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Old 07-23-2008, 07:08 AM
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Real Name: Paul
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Default Re: I plugged my scan gauge in for the first time

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Originally Posted by kristian View Post
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.
I will assume that the iFCD is correct until I fill up. I have 3 bars of fuel left after driving to work this morning. The trip meter says I've gotten 59.6 MPG over 568 miles. On a side note, I passed 1,000 miles on the ODO this morning and arrived at work with 1,002.

You are right, I didn't have the SG set up right. It was on gas and not hybrid. It worked better this morning, so I will 'trust' the SG more on the next tank. It really is helpful to know when you are 9999'ing versus above 100 MPG, but burning fuel.

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'08 HCHII Silver (Arrived July 10th!)
'05 Honda Civic 7th Gen LX (Wife's DD)
'98 VW Jetta TDI

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