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S button and fuel consumption
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:10 pm
by kay
When S button is pressed, seats tighten up and exhaust flaps fully open up. The throttle response also sharpens up, but what does this exactly entail/mean...is it a sort of remap and does it cause the car to consume more fuel in S mode??
Re: S button and fuel consumption
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 8:16 pm
by PetrolDave
kay wrote:is it a sort of remap and does it cause the car to consume more fuel in S mode??
No it's not a remap, it just makes the throttle response sharper.
The only tests I've seen suggest that power actually drops by a few (4?) bhp in Sport mode.
Can't comment about a fuel consumption difference - I never drive with Sport mode off!
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:26 pm
by aidanjaye
Wish sport mode would stay on, hate having to press the button every time. (lazy?? I know)
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:31 pm
by karl
Pay a visit to MRC, then you will not be in any doubt about the difference the Sport button makes!
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:56 am
by RS2GO
I dont know about anyone else but the noise inside is not that noticeable... but i gather it is a different story from the outside!!!
Is there anyway of making the seats remember exactly how hugging you want them to be? They do tighten in but what if I want to tighten them a bit more? cheers
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:01 am
by sonny
would be great if they was memory seats, my dealer told me they was, wool pulled over my eyes again it seems.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:06 am
by Porky
You can set them to be as tight as you want when you press the sports button?
You can on mine...
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:07 am
by scaghead
RS2GO wrote: They do tighten in but what if I want to tighten them a bit more? cheers
press and hold the sport button for a few seconds..

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:40 am
by RS2GO
I have tried to hold the button down but it does not do anything i have to adjust it manually... mine is a 2006. Porky how did you do it please?
Cheers
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:43 am
by aidanjaye
Yours is probably switched off. You have to go into the computer and ensure the sport setting has the seat box ticked.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:46 am
by RS2GO
It is ticked and they do tighten but it is only a small amount... i want to get them to tighten in more when I press the button. Some think there is a way of doing this...?
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:50 am
by Porky
I'm sure if you're in the computer, you can set the level that they squeeze so that when you press the button it goes from the widest setting to your tailored one?
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:52 pm
by RS2GO
It only allows me to tick the box... nothing about how to tailor the setting. any ideas welcome... thanks
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:52 pm
by sonny
I heard that you press and hold the SET button for X amount of seconds, then this will set the setting for the seats, this information is held in the key fob also. I could never get it to work, im sure this is for just Recaro memory seats, however I could be wrong, it something I have not really looked into.
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:40 pm
by PetrolDave
sonny wrote:im sure this is for just Recaro memory seats,
The Recaros don't have adjustable side bolsters, and with the memory seat option you save the seat (and mirror) positions using the memory switches in the door pocket.