Hi All, 

 

Had the 2013 Greenline for a couple of months now... According to the average consumption 2 on the computer the best I can get is 42.4mpg.

 

A bit gutted to be honest, my commute is about 9 miles, mostly dual carriageway. I've been driving like miss daisy aswell. 

 

What are others getting... It was serviced by skoda last October, I'm gong and to change the oil myself soon as an interim change. See if that helps. 

 

Cheers 

Edited 8 July, 20188 yr by Valleyboy44

Best see if you brim it and then drive about 43 miles if it take 4.546 litres to brim it again.

The 9 mile commute is the issue really even though the weather is not cold.

 

If you set Average consumption 1 before setting off for 9 miles does that show 42.4mpg as well when you get to your destination?

 

Has your car had the 'Emissions Fix' carried out before you got the car?

http://skoda.co.uk/owners/dieselinfo/check-your-vehicle 

Edited 8 July, 20188 yr by Offski

Thanks for reply... 

 

Just checked my Yeti HAS had the update! 

 

Excuse my ignorance with the computer and its settings, never had a car so fancy. 

 

I noticed the avg consumption 1, I'll zero this next journey. 

Edited 8 July, 20188 yr by Valleyboy44

Mine does about 58mpg
This shows 60.4 mpg  over 1082 miles
Best I've had was about 74mpg over 72 ish  miles.
 

The mpg indication on 2 is a long term figure for immeadiate figures stick to 1, it resets after a 1000 mile covered distance!

Edited 8 July, 20188 yr by Frenchtone

My previous car was a Greenline and the long term average on the maxidot it was over 57mpg, and I regularly saw 65+mpg on a long trip with 50 mph average speed sections on motorways and with a tail wind I could do a long trip at 70+mpg.

 

However It had the fix 1500 miles before return to the lease company and the fuel consumption definitely suffered.

 

Can't see how changing the oil early would make any difference.

 

Poor fuel consumption could well be brake pads which do not fully retract clear of the discs.

 

You really need to do long trips to see the benefit in low fuel consumption. It could take my car the first 15+ miles to reach a good figure, as the average starts from zero when you start off.

Edited 8 July, 20188 yr by kenfowler3966

Cheers all for the info, I know I don't do massive mileage so I have to be realistic. 

 

I'll have a play with average consumption 1. (am I correct in saying it goes up and down while driving but when you stop gives you the MPG for that journey?) 

 

Just as a side line... The wife has the same engine in her golf, she drives... shall I say 'faster' than me and she's averaging about 53mpg, about a 11 mile commute but on B roads. 

^^^ Was her Golf one with the defeat device and has it had 'The Fix'?

So new engine management and a flow device in the air intake.

30 minutes ago, Valleyboy44 said:

Cheers all for the info, I know I don't do massive mileage so I have to be realistic. 

 

I'll have a play with average consumption 1. (am I correct in saying it goes up and down while driving but when you stop gives you the MPG for that journey?) 

 

 

There are 2 settings for the consumption on the Maxidot.
The first is the constant consumption and is the one that alters all the time. It does not record for each journey. This does not have the figure 1 or 2 in the top right corner.
Then there is the second entry that does have the figure 1 or 2 in the top corner. When 1 is displayed this shows the consumption for a journey and resets when  the ignition is turned off and left for (I think) 30 minutes. When 2 is displayed this shows the consumption from the last time the figure was zeroed or for the last 1000 miles if it hasn't been zeroed.

3 minutes ago, Llanigraham said:

 

. When 2 is displayed this shows the consumption from the last time the figure was zeroed or for the last 1000 miles if it hasn't been zeroed.

 

No2 resets itself after driving for 99 hours and 59 minutes or 9 999 kilometres.

Thanks all, I will have a play about tomorrow.

 

Ref the wife's golf,  it has the fix installed but is a bog standard engine apart from that. 

ah ok you nailed it g -  fuddled thinking here after plonk and a very hot day!

Valleyboy44,

the fix on the 1.6TDI CR is not just software / new engine management but also the flow device fitted, which is what i was referring to, so that will be in place on her golf and your Yeti.

