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Ultra Gauge User Manual - UltraGauge OBDII Scan tool

1. Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Bank1 O Sensor 1 Voltage Bnk1 02 1 Bank1 O Sensor 2 Voltage Bnk1 02 2 Bank1 O Sensor 3 Voltage Bnk1 02 3 Bank1 O Sensor 4 Voltage Bnk1 02 4 Bank2 O Sensor 1 Voltage netas Melts Bnk2 02 1 Bank2 O Sensor 2 Voltage Bnk2 02 2 Bank2 O Sensor 3 Voltage Bnk2 02 3 Bank2 O Sensor 4 Voltage Bnk2 02 4 Raw output from the O2 sensor 0 volts is equivalent of 100 lean fuel air mixture and 1 275 volts is 99 2 rich fuel air mixture Bankl is the cylinder bank with spark plug 1 Typically only two O2 sensors are present one on each bank Page 18 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Run Time ECM Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Run Time ECM 0 to 18 25 Hours mins Run ECM Run time advances while the engine is running The value is cleared each time the ignition is set from OFF to RUN There are two other Run Time gauges Run Time Trip and Run Time General NOTE The alarm for this gauge is set in hours and fractions of hours not Hours and minutes A setting of 0 5 is 30 minutes Distance with Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Check Eng ine Distance with CEL on 0 to 40 722 miles Dst CEL Lig ht on Distance traveled since the Check Engine Light CEL illuminated Fuel Pressure Gauge name Range Units Abbreviati
2. INSTALLATION amp OPERATION Version 1 47 UltraGauge is a product of Nexzor Inc Page 1 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com WARNINGS Information in this document is subject to change without notice Nexzor reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes additions or improvements Always visit Ultra Gauge com for the latest updates concerning the installation use and operation of this product i 3 gt Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations can result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury ma TALLATION WARNINGS When installing UltraGauge in your vehicle place UltraGauge so that it does not obstruct the driver s view of the road or ability to operate the vehicle e Extreme care must be taken when routing the OBD II cable Avoid routing and installing in such a fashion that the cable can interfere with any of the foot controls steering wheel or other vehicle controls or represent an entry or exit hazard to the driver Always secure excess or loose cable so that feet and hands do no become entangled e The windshield mount or Velcro mount may not stay attached under all conditions Do not mount UltraGauge where it will become a distraction or hazard should it become detached e Do not mount UltraGauge in an area that may interf
3. Each alarm can be individually enable or disabled and the value for that alarm can be set By default many of the alarms are enabled and factory default values are set On the last row of each alarm is a value that represents the extreme limits for that particular gauge To set or enable an alarm 1 select MENU gt Alarms gt Set Gauge Alarms 2 Use the UP amp DOWN keys to Navigate to the desired Gauge Press Next or Back to advance to the next group of gauges 3 While the cursor is positioned next to the desired gauge Press MENU This will show the alarm screen for that gauge as shown below 4 Pressing UP or DOWN will cause the cursor to move around the alarm window 5 While positioned over the off on selection for the Alarm pressing MENU will toggle the alarm from on to off and off to on 6 While positioned over the Value field pressing MENU will cause the cursor to blink signifying data entry mode Use the UP and DOWN keys to advance the value to the desired value The Alarm will only trigger when the measured value exceeds the trigger value Note that the value will always be just short by the least significant digit of the maximum value since if the max value was set the alarm would never trigger Press MENU to finalize the setting 7 Select BACK to exit the alarm menu for the particular gauge Alarm All settings are saved as they are made The UltraGauge configuration is stored in non volatile memory so that it is
4. When a fuel level sensor is present the DTE Gauge Range is 0 to 9999 9 miles Without Fuel Tank Sensor When a fuel level sensor is not available or the Fuel Sender Mode is set to Disabled UltraGauge has no ability to sense the actual fuel level It is necessary that UltraGauge be informed each time the tank is filled To do this select MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up or by holding the UP key for 3 seconds UltraGauge then assumes that the tank has been filled and contains the number of gallons specified under MENU gt Vehicle Settings gt Set Fuel Tank Size Selecting MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up affects gauges DTE TTE and Fuel Level No other gauges are affected NOTE DTE is determined by the fuel level and the average MPG This average MPG is the general MPG If Distance traveled is less than 0 1 miles or Gallons Used is less than 0 01 Gallons UltraGauge will assume an MPG Average of 5 MPG NOTE Selecting MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up will not affect the Average MPG or Average MPG Trip gauges NOTE When a fuel level sensor setting is set to Disabled or Smart the distance to empty can become negative and the range is 9999 9 to 9999 9 miles A negative number indicates the number of miles traveled or gallons used since the estimated remaining fuel reached zero gallons There is always an amount of fuel in the tank and in the system that the vehicle s fuel level sensor cannot detect Hence it is likely
5. commanded For example if 20 EGR flow is commanded and 15 is actually delivered then EGR Error is 15 20 20 x 100 25 Evaporative Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Purg e Evaporative Purge 0 to 100 Evap Prg Commanded Evaporative Purge percent A value of 0 is no flow and a value of 100 is wide open maximum flow This is a commanded value indicating that the ECM is requesting the flow The actual flow may not match Page 19 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Fuel Level Warm ups Since Trouble Codes Cleared Distance Since Trouble Codes Cleared Evaporative Vapor Pressure Barometric Pressure Catalytic Converter Temperature Battery Voltage Relative Throttle Position Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Fuel Level 0 to 100 Fuel Lvl This is the raw output of the fuel tank level sensor However this input is averaged such that sloshing will not cause erratic behavior The fuel sensor is sampled every second and averaged with the previous 30 samples Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Ranup S 0 to 255 Warm ups Wups TC cleard Once trouble codes are cleared this gauge counts the number of times the engine temperature rises from 40 F to 160 F or 140F for diesels The max count value is 255 Once 255 is reached the count will remain at 255 until trou
6. gt Zero Service Dist Use in combination with Alarms for maximum effectiveness By default this alarm is disabled Trip Trip Distance is part of the group of five trip gauges All trip gauges are reset as a group MENU gt Gauges gt Zero All Trip Primarily used to calculate Average Miles per Gallon Normally an internal value but made General available to aid in understanding the Average MPG Calculation Average MPG is found by dividing General Distance by Gallons used where Gallons is Gallons general This gauge is reset by resetting the Average MPG MENU gt Gauges gt Zero Ave MPG TRIP GAUGES Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Distance trip 0 to 99 999 Miles Dst trp Average MPG trip 0 to 999 9 Miles gallon MPG trip Ave MPH trip 0 to 999 9 Miles hour MPH trip Fuel used trip 0 to 999 9 gallons Fuel trip Gallons Hour trip 0 ro 99 99 Gallons hour G H trip Run Time trip 0 to 999 59 Hours minutes Run trp All six trip gauges are zeroed when MENU gt Gauges gt Zero All Trip is selected Trip data is saved each time the ignition is set from RUN to OFF Never unplug UltraGauge while the engine is running or current trip data will be lost Distance Miles traveled since trip was reset Average MPG Average Miles per Gallon Based upon Fuel used and Distance E Average Miles Per Hour accumulated since trip was reset Fuel Used Gallons used since trip was reset Gallons Hour Average Fuel rate average since trip was last
7. E E EA 30 SET FUEL TANK SIZE 00 a a a a a ar a sake and ea ea aes 30 Calibration lA AA A RA n a uaa a n 30 Calibr te MP GPU aryna e rate E A a A 30 Reset MP G F el Caloren e e e TA e e E a a A tt 30 CONDI ATE Distante AAA A aE A EELEE a 31 Porco MPG SES a 31 VE Enable MARIO Ln e dd era 31 VE RPM MAP ON a ss ln e atch leone ate Sadak loads tat alent dS Pas 32 Page 5 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Force PrOtOCO dui A a GRU eG ee 32 UltraGauge Setups a a a O o eae ey ey ene 34 Auto Pazo Advance x ni A A A A A A Gop AAA 34 WO st ts 34 Save AA Rs ui A as aa i e daai eaaa 34 Rest re ALL Defaults breinio nsare a a a a a a a 34 Pactory Testen A A A A A A A AN 34 Power on Detect mode A A A ans Se ea 34 POSSE GL o A A RA 35 Power GEL D tect MONG e a a O OS 35 A iar gccaee ant cancataccatgovaane onan a e a asa nae 35 KWP 9141 Opie rs id a aaah 36 TEO C t fi en ors es econ e esd vv alees a tibias 37 SB DICE WOM aso ose ees ge Aceon asin een cus E A va Seas Ata 38 Ts inci Sa as RE e Nag aa ala OD 38 tomati CE AAA AA Aa RTGS SIR EA aE 38 Back ite Min Brightness ns erre 38 BACK Hite Max Drets nec ta ate ite os to rate hal acl und ned bes Jala ata otal baseload Scns Tole 39 PRMD LEVIES RO as 39 Adj st LED Contraste la 39 ALARMS 00 A its 40 PA a ba e eee ed cece A E ahve del aby a educa dance bal 40 Allalarms on off cecal Sa o E o ae oo i bath Sale da dee de do de 40 Alarm siren TREC RN 40 Set Gaara Al a cb
8. Forces UltraGauge to use the MAF or MAP sensor to calculate fuel usage Present on version 9 14 10 or later Auto UltraGauge automatically determines the best sensor to use MAP UltraGauge is forced to use the MAP sensor MAF UltraGauge is forced to use the MAF sensor Normally Auto is the correct and desirable setting Certain vehicles misreport the presence of a sensor When this happens UltraGauge is not able to calculate the fuel usage and various mileage gauges display Err or nonsensical values All other gauges display correctly This setting is used to override the reported sensor presence and forces UltraGauge to use the selected sensor This problem is common on F250 and F350 Ford diesel trucks Typically the presence of MAF is reported when it is not present In this situation setting Force MPG Sensor to MAP will resolve the issue VE Enable MAP only MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt VE Enable MAP vehicles only Enables Adaptive Volumetric Efficiency Vehicles use either a Manifold Absolute Pressure MAP sensor or a Mass Air Flow MAF sensor to determine fuel mixture Mileage calculations with MAF are much more accurate than with MAP One issue with MAP is that it is necessary to know the volumetric efficiency VE of the engine Volumetric efficiency VE is the measure of the ability to fully fill the cylinders with the fuel air mixture VE is different for each engine design An engine with a 50 VE is one that is able
9. Fuel Level gauges Asa result Fuel Fill ups are automatic Page 27 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Note As fuel sloshes around in the tank from driving around corners going up or down hills braking or accelerating the Level Sender Mode can provide inaccurate readings UltraGauge attempts to smooth the results to lessen this affect However for some vehicles with significant sender variation this issue may be seen in the form of DTE and Fuel Level variation To avoid this issue use the Smart Level Sender Mode setting Smart Smart Mode determines the fuel level by continually calculating the fuel used Smart mode also monitors the fuel sender to determine if a tank fill up has occurred There are two user configurable thresholds that are used to determine when a Tank fill up has occurred Low Threshold and Full Threshold When the fuel level falls below the low threshold the auto fill function becomes armed When the tank is filled and the fuel level exceeds the Full Threshold UltraGauge triggers a Fill up event automatically When this happens UltraGauge assumes the tank has been topped off and contains the amount of fuel equal to the fuel tank size The Fuel Level TTE and DTE gauges will adjust automatically Smart Low Smart Low Smart Low Threshold Threshold Threshold e ra Smart Full Threshold Smart Full Threshold Smart Full Threshold Auto Fill Auto Fill Not Armed
10. Mass Air Flow Sensor 2 Calculated ol 0 ol 120 Instantaneous MPG O 0 O 60 Average MPG General O 0 O 50 Average MPH General O 0 o 4 Average G H General o 0 o 500 Run Time General O 0 o 10 000 Distance General miles O 0 o 500 Fuel Used General Gallons O 0 O 5 Instantaneous Gallons Hour on 0 5 O 0 Fuel Level on 5 O 0 Distance to Empty miles O 0 1 O 0 Time to Empty miles O 1 o 99 Volumetric Effiency Map vehicles only O 0 O Average MPH Trip O 0 O Average MPG Trip O 0 O Fuel Used Trip Gallons O 0 O Ave Gallons Hour Trip O 0 O Run Time Trip Hours Minutes O 0 O Distance Trip miles O 0 on 3 000 Oil Change Distance miles O 0 on 30 000 Service Distance miles off 0 on 145 UltraGauge Internal Temperature F Note The more alarms enabled the longer it takes UltraGauge to detect if a particular alarm has been triggered If it is critical that a particular alarm generate an alert quickly then disable other unimportant alarms Page 41 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Trouble Code Alarm MENU gt Alarms gt Trouble Code Alarm Enabling this alarm will cause UltraGauge to alarm if trouble codes are posted by the Vehicles ECM Most likely the vehicles Check Engine Light on the dash will also light To view the posted trouble codes select MENU gt Trouble Codes gt Engine Trouble Codes UltraGauge checks for trouble codes every other time it completes che
11. Two if reported by the vehicle s engine computer For those vehicles with three or four banks only banks one and two will be available for display on UltraGauge UltraGauge supports the following Fuel Trim Gauges Short Term Fuel Trim percentage Bank 1 Short Term Fuel Trim percentage Bank 2 Long Term Fuel Trim percentage Bank 1 Long Term Fuel Trim percentage Bank 2 NOTE If the engine is operating in Open Loop the short trim will be reported as 0 Page 17 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Fuel Pressure Intake Pressure MAP RPM MPH Ignition Timing Advance Intake Air Temperature Mass Airflow 1 Throttle Position O Sensor Output Voltage Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Fuel Pressure Oto lll PSI Fuel PSI Fuel rail pressure at the engine relative to atmosphere Gauge pressure in Pounds per Square Inch PSI Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Intake Pressure 0 to 36 9 PSI Man PSI Intake Manifold Absolute Pressure MAP This is absolute pressure as opposed to being relative to atmosphere gauge pressure The pressure reported is the pressure above absolute vacuum When this gauge reports 14 7 PSI that means the pressure in the manifold is the same as that of outside air at sea level Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation RPM 0 to 16 384 RPM RPM Rotations per minute of the engine crank
12. at which point the check engine light would be lit The format and meaning of Pending Codes is the same as that for Trouble Codes See Engine Trouble Codes for additional detail Page 43 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Miscellaneous Units of Measure Most of the gauges displayed by UltraGauge do not indicate the units of measure used All units are those most commonly used in the United States There is no means to change the units of measure used or displayed by UltraGauge The following are used unless specifically indicated otherwise for a particular gauge Measure Unit Distance Miles Temperature Fahrenheit Pressure PSI Angle Degrees Volume Gallons Using UltraGauge on more than one vehicle Although not recommended UltraGauge can be used on more than one vehicle UltraGauge stores information such as engine size fuel tank size mileage distance calibration and other configuration settings specific to your vehicle Before use on a second vehicle UltraGauge will need to be completely reconfigured and calibrated However UltraGauge can be used to check engine trouble codes on another vehicle without configuration or calibration Cleaning The UltraGauge display uses a high quality glass with no coatings Clean the glass as you would the lens of sunglasses Exhale slowly and deeply onto the display This will cause moisture to condense on to the glass Wipe the display with a soft c
