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I can confirm this. In hybrid mode also, there is a HUGE 'flat spot' at about the same speed, but it's masked to some extent by the ICE. This is well known, and is certainly a software issue, but whether it will ever be fixed is another matter.

That's normal. You really don't want to be burning petrol to charge the battery (although you can force it to do so) That's the point of a PLUG-IN hybrid. You use grid power instead of generating it by burning petrol at 25% efficiency. Use EV mode around town, where all the...

I have a yellow triangle warning light that intermittently appears on my dash. It's not the one that can sometimes come up above the speedo, and has a corresponding text warning that you can display. It comes up just above the petrol guage. When it appears, it doesn't appear to affect the...

Really? I've looked through the settings - can't find it.

I thought about that - that's definitely not it. It's inconsistent, generally worse when the battery is flat and most definitely worse when cold. It's not just a reduction in power followed by a boost, it's literally the behaviour you would expect if you were tapping your right foot on the...

Regarding fuel consumption, a PHEV is not great at long journeys, that's not really its purpose. Over a (say) 200 mile motorway run, it's just a 6 speed automatic in a not-very-aerodynamic car and it will behave like one. Where it excels is at short start/stop journeys such as school run...

Fwiw my car is now a year and 6000 miles old. When in EV mode, there is a noise that sounds similar to an underground train pulling away (low pitched 'moaning' type noise) that increases in frequency as speed increases, but also gets quieter, disappearing completely at about 20mph. Above that...

Yep...but burning fuel to heat your car up to 'toasty' is kind of defeating the point. If you had an engine pre-heater, you wouldn't need to start the engine at all. If it cools down before you complete your journey (very likely if it's freezing out) it will start and heat up again whatever you...

I think the confusion around full post codes is that SPACES ARE IMPORTANT. If you don't explicitly enter the spaces in the postcode, it gets confused. Example....enter MK7 (space) 7 then the remainder..no problem Enter MK77...then you can't enter the rest because the next character is a...

Which fuse did you tap for the ignition controlled feed? In my case I want to power a WiFi hot spot but while I'm in there a dash cam is a good idea too 😊

OK.....did it change the jerky acceleration or solve the massive pause at about 50 mph when accelerating hard?

Hybrid gearbox update is news to me. My dealer told me there's an update available that has something to do with the HV battery, but it's not a mandatory update. Didn't mention anything about a gearbox update. I'll ask again.

I've been out this morning....the jerking is there all the way from a standing start if the ICE is running. It's definitely a problem with the ICE transmission - if you're not seeing it then my car needs looking at........

The slow gear changes are only half of the problem. It's the jerkiness when the ICE cuts in that I wanted clarification about - specifically is it just my car or did anyone else notice it. I haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere. Yes I saw the claim that it's a DCT. So why does it do a damn good...

OK..... So if it's not belts, and by definition gear wheels can't slip - that leaves some sort of clutch fault? If others have noticed this then I have to assume it's not an actual mechanical fault with my car.....hopefully it's a software issue that gets patched sooner rather than later. It...

There are 3 odometers in the car. 1) Total miles covered. This is displayed at the bottom of the display between the fuel and battery guages. You can't mess with this. 2) Accumulated total. This is the normal 'trip mileage' counter that all cars have. It counts miles/fuel economy reset...

Hi - I also had misgivings about the heating issue - but it's turned out to be a non-issue in the end If the engine starts because there is a call for heat in the car, and you drive off, you will see (in the power flow graphic on the screen) that although the engine is running, it's not actually...

Hi everyone - I have had my HS PHEV for about a month now and and although I love it there are a couple of issues I've noticed that I would be interested if anyone else is experiencing. 1) Ridiculously slow gear changes. When in EV mode there is a gear shift that occurs at about 45 mph. It...

Hi Frank - I own a HS PHEV. It most certainly does NOT simply run the battery flat then switch to petrol. It's a true PARALLEL hybrid - left in it's default 'auto' mode it will use electric only up to about 25 mph (under certain conditions much higher), then it will use both power sources in...