maderj

Do you have an F150? If so, then you know that the instant mpg is a green solid bar that moves up and down relative to this line, the avg mpg, as it clearly articulates to the right of the line. I was parked at my final destination when I took this. Look, I really don't care if you believe it or not, as I'm the one that reaps the benefit of owning a great engine. Oh, and the filling of one's tank is irrelevant so long as the press and hold to reset was not pressed to reset the avg. Average is calculated by miles traveled divided by gallons consumed, independent of fill-ups, which by the way, I don't have to do that often.

maderj

The pause button...really. It's not a DVR, it is a live calculation that can only be reset. No pause.

iRub1Out

Yes, now reread my post and try to understand it's meaning.

Your instant screen means nothing. Your trip logs the miles traveled and average mpg. That's the real truthful screen.

I never suggested you were lying, you took it that way, but I can take a pic of 55mpg on that screen and there's no miles to prove otherwise. That's my point. That screen doesn't show miles driven at that mpg.

It can be manipulated either way, so do/don't take the pic, idc. And, yes, I do own a '12 EB FX4.

goose2

Are you sure you weren't driving your wife's Prius . I guess I have to be the one the call B.S. on this one.

iRub1Out

If you're in your trip screen, if you press "ok" it pauses the timer, Idk what else, I just noticed that.

CoreyMS

Can be paused. Press OK just a second and let off. Awww snap.

iRub1Out

You begin here...


Then you press down ONE time, then "ok"


Here you see my single tank miles driven and mpg


Here you see my oil life trip, many more miles, still pretty darn average.


Notice how this isn't my instant screen, also note the miles driven... Thus a proven read.

I hope this isn't too much for you to consume in 1 post

maderj

No, you are wrong. That screen means exactly what we are discussing assuming that the driver resets it at the start of long trips. I do that to continually monitor my instant mileage against my TRIP mileage without having to go back and forth to the Trip A/B screens. What you really mean is that it means nothing to someone who is skeptical about the posts on this forum. I clearly articulated that this screen was reflecting my trip of 200 miles, 186 to be exact. The trip screen, had I reset that at the commencement of my trip would have also displayed that.

So, let's be honest,, what it really comes down to is driving style and terrain traveled... miles traveled and screen selection pics are what are useless and meaningless. My 15 mile commute in an area where elevation changes are measured in hundreds of feet is far different a variable than that of the same mileage commute in Florida.

So, instead of backbiting and bickering over trust issues, lets try to help each other with tips we've seen help improve our mpg...the reason I joined this forum. My tip is to reset the instant/avg screen at the start if every long trip as it forces me to focus on my driving style and habits.

f150man3.5

How many miles per gallon is what is relavent(or in my case kms/litre. I understand what you are trying to say. But without proof of how many miles you have travelled, that little green bar and average mpg is useless for everyone on this board. Pics or it didn't happen......i think that is what they say......and your pic just didnt give enough info.....there is no assuming when you show your trip A/B sreen

iRub1Out

The trip screen shows the exact same info, less the pretty green bar.

We wanted to see miles traveled to achieve claimed mpg. THATS the point!

You, sir, are wrong.

My pics display the miles and mpg, so just showing average mpg alone doesn't mean anything. I can reset it and coast down a big *** hill and have it read 50mpg, you wouldn't be able to call my bluff because I didn't prove how far I went on that average.

Think before posting, don't embarrass yourself.