Scangauge II - I'm a baby

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  1. Rxmxsh

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    So, my buddy bought one for his accord, and asked me to play with it first. I happily agreed. So I started playing around with it - but it seems way out of my league? How do I set this thing up? I did some searching, and found something referencing xgauges? What is that? How do I set it for hybrid mode? I just don't know where to begin or what information to use.... tank size? 12? 10? 11? I have no idea. All I know it's 1.5 liters.

    Sorry for the jumbled mess, but I appreciate any help I can get. In the meantime, I'll keep searching.
     
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    Also - how do I get the display to stay on for longer than 12 seconds?
     
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    Ok, So I think I have most of the settings down. What's the "cutoff" setting?
     
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    Thanks, I'll read that too.... I think I have the gist of it; Just curious what the "cutoff" setting is for and what to adjust it to.
     
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    diamondlarry EPA MPG #'s killer

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    The adjustment is a bit different for every car but, you set it close to the TPS number you are at when the car cuts fuel while the engine is still turning such as in a glide above 41 mph. This helps to fine tune the mpg calculation the SG does. The mpg reading will go to 9999 when the fuel cuts. I think I have mine set at 14 or 15.
     
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    Sorry - TPS?
     
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    diamondlarry EPA MPG #'s killer

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    Oops, I forgot the title of the thread.:redface: TPS is the Throttle Position Sensor.
     
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    LMAO - thanks. I do appreciate it. Now I want to go driving to see how it works.
     
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    You have to drill down the menus for "fuel type" and select "hybrid".
     
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    Thanks - I had found that through searching. I appreciate the help.
     
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    Once you get all that under your belt and read the xgauge programming
    manual, start attacking this stuff.
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    Can you elaborate on how to do this for complete newb? I've been reading up on setting the cutoff here and at cleanmpg but am a bit confused.

    For example, tonight I was watching TPS on the way home and did a glide (no arrows at all on the MFD right?) around 40mph. The TPS read 13 and the GPH was 0.0. The road was relatively flat, but had some slope to it. So should I set my cutoff to 13 then? The manual says to set it about 4 above TPS. Is this not applicable to the Prius? I also thought I had read somewhere that it should not need to be adjusted?

    Sorry, I've read so much lately maybe it's running together. Thanks for any help.
     
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    You could be right. I don't recall any info on the fuel cut setting in the manual I got for the last SG I bought. I have been experimenting with different settings lately since that last post.
     
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