How to Turn Off the Car's ECO Mode?
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Car's ECO mode can be switched by pressing the Drive Mode button inside the car. If you want to turn off the ECO mode, you can directly switch to Standard mode or Sport mode. The energy-saving mode is also called ECO mode. When the car is in ECO mode, it saves fuel, but the throttle response is less sensitive, and the transmission shifts up more aggressively. When the car is in Sport mode, the throttle response is more sensitive, the car's power is stronger, and the transmission stays in lower gears. In Sport mode, the car consumes more fuel. For daily driving, you can use Standard mode, which offers slightly stronger power and more responsive throttle compared to ECO mode.
When I drove my friend's car with the ECO button before, it took me a while to figure out that the switch was right on the left side of the steering wheel. The green leaf icon on the dashboard lighting up means it's in fuel-saving mode, and pressing the button to make the icon disappear turns it off. If you can't find the button, don't panic—the switch is definitely hidden in the 'Vehicle Settings' menu on the central control screen. For Japanese cars, you might need to dig into a secondary menu. Actually, I recommend keeping ECO on during city traffic jams, and turning it off when you need to overtake or drive on mountain roads—the power response becomes much more lively immediately. Some cars are even smarter, automatically pausing the fuel-saving mode when you press the accelerator hard.
