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Discussion in 'Generation 1 Prius Discussion' started by bwilson4web, Jul 10, 2015.

  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    IMkenNY Im just being nosy

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    Excellent job!, time to change the license plate :)
     
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    Bob....how the heck??! haha seriously though... :)
     
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    bob, what are you trying to say here?
     
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    Something ain't right.
     
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    What?
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    It's witchcraft! :eek:
     
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    c'mon prof, give us a hint!:cool:
     
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    Hint: check the outside air temperature in the first picture.

    I'll post the answer 6:00 PM (CDT) Sunday.

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    You drove it in outer space??? :confused:

    Or did you just disconnect the connection to the outside air temp?
     
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    i'm just not familiar with gen one screen, i thought the temp was to the right of the pic.
     
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    Here's a shot of his screen posted on another thread.

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    thanks. so, the whole mfd is kaput?
     
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    I assumed he used his prius super cooled magnet and attached to to a semi trailer and it was so cool it froze the temp sensor for 3550 miles!
     
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    Two other possibilities:

    1. Bob found a mountain so high, that he could continuously descend it for 3,550 miles, or
    2. The outside air temp and fuel consumption inputs to the MFD were disconnected or failed, while the odometer input was maintained.
     
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    maybe he 'put the drink down' on the dash, and it spilled all over the mfd.
     
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    I took the original cassette radio out and it has the terminator resistor for the OBD. This fails the OBD to the MFD. It can not read OBD data including fuel consumption, outside air temp, and SOC. But my Miniscanner works great and gives better metrics. The MFD has a direct feed from the brake ECU which is how it measure distance:
    • Any distance / no fuel = 99.9 MPG.
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    dang! that was gonna be my next guess.:whistle:
     
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