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Old 25th March 2021, 12:07 PM
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The electronics know exactly what speed the car is going, but the speedo is usually deliberately over actual speed by a few %. The trip computer tends to be the most accurate bit of the user interface - just measure average speed for a few seconds.
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Old 25th March 2021, 12:23 PM
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So the message is, set the tyre circumference correctly if you want to rely on the speed limiter.
(And assume the speedo display is probably a bit optimistic.)

I think on a D2 (and I know this is a D3) the only place to set that is in the RNS. But D2's don't have speed limiters.
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Old 25th March 2021, 12:30 PM
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But D2's don't have speed limiters.
Speed warning is in the DIS
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Old 25th March 2021, 01:09 PM
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True, and it's accurate, unlike the speedo. But it only beeps and lets you carry on.
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2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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Old 25th March 2021, 03:27 PM
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My D3 speed warning is set at 100mph and beeps at exactly 100mph on the speedo (when tested on a private track obviously).
As said previously I would start at wheel circumference calibration.... see what it’s calibrated as and check what your wheels are etc
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Old 25th March 2021, 04:26 PM
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Ok, thanks for your input everyone

I'll see what VCDS says and report back.
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Old 25th March 2021, 05:13 PM
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Just to clarify, does the D3 have a limiter or just a warning like the D2, or both?
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one!
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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