13. display been turned to its lowest setting and it only appears dark Could the light sensor opening on the lower right corner of UltraGauge be blocked e UltraGauge has its own internal fuse built into the connector If the cable has been damaged the fuse may have opened Check the cable for damage Note that it would take a shorted cable to open the internal fuse This is unlikely The internal fuse is not replaceable MPG or DTE or Fuel Used not accurate It is imperative that vehicles with MAP sensor or that use diesel or natural gas perform the MPG calibration Without calibration MPG and Fuel usage can be off by 30 See also Adaptive Volumetric efficiency For DTE check that the fuel tank size has been set correctly The fuel tank size is listed in your owners manual Some Gauge Zones are blank Each page of gauges contains 6 gauge zones and each zone can have a gauge assigned It is also permissible to have no gauge assigned and in this event the gauge zone will be blank UltraGauge is dark has no power The vehicles OBDII interface supplies power to UltraGauge and is always powered by the battery directly and the position of the ignition is not important However the OBDII interface is fused The fuse is sometimes dedicated to the OBDII interface and other times it is shared with other circuits such as wipers lights horn etc The size of the fuse ranges from 5A to 20A and varies from vehicle to vehicle If UltraGauge shows no signs of life first
14. function is a global restore There is generally individual restores or resets for various functions which should always be used first to correct suspected issues Factory Test MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Factory Test Used to test UltraGauge at the factory and should normally not be used It is also used as part of the rebate process The factory test will print a series of two digit numbers to the screen The numbers have no practical meaning and are used by factory personnel to establish the validity of the rebate claim Power on Detect mode MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Power on Detect Mode MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Compatibility gt Pwr on Detect Mode Verion 10 1 10 or later For compatibility reasons UltraGauge supports two modes to detect that the ignition is in the RUN position power on Normally when UltraGauge detects the power on condition UltraGauge exits its low power mode and enables the LCD and the Backlight and begins normal operation Page 34 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com e Model Mode 1 will always detect correctly but uses more power while the vehicle is off This mode should only be used if Mode 2 fails detection e Mode 2 Mode 2 is the recommended mode and uses less power while the vehicle is off Mode 2 is the factory default Mode 2 is ignored for vehicles with 9141 and KWP2000 protocol NOTE If the ignition is placed in the RUN position and UltraGauge fails to ex
15. indicated on the emission decal located under the hood The decal is a black and white adhesive label and can be found on the sill just before the radiator on the under side of the hood on the firewall on the fender skirt or just about any area under the hood that is somewhat flat and easily viewed The following are just a few examples of emissions decals bearing the OBDII certification VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION ENGINE FAMILY EFN 2 8VBT2EA LL OBDII gt DISPLACEMENT 2 8L CERTIFIED THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO U S EPA ANB STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO 1997 MODEL YEAR NEW TLEV PASSENGER CARS REFER TO SERVICE MANUAL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TUNE UP CONDITIONS NORMAL OPERATING ENGINE TEMPERATURE ACCESSORIES OFF COOLING FAN OFF TRANSMISSION IN NUETRAL EXHAUST EMISSIONS STANDARDS STANDARD CATEGORY CERTIFICATION TLEV IN USE TLEV INTERMEDIATE CATALYST IMPORTANT VEHICLE INFORMATION THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO U S EPA NLEV AND CLEAN FUEL VEHICLE AND CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO GASOLINE FUELED 1999 MODEL YEAR NEW LEV LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS CERTIFICATION TEST FUEL EPA UNLEADED GASOLINE LE SPEED 7a Sp ENGINE DIAGRAM TUNE UP CONDITION ENGINE AY MORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE ALL ACCESSORIES TURNED OFF Cocu SPARK PLUG TYPE NGK BFRES 1P GAP 1 1mm TRANSMISSION IN NUETRAL NO OTHER ADASTMENTS MELOLO EXERT SEAS SO XMNXEO130AAE CATALYST 1 tes 352HGG
16. lock it in place In most cases the swivel ball mount is sufficiently rigid and it is recommended not to use the thumb screw 2 Remove and save the twist tie from the cable Now that UltraGauge is mounted form an 8 diameter loop with the OBD II cable near UltraGauge This loop will allow UltraGauge to be removed from the mount and configured rather than attempting to configure UltraGauge while it is held in the mount 3 Locate the vehicle s OBD II connector This connector is typically found above the foot controls and below the driver s side dash See the diagram below In rare cases the connector may be found in a similar location on the passenger side or even in the vehicle s console To determine where the OBD II connector is located for your vehicle please use the following resource http obdclearinghouse com index php body oemdb 4 Once the OBD II connector is located route the OBD II cable so that it does not block or interfere with foot controls The UltraGauge connector is a right angle connector This design limits the connector from protruding into the foot controls area Tuck the cable into gaps between the dash and surrounding structures Route the cable under the dash such that it will not hang down into the foot control area Care should be taken not to route the cable near moving objects such as the hood release emergency brake brake release foot controls and associated mechanisms If appropriate use the twi
17. not be relied upon for absolute MPG MPG is one of the few Gauges which must be calculated from several vehicle sensors For vehicles with Mass Air Flow MAF Sensors the MPG is determined by combining the MAF and Speed Sensors only Hence MAF equipped vehicles have the highest MPG accuracy Vehicles without a MAF but rather having a Manifold Air Pressure Page 44 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com 10 13 14 20 21 22 MAP sensor use 4 different vehicle sensors and assume that the vehicle is operating correctly Vehicles with MAP sensor derived MPG are inherently less accurate than MAF The accuracy of a MAP system is dependent on the accuracy of the sensors involved and fuel used The use of additives or fuel containing ethanol will alter the MPG for both MAP and MAF vehicles Note that UG has the option to compensate for these factors by allowing the MPG to be Calibrated See MPG calibration and Adaptive Volumetric Efficency for additional details Nothing happens when I press Menu is my UG broken Hold Menu depressed until the display changes It should not take longer than 3 seconds Also UG will not respond to the menu button while it is discovering gauges It will respond before and after discovery Will UG show all Trouble Codes UG will display the first 20 error codes What is a Pending Trouble Code Often trouble codes are not reported by the vehicle unless the trouble is seen over several drivi
18. reset Run Time Run time in hours minutes This timer is runs only when the engine runs When the max value of 999 hours and 59 minutes is reached this timer stops NOTE The alarm for this gauge is set in hours and fractions of hours not Hours and minutes A setting of 0 5 is 30 minutes Page 22 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Fuel Level Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Fuel Level Gallons 0 to fuel tank size gallons Fuel levl The Fuel Level gauge indicates the number of remaining gallons in the fuel tank This value is determined one of two ways depending on the Fuel Sender Mode Setting When the Fuel Sender Mode is set to Disabled or Smart the fuel level is calculated based upon fuel used When the Fuel Sender Mode is set to Enabled the fuel level is calculated directly from the fuel tank sensor When the Fuel Sender Mode is set to Disabled it is necessary to inform UltraGauge manually that the tank has been filled This is done via the menu system by selecting MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up This can also be accomplished by pressing and holding the UP key for three seconds while UltraGauge is showing the Main display Once Fuel Fill Up is done the Fuel Level TTE and DTE will adjust To determine if your vehicle supports a fuel level sensor select MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel Sender Mode If the response is No Fuel Sensor Found no sensor is avail
19. try it on another vehicle if it works then the problem is most likely the fuse on the first vehicle If the fuse is good check the connector itself for corrosion ALERNATIVELY If UltraGauge was working fine but after restarting the vehicle the screen remains dark there are two likely causes e If pressing the UP or DOWN key restarts the scanning process this indicates that UltraGauge lost power at some earlier time and failed to communicate with the vehicles computer and went into low power mode Check the Connector Page 46 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com e See the section regarding Power on Detect mode Page 47 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Specifications Voltage Range Interface Protocols supported OBD II cable length Operating temperature Range Display Dimensions Power 10 to 16 Voltage OBD II compliant CAN 11 bit CAN 29 bit J1850 VPM GM J1850 PWM Ford ISO 9141 Chrysler and foreign 6 foot 0 F to 160 F LCD LED backlight Thermally compensated 3 43 Wide x 2 14 Height x 0 50 Depth 1W with display active less than 1 4 watt with display off Document Revision History Doc Revision Date Detail 1 0 2 15 2010 First document release 1 1 8 18 10 Updated information about the optional windshield mount locking ring Updated the default factory gauges table Updated the Factory test description Updated the trou
20. via the menu system The available gauges are described in the GAUGES section Page 11 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Other Setup Considerations UltraGauge is pre configured for the most compatible configuration However there are various implementations of the OBDII standard that may require special configuration The following suggests configuration settings that may be necessary depending upon your vehicle as well as other configuration setting you should be aware of Ignition on Detection There are two ignition on detection modes When the ignition is switched to OFF UltraGauge enters a low power mode where the display is powered off When the ignition is switched from OFF to RUN UltraGauge will detect this in 1 6 seconds and power back on If UltraGauge fails to power back on please see the Power on Detect mode in the UltraGauge setup section Ignition off Detection If after the vehicle s ignition switch is set to OFF UltraGauge remains on please see the Power off Detect mode in the UltraGuage setup section Mileage Gauges During the scanning and gauge discovery process UltraGauge determines the most accurate means to calculate fuel usage based upon the various sensors available in the vehicle Normally no intervention of configuration is necessary However in rare cases some vehicles may mis report the presence of a particular sensor which UltraGauge will then attempt to us
21. 0 J1850 VPM GM amp Chrysler 29 bit CAN Found FORD Early Ford 9141 Chrysler amp Foreign KWP 2000 Rare various 11 bit CAN Most 2008 and newer 29 bit CAN Most 2008 amp newer Honda Volvo Once the protocol is identified UltraGauge will remember the protocol and 3 g should UltraGauge become unplugged it will try this protocol first v1 0 UltraGauge will then begin the process of discovering the gauges supported by 29 bit CAN Found the vehicle Again the ignition must remain in the RUN position during Discoverin g Gauges discovery otherwise UltraGauge will print Comm Lost restarting Once complete the number of discovered gauges is briefly displayed at the Gauges 31 bottom of the screen If Comm Lost restarting persists please see the Enhanced and Safe mode Gauge Discovery section If UltraGauge has yet to be configured you will be prompted for your vehicle s engine and fuel tank size Use the UP DOWN keys to set the engine and tank size Press MENU to store each value SET ENGINE SIZE Liters Once the engine and tank size are entered a warning screen is presented DE WARNING Never use the Menu while operating the vehicle i Injury or Death Press enter to continue may occur MPG Q Ave MPG O UltraGauge is now up and running Pressing DOWN advances the screen to the next page of gauges By default 18 gauges are preselected Alternate gauges can be selected
22. 40 Load DEA a el ba eo tas 41 Pending UC Ad i 42 Trouble Codes iO Ida 43 A O eee autos 43 Ense FOIE A A 43 Pending CodeS iaa 43 Miscellaneous ennerien o i T E RE EE IK ao GRR HA a I a 44 Units Of I ASU ote E E A E E E AAA E R aa at 44 Using UltraGauge on more than one Vd o eae aa oes 44 CA A a Sa 44 Frequentiy Asked Ques tii suis ls di asin cedtac dd 44 O 46 A A A A ei 48 Doc ment Revision History aii O aba ia cio 48 OBDII Comphaney decals xiii A A AA a AS 49 Page 6 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Box Contents UltraGauge amp OBDII Cable e UltraGauge Protective sleeve e Windshield Mount and optional locking ring The ring should normally not be used and is only for the very rare case that the ball swivel is not tight enough e Windshield bracket already attached to UltraGauge e Two Velcro Squares Taped to the inside bottom of the box Used for optional mounting e Warning insert with link to Rebate Website UltraGauge Features Supports all 1996 and newer OBD II compliant gas vehicles Up to 75 selectable Gauges Real time and long term mileage gauges Distance To Empty Gauge Displays 6 selectable gauges at once Displays 3 pages of gauges for a total of 18 quickly accessible gauges Auto Page advance cycles through gauge pages Configurable low and high alarms for every gauge Audible and Visual Alarms Alarms may be individually suspended Displays both current and pending trouble
23. Armed Auto Fill By default the Low Threshold is set to 50 and the full threshold is set to 98 Setting the Low Threshold too high may cause a false Auto Fill event to trigger as a result of gas sloshing around in the fuel tank NOTE When changing the mode from Disabled or Enabled to Smart UltraGauge will automatically estimate the existing fuel in the fuel tank by using the output of the fuel tank sensor This is best performed while not moving and on level ground This one time estimate will alter the Fuel Level TTE and DTE gauges only NOTE Some vehicles incorrectly report the presence of a Level Sender Mode or it is improperly implemented or it is defective In these rare cases the Fuel Level gauge will appear frozen or show a value unrelated to the fuel level Other gauges that use the Level Sender including DTE Fuel Level and Fuel Level will also be in error In this situation the fuel level sensor must be disabled Select MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Level Sender Mode Then select Disable This issue has been seen on a 2009 Hyundai Elantra Many other Hyundai years and models have been found to correctly support the fuel level sensor Smart Full Threshold MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Smart Full Threshold Sets the fuel tank level Threshold above where a Smart Fuel fill up will be initiated See MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Level Sender Mode gt Smart for additional details T
24. GG EFN a DaimlerChrysler Corporation THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO U S EPA NLEV REGULATIONS AND CALIFORNIA REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO 2003 MODEL YEAR NEW LEV PASSENGER CARS AND CLEAN FUEL FLEET VEHICLE REGULATIONS CERTIFICATION GASOLINE FUEL PER 86 113 94a SFTP COMPLIANT 7 TWC HO2S 2 SFi gt OBDII CERTIFIED b i 7 Page 49 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com
