[Tengocity]

Nope almost never.

[fred100]

it seems to slow the throttle response and that may give you better mileage

[HiBee]

Originally Posted by Rbrown

Just wondering if anybody uses Eco Pro function, and if so, does it really make any difference?

Used once, severe restriction on the engine, Never again.
Try using it & you'll find out why most don't use it.

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Originally Posted by ahero4eternity

All the time.

Yeah probably best with petrol at the price you pay over there.

Can't be too careful...

[tjlees]

Originally Posted by RalphyBMW

My car defaults to it.
Very little of my driving leaves opportunity for fun, mostly motorway or around town. Eco Pro helps reduce the temptation to floor it.

Yep mine defaults to it following coding and according to my display, I saved 50 miles on half a tank going up north

Eco pro saves on the motorway so you can use sport + on the twisties

[Bricktrix]

It has its place.(pretty much in the bin!) but.....
Always use when taking my mum out for a catch up, softens the ride and makes me "driving miss daisy" so stops her moaning.

Nearly always on certain stages of M'way work commute, pointless in 60mph traffic in 3rd lane still having it in "Sports" as its then still in 6th or 7th gear even when at cruising 70 speed....eco knocks it upto 8th
So happy to keep it in eco, gain the 4-5+ mile range, then burn that range off when sticking it back to sports and pull off 2 junctions early for some fun twisties it makes me feel "justified"

[rapid64k]

When I am running low on fuel,I tend to use it.

[Daftasabrush]

Nope, hateful thing. Mashed the button once the wrong way and slipped into eco poo mode and then it switched bloomin ASS on, cue the car 'stalling' at the next lights. PITA if you ask me.

[SkyJawa]

Wtf is Eco pro mode? My car has "self harm mode" think it's the same thing?

Used it when running in, that was enough forever!

[Lux700]

Only on motorways, on a long run, when traffic is heavy and it's generally difficult to hit even the speed limit, and in conjunction with ACC. Drove up to Lancs the other week in exactly these conditions - going nowhere fast! Averaged 57.4 mpg. Brilliant for 317bhp car!

If the motorway is clear, like 3am ish, I tend to travel faster... MPG is obviously not as good, but it's still very impressive due to not having to constantly slow down and speed up for those who maybe shouldn't be driving mechanically propelled vehicles!

[TouringPleb]

Originally Posted by Richtw

Nearly killed me once, put the car in Eco pro. Forgot about it and pulled out to overtake! Rather fast car coming up behind me, floored it! Nothing absolutely nothing happened! Managed to swerve back in and avoid a pile up! Silly silly mistake - never used it since!!

Same thing happened to me on a busy roundabout. Saw the gap, put my foot down and nothing happened. Won't be doing that again!

[Wagstafari]

Yep. If Im in the office (140 mile round trip) I'll def use it as why wouldn't I.

Weekends on the other hand is a different matter! ?

[Gabreigns]

I use it in the city. But on the highway I never use it with Cruise control. I find it most useful when I am coasting downhill or know that I will be slowing down bin advance. I really like it when I see the tachometer drop from 1100RPM to about 750RPM. Basically idling but at 70 mph.

[mazaa93]

Out of curiosity, when you start the car what mode is it in?

I'm looking into getting a 428i, so it'd be good to know!

[RobUK]

Originally Posted by mazaa93

Out of curiosity, when you start the car what mode is it in?

I'm looking into getting a 428i, so it'd be good to know!

Mine always defaults to Comfort mode when starting the car. I understand it's possible to (re)code the car so that it remembers what mode you were in when you switched off previously.

[rich100]

I tried it a couple of times but could see minimal benefit it although I did read on an older thread that it may have some use in the snow due to it dampening down the throttle.

No idea whether that is the case though.

[muckypup]

Surely if you are trundling along in a big queue of traffic doing 40mph, and you know it isn't going to change for many miles (ie my commute every morning ) then you might as well use the eco pro? In this situation a sharp throttle response will be of no benefit.

S.

[rich100]

Originally Posted by muckypup

Surely if you are trundling along in a big queue of traffic doing 40mph, and you know it isn't going to change for many miles (ie my commute every morning ) then you might as well use the eco pro? In this situation a sharp throttle response will be of no benefit.

S.

True, but on the occasions I've used Eco pro, I've found the fuel gains to be so neglible as to be not worth it.

I suppose on a long run at a steady speed you may see better gains.

[JuBa]

Originally Posted by ukbeemerboy

Exactly.. I never use it. The one time I tried it, it was raining and all the windows steamed up as it cuts the Climate Control. Never bothered again

Only use it on motorways. Have to use kick down every now and again to overtake. As for climate control, you can deselect it in the eco pro options so air-con will work as normal.

[ep22jg]

I use it when doing the boring driving - Commuting, other people in the car etc.
It makes for a smoother ride as the throttle is dulled.

Not sure if it really make that much difference to economy?
During the hotter weather, I switched the eco pro effect to the AC off as it wasn't doing the job.

I like the fact that, coupled with the adaptive dampers, means I can have a car that suits various different situations - Cruiser to Sports saloon - 50mpg to fast & fun!!

[pmgreenwood]

Originally Posted by Brigand

NO.

It should only be the preserve of 320d Fuel misers.

Even the 320D fuel misers do not use it! I find the way it hinders the air conditioning means the car is a far less pleasant place to be.

[Beancounter_74]

Originally Posted by pmgreenwood

Even the 320D fuel misers do not use it! I find the way it hinders the air conditioning means the car is a far less pleasant place to be.

You can switch that function off in ECO settings.

Activated it will reduce the efforts of the a/c by 20% which is why the cabin gets warmer.