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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Focus / August 2008Focus 2.0 TDCI trip computer etc setup
Hello, We've just got our 3rd FOCUS - an 8 month old 2.0 TDCI manual Titanium UK model from Ford Direct. Our previous models have been Zetecs. Other than the standard things with the Titanium it also has the dual temp aircon thing where you set individual temperature requirements for the passenger area and the driver area. The 'default' display of mileage and temp shows the total odo with MLS beneath it so it's in miles. The outside temp also shown on this display is shown in degrees F. The indivdual settings (driver and passenger side) on the dual aircon display were also showing in degrees F. So I went in to the 'menu' system that I'm very familiar with and changed the UNITS to metric from IMPERIAL and exited as normal. The aircon display is now showing in C as is the outdoor temp. So, what's my problem?? With the 'computer' set to METRIC my readings for fuel consumption that I scroll through are now shown in KMs/Litre and not MPG. To view them in MPG I have to change back to IMPERIAL and then have aircon and outdoor temp in F and not C. OK, so it makes sense (and the odo stays in miles (with the MLS beneath it), but I'm sure that on the other Focii we've had the METRIC selection did not affect the temp display - just the trip computer/fuel consumption figs. The only difference between the car we have now and the previous ones is that this one has the dual aircon thingy. Any thoughts anybody??? (Preferred solution is temp shown in C (METRIC) and fuel consumption/average speed etc shown in miles/gallons (IMPERIAL). See ya, Phil > We've just got our 3rd FOCUS - an 8 month old 2.0 TDCI manual Titanium > UK model from Ford Direct. Our previous models have been Zetecs. > > Other than the standard things with the Titanium it also has the dual > temp aircon thing where you set individual temperature requirements for > the passenger area and the driver area. You're lucky - my 2-yo TDCI Titanium only has the basic manual aircon. I was quite upset and disappointed about this as I'd "traded up" from an earlier Ghia which had dual-zone climate control, and I'd understood that the Titanium spec was at least as good as the Ghia's. > The 'default' display of mileage and temp shows the total odo with MLS > beneath it so it's in miles. The outside temp also shown on this display [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > and fuel consumption/average speed etc shown in miles/gallons > (IMPERIAL). Yep, that's the way it works on mine too. I can only assume it's because the standard trip-computer is a typical example of a Ford cost-engineered component that delivers the minimum capability required to get a tick in the spec box at the lowest possible unit cost. I've trained myself to make sense of l/100km, since I just don't get temperatures in degF. I threw together a spreadsheet that converts between 1/100km and mpg - the core formula is mpg = 282.48094/(l/100km) They key thing is, the lower the number, the better you're doing. Driving *very* carefully, I can get 4.9l/100km, which equates to 57.65mpg. More usually, it's 6.2l/100km, or 45.5mpg. Average speed still shows as mph, even with the computer set to METRIC. I don't know whether you can easily change the odo to show KM - I'd have thought not. >> We've just got our 3rd FOCUS - an 8 month old 2.0 TDCI manual Titanium >> UK model from Ford Direct. Our previous models have been Zetecs. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >earlier Ghia which had dual-zone climate control, and I'd understood that >the Titanium spec was at least as good as the Ghia's. Age old saying:- Don't assume....... check! Seriously, you should always check the spec of the car you are buying if the toys are that important to you.  SignaturePaul Giverin British Jet Engine Website:- www.britjet.co.uk My photos:- www.pbase.com/vendee >>> We've just got our 3rd FOCUS - an 8 month old 2.0 TDCI manual Titanium >>> UK model from Ford Direct. Our previous models have been Zetecs. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Seriously, you should always check the spec of the car you are buying if > the toys are that important to you. Paul/All, After just changing our car its not just the toys its the engine as well! About 3 weeks ago we traded in our 2.0 TDCI Zetec for a 2.0 Petrol Titanium (via the Ford Direct scheme). Our previous 2 Focii had been diesels. Within 15 minutes I knew I'd made a mistake. The petrol engine really lacked the mid range oomph that the diesel had. We drove it for a couple of days and just couldn't live with it. By this time I'd located a similar mileage/age 2.0 TDCI Titanium on the Ford Direct website and on the third day we went back to Ford and asked to change it under the Ford Direct. 2 weeks later we had the new car. I had to pay an extra £1800 due to the diesel premium and optional extras but it was well worth it. If only we'd driven a 2.0 petrol before then I would never have opted for a 2.0 petrol for us. Phil >>>> We've just got our 3rd FOCUS - an 8 month old 2.0 TDCI manual Titanium >>>> UK model from Ford Direct. Our previous models have been Zetecs. [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Phil For the next 3 months I won't be having access to ng's so apols in advance to any replies to this topic that I can't reply to. Enjoy your Ford cars!! Phil >> We've just got our 3rd FOCUS - an 8 month old 2.0 TDCI manual Titanium >> UK model from Ford Direct. Our previous models have been Zetecs. [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > I don't know whether you can easily change the odo to show KM - I'd have > thought not. Mark, Thanks for that. Looks like I'm stuck with it. OK on the spreadsheet and getting used to interpreting the litres/km stuff into what is good and what isn't. I'll probably just change it to IMPERIAL when I want to look at the stats and then back to metric. Phil |
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