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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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I have been given an automatic Ford Fiesta as a courtesy car.
I need a bit of stupid, keep it simple help here.
What does S mean on the gear stick?
Is there a way of turning the lights off?
Thank you. |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Lights are on the dash to the right of the steering wheel. It's a knob that you turn. S is sports mode. I drive a fiesta "
I found the knob on the side by the dash but on 0 the lights are still on. I can turn to side lights or both front and side together but no off.
Thanks for the help.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The s is usually a sport mode. Holds the gears a little longer before changing. Can't help with the lights though....
Why? When would I use it?
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when you're in a rush to get to a hot date  |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"The s is usually a sport mode. Holds the gears a little longer before changing. Can't help with the lights though....
Why? When would I use it?
when you're in a rush to get to a hot date "
Ok. Should I use it to get away from a bad one too? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The s is usually a sport mode. Holds the gears a little longer before changing. Can't help with the lights though....
Why? When would I use it?
when you're in a rush to get to a hot date
Ok. Should I use it to get away from a bad one too?"
even more useful then. And the fact you can't work the lights, they can't chase ya lol |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"The s is usually a sport mode. Holds the gears a little longer before changing. Can't help with the lights though....
Why? When would I use it?
when you're in a rush to get to a hot date
Ok. Should I use it to get away from a bad one too?even more useful then. And the fact you can't work the lights, they can't chase ya lol "
The lights are on. They seem to fade out when I take the keys out.
I found R4  |
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"S is normally sports mode but in that car it probably stands for slug mode "
It is very sluggish compared to my old manual Nissan Micra. It seems to take ages to make up its mind to move.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Lights are on the dash to the right of the steering wheel. It's a knob that you turn. S is sports mode. I drive a fiesta
I found the knob on the side by the dash but on 0 the lights are still on. I can turn to side lights or both front and side together but no off.
What model is it ?
Some have automatic lights. If it's dark or overcast then will stay on
Thanks for the help.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The car possibly has DRL's which are lights that can't be turned off (or require you to muck around with the cars settings).
The 'S' stands for 'should have been given a different courtesy car' but there isn't enough room for that acronym! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The s is usually a sport mode. Holds the gears a little longer before changing. Can't help with the lights though...."
As for the lights issue...all cars now have daytime running lights at the front as part of an EU standard so the lights you mean may not turn off. Mainbeam head lights should do, but there will always be some kind of light at the front if it was built after 2012 (I think...might be later it came into the standards) x |
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"I have been given an automatic Ford Fiesta as a courtesy car.
I need a bit of stupid, keep it simple help here.
What does S mean on the gear stick?
Is there a way of turning the lights off?
Thank you."
The lights always come on when the car is started, they have daylight settings. If it has an A setting everything is automatic and you never need think about them - if it's a new Fiesta. Mine's very quick off the blocks but it's a 125PS turbo model, I love it to bits! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have been given an automatic Ford Fiesta as a courtesy car.
I need a bit of stupid, keep it simple help here.
What does S mean on the gear stick?
Is there a way of turning the lights off?
Thank you.
The lights always come on when the car is started, they have daylight settings. If it has an A setting everything is automatic and you never need think about them - if it's a new Fiesta. Mine's very quick off the blocks but it's a 125PS turbo model, I love it to bits!"
The new Fiesta is probably the best car Ford have made in the last 20yrs. Everything else has been junk. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The lights fading after you take the keys out; do they stay on for a little while? If so that's Ford's safety thing letting you get to your front door before plunging you into darkness. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I have an auto (DSG) VW Golf; the 'S' mode is 'sport' - you only need to use it if you want more power, i.e. overtaking. All you need to be concerned about is 'P' mode (park) and 'D' (drive).
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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Thank you all.
It's a 2013 1.4 petrol automatic - that's all I know.
I'll get used to it at just the point when my car is returned to me.
I will now ignore the EU lights and use P,R and D.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"When I saw the title and before I looked at this thread. I thought Licketysplits was after advice on choosing between a Robin Reliant and a Bubble Car."
I'd choose the Bubble Car - I'd look good in one of those in red.
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