Can I use the ScanGauge II to save fuel?
If your car reports information on fuel consumption (99% of cars and light trucks do), and you use it to adjust your driving habits, you can save a lot of fuel. A U.S. Dept of Energy study states driving habits can reduce fuel mileage up to 33%. Gas Mileage Tips link. The EPA website is http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/driveHabits.
If your car reports information on fuel consumption (99% of cars and light trucks do), and you use it to adjust your driving habits, you can save a lot of fuel. The most important thing to improve fuel economy is to work on the average fuel economy. Your instantaneous will show the fuel economy fall when you step on the throttle and increase when you let it off. The important thing is to improve your driving habits to reduce the amount and time it is low. You work the average like a video game and see how high a “score” you can get., You redeem your “points” at the gas station. The ScanGaugeII offers a number of averages. The best for improving fuel economy is the CURRENT MPG. This one is reset automatically each time you start a trip. It starts at 0 and quickly climbs up as you begin moving. You will see the average go up and down as you drive and will quickly catch on to ways to raise it. There are also a number of other features in the ScanGaugeII that can help you spot problems tha
