Sup everyone,
I tried to do a search but couldn't really find the answer to my question. Anyways, my issue is with the mpg calculator in the trip computer. First of all, let me say this is my first vehicle that has this feature. I'm aware that it most likely isn't perfectly accurate, but mine shows me really wonky readings. After a reset of the MPG, it will read fairly accurately for the first month or so. Then, its almost as if every time I shut the car off, and back on again, I gain 2mpg out of nowhere. At one point it was reading up to 45mpg which is obviously not true. I drive 100 miles a day, but its mostly on back country farm roads averaging around 50mph. I drive the car pretty easy most of the time on my commute. I just reset my MPG again the other day, and after the next tank of gas, was only showing about 26.5mpg, but by my calculations, I actually got 28.9mpg on that tank. It just boggles my mind how completely and utterly wrong this thing is. SO, am I the only one that has this issue, or is this fairly common? Its really not a huge deal because I know how to calculate mpg the old fashioned way, but if theres a fix for it, or a way to prevent it from happening, I'm all ears.
Anyone?
I tried to do a search but couldn't really find the answer to my question. Anyways, my issue is with the mpg calculator in the trip computer. First of all, let me say this is my first vehicle that has this feature. I'm aware that it most likely isn't perfectly accurate, but mine shows me really wonky readings. After a reset of the MPG, it will read fairly accurately for the first month or so. Then, its almost as if every time I shut the car off, and back on again, I gain 2mpg out of nowhere. At one point it was reading up to 45mpg which is obviously not true. I drive 100 miles a day, but its mostly on back country farm roads averaging around 50mph. I drive the car pretty easy most of the time on my commute. I just reset my MPG again the other day, and after the next tank of gas, was only showing about 26.5mpg, but by my calculations, I actually got 28.9mpg on that tank. It just boggles my mind how completely and utterly wrong this thing is. SO, am I the only one that has this issue, or is this fairly common? Its really not a huge deal because I know how to calculate mpg the old fashioned way, but if theres a fix for it, or a way to prevent it from happening, I'm all ears.
Anyone?