. Very strange sensation. Brake on - shuts off. Brake off - engine restarts.
On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 3:23 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Exactly. Most diesel idle fuel consumption is for accessories (AC, > alternator, oil pump, etc.) which you probably still want at a long stop > light or in stop and go gridlock. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Randy Bennell via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 2:56 PM > To: Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] It's about time we get these in diesel > > Why would stop start function save fuel on a diesel? My understanding is > that a diesel uses almost no fuel at idle. > Does not sound like a good idea for diesel. > > RB > > On 15/12/2020 1:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > > https://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/home.detail.html/con > > tent/Pages/news/us/en/2020/dec/1203-duramax.html?fbclid=IwAR2nW-zi_-hw > > ulxnkcdVWErvC8Bt9wp1ttmWdqQT2_iiYEUHrAMfTrgHB-c > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
