ECO Mode

[Ruslan]

On 1/28/2024 at 12:04 PM, 2014FordFusionSE said:

 

The button should enable Eco mode.

If it doesn't work, either the button needs to be replaced or your car was a part of a fleet and it was disabled.

See if your dealership can figure out why it doesn't work.

 

[Cobra348]

Yup ... that's the button!  It should display a green "Eco" below and slightly right of the speedometer.  If you are pressing it with no change, dealer is the way to go.

[Ruslan]

5 hours ago, Cobra348 said:

Yup ... that's the button!  It should display a green "Eco" below and slightly right of the speedometer.  If you are pressing it with no change, dealer is the way to go.

We don’t have a dealer, but I saw on YouTube that they do it through the forscan program. So if there is a button, it should work?

Edited February 2, 2024 by Ruslan

[Cobra348]

That button should be working.  Yes.

[flydutch]

Don't see activity on this topic for a while...

I have used the Eco mode primarily since the car was new (it now has 83K).  I have a neighbor that has a 2015FFH that does not have the Eco mode, but his overall mileage is better than mine (near 50 lifetime vs 39 for me) BUT, our driving styles are vastly different.

I find that Eco mode makes the car operate more smoothly and calmly - when it's off, I find the start from a stop very jerky, hard to modulate.  I for sure use it on long road trips.  I have learned to anticipate how the car will accelerate and decelerate and use it to plan ahead (re: traffic avoidance, etc.).  The only time I toggle Eco off is when I see a long, steep hill coming up so the car won't slow down and bug people behind me; it maintains hill speed much better with Eco off, of course.