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Is it really this bad or I did something wrong

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aps77

Discussion Starter · 11 mo ago

Dear iX enthusiasts,

Like most of us I am coming from ICE background and coasting is something I very much prefer and is my idea of efficient driving. When I test drove the iX yesterday, as I was driving it felt a bit jerky hence I switched to Adaptive Recuperation mode (or at least I believe that I did), however I didn't feel that it improved thing much. Now it is possible that I had accidentally put the car in 'B' mode as opposed to 'D'.

The question to those who own iX / have been driving it for a while is, is it really that jerky (to the extent that I got nauseous) and it doesn't coast at all unless I keep my foot on accelerator OR I did do something wrong / selected wrong setting.

P.S.: I loved the car and have put down my order anyway

but this is something has been on my mind since hence asking to those who have been using it to get real world feedback.

Thanks a ton in advance.

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ICS_UK

· #2 · 11 mo ago (Edited)

aps77 said:
Dear iX enthusiasts,

Like most of us I am coming from ICE background and coasting is something I very much prefer and is my idea of efficient driving. When I test drove the iX yesterday, as I was driving it felt a bit jerky hence I switched to Adaptive Recuperation mode (or at least I believe that I did), however I didn't feel that it improved thing much. Now it is possible that I had accidentally put the car in 'B' mode as opposed to 'D'.

The question to those who own iX / have been driving it for a while is, is it really that jerky (to the extent that I got nauseous) and it doesn't coast at all unless I keep my foot on accelerator OR I did do something wrong / selected wrong setting.

P.S.: I loved the car and have put down my order anyway but this is something has been on my mind since hence asking to those who have been using it to get real world feedback.

Thanks a ton in advance.

I drive with D and medium or max regen but I've had EV's for seven years

You just need to vary your foot on the accelerator to slow down not just lift off doesn't take long to learn
I found D with adaptive coasted too much and you end up needing the brakes coming onto roundabouts and the like but in a lot of traffic it works better
Many on here drive with adaptive but I live with 15% hills and you end up braking not what effecient driving is all about

40 or 50 they drive the same all my test drives were in the 40 - BTW make sure you get surround cameras a godsend

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aps77

Discussion Starter · #3 · 11 mo ago

Thanks @ICS_UK That is exactly I was thinking and you just confirmed that I have to train myself for a different style of driving 😁, many thanks for your suggestion.
I have gone for iX 40 MSports which nowadays in UK comes with surround cameras as part of package. I have that system on my X5 at the moment and agree that they are godsend.

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Billiecat

· #4 · 11 mo ago

Hi. I now drive in B mode pretty much 100% of the time and after 3 months have it down to a fine art rarely having to actually brake unless something happens.

I found the adaptive regen very clever in principle but decided I preferred the predictability of the B mode.

my family do still complain of feeling a bit sick sometimes which I think is because they aren’t used yet to the way it can speed up and slow down pretty quickly especially when they aren’t in control.

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Dmichael

· #5 · 11 mo ago

B mode( I believe, my iX will be here in the fall) is 1 pedal driving, step off the gas the car will regen to a stop if the road does not force you to use the brakes. D in my limited usage just coasts and you get minimal regen. If you want up your range, you need as much regen as possible. I expect to be a 1 pedal driver of this car.

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Boergedeist

· #6 · 11 mo ago

from my experience in the first 3000 miles, sickness of the passengers can be controlled by the drivers sensitivity with depressing the throttle. One can do it very softly and nobody even notices that the car is decelerating. Approaching those many 4 way stop intersections in our area B mode seems to me the best and smoothest way since the car was invented.

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RobWood

· #7 · 11 mo ago

Dmichael said:
B mode( I believe, my iX will be here in the fall) is 1 pedal driving, step off the gas the car will regen to a stop if the road does not force you to use the brakes. D in my limited usage just coasts and you get minimal regen. If you want up your range, you need as much regen as possible. I expect to be a 1 pedal driver of this car.

My understanding is that coasting is more efficient than braking - which kind of stands to reason if you think about it: energy loss in charging battery on re-gen. My experience is that I get a lot of regen in D (the re-gen indicator is showing significant re-gen down to pretty much zero mph).

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tempo36

· #8 · 8 mo ago

ICS_UK said:
I drive with D and medium or max regen but I've had EV's for seven years

You just need to vary your foot on the accelerator to slow down not just lift off doesn't take long to learn
I found D with adaptive coasted too much and you end up needing the brakes coming onto roundabouts and the like but in a lot of traffic it works better
Many on here drive with adaptive but I live with 15% hills and you end up braking not what effecient driving is all about

40 or 50 they drive the same all my test drives were in the 40 - BTW make sure you get surround cameras a godsend

I'm told that when you use the brake pedal in adaptive mode that what is actually happening is that the car is engaging regenerative braking first and only applies physical calipers when needed. If that's so, there's no efficiency harm in using the brake pedal in adaptive as long as you're not hammering the pedal all the time. But I'm going on what I'm told and not based on experience. It would certainly be a smart system if it works that way.

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PhiliX

· #9 · 7 mo ago

Billiecat said:
Hi. I now drive in B mode pretty much 100% of the time and after 3 months have it down to a fine art rarely having to actually brake unless something happens.

I found the adaptive regen very clever in principle but decided I preferred the predictability of the B mode.

my family do still complain of feeling a bit sick sometimes which I think is because they aren’t used yet to the way it can speed up and slow down pretty quickly especially when they aren’t in control.

You can learn to use B mode smoothly w/o passengers reaching for their airsickness bags. It's also fun and helps create "free" range. I use B 100% of the time.

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MatticusXi

· #10 · 28 d ago

I'm a "B"eliever

, I drive 100% in B, it almost feels shifting from 3rd to 2nd on a stick when going into corners, learning to "feather" the gas petal takes a little time, but it really makes driving more enjoyable to me.

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Bevforme

· #11 · 28 d ago

MatticusXi said:
I'm a "B"eliever , I drive 100% in B, it almost feels shifting from 3rd to 2nd on a stick when going into corners, learning to "feather" the gas petal takes a little time, but it really makes driving more enjoyable to me.

Agree with that. Feathering prevents passengers feeling sea sick and works really well…

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ajcham

· #12 · 27 d ago

Bevforme said:
Agree with that. Feathering prevents passengers feeling sea sick and works really well…

I switch between B and adaptive D all the time. While I find adaptive to be reasonably good at adjusting to the traffic in front, I still need to flick into B for junctions etc., and am getting the hang of timing the flick into B with a blip on the accelerator to ease into the B mode braking/regen.

Someone commented above about pressing the brakes in adaptive ups the regen first before using the actual brakes. Going by the regen bar on the dashboard, I think that's right. I also think it applies to B too, as B doesn't use the full extent of the regen bar all the time either.

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