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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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Relearn after buying used?

Should I do anything to get the ECU to learn my driving style since I bought my MINI used?
 
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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Have you covered more than 200 miles?
 
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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Have you covered more than 200 miles?
Ill be hitting my 4000 mile mark on tuesday
 
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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Then the ECU has already re-learned, cinsuder yourself good to go. If you get your ECU updated it takes 200 for the ECU to adapt and then it continuiously adjusts, so those first 200 the car feels real crisp but hen after you do enough driving things tone back down.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Then the ECU has already re-learned, cinsuder yourself good to go. If you get your ECU updated it takes 200 for the ECU to adapt and then it continuiously adjusts, so those first 200 the car feels real crisp but hen after you do enough driving things tone back down.
Well, I never told the ECU to relearn me or anything, and I got it from a non-MINI dealer, so I doubt they told it to relearn to me.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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Its a continuous program always adjusting it takes about 200 for the inital adaptation and keeps going from there so after you had driven it for 200 it was adapt to your style.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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Ok, cool . Is that why on the way home from the dealership the OBC stayed at 36miles to empty for a good 25 miles? (That was freaking out my dad, he was convinced we were going to run out of gas since the needle was moving, but the OBC wasnt0
 
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Well actually I think its because that OBC readout has been commonly deemed "optimistic" I trust the trip meter I can average at least 360 a tank so thats about where I fill up and I've still got a little extra to get to a good gas station.
 
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