Thread: I plugged my scan gauge in for the first time
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Old 07-22-2008, 08:34 AM
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Default Re: I plugged my scan gauge in for the first time
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Originally Posted by pascha View Post
Have you tried putting the SG on GPH during the Samba?

I had it in the Accord before I got the HCH and used it to 'drive it like a hybrid' as much as possible. The MPG on the SG seems low, especially compared to the iFCD. I guess I need to double-check the settings I changed when I moved it from car to car.

The only thing that bothers me about the SG in the HCH is when I auto stop at a stoplight, the SG will turn off and not come back on when I go again. Is there any way to change the auto-off on the SG?
I have not tried GPH, but I will. I also noticed that my mpg was lower on the SG than on the iFCD. I would guess that the SG is correct, but who knows. I do know that I like having the iFCD as a bar graph a lot more than having numbers--much easier for me to process.

There is a setting for engine in the SG setup somewhere with choices of Gas, Diesel 1, Diesel 2, and Hybrid. If you set it to Hybrid, it will not shut off when you autostop. It took me a little trial and error to find it this morning when I set it up (vs. my father's gas car) but it wasn't buried too deeply in the menus.

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Commuter car, grocery getter, and summer road tripper--average 10k miles per year.


Winter road trips and ski trips, bad weather commuter and my wife's "daily" driver--expected average 4k miles per year.
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