iV ICE keeps running after hoofing it in e mode.

[stephenlumley]

Over a year in and still loving my iV but this annoys me a bit...

 

When driving along in e mode I need to overtake quickly so foot down and away we go...full power for a few seconds, ie sport mode.

So then slow back down but the ICE keeps running and car does not revert back to E mode until you next come to a halt.

Only then will the ICE cut out and e mode resumes.

The display does not change from e mode.

 

Anybody else noticed this or am I doing something wrong?

[Ootohere]

My guess is that it is looking after the GPF and getting it hot enough so that there are no issues.

[MarkyG82]

Can you hit mode button and switch out and back to E mode? I'll give it a go in my GTE in the morning if I remember.

[Patent]

You'll be glad to know this is normal.

 

I think in my GTE it would eventually switch back to e-mode.

 

I can see the logic in both approaches, but a double tap of e-mode button will flick it back to electric once the ICE has finished it's mandatory run-time after it's first start.

 

Conversely I've been pleased to see that the superb is much better in sports mode. It doesn't switch off the ICE as readily when cornering / braking which is a definite bonus

Edited 8 November, 2021 by Patent

[MarkyG82]

So I did it this morning and it changed back to E mode a short while after letting off. A bit like when it changes back to D after using the paddles.