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changing setting on the trip computer

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:46 pm
by 541NTT
hi guys,
just signed up today, will do an intro thread once i have taken some pics of my car lol,
quick question i couldnt find in a search, can i change the settings on the trip computer in MY04 gt liberty? at the moment it shows consumption as KLM per Liter, i want it to read liters per 100 KLMS like every other car ive driven, is it possible?

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:24 pm
by swingn
You can't change it sadly (From what I understand). Talk to Tangcla, he hates the fact it can't read L/100kms

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They changed it to L/100kms in the MY05's onwards.

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:43 pm
by lukey
Huh? I'm pretty sure mine has L/100km and its an 04

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:48 pm
by tangcla
Yes I'm annoyed that the ECU says km/L instead of L/100km
I was told by my tuner that he can do it with a different ECU flashing cable. I'm waiting to see if he can do it or not.

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:37 pm
by 541NTT
yeah a guy at work has an 04 outback and his says L/100klms as well, in the manual it says that all right hand drive vehicles have L/100klms except aus delivered models.

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:38 pm
by tangcla
Later 04 (aka MY05) onwards have L/100km.
We got jibbed


Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:44 pm
by kvn
yeah i hate that it doesn't display L/100km.. another WHAT WERE SUBARU THINKING!?!?
clarence keep me informed on the ecu thing..

Posted:
Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:51 pm
by tangcla
kvn wrote:clarence keep me informed on the ecu thing..
I will probably get it tuned before he gets the cable. I'm not too fussed about it, just practice working out reciprocals and arithmetic


Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:37 am
by 541NTT
more on this, today as i got in the car the sun was coming through the back window, this was shinging on the trip computer so i could see all the lights that could be displayed, there is a L/100klms light there, im sure it should be changable some how!

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:03 pm
by tangcla
mason_luke wrote:more on this, today as i got in the car the sun was coming through the back window, this was shinging on the trip computer so i could see all the lights that could be displayed, there is a L/100klms light there, im sure it should be changable some how!
Yes the panel is the same between the two. It's a configuration error, apparently it can't be changed by Subaru.

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:31 pm
by lukey
Dam so that means my car is really using more fuel then I think.
1 kilometer / l = 100 l/100km
So, mines using just under 11l/100km, too high?

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:05 pm
by kvn
when i drive i like to enjoy my drive and concentrate on driving and driving alone.. i dont need to sit there doing mathematical conversions in my head.. I DO NOT COMPUTE! hahaha.. i'm so down for switching it..
yeah lukey im around 10-12L/100km

Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:41 pm
by lukey
Ah cool, and you're non-turbo yeh?
I don't mind too much, people worry too much about what is potentially a few dollars difference at the pump. But I'm more concerned that somethings wrong if its using more fuel, not about it for economy reasons.
But if yours is around that too then I'm not too worried


Posted:
Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:47 pm
by kvn
hahah no in a GT.. that 10-12L/100km is me driving conservatively to a degree..

Posted:
Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:44 pm
by Kevlar GT
kvn wrote:hahah no in a GT.. that 10-12L/100km is me driving conservatively to a degree..
Same here, those figures equal conservative driving. If I was interested in economy then I would have bought another Civic like my wifes.