25. Level When the Backlite Mode is set to Automatic this setting becomes the Maximum Backlight Level and the brightness is automatically adjusted between Minimum and Maximum light levels according to ambient light levels Changes are reflected immediately Avoid covering the sensor window with your thumb while making adjustments Note If the internal temperature should reach 140 F UltraGauge will automatically dim the display to 65 The Backlight is responsible for most of the internal heat and reducing the brightness to 65 significantly reduces this heat Once the temperature falls below 136 F the display brightness will return to the user configured settings Ambient Sensitivity MENU gt Display Settings gt Backlite Max Bright When the Backlite Mode is set to Automatic this setting is used to set UltraGauge s sensitivity to the vehicle s inside cabin ambient light level Vehicles with tinted smaller or fewer windows will have lesser ambient light levels This setting allows UltraGauge to be tailored to your vehicle s light levels This setting has a range of from 0 100 with 100 being the most sensitive As the sensitivity is increased UltraGauge becomes more responsive to lower light levels Ata setting of 0 UltraGauge must capture significant light before it begins to increase the Backlite level At a setting of 100 a very insignificant amount of light causes UltraGauge to increase Backlight Levels Since this setting is
26. MENS 13 INDICATORS orne yet ee a ee E E A E E 13 HEALTH INDICATORS as teed dose 13 LOOP INDICATOR croc iane era and 13 NT 13 A aa sec poor a cae hae prs eo ae oa Se us ce Gace Bode ac aaneo eS es e wee eee 13 GAUGE PAGES amp ZONES cite rcs E e OS 14 GAUGE ZONE ASSIGNMENT ti A ese 14 GAUGE ZONE ASSIGNMENT A A ita 15 CAUCES a e a a AT E 16 Of MINS Te A A E E otto wa caer on vc E a ad eset 17 Engine Coolant Temperat re io cio 17 A LN 17 Ni AA islet aay denne ceiach aahdee ues EE E ace aa eto E Bact nalea iat fated ets ade a 18 Intake Pressure MAP Vc A Bae tis sc ease teas Sess ad a A a E A 18 RPM a gens Aca ge 18 MP A a ta 18 Totton Timing AV A A E E ee a ons 18 Intake Air Temperature AAA A a a aa 18 Mass AMO ld a a a a a a a SIA a a a 18 Throttle POSO 00d NA A AE Ace E a A ALA AN A A ERA 18 O Senor O with Y A ad a alt 18 R n Time EM O a o e o 19 Distance with Check Engine Light on cisicscisvcisus Gusts outeaviaisicavaene the taniva desriceataen haut toners 19 PUG Pressure AA A A A R 19 Wide O Sensor Output lada at 19 EGR Commanded il a a aa a A dade te a AA A Mele aaa AR 19 JE i e EE TE E E oda 19 Ev poratiye la en S 19 Page 4 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Full VEL YA e a Ss TEA aah od wd aE La AR nea ea ee 20 Warm ups Since Trouble Codes Clare lens es 20 Distance Since rouble Codes Cheated it tie AA 20 Evaporative Vapor Present 20 Babomictric Pa a e db da SO 20 CAUCA a dea ciad 20 A A Maia ei tn
27. NU gt Trouble Codes gt Engine Trouble Codes Displays any trouble code as well as the number of trouble codes UltraGauge can display up to 20 codes Each trouble code is prefixed by a letter The letters signify the following Trouble Code Meaning Prefix Letter P Power Train C Chassis B Body U Undefined The four numeric digits following the letter prefix uniquely identify the code for your vehicle Each manufacturer may choose to define codes differently and even differently among vehicle models The best approach to decode a trouble code is to search the web For example search for 2004 Dodge Durango P1002 Trouble code There are several sites dedicated to providing trouble code information Here are a few sample sites http www obd codes com trouble_codes http www trouble codes com http www troublecodes net technical http autorepair about com od obdcodedatabase a OBD_1996 year htm Pending Codes MENU gt Trouble Codes gt Pending Codes Displays any pending trouble codes as well as the number of pending trouble codes UltraGauge can display up to 20 pending codes Pending codes are potential issues discovered by the Vehicle s ECM These discovered issues are placed in the pending category and watched by the ECM If the issue persists after a certain amount of time or after a certain number of starts the ECM will move the code from Pending to the Trouble Code category
28. Note that fuel injectors are either fully open or fully closed there is no variable opening Fuel trim is generally calculated by using a wide set of data values including forward O sensors intake air temperature pressure or air mass sensor barometric pressure humidity engine coolant temp anti knock sensors engine load throttle position and battery voltage Short term fuel trim refers to adjustments being made in response to temporary short term conditions Long term fuel trim is used to compensate for issues that seem to be present over a much longer period or that are essentially permanent Long term fuel trim generally should not exceed 10 in most vehicles Fuel trims are expressed in percentages with a range of 100 to 99 2 of nominal Positive values indicate a lean condition exists and the injector is left open longer to compensate thus adding more fuel Negative values indicate a rich condition exists and the injectors are closed more quickly thus reducing the amount of fuel Example A value of 5 0 indicates that the injector is being left open 5 longer than normal thus the fuel to air ratio is being increased Fuel trim could more appropriately be called Injection on time Fuel trim banks refer to the cylinder banks in a V style engine Cylinder 1 is always in bank 1 Even though the engine may contain two physical banks only a single bank may be reported by the ECM UltraGauge displays Fuel Trim Banks One and
29. aGauge uses several engine sensors to determine the VE dynamically This Gauge is only shown if the MAP sensor is present If Adaptive Volumetric Efficiency has been enabled this gauge will provide the Volumetric Efficiency percentage in real time Adaptive Volumetric Efficiency can be controlled via the menu system by selecting MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt VE Enable MAP only MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt VE RPM MAP only To determine if your vehicle uses a MAP sensor access the menu MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Version This will display MPG sensor MAP MAF or None UltraGauge Temperature Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation UG Temperature 0 to 999 oF UG F Internal temperature of UltraGauge Avoid possible malfunction due to high dash temperatures on sunny summer days By default the high alarm is enabled and set to 145 F UltraGauge will continue to operate even when extreme high temperature is present Due to internal heating it is common for this gauge to report temperatures in the range of 125 130 F ona bright day while mounted on the dash in sunlight when the cabin temperature is 75 80 F If temperatures in excess of 140 F are seen check that the cooling vents are not blocked If the temperature rises above 140 F the Backlighting will automatically dim to 65 The backlighting is the primary source of internal heat and a temporary reduction to 65 will greatly reduce the temperature Set
30. able Otherwise the vehicle supports the sensor and UltraGauge will automatically use this sensor to determine Fuel Level Some vehicles incorrectly report the support of a fuel level sensor For those vehicles the reported fuel level will be frozen or inaccurate In this situation the use of the fuel level sensor must be disabled To disable the fuel level sensor select MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel Sender Mode Then select Disabled NOTE There can be more fuel than indicated when the sensor reports 100 full and there can be a reserve of fuel when the sensor reports 0 gallons remaining When the fuel level is calculated fuel level can report a negative number indicating that you have used more fuel than your reported fuel tank size This is normal as there is always an unreported reserve Vehicle Tank sensors are also typically inaccurate by as much as 3 gallons It is recommended to set the Fuel Sender setting to either disabled or Smart See the Fuel Sender Setting section for additional details RUN TIME General When ever the engine is running this timer is running The time is displayed in hours in minutes with the max time being 999 Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Run Time general 0 to 999 59 Hours Minutes Run tme hours and 59 minutes Once this value is reached the timer will stop This timer can be reset by selecting MENU gt Gauges gt Zero Run Time NOTE There are two p
31. adging and labeling For example 5 56L becomes 5 6L Check the specifications section of the vehicle s owner manual for actual engine size SET FUEL TANK SIZE MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Set Fuel Tank Size Sets the fuel tank size in Gallons This is used to calculate the fuel level and Distance to Empty Gauges If the tank size for your vehicle is specified only in liters then use the following equation to determine gallons Gallons Liters x 0 26417 Calibration Calibrate MPG Fuel MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Calibration gt Calibrate MPG Fuel This calibration is used to fine tune UltraGauge to accurately measure fuel usage This calibration is critical especially for vehicles which use a MAP sensor diesels and alternative fuels e For vehicles that use a MAP sensor see the menu section on Adaptive Volumetric Efficiency before proceeding e Prior to this calibration consider performing the distance calibration See the section Calibrate Distance The gauges that depend on fuel usage will not be accurate until this calibration is complete To perform calibration please follow these steps 1 Fill up the fuel tank Once filled press and hold the UP key to cause UltraGauge to recognize the fill up 2 Zero the Average MPG MENU gt Gauges gt Zero Ave MPG G H 3 At the next fuel fill up note the number of gallons used pumped Select MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Calibration gt Calibrate MPG Fuel and enter the
32. advance and is the default For additional information on pages see the GAUGE PAGES amp ZONES section Version MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Version Displays the following information e Version number Version date Number of Gauges found during the discovery process Fuel level Sensor supported Yes or No Sensor used to calculate fuel usage and MPG MAP MAF None MAP Forced MAF Forced See Force MPG sensor for meaning of Forced e Protocol found during the scanning process UltraGauge comes with free minor updates for one year However it is necessary to ship your unit in for the update as it is not field updateable Update information if any will be posted on the support page of the Ultra Gauge com website All transportation costs are the responsibility of the user Save and Restart MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Save and Restart Saves any current accumulated MPG MPH Time and Distance data and then restarts Normally this should not be used However if it is suspected that UltraGauge is not performing correctly this may correct potential issues Restore ALL Defaults MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Restore ALL defaults Restores all internal and configurable settings back to the factory defaults Restoring all defaults should be used with care as it restores all configuration such as Calibration Gauge selection Alarms settings display settings as well as all accumulated MPG MPH Time and Distance This
33. alue is greater than the high alarm or less than the low alarm an alarm is initiated The Alarm is both audible and visual The audible portion of the alarm may be disabled if so desired Alarms as a whole can also be disabled During an alarm the alarm may be suspended by pressing the DOWN key Once suspended the alarm for that specific gauge will no longer trigger However the suspended alarm will be again be enabled when the ignition is switched from RUN to OFF Alarm siren on off MENU gt Alarms gt Alarm siren on off Allows the audible alarm siren to be switched on or off This only affects the audible siren and does not affect the visible siren This does not affect key press tones All alarms on off MENU gt Alarms gt All Alarms on off Globally enables or disables all Gauge Alarms both audible and visual Alarm siren freq MENU gt Alarms gt Alarm Siren Freq Allows the frequency of the alarm siren to be adjusted By default the frequency of the siren is set to 4450 Hz This typically represents the optimal frequency for maximizing volume and clarity The frequency can be adjusted from 3000 5000Hz Set the frequency to a value that is best suited for your hearing Set Gauge Alarms MENU gt Alarms gt Set Gauge Alarms Each Gauge has both a Min and Max Alarm For example a temperature gauge has both a high temperature alarm and a low temperature alarm Whenever the alarm value is exceeded the alarms sounds
34. ble codes are again cleared Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Dist since TC cleard 0 to 40 722 miles EVP PSI Once trouble codes are cleared this gauge counts the number of miles driven The max value is 40 722 miles Once 40 722 miles is reached the count will remain at 40 722 until trouble codes are again cleared Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Evap Vapor PSI 1 188 to 1 188 PSI Evap Prg This pressure value is normally obtained from a sensor located in the fuel tank or a sensor in an evaporative system vapor line Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Barometric inHg 0 to 75 3 inHg Baro inHg Barometric pressure in inches of Mercury Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Cat Bank 1 Sensor 1 Temperature Cat B1S1 Cat Bank 2 Sensor 1 Temperature Cat B2S1 z oF Cat Bank 1 Sensor 2 Temperature eee Cat B1S2 Cat Bank 2 Sensor 2 Temperature Cat B2S2 Catalytic Converter temperature Bankl is the Cat through which the exhaust from cylinder 1 passes Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Battery Voltage 0 to 65 535 Volts Bat Volt Voltage as measured at the Electronic Control Module This is typically the same as Battery voltage but it can be different on some vehicles Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Rel Throttle Pos 0 to 100 Rel TP Relative or learned throttle posit
35. ble near UltraGauge to allow UltraGauge to be disconnected from mount and conveniently configured 5 Route the remainder of the cable such that it is tucked away and does not interfere with vehicle controls such as steering wiper control transmission shifter turn signal foot controls and does not represent a hazard to vehicle entry or exit 6 Connect the UltraGauge OBD II connector to the OBD II connector on the vehicle 7 Turn the ignition to the RUN position The ignition has four positions OFF ACC RUN amp START You do not need to start the vehicle 8 UltraGauge will then determine the vehicle s protocol and discover the available gauges Detailed Installation instructions 1 Choose method for mounting Velcro or windshield mount The Velcro mount has the advantage that it can be used to attach in areas less visible from outside the vehicle reducing the risk of vandalism and theft The Velcro mount is also less likely to loose attachment over time and is inherently less obstructive The windshield mount has the advantage that it typically positions UltraGauge in an area that is closer to the view of the road and hence potentially represents less interruption to driving concentration The windshield mount can also be attached to any smooth surface and is therefore not limited to the windshield Velcro The Velcro strip is comprised of two parts a hook half and a loop half Both the loop and hook halves use an adhesive face Ei
