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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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Question 06 dash MPG?

I thought i have seen people get MPG to show up on there trucks dash i just got a 06 which my wife in on her way back from ark with it and she cant figure it out i have no clue if it should let me mpg or not anyone know???
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 05:30 PM
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my uncle has an 06 and it lets him, but i dont know how...
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 05:33 PM
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its loaded heated leather 6 dish cd changer all of it but no mpg ?
 
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Old Dec 10, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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his doesnt even have leather.......hahaha
 
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 10:47 PM
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steering wheel controls, should be the button with little fuel pump looking button, keep pushing it till the fuel econ. shows up on the DIC
 
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 01:11 AM
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how do you reset it? mine says im getting 9.6 MPgs and hasn't moved. No way it can be right.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 08:13 AM
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Yeah, they seem to be pretty optimistic most of the time. You should probably figure it by hand occasionally to be sure. Of course, for that to be accurate you'll have to make sure you're odometer is correct, and that you get the fuel tank consistently full with a minimum of foam.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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while mpgs are showin hold down the arrow botton on steering wheel across from the pump button and it will reset mine reads 14.6 most of the time
 
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Youngblood
how do you reset it? mine says im getting 9.6 MPgs and hasn't moved. No way it can be right.
hold the button that looks like the enter key, it will reset everything in the DIC that is resetable

sorry i missed the post above, but really 14.2?? wow mine reads 18+ most of the time and over 20 on the highway, and hand calculated its not too far off
 
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 11:31 PM
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I set my edge CTS to show it and i run about 16.2 that with an 8" lift, and 35" tires.
 
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