I bought a 2003 Saab 9-5 four months ago and, apparently, havent's
discovered all the small details yet. Until today, when I switched SID to
fuel consumption it showed "average consumption" which was easy to tell cuz
the figures remained pretty stable throughout a trip. However, as of today
the SID's showing "real-time consumption" and figures change virtually every
couple of seconds from 20 liters per 100 km at the start to 6 liters fifteen
minutes later, back to 10 liters etc, which I find pretty confusing. My
manual is in German, which I don't speak. The one I downloaded from the
Internet is for the US version and doesn't mention the possibility of
switching between average and real-time consumption modes. Any help greatly
appreciated.
Best regards
TW
Charles - 02 Mar 2007 00:57 GMT
Real time modes will vary widely. My 92 9000T has a real time mode that
looks like a Windows progress bar. Accelerating uphill you will get very
small miles per gallon, coasting downhill it pegs at 60 mpg.
Of course, you would average the volume/distance (like Europeans do)
than distance/volume as we specify in the US.
Charles
> I bought a 2003 Saab 9-5 four months ago and, apparently, havent's
> discovered all the small details yet. Until today, when I switched SID to
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> TW
>
- Bob - - 02 Mar 2007 17:39 GMT
>Of course, you would average the volume/distance (like Europeans do)
>than distance/volume as we specify in the US.
You mean they have gallons per mile in Europe instead of miles per
gallon?
Trespassers W - 02 Mar 2007 18:41 GMT
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> You mean they have gallons per mile in Europe instead of miles per
> gallon?
Sorta. We have "how many liters of fuel does this car need to cover 100
kilometers?" in continental Europe. It's just a matter of habit. If you set
your SID to "Metric" you'll see 8.5 displayed in the "fuel" mode.
MH - 05 Mar 2007 23:32 GMT
> You mean they have gallons per mile in Europe instead of miles per
> gallon?
Most of Europe uses km and litre...

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