36. ble shooting section 1 2 8 21 10 The Start up amp Configuration section were updated to emphasize that the ignition must be in the RUN position during scanning and gauge discovery 1 3 8 24 10 Added Power on Detect mode Added Bus Delay time a debugging aide Updated the Start up amp Configuration Section to include information regarding the power down mode when scanning is unsuccessful 1 4 9 14 10 Added Force MPG Sensor to Vehicle Setup Menu 1 41 9 21 10 Updated the Distance Calibration Section 1 42 9 23 10 Updated the Power on Detect mode section 1 43 9 25 10 Added the following section Other setup considerations 1 44 10 10 10 Added the Power off Detection mode Section Updated the Power on Detection mode section 1 45 10 19 10 Added the KWP 9141 Update rate setting to potentially allow users to increase the display update rate for vehicle with KWP 2000 or 9141 protocols 1 46 10 26 10 Removed KWP 9141 Update rate and replaced with a automatic KWP 9141 Optimizer Added the Power off Retry configuration setting Primarily added for Smart Car owners 1 47 11 12 10 Added Safe mode Gauge discovery function Added the Injector Cutoff detection function Page 48 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com OBDII Compliancy decals Every passenger vehicle or light truck sold in the USA since 1996 has been federally required to be OBD II compliant Compliance is
37. cking all other gauge alarms Pending TC Alarm MENU gt Alarms gt Pending TC Alarm Enabling this alarm will cause UltraGauge to alarm if pending trouble codes are posted by the Vehicles ECM The Vehicle will not light the Check Engine Light on the dash when pending codes are posted To view the posted pending trouble codes select MENU gt Trouble Codes gt Pending Codes UltraGauge checks for pending trouble codes every other time it completes checking all other gauge alarms Page 42 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Trouble Codes In order to read or clear the trouble codes the engine does not need to be running but the ignition must be in the RUN position and 1t must stay in this position Clear Check Engine MENU gt Trouble Codes gt Clear Check Engine This not only turns off the check engine light it also clears all the Trouble Codes posted by the vehicles ECM Note that if the trouble code was associated with a hard fault such as a shorted sensor the vehicle s ECM will quickly repost the trouble code to pending codes or in some cases directly to the trouble codes and again light the check engine light In this situation it may appear that the check engine light remains lit Note Some vehicles may not support this function Vehicles supporting the VPM protocol such as older GM vehicles and some older Chrysler vehicles have been found not to support this function Engine Trouble Codes ME
38. codes Clear Check Engine Light and Trouble Codes Current and pending Trouble Code Alarms Automatic fuel fill up detection Oil change and Service Gauges Trip Gauges Health indicator Internal Temperature sensor that can be monitored and alarmed Closed and open loop indicator Large LCD Display Display Brightness adjusts automatically to ambient light Lightweight easy to route OBD II cable Compact and easily mounted with Velcro or optional windshield mount Low power Retains configuration and accumulated data across power cycles Automatically detects and turns off display when vehicle is off Comprehensive menu system Actual number of gauges supported is vehicle dependent Auto Fill up detection is not available on all vehicles Some vehicles may not be OBD II compliant Compliance is printed on the emission decal typically located in the engine compartment See example compliance decals at the end of this document Display will remain on while in the menu system Always exit the menu system when the ignition is in the OFF position Page 7 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Installation The Basic installations steps are as follows 1 Choose method of mounting Velcro or windshield mount 2 Install the mount The optional ring should normally not be used and is only for the very rare case that the ball swivel is not tight enough 3 Attach UltraGauge to the mount 4 Optionally coil extra ca
39. connector The vehicle s OBD II connector contains a locking tab designed to capture the OBDII cable connector If the vehicle s OBDII connector has been damaged such that the locking tab is missing or deformed the connector may come loose or fall off One simple fix is to add a rubber band around both connectors The Gauge sometimes displays Err If UltraGauge requests gauge data from the vehicle s computer but the vehicle does not provide the data UltraGauge displays Err This is commonly and briefly seen when the vehicle s ignition is switched from the RUN to the off position It is acceptable for Err to be displayed very infrequently during normal operation If Err is displayed frequently say once every 4 seconds then a problem may exist Turn the vehicle off and reseat the connector UltraGauge will not shut off UltraGauge will not shutoff automatically while in the menu system Exit the menu system and UltraGauge will detect that the vehicle s ignition is not in the RUN position and UltraGauge will shut off The key is in the run position yet UltraGauge is dark Either UltraGauge is not receiving power or UltraGauge can not communicate with the vehicle s computer Try the following measures e Reseat the UltraGauge Connector Try UltraGauge in a different vehicle The Vehicle s OBD II connector will typically have a 4 20 Amp fuse Check the fuse Check the Vehicle s OBD II connector for corrosion Has the brightness of the
40. connector of the vehicle semi shaded and is least visible from outside the vehicle This location also will not block the use of a windshield sun shade WARNING Do not leave UltraGauge unattended and exposed to extreme dash temperatures on hot days Damage to the LCD can occur Remove UltraGauge from the dash when leaving the vehicle or use a sunshade protector Optional locking Ring The ring should normally not be used and is only for the very rare case that the ball swivel is not tight enough See the Warranty and Installation warnings If used it should only be installed with minimal turns Before attaching the mount to the windshield mold the neck of the windshield mount as necessary to the slope of your windshield and for the desired position of UltraGauge J Y Never attempt to mold the neck of the windshield mount by grasping the mounting bracket or UltraGauge Damage to UltraGauge and or the mounting bracket may occur as the neck while flexible is relatively rigid e Clean the windshield mounting area This is crucial as any grease dust dirt or moisture will ultimately cause the attachment to fail Make sure the surface is completely dry before proceeding e Make sure the Windshield Mount locking arm is fully released Do not force the arm There are two release tabs as shown Grip the release tabs with your thumb and index finger and pull the release tabs in the direction of the arrows imprinted on the release arm Thi
41. cracks nicks and dents Damaged resulting from an impact or fall Damage to the OBD II cable such as cuts slices or crushed areas Damage caused by accident misuse abuse water flood fire or acts of nature Damage resulting from exceeding the temperature limits of 20F to 160F Do not leave UltraGauge unattended and exposed to extreme dash temperatures on hot days Remove UltraGauge from the dash when leaving the vehicle or use a sunshade protector Damaged caused by attempted service by an unauthorized person Damaged caused by disassembly Damaged caused by modifications Damage caused by attachment to a vehicle not OBD II compliant Damage to the windshield mount caused by forcing the locking arm Damage to the windshield mounting bracket or UltraGauge caused by attempting to adjust the windshield mount s flexible neck by grasping UltraGauge or the mounting bracket rather than the neck itself e Damage to the windshield mount bracket or Ultragauge as a result of using the optional locking ring The optional locking ring supplied with the windshield mount should normally not be used and is only for the very rare case that the ball swivel is not tight enough to hold the position of UltraGauge Use of the ring will result in increased force necessary to adjust the position of UltraGauge and if improperly used may result in damage If used it should be adjusted so that the balls swivel offers a very slight resistance to movement This produ
42. ct is intended as a supplement to existing vehicle gauges and should not be used in a capacity for which it was not intended Nexzor makes no warranty to the accuracy of gauges Repairs have a 90 day warranty The resulting warranty is either the remainder of the original limited 1 year warranty or 90 days whichever is greater Nexzor retains the right to repair or replace with a new or refurbished product or offer a full refund To request warranty service please contact service at warranty ultra gauge com UltraGauge is a product of Nexzor Inc Page 3 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com UltraGauge Table of Contents IEA e E r anatase eeuce stately aac Si as Ute aha acct ed akan ae Ath ath 2 INSTALLATION WARNING a ea debo nes aay Les eae oe 2 OPERATION WARNINGS es id 2 IA O O 2 Battery WII 2 F se O 0 Sa rcec denn E A T E a a N E Bectena cians NE 2 NOTICES and EE e a aa a TA A Ee 3 Windshield Mounting Legal NotiCE 0 a Ab 3 REO ELILE Ta E AA ene Roe Pee EE E EAR A A eRe PER a ey eT 3 RUSIA DA o ee eon 3 Limited Warranty nnnc i n E E eS Aca ok a de ee ee 3 BOX COMPAS eer ne eS ee A E Mee enero RA eae eee Sa eT Te 7 UltiaG uge M Feat resS inair ao e ld cna e ata Sel ba elem ted NCS a o 7 A O A 8 Detailed Installation imistructions ci iii 8 VON CH cid pe cess A ia 8 Windshield Mot dd des 9 Start up amp CORR CUA o a o dd 11 Other Setup CONTACTANOS A a AN iA 12 OPERATION euen aaa ea A O Na AAEE NOR
43. ct that UltraGauge will not exit power down mode unless the engine is running This means that configuration changes must be made while the engine is idling Never make configuration changes while driving If after increasing the mode UltraGauge will not power on please follow this procedure e Unplug UltraGauge e Turn the ignition to the RUN position e Press and hold the Menu key e Plug in UltraGauge This will allow access to the configuration menu Once in the menu select a different mode Exit the Menu Power off retries MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Compatibility gt Pwr off retries Version 10 24 10 or later By default UltraGauge will power down if the vehicle s ECM does not respond after 3 communication attempts A non responsive ECM is indicative of the ignition being in the Off position This setting allows the number of failed communication Page 35 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com attempts to be set from 2 99 Normally a value of 3 is best and preferred If UltraGauge at times enters low power mode and briefly turns off the display while the ignition is in the RUN position increase the number of retries until the behavior stops The side effect of increasing the value is that UltraGauge will remain on for a longer period of time after the ignition is switched to Off Hence a smaller value is best Changing this setting is not recommended for vehicles with KWP 2000 or 9141 protocols This configu
44. d the Main display will show no gauges Restore Default Gauges MENU gt Gauge Menu gt Restore Default Gauges Restores the factory default Gauge assignments When shipped UltraGauge has the following default gauge assignments Zone Page Gauge Instantaneous MPG Average MPG General Average Gallons Hour Fuel Level Time To Empty Distance to Empty DTE Average MPH trip Average MPG trip Fuel Used trip Gallons Hour trip Run Time trip Distance trip D O d O Z Z m Al T O TM oo w gt MPH RPM Engine Coolant Temperature Air Intake temperature Oil Distance Service Distance Page 26 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com FUEL MENU Partial Tank fill up MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Partial Tank fill up It is always recommended to fill up your fuel tank completely and then use MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up However Partial tank fill ups are supported Simply select MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Partial Tank fill up and then enter the amount of fuel added to the fuel tank To simplify entry UltraGauge will always display an initial partial fill up amount that is 60 of the maximum amount that could be added rounded down to the whole gallon UltraGauge will only allow a maximum amount of fuel to be entered that corresponds to th
45. e 14 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com GAUGE ZONE ASSIGNMENT To assign a gauge to a page and zone 1 select MENU gt Gauges gt Select Gauges 2 Use the UP amp DOWN keys to Navigate to the desired Gauge Press Next or Back to advance to the next group of gauges 3 While the cursor is positioned next to the desired gauge Press MENU This will cause the cursor to blink 4 Pressing UP or DOWN will cause the Cursor to change to a letter corresponding to Zones A R You may also continue to hold UP or DOWN and the zones will advance automatically 5 When the desired Zone is displayed Press MENU to assign that Gauge to that Zone Once assigned the cursor will stop blinking 6 Repeat the operation for each desired Gauge vZone BACK NEXT Engine Load A Coolant Temp Intake Pressure RPM PAGE ZONES MPH Timing Advance G Intake Air Temp Once a gauge has been assigned to a zone it is saved The UltraGauge configuration is stored in non volatile memory so that it is preserved through car start stop cycles or the unit is unplugged The configuration remains until the user chooses to change it All the gauges can be unassigned with the menu item MENU gt Gauge Menu gt Unassign All Gauges Once unassigned the Main Gauge screen will show no gauges and will only show the loop indicator and heartbeat and the text No Gauges Selected This will be true for each gauge page This will also be true on a gaug
46. e MPH Trip Average MPG Tripl Fuel Used Trip Gallons Average Gallons Hour trip Run Time Trip Hours Minutes Distance Trip miles Oil Change Distance miles Service Distance miles UltraGauge Internal Temperature F CF F F F Page 16 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Engine Load Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Engine Coolant Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Temperature Engine Load 0 to 100 Eng load Estimated percent of engine load Where engine load is calculated as Load Current Air flow Peak Air Flow Or Load Current Engine Torque Peak Engine Torque The method used is vehicle dependent Coolant Temp F 40 0 to 419 9 oF Eng temp Derived directly from the engine coolant temperature sensor or a cylinder head temperature sensor Diesels may report engine oil temperature instead Fuel Trim Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Shrt fuel trim bank Percent of Srt trl Long fuel trim bank1 it 7 Lng trl Shrt fuel trim bank2 O A typical Srt tr2 Long fuel trim bank2 Lng tr2 Fuel trim refers to the fine tune control of fuel delivery and specifically indicates adjustments made dynamically to the base fuel table to obtain the proper ratio of fuel to air The fuel to air ratio is adjusted by increasing or decreasing the time fuel injectors are open
47. e Peau alee ae dei naar wipe toid tet aa T capers wena rial EAS 20 Relative Throttle Position ea Ae eds 20 Ambient Air CHISEL ALLE neare esas ony E A A dde 21 Accelerator Pedal POSO A AA ANS 21 Throttle Position COMA A Sect shite Gaertner disse 21 Engine Oil Temperatures A A ro 21 M ss AIt A a TE a a s ea E a A ETAR S 21 A A IR a ys Sesto a ena Ro 21 Average MIP Gs E A Ada 21 Average MP ac tensa benpusay a a aus eaaviguaaneg she eateaad eae Ga 21 DVIS UAC Lars cask A A A A A A A AN 22 TAPA UE o too O a ce dd Siang 22 Er Lave ia ADA AA A A A AS A 23 RUN TIME Gen Saba 23 Instantaneous Gallons Hot RN AS AS 23 Distance To Empty DTE a ed eo da iaa 24 Time To Empty MB A O sce aaa ton a ass meted aos 24 Volumetric Efficiency MAP vehicles OY iii ii A AA A its 25 UltaGanse Lemperatlke is AAE EE A EE AE A AA E AS 25 aie MEANS IIS SN ee ees 26 Select GINTE p eiiie ear E cx Tanda aw tude dv nats E TO EA E AR aa 26 Unas Al AU ii 26 Restore D fault Gauges snora e Dio 26 FUE ON NU e OP CRT RRA STATE a 27 Partial Tank tipica ll ita 27 Empty Pre Tk SA AA ila aay A i 27 A O acme E 27 Level Sender Mod n can Tie n R R ree A a E ER ETR E R aT 27 IDII L EEE TE O 27 Enabled us il lla tada 27 SMA onnan ah ah ate a le he GN A Gy ck etal Ul Nh a clin ace he a aea 28 Smart F ll Threshold Areenan O A o iea et 28 Smart Low Threshold io AA E AS AA AA 29 Estimate Fuel Level nesia a a aa 29 VENICE E TA AAN A E Shed OS 30 SET ENGINE SIZE konon e do e E E
