DickBarton
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Whilst uploading my data (which now has me at 71), I did drop down to 48 and felt a sense of panic then pride at getting so low!
I think there's something seriously wrong with the Ecodrive program. I let the program analyze my driving behaviour, and my eco-index was only 62. The program told me that I had problems with gear shifting. When I looked at the optimal revs of the FIAT-program, they stated the following:
I should shift to 2nd gear at 1500 rpm / me too
I should shift to 3rd gear at 1200 rpm / I'm shifting at 1800 rpm
I should shift to 4rd gear at 1100 rpm / I'm shifting at 2100 rpm
I should shift to 5th gear at 1000 rpm / I'm shifting at 2200 rpm
I should shift to 6th gear at 900 rpm / I'm shifting at 2200 rpm
That does indeed sound like a stupidly low speed to be changing gear and the engine would be really struggling at that point.
900rpm is basically tickover so to change up a gear is just wrong.
If you change up and the engine is labouring then you've changed too early.