Using DFCO to increase your MPG - Toyota Yaris Forums

BailOut · 03-11-2007, 05:54 PM

Thank you for that, SailDesign, and I've made some small changes to the guide to make it more clear that the Yaris has this feature.

My original post certainly didn't sound like a sales pitch to me but you're not the only person that had an initially negative reaction, so that means that either I did indeed do a poor job with the presentation or you folks on this forum have been hit with some spam-type things here in the past and have become hyper vigilant about it. heh

By the way, joining on the 9th and posting this on the 10th happened because of two things. I didn't find yarisworld.com until someone on priuschat.com pointed it out, and the reason I was discussing my new Yaris on priuschat.com is because the first forum I found was yarischat.com which I chose to not work with as it is an abandoned site that's been overrun by spammers and scammers.

Once I figured out the DFCO thing I felt I just had to share, and eventually ended up here.

SailDesign · 03-11-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BailOut

Thank you for that, SailDesign, and I've made some small changes to the guide to make it more clear that the Yaris has this feature.

<snip-de-dip>

Once I figured out the DFCO thing I felt I just had to share, and eventually ended up here.

No worries - welcome aboard (says he, only being a member about 2 weeks longer than you...)

Ah Yum · 03-11-2007, 11:45 PM

@ BailOut

Like you, I try to maximize DFCO when coasting to stop and when timing the lights. It also gives grounds to the "Pulse and Glide" technique, which, although somewhat effective on a non-hybrid, I find too cumbersome.

Alternatively, when going down steep hills, I opt for engine-off coasting because the engine-braking during DFCO slows down the car too much and limits the gliding distance (note to others, when the engine's off, you still retain power-steering and -brakes [although limited] by putting the key in "Ignition II" position, the spot right before inflicting the Starter Motor. But I wouldn't recommend this to the most drivers.

When you receive your ScanGauge II, you can do us a huge favour to find the RPM where the 1NZ-FE comes out of DFCO. Thanks!

03-11-2007, 05:54 PM	#1
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	Thank you for that, SailDesign, and I've made some small changes to the guide to make it more clear that the Yaris has this feature. My original post certainly didn't sound like a sales pitch to me but you're not the only person that had an initially negative reaction, so that means that either I did indeed do a poor job with the presentation or you folks on this forum have been hit with some spam-type things here in the past and have become hyper vigilant about it. heh By the way, joining on the 9th and posting this on the 10th happened because of two things. I didn't find yarisworld.com until someone on priuschat.com pointed it out, and the reason I was discussing my new Yaris on priuschat.com is because the first forum I found was yarischat.com which I chose to not work with as it is an abandoned site that's been overrun by spammers and scammers. Once I figured out the DFCO thing I felt I just had to share, and eventually ended up here. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

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03-11-2007, 11:45 PM	#3
Ah Yum View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 36	@ BailOut Like you, I try to maximize DFCO when coasting to stop and when timing the lights. It also gives grounds to the "Pulse and Glide" technique, which, although somewhat effective on a non-hybrid, I find too cumbersome. Alternatively, when going down steep hills, I opt for engine-off coasting because the engine-braking during DFCO slows down the car too much and limits the gliding distance (note to others, when the engine's off, you still retain power-steering and -brakes [although limited] by putting the key in "Ignition II" position, the spot right before inflicting the Starter Motor. But I wouldn't recommend this to the most drivers. When you receive your ScanGauge II, you can do us a huge favour to find the RPM where the 1NZ-FE comes out of DFCO. Thanks!