48. e amount of fuel missing from the tank If you pump more fuel than UltraGauge will allow this likely means that the Fuel Tank Size setting has been set too low After entering the amount of fuel UltraGauge will briefly display the current fuel level at the bottom of the screen Using Partial Fill up is not recommended since small errors in the amount of added fuel the tank size and calculated fuel amounts are cumulative with each partial fill up This can result in inaccurate values of Fuel Level and DTE For this reason it is recommended to perform a tank fill up periodically to reduce any accumulated error Empty Fuel Tank MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Empty Fuel Tank Informs UltraGauge that the Fuel Tank is empty This affects the Fuel Level TTE and DTE gauges Typically Empty Fuel Tank is used along with Partial Tank fill up to set the initial amount of fuel in the fuel tank Fuel fill up MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up Use this menu item to inform UltraGauge that the tank has been completely filled Once filled UltraGauge assumes the amount of fuel in the tank is equal to the fuel tank size Once initiated UltraGauge will then adjust the Fuel Level TTE and DTE gauges accordingly This menu item is an alternative to the quick Tank fill up initiated by pressing and holding the UP key until the Fuel fill up is triggered while in the main display This menu item is only necessary for vehicles not reporting a fuel tank sensor For v
49. e page basis if all the zones of a page are unassigned manually as part of the gauge zone assignment process See the Gau ge Menu section for additional information on gauge assignment Page 15 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com GAUGES The total potential available gauges is summarized in Table Potential Available Gauges The actual gauges available is always vehicle dependent Once the initial gauge discovery process is complete the number of available gauges will be displayed To determine which specific gauges are available select MENU gt Gauge Menu gt Select Gauges In general vehicle manufacturers are federally required to report gauges that are specifically used in the determination of the fuel mixture for emissions purposes Typically older vehicles provide a minimum of gauges while many newer vehicles support nearly all gauges Table 1 Potential Available Gauges Engine Load Engine Coolant Temperature F Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 2 Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 2 Fuel Pressure PSI Intake Manifold Absolute Pressure PSI RPM MPH Timing Advance Intake Air Temperature F Mass Air Flow Sensor 1 g s Absolute Throttle Position 1 Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 1 Voltage Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 2 Voltage Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 3 Voltage Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 4 Voltage Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 1 Voltage Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 2 Voltage Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 3 V
50. e to calculate the various mileage gauges such as Instantaneous MPG Average MPG Gallons Hour etc When this issue is present many of the mileage gauges will display Err Other gauges such as engine temperature RPM MPH etc will display correctly This is common on many large Diesel Ford trucks If seen please see this section for more information Force MPG Sensor Impaired or odd behavior of vehicle systems If after installing UltraGauge your vehicle is experiencing odd behavior such as various dash lights have become lit factory gauges stop working vehicle fails to shift hard shifting etc Please see the following section Force Protocol MPG Accuracy For best results UltraGauge should be calibrated for both distance measurements and fuel measurement See the following section Calibration Vehicles which use a Manifold Absolute Pressure MAP sensor instead of a Mass Air Flow MAF sensor should also see the following section VE Enable MAP only and VE RPM MAP only To determine which sensor your vehicle uses see this section Version Alarms Certain Alarms come enabled while others are disabled Please see these sections for customizing alarms ALARMS and Trouble Code Alarm Faster Display update Rate The rate at which the display updates for vehicles with the KWP2000 or 9141 protocol may be slower than desired There is a configuration setting which may allow the rate to be increased See the followin
51. ehicles with a fuel tank sensor that is operating in smart mode tank fill up is automatic and there should be no need to use this menu item However Fuel fill up can be used and will result in the equivalent of an automatic tank fill up Level Sender Mode MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Level Sender Mode UltraGauge automatically determines if the vehicle supports a fuel level sensor If no sensor is available the message No Fuel Sensor Found will be displayed when MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Level Sender Mode is selected If not present see the Disabled setting below for additional details If a Fuel Level Sensor is present this menu item will offer three options Disabled When disabled the fuel sensor if present is ignored and UltraGauge continually calculates the amount of fuel used The result is used by the Fuel Level TTE and DTE gauges In this mode it is necessary to inform UltraGauge each time the tank is filled To do so hold the UP key until a Tank Full message appears Alternatively select MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up or optionally MENU gt Fuel Menu Partial Tank Fill Up can be selected and amount of fuel pumped can be entered After signaling the addition of fuel the Fuel level TTE and DTE will be recalculated Enabled When Enabled fuel level is determined from the vehicles fuel level sensor In this mode UltraGauge continually monitors the fuel level sensor and updates the Fuel Level TTE DTE and
52. ere with the deployment of airbags Consult your vehicles owner s manual e UltraGauge in rare circumstances may impair select vehicle systems See the Forced Protocol section for more information and resolution e The optional locking ring supplied with the windshield mount should normally not be used and is only for the very rare case that the ball swivel is not tight enough to hold the position of UltraGauge Use of the ring will result in increased force necessary to adjust the position of UltraGauge and if improperly used may result in damage If used it should be adjusted so that the balls swivel offers a very slight resistance to movement OPERATION WARNINGS e Never attempt to operate UltraGauge controls while the vehicle is moving Not only is this extremely hazardous UltraGauge stops performing mileage distance and other calculations while the menu system is active e Never become distracted by UltraGauge while driving Liability The use of UltraGauge is at your own risk Nexzor Inc shall in no event be liable for any damages whether direct or indirect special or general consequential or incidental arising from any loss claimed as a result of the use of UltraGauge Battery Warning This product contains no batteries Fuse Warning This product is equipped with a fuse The fuse is integrated in the male OBD II connector and cannot be accessed or replaced This fuse provides protection against potential short circuit conditions
53. fuel used Press MENU when complete to set and save the calibration Use the same Gas station and pump for best results Alternatively record and add the actually gallons used over several fill ups to improve accuracy 4 The Calibration factor will be displayed at the bottom of the screen Congratulations you have successfully calibrated UltraGauge to your vehicle Make note of the calibration factor If you should ever need to clear your configuration the calibration factor can be used directly to set the calibration Simply jump to step 5 and increase or decrease the reported gallons until the calibration factor matches To determine if your vehicle has a MAF sensor access the menu MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Version This will display MPG sensor MAP MAF or None Reset MPG Fuel Cal MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Calibration gt Reset MPG Fuel Cal Resets the MPG Fuel Calibration factor to the factory default of 1 000 Use this to restore the calibration factor if the MPG Fuel Calibration is performed improperly Page 30 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Calibrate Distance MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Calibration gt Calibrate Distance Use this menu item to calibrate all Distance Gauges This calibration also directly affects the accuracy of all Speed MPG and DTE gauges This calibration is especially necessary for vehicles which no longer have the stock wheels tire sizes transmission or rear e
54. g setting KWP 9141 Optimize Enhanced and Safe mode Gauge Discovery When UltraGauge is connected to the OBDII connector it begins scanning for the protocol supported Once found UltraGauge then discovers the available gauges There are two discovery modes Enhanced amp Safe By default Enhanced is selected and recommended If during the discovery process with the ignition in the RUN position the message Comm lost Restarting is displayed then press DOWN when prompted to enter Safe mode UltraGauge will remember the mode selected Once in Safe mode the prompt will change and pressing DOWN will return to Enhanced mode Safe mode is only available on version 11 12 10 or later Injector Cutoff Detection During de acceleration many vehicle manufacturers will turn off the fuel injectors to save fuel UltraGauge can detect this and factor it into the fuel usage calculations Depending on your driving conditions this may or may not have a significant affect on mileage results By default this feature is disabled See the Injector Cutoff section for more information Page 12 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com OPERATION Once operating UltraGauge is automatic NEVER use the menu system while driving Not only is this hazardous UltraGauge stops performing all mileage distance and other calculations while the menu system is active Always insure the engine is not running but the ignition is in the RUN position before using
55. he number of engine specific gauges on any given page Setting the Pwr off Detect mode to a value other than 0 may also increase KWP 9141 performance NOTE If UltraGauge is moved to another KWP 9141 vehicle it will be necessary to run the optimizer on the new vehicle It is advisable that the value be set to 100 prior to moving UltraGauge to the new KWP 9141 vehicle NOTE If manually setting this value results in UltraGauge not functioning follow this procedure to restore UltraGauge Unplug UltraGauge Press and hold the Menu Key Plug in UltraGauge Holding the Menu key will cause the menu to appear Return to the update rate and set it back to a known good value Page 36 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Injector Cutoff MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Injector Cutoff version 11 12 10 and later only Often the engine is used to de accelerate the vehicle for example when coasting down hill in gear or when the engine is used to slow the vehicle during engine braking While in gear and during de acceleration many vehicle manufacturers will turn off the fuel injectors in order to save fuel This is true for vehicles with either manual or automatic transmissions The fuel savings is slight but over time and distance could accumulate UltraGauge can detect when the injectors are switched off and factor the fuel savings into the fuel usage and mileage calculations Injector cutoff is disabled when set to ze
56. his menu item is active on vehicles that report the presence of a fuel tank sensor Page 28 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Smart Low Threshold MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Smart Low Threshold Sets the fuel tank level Threshold below where the Smart Fuel fill up will be armed See MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Level Sender Mode gt Smart for additional details This menu item is active on vehicles that report the presence of a fuel tank sensor Estimate Fuel Level MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Estimate Fuel Level When a vehicle supports a fuel tank sensor Estimate Fuel Level will use the fuel sensor to estimate the fuel present in the fuel tank The results of this estimate will be reflected in the Fuel Level TTE and DTE gauges Normally this is only necessary to establish an initial estimate of the fuel in the tank Normally Fuel Fill up or Partial Tank Fill up will be used to set the fuel in the tank Page 29 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Vehicle Setup SET ENGINE SIZE MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Set Engine Size Sets the engine size in liters This is only important for vehicles that do not have a Mass Air Flow Sensor MAF For these vehicles it is imperative that the engine size be set otherwise the Mileage Gauges will be inaccurate The MPG calculation and calibration is also dependent on this setting Often the vehicle manufacturer will round the engine size to the nearest tenth for b
57. icle Setup gt Force Protocol Unplug UltraGauge Start the vehicle Insure the issue is not present if present turn of the vehicle and repeat step 3 turn off the vehicle Place the ignition in the RUN position Re attach UltraGauge UltraGauge will then discover the available gauges Once UtlraGauge has found the available gauges start the vehicle and ensure the issue has been resolved SOON Ch a Once forced UltraGauge will likely not function if moved to a difference vehicle This can be resolved one of three ways 1 Prior to moving UltraGauge to a different vehicle select MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Force Protocol gt Auto Discovery Page 32 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com 2 Ifthe protocol used on the second vehicle is known use the Force Protocol menu to force the protocol to that of the second vehicle 3 Once attached to the second vehicle and during the initial scanning screen hold the MENU key until the Menu screen appears Select MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Force Protocol gt Auto Discovery Page 33 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com UltraGauge Setup Auto Page Advance MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Auto Page Advance UltraGauge can display three pages of gauges Auto page cycles through pages at a programmable interval When the last page is reached UltraGauge advances back to the first page The interval can be set from 1 to 255 seconds A value of 0 disables the auto page
58. in gauge screen pressing DOWN will advance to the next page of gauges During an Alarm pressing Down will suspend the alarm To make configuration changes hold UltraGauge with the display towards you and manipulate the keys from behind using two hands Once you get the hang of it it will be obvious When entering values holding the UP or DOWN key pressed will cause the value to advance faster The Sound port is used to provide audible tones while accessing the menu system and for alarms Page 13 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com GAUGE PAGES amp ZONES UltraGauge can display three separate pages of gauges Each page consists of 7 zones 6 of which can be dedicated to any unassigned gauge Gauges are displayed by assigning a gauge to a particular zone Zones are identified by a letter A through R Assigning a gauge to Zone A places the Gauge on Page 1 in the upper left hand corner as shown below Likewise a gauge assigned to Zone L places the gauge on page 2 in the lower right hand corner The 7 zone is always occupied by the Loop Indicator and is not configurable During normal operation to advance to the next page of gauges press and hold the DOWN arrow key for 1 second UltraGauge will emit a tone when the page advance is recognized Pressing DOWN on the last page returns the display to page 1 Gauge Zone Ordering E Press DOWN E Press DOWN Press DOWN El Pag
