Banks Power Interface- Banks iQ 1996 & Later Vehicles with OBDII Diagnostics - Manual (Page 18)

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Section 6
ECOnOMY MODE
The Economy Mode will provide you
with the most up-to-date status on your
vehicles fuel economy.
From the Mode SELECT menu, press
on the ‘Economy’ button. When first
initiating the Economy Mode a message
will be displayed to set your ‘Fuel Cost’.
“In order to accurately calculate
certain parameters, you must enter
the current cost of fuel & tank size.”
Press ‘Yes’ to set the fuel cost and the
tank capacity of your vehicle or press
‘No’ to continue.
NOTE: Some gauges will be unavailable if
fuel cost is not set.
Setting Fuel Cost & Tank Capacity
If you press ‘Yes’ the iQ will take you to
the ‘Options’ menu. Press on the ‘Fuel
Cost’ tab to set the fuel cost. In the ‘Fuel
Cost’ screen you will be able to enter the
dollar amount that was paid per gallon/
liter. See Figure 11. You may choose
to enter the fraction of a cent cost
per gallon/liter or press the ‘ 9 /
10
‘ in the
upper right hand corner. Once the dollar
amount has been entered, press ‘Done’
to return to the ‘Options’ menu.
In order to maintain the accuracy of cost
calculations, it is important to enter the
fuel cost every time you refill the tank.
Press on the ‘wrench’ icon to open the
‘Options’ menu and then press the ‘Fuel
Cost’ tab or press the ‘$’ icon in the
lower part of the Economy Mode screen
to enter the Fuel Cost.
Set the ‘Tank Capacity’ for your vehicle.
Press the ‘Tank Capacity’ tab in the
‘Options’ menu. In the Tank Capacity
screen enter the Vehicles fuel tank
capacity. See Figure 12. Refer to your
vehicles Owner’s Manual to enter the
correct Tank Capacity to the nearest
whole gallon or liter. Once the Tank
Capacity has been entered, press ‘Done’
to return to the ‘Options’ menu. Press
the iQ icon to return to the Economy
Mode.
NOTE: For vehicles with more than one
tank, enter the main tank capacity only.
Do not add the reserve tank capacity.
Engine Displacement
In some cases, Fuel Economy may
not display correctly if the engine
displacement is not properly entered.
In the ‘Adjustment’ Menu, Select the
‘Engine Displacement’ screen to enter an
Figure 11