New Jazz - Questions

[Pine]

I am collecting my new Jazz Advance Sport at the end of this week and have started this topic as I may need to seek advice from experienced Jazz drivers. 
I have downloaded the manual and had a look through it.  In the General and Vehicle settings there are a lot of options to adjust or switch things On or Off.  I expect to leave most or everything at the default setting but I am happy to be given advice, based on experience, of any recommended changes to these settings.

[Downsizer]

You will get conflicting advice as we all have different priorities. My advice is to experiment and find out what you prefer. Personally, I’m happy with the default settings.

[coldstart]

I recommend to setting the rather misleading (and quite obscure) setting of "Warning message" in the "customized features" to ON as it displays a helpful text along the symbol on the driver information display.

You may discover quite a few nifty shortcuts this way!

[Tombola]

Most of the safety features default back to enabled the next time the car is turned on, one setting I found useful was disabling the auto fold mirrors when freezing weather was forecast   

[Henners]

Welcome. Enjoy your Jazz Sport. I love mine

The best introduction I’ve found is this YouTube video. It’s generic Jazz but it all applies equally to the Jazz.

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[Lord Voltermore]

My first 'handover' was  taking a demonstrator for a test drive . The salesman brought the car to the front  and then left me to it with little more than a 'see you later'.   Before I could drive off the engine suddenly stopped  (It had gone into EV mode   )   Consternation. How do I restart the engine?
Fortunately I soon realised, without the embarrassment of having to ask   , that despite the total silence the car will move off anyway  when you press the throttle pedal.  A surreal experience  the first  couple of times.    But within a few hundred metres I had no trouble driving the car.

Second handover ,delivery of my own car, was not much more than " we've programmed in a  few radio stations."  '    To be fair, in the 'excitement' of getting my mitts on a new car  I probably wouldnt have absorbed much of a hand over briefing anyway. 

I have learned most of what I do know  empirically from reading the manual and experimentation.  I'm often reminded that there is still much I have yet to learn. And some I've already forgotten.  

[Hicardo]

One feature i find very useful is the left hand climate control on / off button, not while driving but whilst stationary having a coffee or a snack. 

When switched to off and a window opened a crack, keeps the combustion engine mostly off, but all the electrics on, so you can play music, use the windows, use the heated seats, and it means you dont have to turn the car ignition button off, thereby not affecting your trip readings etc etc. 

Then you just turn the CC on again when you set off, and the car goes back to normal. 

[Lord Voltermore]

When switched to off and a window opened a crack, keeps the combustion engine mostly off, but all the electrics on, so you can play music, use the windows, use the heated seats, and it means you dont have to turn the car ignition button off, thereby not affecting your trip readings etc etc. 

Does the engine still start occasionally when  necessary using this method?   . Or is it like listening to radio etc for long periods in accessory mode   which can flatten the relatively small 12v battery, especially in cars that dont make long enough trips to keep it fully charged..  .   

[Tombola]

When switched to off and a window opened a crack, keeps the combustion engine mostly off, but all the electrics on, so you can play music, use the windows, use the heated seats, and it means you dont have to turn the car ignition button off, thereby not affecting your trip readings etc etc. 

Does the engine still start occasionally when  necessary using this method?   . Or is it like listening to radio etc for long periods in accessory mode   which can flatten the relatively small 12v battery, especially in cars that dont make long enough trips to keep it fully charged..  .   

The engine starts as necessary

[Kremmen]

When I first got mine I sat in the garage, garage doors open, in normal EV mode and in 'P' whilst I went through my saved pages setting each item

I'd previously downloaded the more comprehensive online manual and printed each applicable page

As expected the engine cut in periodically to keep charged up

[John Ratsey]

At the handover for my Jazz I showed the salesman the two button trick for disabling the remote. He wasn't aware of it! In fact, I've done that twice, several years apart, with different salesmen. They evidently don't talk to each other.

[coldstart]

At the handover for my Jazz I showed the salesman the two button trick for disabling the remote. He wasn't aware of it! In fact, I've done that twice, several years apart, with different salesmen. They evidently don't talk to each other.

Even the manual explains how to disable the key fob's receiver, though only as a side note under the heading "Low Keyless Remote Signal Strength":
It is possible to reduce battery consumption by turning off radio wave reception. When you hold down the lock and unlock buttons at the same time for approximately three seconds, the LED will blink twice and radio wave reception will turn off.

[Kremmen]

Same with me at Honda Bushey, none of the salesmen knew of the fob disable

Salesmen just don't know their products

The one exception was Honda Ottershaw in 2013 where the salesman did know all about the Civic I was buying

[Pine]

Question on Climate Control:

I am in the habit of turning the CC off when I get home so that the next time I power on I can manoeuvre out of my parking space in silence. Once on the road I press Auto.  I can see that the fan speed varies but there is no indicator light to show that the AC is operating.  Is this correct?

[aphybrid]

Having 'renewed' my Crosstar I have noticed it is quieter, and the brake regeneration is more apparent. The increased HP has not really been apparent but have not done any motorway running where it might show at higher ICE only conditions.