59. ion A throttle position sensor may never return to its minimum position but instead closed throttle may always be greater than the TP Sensor s absolute minimum This throttle position gauge adjusts for this true closed throttle position When the throttle is closed this gauge will read 0 regardless of the details of the absolute throttle position The relative position value is calculated as follows Relative TP output TP output closed X 100 TP output max Example If the output of the TP is 1V when closed and 10 volt when wide open an output of 5V would be 5 1 10 100 40 Note This means that this gauge will likely never reach 100 Page 20 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Ambient Air Temperature Accelerator Pedal Position Throttle Position Commanded Engine Oil Temperature Mass Air Flow 2 Instantaneous MPG Average MPG Average MPH Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Ambient Air Temp 40 0 to 419 9 oF Amb temp Outside Ambient Air Temperature Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Accel Pedal Pos1 6 Ped Pos Accel Pedal Pos2 MOIR Ped2 Pos The percentage that the throttle Accelerator Pedal is pressed This is the absolute output from the accelerator pedal position sensor as a percent of the sensor s max value The un pressed and fully pressed positions will likely not be equal to 0 and 100 respectively For example the physica
60. ion for more information Will alarms not sound when in the menu Alarm checking is not active while within the menu What is the difference between Oil Trip and Service Distance All gauges measure distance in miles Each can be individually reset and have different distance values Oil Distance is meant to act as a reminder of when the oil was last changed Service is meant to remind you when a service interval has been reached However Trip Oil and Service distance can be used interchangeably Note that alarms can be set for each For example you can set Oil to 3000 miles and Service to 30 000 miles as a reminder of the next service interval Will the MPG and Trip Distances be lost if I unplug UG or disconnect the battery No UG does not need power to retain mileage and distance totals However always turn the ignition to off before disconnecting UG Will Distance and MPG still continue to be calculated even if neither is a current visible gauge Yes UG always updates Average MPG and Distances in the background My UG sometimes starts Scanning unexpectantly is there a problem The Large Connector to which UG attaches sometimes becomes corroded as a result of moisture Check your vehicle s connector for corrosion Often an anti moisture anti corrosive grease can be applied to the terminals to halt any further decay Ask for the electrical contact grease at your local auto parts store Here is a link to an example product http ww
61. it low power mode pressing UP will exit the low power mode If the ignition is off pressing UP will cause it to exit the low power mode and then immediately reenter low power mode Note on some versions use the MENU key for this function instead of the UP key NOTE Power on Detect mode is only present for MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Version of 8 24 10 or later Warning Setting the Power on Detect mode to mode 1 may cause some vehicles to experience battery drain This is a common problem for 2000 2006 GM vehicles Power on Detect delay MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Power on Detect Delay MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Compatibility gt Pwr on Detect Delay Verion 10 1 10 or later Sets the time from when the ignition is switched off until when UltraGauge begins monitoring the communication bus in order to sense when the ignition is again in the RUN position Normally the default value of 6 seconds is best However if there are devices on the bus which continue to be active after the ignition has been turned off this activity can potentially cause other devices to remain active Active devices consume more power and represent a drain on the battery By adding a bus delay time that corresponds to the time greater than when the last device finally becomes inactive the bus can be assured to be in a low power state If there is a suspicion that modules on the bus are remaining active and thus causing a drain on the bat
62. lly un pressed position may correspond to an absolute position of 8 Pedal Position 2 is for vehicles with a second throttle Position Sensor Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Cmd Throttle Pos 0 to 100 Cmd TP The percent throttle requested by the ECM Used on electrically driven throttles When the driver presses the accelerator pedal the ECM converts the output of the Pedal position sensor to a corresponding throttle position commanded The electrical throttle position drive then opens the throttle by the commanded Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Engine Oil Temp 40 0 to 419 9 oF Oil Temp Engine oil temperature Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Mass Air Flow 2 g s 01 999 99 grams second MA2 Mass Air Flow MAF is the Mass of air entering into the engine On vehicles with actual MAF Sensors there will be two gauges this gauge and Mass Air Flow 1 Mass Air Flow 1 is the raw output from the MAF sensor whereas Mass Air Flow Sensor 2 is the calibrated version used by UltraGauge to calculate MPG The Mass Air Flow is calculated for vehicles that do not have a MAF sensor but rather use a MAP manifold absolute pressure sensor In this case MAF is calculated by monitoring several engine sensors such as MAP RPM Vehicle Speed and others Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Instantaneous MPG 0 to 999 9 Miles gallon Inst MPG Instan
63. loth If simple moisture is not enough to clean the display spray a small spot of glass cleaner on to one end of a paper towel tissue paper or soft cloth Never directly spray window cleaner onto the display Wipe the display with the area of the paper towel containing the spot of window cleaner Once clean use the other end of the paper towel to dry the display If glass cleaner does not clean the glass use Goo Gone or other citrus based cleaner http www magicamerican com googone product c7f8659a 40a3 412c 9f1c 03 108e6a3 0db aspx The body of UltraGauge is formed from a durable plastic that is designed to reduce finger print marks and generally needs no cleaning However the body may be cleaned using the same procedure as described for cleaning the display glass Frequently Asked Questions hb Does UG consume power when vehicle is off Yes UG is always on but is using very little power when the vehicle is off 2 How much power does UG consume 1W or 1 60th of a 60watt light bulb when the display is active less than 1 4W when the display is off 3 How accurate are Gauge readings For most Gauges the values displayed are taken unaltered from your vehicles sensors and displayed The accuracy is ultimately determined by your vehicles sensors UG Gauges are typically much more accurate than the vehicle s dash analog gauges 4 How accurate is the MPG Gauge In general the MPG reported should only be used for relative mileage and should
64. mission may shift hard or not at all or the check engine light may become lit To avoid these issues the Protocol can be fixed to that used by the vehicle Force Protocol Description Auto Discovery Scans the interface for the protocol This is the default setting Force J1850 VPM Early GM vehicles and some Chrysler vehicles Force 9141 Most early foreign vehicles and most early Chrysler vehicles Force Ford Exclusively used on early ford vehicles Force KWP2000 This rare protocol is used on various vehicles Force CAN Used on all 2008 and newer vehicles as well as on many 2004 and newer vehicles Force Current Forces the Protocol currently in use found during the scanning process Use this if you can t remember the protocol found UltraGauge Automatically remembers the last found protocol and attempts to communicate with the vehicle s ECM using that protocol As long as communication is established UltraGauge will not attempt other protocols If communication is not established then UltraGauge will cycle though each protocol until communication is established Forcing the protocol will prevent this and UltraGauge will repeatedly try only the forced protocol Once any of the above Forced Protocol menu items are selected UltraGauge will restart and then communicate with the ECM using only the forced protocol If your vehicle is experiencing issues follow this procedure 1 Force the protocol MENU Veh
65. nd differential This calibration will also compensate for inaccuracies in stock speed sensor and the vehicle s distance measurement system Perform this Calibration prior to all other calibrations To perform the distance calibration follow this procedure 1 Align front tire with first mile marker Reset the trip gauges MENU gt Gauge Menu gt Zero All Trip Travel to the next mile marker aligning the front tire to the mile marker Select Menu gt Vehicle Setup gt Calibration gt Calibrate Distance Change the value shown to 1 00 miles using the UP and DOWN keys Press Menu to save and set the calibration Once saved the calibration factor will be displayed at the bottom of the display AAA WH Many roads will have mile markers but avoid roads that are not straight Generally more markers will improve accuracy The greater your speed between mile markers the better the accuracy of the distance calibration If you chose to travel several mile markers then enter in the number of miles actually driven for example 3 00 miles NOTE Unplugging UltraGauge after calibration will not cause loss of calibration NOTE Using the vehicle s odometer to perform this calibration is pointless since the odometer and UltraGauge receive distance information from the same source Force MPG Sensor MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Force MPG Sensor MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Compatibility gt Force MPG Sensor Verion 10 1 10 or later
66. ng cycles Pending trouble codes are those that have been detected but have yet to be seen over multiple driving cycles Does my vehicle use MAF or MAP This is displayed in the menu MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Version How many gauges are available for my Vehicle UG will automatically discover all the available gauges for your vehicle All gauges found will be listed under Gauges in the menu system The number and type of gauges supported varies among vehicle models and manufacturers Some support many gauges while others support very few There is no way to know in advance The discovery process provides a definitive answer Why doesn t UG show a MPG Gauge in the Gauge selection Menu When UG discovers the gauges available for your vehicle it determines if the gauges available are those necessary to calculate mileage If not the MPG gauges will not appear in the selection Menu Please report this to support Ultra Gauge com and include the make and model of your vehicle Why does the Cursor jump around when discovering Gauges UltraGauge tries every potential Gauge and it finds one it makes note of it and quickly moves on to the next potential gauge advancing the cursor If it does not find the Gauge it attempts the Gauge a few more times causing the cursor to pause Distance Seems off UG stops measuring distance when the menu system is used The menu system should never be used while the vehicle is in motion See Distance Calibrat
67. nu gt Fuel fill up or by holding the UP key for 3 seconds UltraGauge then assumes that the tank has been filled and contains the number of gallons specified under MENU gt Vehicle Settings gt Set Fuel Tank Size Selecting MENU gt Fuel Menu gt Fuel fill up affects gauges DTE TTE and Fuel Level No other gauges are affected NOTE When a fuel level sensor setting is set to Disabled or Smart Time to Empty can become negative and the range is 99 59 to 999 59 hours mins A negative number indicates the elapsed time since the estimated remaining fuel reached zero gallons There is always an amount of fuel in the tank and in the system that the vehicle s fuel level sensor cannot detect Hence it is likely that the vehicle can travel several miles beyond the point that TTE becomes zero NOTE Do not rely on this gauge until you have become comfortable with the accuracy of UltraGauge NOTE The alarm for this gauge is set in hours and fractions of hours not Hours and minutes A setting of 0 5 is 30 minutes Page 24 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Volumetric Efficiency Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation 0 0 MAP vehicles only ie ory al 4 Meee MAP vehicles only Volumetric efficiency is a measure of how fully your vehicle can fill its cylinders with the fuel air mixture on the intake stroke For example a vehicle with a VE of 50 is able to fill its cylinder with 50 of it potential Ultr
68. o run the optimizer a few times and then use the resulting largest value For some vehicles manually setting the value too low will actually result in potentially anomalous behavior such as e Slower update rate e Err seen occasionally for various gauge values e Comm Lost restarting message during initial gauge discovery This is an optional setting and should only be used if you are dissatisfied with the update rate The following is a means to manually determine the value and should be used only for version 10 19 10 PROCEDURE 1 Filla page with all engine specific gauges Page 3 by default contains four engine specific gauges requiring only the last two to be changed On the Gauge Selection Menu gauges preceding the MAF 2 gauge are engine specific gauges 2 With a stop watch measure how long it takes the health indicator to beat 10 times For example this value will range from 10 to 22 seconds 3 Change the KWP 9141 Update rate value to 1 Again measure and note the time for 10 beats 4 Increase the KWP 9141 Update rate value by 20 and again measure and note the time for 10 beats 5 Use which ever setting results in the lowest time NOTE The ignition must remain in the RUN position The engine should be off NOTE This setting is applicable to ONLY vehicles with the 9141 or KWP 2000 Protocol it has no affect upon other protocols NOTE As an alternative the update rate can also be increased by reducing t
69. oltage Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 4 Voltage Run time since last Start hours mins Distance traveled with Check Engine Light On Fuel Pressure Diesel Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 1 Lambda Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 2 Lambda Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 3 Lambda Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 4 Lambda Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 1 Lambda Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 2 Lambda Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 3 Lambda Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 4 Lambda EGR Flow EGR Flow Error Evaporative Purge Fuel Level of full Number of Warm ups since Check Engine Light Cleared Distance traveled since Check Engine Light Cleared Evaporative System PSI Barometric Pressure Inches of Mercury inHg Catalytic Converter Bank 1 Sensor 1 Temperature Catalytic Converter Bank 2 Sensor 1 Temperature Catalytic Converter Bank 1 Sensor 2 Temperature Catalytic Converter Bank 2 Sensor 2 Temperature Battery Voltage Relative Throttle Position Outside Ambient Air Temperature F Absolute Throttle Position 2 Accelerator Pedal Position 1 Accelerator Pedal Position 2 Command Throttle Position Engine Oil Temperature F Mass Air Flow Sensor 2 Calculated Instantaneous MPG Average MPG General Average MPH General Average G H General Run Time General Distance General miles Fuel Used General Gallons Instantaneous Gallons Hour Fuel Level Distance to Empty DTE miles Time to Empty TTE Hours Mins Volumetric Efficiency MAP vehicles only Averag
70. on Diesel Fuel Pressure Diesel 0 to 95 050 PSI Fuel PSI Fuel rail pressure at the engine relative to atmosphere Gauge pressure in Pounds per Square Inch PSI Wide O Sensor Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Bank1 wide O2 Sensor 1 lambda Bnk1 Al Output lamda Bank1 wide O2 Sensor 2 lambda Bnk1 12 Bank1 wide O2 Sensor 3 lambda Bnk1 43 Bank1 wide O2 Sensor 4 lambda Bnk1 24 Bank2 wide O2 Sensor 1 lambda at NA Bnk2 Al Bank2 wide O2 Sensor 2 lambda Bnk2 12 Bank2 wide O2 Sensor 3 lambda Bnk2 13 Bank2 wide O2 Sensor 4 lambda Bnk2 14 Wide band O2 sensor output Lambda Lambda is the measure of the actual Air to Fuel ratio as compared to the ideal or Stoichiometric value It is a ratio and has no units A Aityass Fuelmass Actual Airyass Fuelyass Stoichiometric A 1 ideal mixture A gt 1 lean mixture lt 1 rich mixture EGR Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation EGR Flow 0 to 100 EGR Flow Commanded The percent of flow through the Exhaust Gas Recirculation EGR valve where 0 is closed and 100 is wide open This is the commanded value indicating that the Electronic Control Module ECM is requesting the EGR to have the desired flow The actual flow may be different if there is an issue with the EGR EGR Error Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation EGR Flow 0 to 100 EGR Err Exhaust Gas Recirculation EGR valve error is a percent of commanded EGR EGR Error EGR actual EGR commanded X 100 EGR