Sounds quite low Valleyboy.       Haven't taken mine back to the dealer for the "fix" but for reference..

 

Mine (brim to brim) averages at 58mpg on a full tank.  I get above that on longer runs and really does shift too.  Never drops below 55mpg.   That's remapped with a larger Darkside S3 intercooler.

 

I find you need to ignore the maxidot upshift command.  I get much better mpg when I ignore the call to change to 5th in 50 zones.  I tend to keep the realtime mpg data on the screen.   

Again thanks for the info, interesting to know about the flow device.... Learn something new every day. 

 

Next time I fill up I'll take note and work it out the old way, see how it compares to the computer. 

 

I'm going to get a remap with celtic tuning aswell in the near future. 

 

Thanks again everyone. 

You do know that it is not just the same as a remap on one that has not had the VW Emissions Software, but then who is Celtic Tuning dealer will know that.

If your commute has lots of roundabouts, your consumption will suffer since the Yeti is a heavy car to accelerate.  You can compensate to a degree by coasting to a halt as much as is reasonable, rather than losing all that energy in braking.

 

Have you reset 'average fuel consumption 2' since you had the car?  If you do so, you will see what fuel consumption you are getting, as opposed to any previous owner.

Long ago (longer than I care to remember anyway)(OK - about 30 or 35  years ago ). A customer (an American who taught English in the local secondary - can you see the irony?) complained that the fuel consumption indicated in the MFI of his Golf GTI was inaccurate.

 

I explained that it was a guide and as such would not be an accurate reflection of the real world figures that the car would achieve. I also explained that the technology was in its infancy and (for the moment) could not be relied upon to mimic the real fuel consumption. (Somethings haven't changed).

 

Well he went on & on in his American drawl and would not be satisfied with any reasoned explanation. Eventually, I gave in and explained it could be likened to a toy to give the owner a bit of one-upmanship on his fellow creatures who could not afford an MFI in their car. HE WENT THROUGH THE ROOF - quite funny really (but tiresome).

 

Funny that with the passage of time the motor industry is still incapable of recording accurate consumption figures - perhaps not funny, just that they aren't trying hard enough.

 

Bill  

4 hours ago, Urrell said:

 

No2 resets itself after driving for 99 hours and 59 minutes or 9 999 kilometres.

I assumed it simply displayed the last 9999 kms. I haven’t bothered resetting it.

Cheers all. 

 

Funnily enough the commute to work has a good few roundabouts! 

 

I haven't reset the avg fuel 2, but better do that first. 

 

Ref weight I did think the yeti may be heavier than the wife's golf... There's definitely a difference in gearing. 

 

Cheers 

Edited 9 July, 20188 yr by Valleyboy44

Just use fuelly this  gives all details you need and you can see similar models on mpg

Cool, will take a look at that. Cheers for the 

Just a thought; do you have the Maxidot  set to US gallons? If it is then a reading of 42.4 MPG (US) would actually be  50.9 MPG (UK) - a more reasonable figure.....

 

Jim

Cheers all, hope you just done this trip.... Avg 1 & and 2 below (if links work) 

 

Avg 1

 

Avg 2

 

That was on cruise at steady 60mph 80% motorway. 

 

Seems way better. 

My long term used to sit around 57.5mpg, and I never reset it, so thaty would be up to 9999 miles driven.

I did do a lot of motorway driving though, and I used to drive at an exact calibrated 70 when safe to do so. (The speedo was way out, a true 70mph was nearer 76 on the speedo, and 60mph nearer 65; so I memeorised the km/hr for exact speeds in mine. 50 was 86km/hr, 60 was 101km/h, and 70 was 119km/h. (You can do this with a sat nav which displays true speed and is absolutely spot on on a level road, may be slightly out on an incline though. Or put a true speed app on your phone, I found a free one which was accurate as well)

 

If you were running at 60mph on the speedo, I bet you were only doing 55/56mph at best. This would be nearly the sweet spot for economy.