Shift from ECO MODE TO SLIPPERY?

[lanceoak]

I was wondering if you can shift from ECO to SLIPPERY mode while in motion and vice versus?

thanks….

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[bighap]

Yes. You do not have to be stationary to change drive modes.

 

[TheSEARCH]

Just a note I myself have found slippery mode on my 23 hybrid sucks in the snow. It just cuts the throttle to much. I found normal mode best in snow. I have snow tires too.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

Shift from Eco Mode to Slippery and save a little bit of gas.

It is the gentlest of any mode.
You can change it at any speed.
I do it daily going on 3 years now.

 

[Waterick]

Shift from Eco Mode to Slippery and save a little bit of gas.

It is the gentlest of any mode.
You can change it at any speed.
I do it daily going on 3 years now.

Yet to be seen AFAIK, as to weather or not this is a good idea for the AWD's.

 

[Cherokee]

Shift from Eco Mode to Slippery and save a little bit of gas.

It is the gentlest of any mode.
You can change it at any speed.
I do it daily going on 3 years now.

Eco mode on my Ecoboost makes it run like it needs a tune up. I’ve never seen an ounce of fuel savings in Eco.
But then again I get pretty much the same mpg’s when I drive like grandma going to church or like a guy with a turbo. :’P
It’s an Ecoboost thing I guess.

 

[Surly Old Bill]

I "think" slippery mode is better in town for fuel savings, as it reduces the acceleration curve. I'm not sure if it's any better on the road, I "think" the Eco mode kicks in the hybrid battery more often.

Yes, you can change to any mode at any time while driving.

I STILL haven't tried the "performance" mode, as I've never felt I needed it, and I have to merge onto highways in the CA Bay Area where other drivers do NOT want to let you merge in front of them. I've had to floor it several times just to not get cut off by someone else flooring it to close the gap so I can't get in. The regular mode is just fine, I guess it's the electric drive that gives it such good acceleration.

 

[Spartan]

Shift from Eco Mode to Slippery and save a little bit of gas.

It is the gentlest of any mode.
You can change it at any speed.
I do it daily going on 3 years now.

Yes All The TIME.

 

[HeyBales]

I "think" slippery mode is better in town for fuel savings, as it reduces the acceleration curve. I'm not sure if it's any better on the road, I "think" the Eco mode kicks in the hybrid battery more often.

Yes, you can change to any mode at any time while driving.

I STILL haven't tried the "performance" mode, as I've never felt I needed it, and I have to merge onto highways in the CA Bay Area where other drivers do NOT want to let you merge in front of them. I've had to floor it several times just to not get cut off by someone else flooring it to close the gap so I can't get in. The regular mode is just fine, I guess it's the electric drive that gives it such good acceleration.

For the highway - slippery reduces the regen effect on coasting situations, and reduces the punch cruise control may do to get back up to speed perhaps allowing EV mode still, and seems to grab the EV easier/faster in CC(or manual) without needing to like dip to 0% power to engage.
My CC usage is usually 65 mph or higher - so no EV anyway unless downhill, so no benefit.

For me it fails in my mainly city due to braking - enough fast braking needed that only having the bottom 20% of regen available leads to going into the pads very often accidentally.

Indeed for Go pedal - it's only the initial say 20% of movement is remapped to be less power given, after that it seems to ramp up just as fast as other modes - so any punching it is about the same.

Try the Sport mode sometime when you have some 25-35 mph tight winding roads with little traffic.
The steering remap is noticeable, the gear "shifting" is strange after a long time in normal eCVT.

 

[yank283]

Another "pro tip". Love ecomode for the economy but the lack of power isn't always great. I'll switch to "sport mode" or at least "normal mode" on some occasions, particularly merging on the interstate. Give ya some more giddy up to get into tight spaces lol

 

[Blue_Max]

I was wondering if you can shift from ECO to SLIPPERY mode while in motion and vice versus?

thanks….

Did it not occur to you to try it?

 

[TheSEARCH]

Interesting views on slippery mode. I don't do enough highway to see if slippery is better for highway I just ALWAYS use Eco. But around town Eco mode produces much more slow down (regen) without touching the brake pedal generating more electricity charging battery . For around town I can't see HOW slippery mode would be as fuel efficient as Eco BUT have never done a comparison;. On 55 mph country type roads I see if I can time letting off gas and letting regen slow Mav down for approaching stop light. If I see I did it to late I hit L to cause harder regen. Assuming no one is behind me of course.

BUT like I said in snow slippery in MY Opinion is a bad choice. Normal works well. When I say snow I mean either packed down or several inches of fresh snow. . have blizzak snow tires I think OEM tires are AWFUL in snow.

 

[Blue_Max]

I use Slippery mode for economy, Economy mode for sport driving, Normal mode for towing, Towing mode for normal driving, and Sport mode for slippery driving. It's so obvious!

 

[HeyBales]

Interesting views on slippery mode. I don't do enough highway to see if slippery is better for highway I just ALWAYS use Eco. But around town Eco mode produces much more slow down (regen) without touching the brake pedal generating more electricity charging battery . For around town I can't see HOW slippery mode would be as fuel efficient as Eco BUT have never done a comparison;. On 55 mph country type roads I see if I can time letting off gas and letting regen slow Mav down for approaching stop light. If I see I did it to late I hit L to cause harder regen. Assuming no one is behind me of course.

BUT like I said in snow slippery in MY Opinion is a bad choice. Normal works well. When I say snow I mean either packed down or several inches of fresh snow. . have blizzak snow tires I think OEM tires are AWFUL in snow.

If you can feather the brake pedal in the bottom 20% of regen area - you will gain the same amount of regen in Slippery mode as Eco (or Low) mode.
Same quantity, slower rate obviously - so longer distance needed. May be of no benefit to what is needed.

Slippery also may make it easier to toe the line of staying in EV before slipping into hybrid.
Go pedal does have more distance range than brake - I find that just as easy to do in Normal mode.
Brake I'm not as good at.

The EV possible modes are all about helping the driver stay in EV mode, or regen better.
Some driving scenarios don't benefit, and could worsen the assistance (like me and braking in Slippery in my city driving).
Other assistance may not matter (I can fine tune the Go pedal in Normal to equal Eco or Slippery) to driver or driving scenarios (needed accelerations or hills, I'm not able to stay in EV anyway).

I've already forgotten snow from last year and testing, and my 1 day so far I forgot to try Slippery again as a reminder. I have a feeling more is coming - I'll have to test again.
Slippery does engage the back pads sooner when you get slow enough they are coming in. May or may not matter.

 

[Meeka]

Did it not occur to you to try it?

It’s a hybrid, he doesn’t want to break it!

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