71. otential other run times Run Time Trip and Run ECM Run ECM is the time elapsed as seen from the perspective of the vehicles ECM Run ECM is not commonly available See Run ECM for more details NOTE The alarm for this gauge is set in hours and fractions of hours not Hours and minutes A setting of 0 5 is 30 minutes Instantaneous Gallons Hour Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Fuel Inst Gals Hour 0 to 99 99 Gallons hour Inst G H Provides the real time measure of the rate of fuel consumption in gallons of fuel used per hour Page 23 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Distance To Empty DTE Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Fuel Sensor Distance to 9999 9 to 9999 9 miles DTE Disabled Smart Empty Distance to 0 to 9999 9 miles DTE Enabled Empty DTE provides an estimate of the number of miles before the fuel tank is Empty based upon average miles per gallon UltraGauge uses either the vehicle s Fuel Level Sensor if present or it calculates the remaining fuel by continuously tracking the amount of fuel used See the Fuel Sender Section for more details With Fuel Tank Sensor When a sensor is present UltraGauge can determine when the tank is refilled and DTE will be updated automatically The distance to empty is determined by the current general average miles per gallon gauge Average MPG and the number of gallons in the fuel tank
72. preserved through vehicle start stop cycles or unplugging of the unit The configuration remains until the user chooses to change it Coolant Temp F Page 40 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Load Default Alarms MENU gt Alarms gt Load Default Alarms Restores all gauge alarm settings back to the factory defaults Table 2 Alarm Factory Defaults Min Alarm Min Alarm Max Alarm Max Alarm Gauge on off Value on off Value O 0 O 70 Engine Load O 0 on 250 Engine Coolant Temperature F O 0 O 0 Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 O 10 O 10 Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 o 0 O 0 Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 2 O 10 O 10 Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 2 O 0 O 50 Fuel Pressure PSI O 0 O 10 Intake Manifold Absolute Pressure PSI O 0 on 4000 RPM fe 0 on 90 MPH O 30 O 30 Timing Advance O 0 on 210 Intake Air Temperature F O 0 O 400 Mass Air Flow Sensor 1 g s O 0 o 0 Absolute Throttle Position 1 le 0 le 0 Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 1 Voltage le 0 le 0 Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 2 Voltage O 0 O 0 Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 3 Voltage O 0 O 0 Bank 1 Oxygen Sensor 4 Voltage O 0 O 0 Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 1 Voltage O 0 O 0 Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 2 Voltage le 0 le 0 Bank 2 Oxygen Senso
73. r 3 Voltage le 0 le 0 Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 4 Voltage o 0 O 500 Run time since last Start hours mins O 0 O 500 Distance traveled with Check Engine Light On O 0 O 0 Fuel Pressure Diesel O 0 O 1 8 Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 1 Lambda O 0 O 1 8 Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 2 Lambda le 0 O 1 8 Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 3 Lambda O 0 O 1 8 Bank 1 Wide Oxygen Sensor 4 Lambda O 0 O 1 8 Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 1 Lambda O 0 O 1 8 Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 2 Lambda O 0 O 1 8 Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 3 Lambda le 0 O 1 8 Bank 2 Wide Oxygen Sensor 4 Lambda O 0 o 95 EGR Flow fe 0 O 20 EGR Flow Error o 0 O 0 Evaporative Purge O 0 1 O 0 Fuel Level of full ol 0 O 0 Number of Warm ups since Check Engine Light Cleared O 0 O 0 Distance traveled since Check Engine Light Cleared O 0 on 1 Evaporative System PSI O 29 o 30 5 Barometric Pressure Inches of Mercury inHg O 0 on 2011 Catalytic Converter Bank 1 Sensor 1 Temperature F o 0 on 2021 Catalytic Converter Bank 2 Sensor 1 Temperature F O 0 on 2012 Catalytic Converter Bank 1 Sensor 2 Temperature F O 0 on 2022 Catalytic Converter Bank 2 Sensor 2 Temperature F le 0 on 14 9 Battery Voltage O 0 o 90 Relative Throttle Position on 10 on 115 Outside Ambient Air Temperature F O 0 o 90 Absolute Throttle Position 2 O 0 o 90 Accelerator Pedal Position 1 O 0 O 90 Accelerator Pedal Position 2 o 0 O 90 Command Throttle Position O 0 O 250 Engine Oil Temperature F ol 0 o 1
74. ration setting was primarily added for Smart Cars which experience a false ignition off detection roughly every 30 minutes KWP 9141 Optimize MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Compatibility gt KWP 9141 Update rate version 10 19 10 only MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Compatibility gt KWP 9141 Optimize versions 10 24 10 or later The 9141 and KWP2000 protocols are very inefficient The more engine specific gauges displayed on a page the slower the page will update This can be witnessed by watching the health indicator beat rate For all other protocols the health indicator beats about once each second With 9141 and KWP 2000 the update rate can be as long as 2 2 seconds With this setting the update rate for some 9141 K WP vehicles may be improved By default the value of this setting is 100 which corresponds to the most compatible setting As this value is reduced KWP 9141 performance and the display refresh rate increase Some vehicles function without issue with a setting of 1 while others require the slowest setting of 100 When this menu item is selected the KWP 9141 Optimizer starts The Optimizer will determine the optimal setting for the particular vehicle When complete the optimal value is displayed The value can be accepted by pressing MENU or it can be manually overridden by entering a new value using the UP DOWN keys A value less than the Optimizer value should never be manually entered It is recommended t
75. ro and is disabled by default To enable Injector cutoff detection set the value equal to seven times the engine size in liters rounded up to a whole number For example for a 2 3L engine the value should be set to 2 3x7 16 1 gt 17 The value is not crucial and this calculation represents a best estimate When enabled and injector cutoff occurs the Instantaneous MPG will read 999 9 and the Instantaneous Gallons hour will read 0 Injector Cutoff should only be seen when de accelerating If during heavy acceleration Injector Cutoff falsely occurs decrease the injector cutoff value by 20 or until cutoff no longer occurs Setting the value too low will cause the Injector Cutoff never to be detected NOTE If enabled the MPG calibration procedure should again be performed NOTE If the open closed loop indicator is not displayed on the gauge display or the loop is always open then the vehicle does not support Injector Cutoff detection and this feature should remain disabled If the loop indicator is always open this could indicate an issue with your vehicle If so check for the presence of trouble codes NOTE Each vehicle manufacturer has their own algorithm for injector cutoff Some require significant de acceleration usually detected in terms of higher RPMs and a certain speed threshold while others have a much lower de acceleration requirement NOTE When the transmission is placed in neutral the vehicle s injector cutoff function i
76. s disabled NOTE This is an optional setting and provides only marginal benefit to fuel usage and MPG calculations Page 37 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com DISPLAY SETTINGS SET Backlite Mode MENU gt Display Settings gt Set Backlite Mode Backlight Mode Description Backlight is fixed to a set brightness The brightness Fixed level is set via the BackliteMaxBright menu item Automatic The Backlight is automatically controlled Fixed When the Backlight Mode is set to Fixed the backlight level is fixed to the level set by MENU gt Display Settings gt Backlite Max Bright Automatic When set to Automatic the backlight brightness is automatically varied according to the vehicle s inside cabin ambient light level UltraGauge s backlight brightness increases as ambient light brightness increases This is useful to maximize brightness and contrast during daylight hours and to minimize brightness during nighttime driving In Automatic mode the backlight brightness is limited to a minimum brightness and a maximum brightness and the backlight is automatically adjusted between these limits The limits are set via the menu items Backlite Min Bright and Backlite Max Bright Automatic Backlighting 100 Brightness Max Backlite Setting Ambient f Light Backlite Range Brightness Min Backlite Setting 0 Brightness The sensitivity to the Ambient light can be adjusted via
77. s will release the locking arm e Once released move the locking arm towards the Windshield Mount s neck as shown to release the suction cup e With the Windshield Mount s release arm fully released press the silicon base firmly against the windshield and press the Windshield mount s locking arm It will click as it is pressed When it has reached the end of its travel it will become resistant to further movement Do not attempt to force the locking arm as only a few clicks are necessary and excess force may damage the mount The windshield mount should now be firmly attached to the windshield If not it is likely caused by the silicon base not being placed fully flat against the windshield Release the locking arm as described above and repeat Page 9 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com e Attach the mounting bracket adapter to UltraGauge such that the bracket s release arm is at the top as shown in this diagram aa fof aaaf fagan SENO e Attach the UltraGauge Bracket assembly to the windshield mount by aligning the large rectangular opening of the bracket with the matching rectangular structure on the windshield mount Slide down to attach Note that it may be necessary to rotate the windshield mount s head 180 degrees e The windshield mount also includes a separate thumb screw which can be optionally added to the swivel ball mount to
78. shaft Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation MPH 0 to 158 4 MPH MPH Vehicle road speed in miles per hour Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Timing Advance 64 to 63 5 degrees Tmg Adv Ignition timing spark advance in degrees before top dead center for cylinder 1 Does not include mechanical advance if any Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Intake Air Temp 40 0 to 419 9 oF Intk Temp The temperature of the air in the intake manifold F When the engine is cold this is equivalent to outside air temperature Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Mass Air Flow 1 g s 0 to 655 35 grams second Mas Air The Mass Airflow rate of air into the intake manifold This is the raw un calibrated sensor output The sister gauge Mass Airflow 2 is the calibrated or calculated version Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Throttle Position 1 A TP1 Throttle Position 2 eee G TP2 The percentage that the throttle is open This is the absolute output from the throttle position sensor as a percent of the TP Sensor s max value The closed and wide open throttle positions will likely not be equal to 0 and 100 respectively For example the physically closed throttle position may correspond to an absolute position of 8 Throttle Position 2 is for vehicles with a second throttle Position Sensor
79. specified for most engines and can be found on automotive sites such as vehix com Search for your specific vehicle and then find the engine specifications section By default this value is set to 4400 RPMs This value is ignored for MAF vehicles and when Adaptive Volumetric Efficiency is disabled VE may be monitored through the VE gauge This gauge is only visible for vehicles with MAP sensors If after calibration it is found that the MPG results are still not accurate enough the VE RPM value can be further adjusted If UltraGauge reports less fuel used than actual reduce the VE RPM by 200 and repeat Calibration Likewise if UltraGauge reports more fuel used than actual increase the VE RPM by 200 The value is arbitrary and experimentation is necessary Force Protocol MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt Force Protocol Prevents UltraGauge from searching for the protocol used by the Vehicles Electronic Control Module ECM Normally UltraGauge tries each of the five interfaces and protocols until it discovers the protocol used by the ECM Each vehicle should only support a single protocol After the initial Scan UltraGauge will not Scan the interface for the protocol again unless UltraGauge is unplugged The Scanning process can interfere with proprietary implementations of the OBD II connector interface For example on some vehicles the traction control light becomes lit or the speedometer or other gauges may stop functioning the trans
80. st tie to secure any excess cable 5 Set the ignition to the RUN position and plug the cable into the vehicle s OBD II connector Page 10 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Start up amp Configuration When UltraGauge is first attached to the vehicle s OBD II connector it is immediately powered as the vehicle s OBD II connector is always powered Once connected UltraGauge will begin scanning the interface to determine the vehicle s protocol The vehicles ignition must be in the RUN position in order for UltraGauge to communicate with the vehicle s Electronic Control Module ECM The ignition must remain in the RUN position during both scanning and gauge discover ULtnaG aug ie The scanning process typically completes in 1 to 6 seconds As UltraGauge scans it continues to print asterisks to the screen If after 12 seconds v1 0 UltraGauge has not found the protocol in use it is likely that the ignition is not SCANNING in the RUN position If UltraGauge fails to detect the vehicle s computer and protocol UltraGauge will enter a low power mode after 2 minutes In this mode the Backlight is turned off UltraGauge will stay in this mode until either the UP or DOWN key is pressed True for versions dated 8 24 10 or later When UltraGauge successfully determines the vehicle s protocol it replaces SCANNING with the identified protocol The possible Protocols are ULtinaGau_gie v1
81. taneous Miles Per Gallon Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Average MPG general 0 to 999 9 Miles gallon Ave MPG Average Miles Per Gallon Average Miles per gallon is calculated based upon the actual fuel used and the distance traveled Part of the Group of General gauges as opposed to Trip Gauges This gauge is reset by selecting MENU gt Gauges gt Zero Ave MPG G H Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Average MPH general 0 to 999 9 Miles hour Ave MPH Average Miles Per Hour Part of the Group of General gauges as opposed to Trip Gauges Reset by selection MENU gt Gauges gt Zero Ave MPH Page 21 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Distance Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Distance general Gen dst Distance trip A Trp dst Distance Oil OA mules Oil dst Distance Service Srv dst All four distances gauges can independently measure miles traveled and can be used for any purpose desired Intended to track the miles since the last oil change With each oil change reset this gauge Oil MENU gt Gauges gt Zero Oil Distance By Default the Oil Distance alarm is enabled and set to 3000 miles Intended to track service intervals such as 15K 30K or 60K mile service intervals Service Reset MENU gt Gauges
