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Originally Posted by SVOboy

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FAS > Forced Auto Stop. basicly turning the engine off. Be it on a coast or at a stop light. MPG is always better the less the engine runs. 1 5 15
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NOTE: FAS is the term that is pretty much agreed upon for hybrids, but since most non-hybrids so not have an Auto Stop feature, FAS would not make sense. FES, EOC, and CODFISH have all been suggested, but there is no clear term yet, we should have a poll one of these days. - SVOboy
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I was SOOO dissappointed when I found out what FAS meant. It was the hardest acronym to look up and it don't make no sense. (Actually I had seen it as Forced Auto Shutdown).

Why am I in a twist? it is the process of manually turning off your motor (i.e. with the key), perhaps while coasting (in something resembling neutral). In essense it translates to a "Manual Automatic Shutdown", there's nothing automatic about it!! Turn back the key for a second, the engine shuts down!! It isn't worthy of such a self contridictory acronym, even if it is a hybrid term.

It's like when you hear that the word gullible isn't in the dictionary. And then go get the dictionary to check...