182 TRIP COMPUTER

[BRUCE182]

Just got round to reading owners manual,and noticed on trip computer it should display current consumption,mine doesnt does every one elses and do people know if these things are accurate.Also does average speed take into account been stood in traffic cause mine only get to 21MPH in the first two weeks.cheers

 

[coope182]

The on board trip computer is very accurate compared to a lot of of manufacturers. they should show the average consumption (mpg) as this relies on distance so it cant really give you a live update.

Also the actual speed on the cruise control is more accurate than the speedo dial......found this out when I fitted a road angel2.

 

[JPW172]

yea my speedo is about 5 mph out compared to the cruise control,i tested it with my sat nav which has gps position and speed to.....james

 

[b0redtodeath]

Mine doesnt display current consumption either - I dont think they do for the UK cars but I could be wrong.

 

[Rob669]

Im kind of glad to hear this. Ive just bought a 172 Mk1 and mine has no instant readout either. Was going back to Renault but wont bother.

 

[Tom]

The trip is just a calculator based on throttle usage and tank capacity.

The reason why the speedo and cruise differ is because the cruise gets its speed reading from the ecu directly. (which if anyone has ever used an obd-II reader they would know this signal is much more realistic.)

 

[BRUCE182]

Thanks for answearing the question on fuel consumption.Can anyone answear the question on avereage speed.

 

[182 clio racer]

If your fuel consumption reading or your average speed reading remain the same wot ya need to do is when its showing press the reset button as you would for reseting the milage and that will clear it. Then in a couple of miles itll read what ur currently doin. Needs reseting after every journey.

Hope thats of any help!!

 

[soepy]

If you rag the car left right and centre, then it blows up; can renault try and wriggle out of its warranty agreement via a misuse arguement?

In short, can the trip computer be a little snitch in the dash?

Also, if you were suspected of speeding, is the trip info admissable?

D

 

[Will Eastman]

I have just looked at the last few miles on my car (round track) and there seems to be some discrepancy between the values. I am being shown,
173 Miles, 12.5 Gallons, 20 MPG.
But from working out the mpg using the millage and fuel used I get 14 MPG which seems more realistic!

Thoughts on this?

 

[STRBramley]

The computer is probably generous with its MPG reading.

9 year old thread revival!

 

[muckyman]

did you reset the MPG before starting the track session or is that simply the current value displayed, which will be an average over all your journeys since the last reset

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Re: Archived Post from old forum

How do you reset the trip computer?

 

[STRBramley]

Re: Archived Post from old forum

How do you reset the trip computer?

Push the button down that sticks out on your dash, I think it's below the revs dial.
You may have to push it when you on the trip computer screen.

 

[Sunglasses_Ron]

Re: Archived Post from old forum

Cheers dude

 

[Will Eastman]

I had reset the computer at the start. I understand it can read mpg a little favorably but it is putting out three values that simply conflict one another. Surely this shouldn't be the case?