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      04-13-2012, 08:00 PM   #93
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Originally Posted by Just a 3 View Post
Yes, that's just what we needed - another unsubstianted study. Are they saying that the 328i's city mpg would drop by 2.5mpg with ASS? If this was true, every manufacturer would have it on their cars - easiest was to increase mpg. In any case, the discussion is about giving owners an option to disable it by default-
As has been explained about 100x since the F30 was introduced, the stop/start system is in use in determining the EPA numbers. Allowing it to be disabled at default would not let the car meet the EPA numbers. It has to be the default system.
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