82. tery increase this time to several minutes to see if the battery drain stops If this does stop the drain reduce the time to the smallest value possible that achieves the same results This Bus delay time also has the negative side effect that if the ignition is switched off and then back to RUN quickly UltraGauge will not detect the RUN position until the Bus delay time has expired NOTE Bus delay time or Power on Detect Delay is only present for MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Version of 8 24 10 or later NOTE The issue of active devices after ignition OFF is common to early 2000 2005 GM vehicles Power off Detect mode MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Compatibility gt Pwr off Detect mode Verion 10 1 10 or later For most vehicles UltraGauge will correctly detect when the ignition has been switched to OFF Should UltraGauge remain on beyond 15 seconds after exiting the vehicle use this setting to change the method UltraGauge uses to detect that the ignition is in the OFF position There are four Power off Detect modes 0 1 2 amp 3 Mode 0 is the factory default If when set to mode 2 there are no resulting operation issues mode 2 is typically preferred In general the order of mode preference is 2 1 0 3 If Power off ignition off detection is failing change the mode value until UltraGauge can successfully sense that the ignition is OFF Mode 3 is designed to detect ignition OFF on any vehicle However mode 3 has the side effe
83. that the vehicle can travel several miles beyond the point that DTE becomes zero NOTE Do not rely on this gauge until you have become comfortable with the accuracy of UltraGauge Time To Empty TTE Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Fuel Sensor Time to Empty 99 59 to 999 59 Hours Minutes TTE Disabled Smart Time to Empty 0 to 999 59 Hours Minutes TTE Enabled TTE provides an estimate of the number of hours and minutes remaining before the fuel tank is Empty and is based upon Average Gallons Hour gauge UltraGauge uses either the vehicle s Fuel Level Sensor if present or it calculates the remaining fuel by continuously tracking the amount of fuel used See the Fuel Sender Section for more details Zero the Average Gallons Hour restarts TTE Average G H is zeroed by selecting MENU gt Gauges gt Zero Ave MPG G H With Fuel Tank Sensor When a sensor is present UltraGauge can determine when the tank is refilled and TTE DTE will be updated automatically The Time to empty is determined by the average fuel use and the number of gallons in the fuel tank When a fuel level sensor is present the TTE Gauge Range is 0 to 999 hours and 59 minutes Without Fuel Tank Sensor When a fuel level sensor is not available or the Fuel Sender Mode is set to Disabled UltraGauge has no ability to sense the actual fuel level It is necessary that UltraGauge be informed each time the tank is filled To do this select MENU gt Fuel Me
84. the Ambient Sensitivity menu setting This setting allows UltraGauge to better adjust the Backlight brightness depending on the Vehicle s ambient light For example vehicles with tinted windows or with smaller windows will have overall lower light levels and an increase in sensitivity would be recommended See the Ambient Sensitivity setting for more detail Backlite Min Brightness MENU gt Display Settings gt Backlite Min Bright This setting is used in conjunction with the Backlite mode setting When the Backlite Mode is set to Fixed this setting has no effect When the Backlite Mode is set to Automatic this setting becomes the Minimum Backlight Level and the brightness is automatically adjusted between Minimum and Maximum light levels according to ambient light levels The brightness is set as a percentage of the maximum Backlight level A value of 100 corresponds to the maximum light level 0 corresponds to the lowest light level Note that 0 is not off but rather the lowest backlight setting that is still visible Changes are reflected immediately Avoid covering the sensor window with your thumb while making adjustments Page 38 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Backlite Max Brightness MENU gt Display Settings gt Backlite Max Bright This setting is used in conjunction with the Backlite Mode setting When the Backlite Mode is set to Fixed this setting directly sets the fixed Backlight Brightness
85. the menu system or fuel used during the time the menu system is active will not be captured Normally UltraGauge detects and automatically turns off the display when the ignition is in the off position However this feature is not active while using the menu system Always exit the menu when the ignition is off otherwise the display and backlight will remain on and may drain the battery if left in this state for many days INDICATORS The top of the Main display has two indicators These indicators are on each of the three gauge pages HEALTH INDICATOR The Health indicator is a heart that beats roughly every second As long as the heart continues to beat UltraGauge is functioning normally LOOP INDICATOR The Open Closed loop indicator provides a visual indication of the state of the vehicle s fuel mixture control system Closed loop is the desired and nominal condition and indicates that the vehicle s Electronic Control Module ECM is using the vehicle s Oxygen and other sensors to set the real time fuel mixture An open loop will normally occur when the vehicle is cold or when Health Indicator Open Closed Loop Indicator Light Sensor the throttle is wide open or the engine is being used to decelerate the vehicle Ifthe loop remains open this indicates that there is a problem with the overall fuel mixture system and the ECM is no longer able to determine the correct fuel mixture In this In this state the fuel mix
86. ther face can be attached to UltraGauge Adhere the Velcro to UltraGauge according to one of the two diagrams below NOTE Make sure the windshield mount bracket has first been removed from UltraGauge OPTION 1 This is the preferred method providing the most resistant to rotation Cut one of the Velcro strips in half Remove the protective wax paper from one side of the Velcro Press Velcro adhesive face firmly against UltraGauge as shown Avoid blocking the vent holes OPTION 2 Remove the protective wax paper from one side of the each Velcro Piece Press each Velcro adhesive face firmly against UltraGauge at the positions shown Care should be taken to avoid blocking the vent holes SCE EET Insure that the surface to which UltraGauge shall be attached is flat smooth clean and dry Once the Velcro has been firmly attached to the back face of UltraGauge remove the remaining protective wax paper from the Velcro Press UltraGauge firmly against the desired mounting surface UltraGauge is now mounted and can be removed and attached repeatedly to configure as necessary Page 8 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Windshield Mount Before selecting a mounting position check state and local laws and ordinances to determine permissible mounting locations Generally the preferred and optimal location is the left lower corner of the windshield as this location is the least obstructive generally closest to the OBD II
87. ting the ESC indicator on the dash Use MENU gt Trouble Codes gt Clear Check Engine to clear the trouble code See the Force Protocol section for more information For 2005 2006 Hyundai s the protocol should be 9141 or KWP The Fuel Level Gauge is frozen or dramatically inaccurate is there a problem Your vehicle may be improperly reporting the fuel level Please see the Level Sender Mode Menu item for additional information and corrective measures Page 45 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Troubleshooting Can t read trouble codes The engine need not be running but the ignition must be in the RUN position and it must remain in this position For vehicles with 9141 or KWP2000 protocol Exit the Menu system Turn the ignition off Wait 10 seconds turn the ignition back to RUN and proceed to the trouble code menu Can t clear trouble codes The engine need not be running but the ignition must be in the RUN position and it must remain in this position Some vehicles such as older vehicles supporting the VPM protocol do not support this function For vehicles with 9141 or KWP2000 protocol Exit the Menu system Turn the ignition off Wait 10 seconds turn the ignition back to RUN and proceed to the trouble code menu Scanning or Discovery fails The engine need not be running but the ignition must be in the RUN position and it must remain in this position during discovery and scanning The Cable falls off the OBD II
88. ting the Max Backlighting to a value of 80 or less is recommended Generally the amount of additional light produced when set above 80 is difficult to perceive UltraGauge will naturally cool down as the interior of the vehicle is cooled Setting the vehicle s vent controls to defrost will direct cool air to the dash area and more quickly cool UltraGauge While UltraGauge is designed to operate under elevated temperatures some customers have painted the back half of UltraGauge white to reflect the heat of the sun This can result in a significant decrease in temperature when UltraGauge is dash mounted This is more for piece of mind and is not necessary NOTE When the vehicle is started after being off for more than 15 minutes The UltraGauge Temperature will approximately equal the cabin dash temperature The internal backlighting circuits having been activated by the vehicle start will then cause UltraGauge s internal temperature to slowly increase above cabin temperature Page 25 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com Gauge Menu Select Gauges MENU gt Gauge Menu gt Select Gauges Used to select and assign gauges to pages and zones See the sections Gauge Pages and Zones and Gauge Zone Assignments Unassign All Gauges MENU gt Gauge Menu gt Unassign All Gauges Un assigns all gauges from all pages and zones Not commonly used Can be used when it is desired to reassign all gauges Once unassigne
89. to fill to 50 of capacity on the intake stroke Normally when Adaptive VE is not enabled the VE is automatically set to a fixed average With Adaptive VE enabled the VE is automatically adjusted dynamically based upon run time conditions to more accurately determine mileage For MAP vehicles the VE can be monitored through the VE gauge This feature should remain disabled for vehicles that are supercharged or turbo charged If enabled also set the RPM at which the engine achieves peak torque See VE RPM for additional details The VE gauge is visible only when a MAP sensor is present in the vehicle If enabled it will then be necessary to run the MPG calibration to achieve best accuracy For most vehicles Adaptive Volumetric Efficiency will provide improved accuracy of the MPG Fuel Level TTE and DTE gauges In rare cases the adaptive VE may result in less accurate results in which case it should be disabled To determine if your vehicle uses a MAP or a MAF sensor access the menu system MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Version This will display MPG sensor MAP MAF or None Page 31 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com VE RPM MAP only MENU gt Vehicle Setup gt VE RPM MAP vehicles only When Adaptive Volumetric Efficiency is enabled VE RPM is used to fine tune VE for your vehicle Input the RPM at which your vehicle s torque peaks Typically presented in the form XXX ft lbs RPM this parameter is commonly
90. ture will likely be too rich or too situation the ECM uses a static table to approximate the fuel mixture Continued open loop operation will likely result in a Trouble code lean Light Sensor UltraGauge features a light sensor that is used to optionally automatically adjust the brightness of the display During the day the display backlight will automatically adjust to maximum brightness and to minimum brightness for night driving It is important that the light sensor window is not blocked as a result of installation The Light Sensor Port is located on the front right side of UltraGauge as shown above The backlighting function is fully configurable See the Backlighting section for additional details CONTROLS There are three controls used to setup configure and control UltraGauge The controls consist of the following three input keys which are located on the back of UltraGauge DOWN Key Function in Menu Alternate Function Used to enter the Menu It is also used to indicate a selection None Moves the cursor upward and increases the value of an entry From the main gauge screen pressing and holding UP for three seconds triggers a Tank Fill Up When in low power mode pressing UP exits low power mode Sound Port KEY UP Key ze E h MENU Menu Select SELECT Key UP DOWN Moves the cursor downward and decreases the value of an entry Two Alternate functions From the ma
91. very relative it must be adjusted experimentally for your vehicle While using UltraGauge if the Maximum backlight brightness is not achieved in ambient light that you believe should produce Maximum Backlight brightness increase the sensitivity by 5 and watch the results Repeat until satisfied Changes are reflected immediately Note On the front right hand side of UltraGauge there is a opening which UltraGauge uses to capture ambient light Avoid covering the sensor window with your thumb while making adjustments Note If the sensitivity is set to high the UltraGauge will be too bright for nighttime driving Adjust LCD Contrast MENU gt Display Settings gt Adjust LCD Contrast Use this menu item to fine tune the contrast of the display Ideal contrast is achieved when the text brightness is maximized and the background brightness is minimized Changes to the contrast setting are instantly updated on the display Once the ideal contrast is reached press Menu to exit Page 39 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com ALARMS Alarms can be set for every gauge Alarms may also be optionally enabled for newly posted trouble codes and pending trouble codes Each gauge can have a high and low alarm Each Low and High Alarm can individually be enabled and the value of each high and low alarm threshold can be individually set UltraGauge continually compares real time gauge values to each of the alarm values If the real time v
92. w permatex com products Automotive specialized_maintenance_repair electrical_system_maintenance Permatex_Bul b Lamp Electrical Connector Dielectric Grease htm I disconnected the cable and my distance and MPG totals are off is there a problem UG saves distance and Average MPG each time the ignition is set from RUN to Off Ifthe cable is disconnected prior to turning the ignition to off newly accumulated MPG and distances since the vehicle was started will be lost Previous data will not be lost Always turn off the vehicle before disconnected UG Does UG have a reset button No UG should never need resetting However the device can be reset by unplugging plugging the cable or by executing MENU gt UltraGauge Setup gt Save and Restart Trouble Codes Not Supported If your vehicle does not respond to a code read request this message will be displayed In some circumstances returning to the gauge screen and then re entering the menu system might reset a temporary condition preventing the trouble codes from being accessed If this problem persists please report this to support Ultra Gauge com Odd vehicle behavior when UG is attached On many 2005 2006 Hyundai s the ESC light or a U0001 trouble code may be reported when UG initially scans the interface This is the result of Hyundai supporting two different interfaces One interface is not fully and correctly implemented and reacts to UG s scan by potentially posting U0001 or ligh
93. within UltraGauge and short circuits introduced into the cable Page 2 49 UltraGauge User Manual www ultra gauge com NOTICES Windshield Mounting Legal Notice Some State laws and ordinances prohibit mounting devices to the windshield or any areas that obstruct visibility It is the user s responsibility to check state and local laws and ordinances before mounting UltraGauge to insure compliance with all applicable laws and ordinances Where the windshield mount is prohibited the Velcro mount can be used to mount UltraGauge in an area compliant with applicable laws and ordinances FCC Compliance This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Rights and Obligations The software contained in UltraGauge may not be copied transferred or disassembled and used in part or in whole The artwork used in the generation of UltraGauge electrical circuitry may not be replicated in part or in whole without express written permission from Nexzor Inc Limited Warranty UltraGauge is warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase Within this period Nexzor will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts and labor provided that the customer shall be responsible for transportation costs This warranty does not apply to the following Cosmetic damage such as scratches

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