Hermann update - learning a few bits and pieces - good and bad.
Auto - At standstill in Neutral it eats 0.35 GPH, Drive it eats 0.7 on my
uncalibrated SG2. So shifting to Neutral when I come to a stop. Not sure on Neutral for coasting yet (tried it and it works but don't want to "lunch" the gearbox).
Anyone with info confirming or refuting this is OK on a "C6" Audi A6 please post - with links. FYI it doesn't have the same trans as the 2.0 or petrol models.
Coasting - it coasts pretty well on the open road. The Auto changes down when the pedal is up so the engine is DFCO. I would prefer it to hold a higher gear longer but it is better than I thought. I might have a sticky brake but not sure yet. It goes to my fave specialist next week and the weeping begins.
Doing a few "reset fuel computer, try that again differently" experiments - e.g. acceleration firm vs slow, slowing quickly vs keeping momentum, and some flappy paddle shifting up requests vs leaving it alone.
On the last of those -
4th - Auto is 35MPH, flappy will change at 30.
5th - Auto is 43 (ish), flappy will change at 38.
6th - Auto is 47 (ish), not got a flappy figure yet.
Have to say the Auto is super smooth so it's hard to work out exactly when it changes without checking the display, which means not watching the road so I don't.
On another sociological note, I was worried when I got George (1.0, 3cyl Aygo) that I would suffer from a lot of tailgating, bullying etc. It rarely happened. It seems to work in reverse. In Hermann (not small for the UK) I have been tailgated, raced and cut up quite a few times already, only had it 2 days.
