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Old 7th July 2019, 16:00   #23
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... using cruise control seems to increase consumption so one assumption is that the system is applying the brakes to slow the car down at times to keep the speed steady.
Anyone know if that's the case?
No, that's not the case Simon.
Smooth and gentle acceleration and deceleration is the way to minimise fuel consumption and in my experience that isn't a description that can be applied to our cruise control!

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