RE: Fuel economy

["Ng, Kevin (NationsCredit)" <kevin.ng@nationscredit.com>]

I thought this only worked for OBD1 cars? I remember trying this once on my
'97 and never got it to work.

Kevin Ng
97 GLX Windsor Blue

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Billy T. [SMTP:btylaska@onramp.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, March 25, 1999 4:34 PM
> To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject:	Re: Fuel economy
> 
> That is the average, the reading on the MFA.  23-24 is pretty good.  I
> usually
> get 19-21.
> 
> If you want to see the milage you are actually getting, try this:
> 
> 1.  put the key in the ignition.
> 2.  press and hold the MFA button
> 3.  while still holding the MFA button, turn the key on and off(don't
> start the
> car)
> 4.  after you have turned the key off, let go of the MFA button
> 5.  start the car
> 
> Now, your MFA should give you three readings, oil temp, actual mpg, and
> something else I cant remember.
> 
> BTW, you can do the same thing with the trip odometer button.  Just press
> the
> trip button instead of the MFA button, and do the same sequence with the
> key.
> You can then cycle thru 8 different readings.  There is a digital tach,
> LCD
> light check, speed sensor reading and some other stuff.  I was pretty
> stoked to
> see this stuff work, and you probably will be, too.
> 
> Billy