Gauges sweep at start-up

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Oct 13, 2004 | 02:14 PM

hawkeye

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Gauges sweep at start-up

Why don't the gauges sweep from 0-max everytime you start-up the car? When do they actually do it?

Oct 13, 2004 | 02:23 PM

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Why don't the gauges sweep from 0-max everytime you start-up the car? When do they actually do it?

They do it everytime you start the car up

Oct 13, 2004 | 02:24 PM

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yea, they auto-calibrate everytime you start the car

Oct 13, 2004 | 02:26 PM

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Huh... both the cars I test drove did not do it.

Well hopefully it works once I take delivery of mine.

Oct 13, 2004 | 03:04 PM

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yea, they auto-calibrate everytime you start the car

I don't think they really calibrate...I think they just sweep. The DEFI gauges on the Subaru STi do calibrate, though.

Oct 13, 2004 | 04:59 PM

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The interior was MUCH nicer than a car in this price range should be. I suggested that they just bolt in some cheap seats and we can split the profit, but that didn't fly. I could feel the sweat of Lexus oozing from the seams in the sporty fabric seats and paper-textured dash. The gauges on the dash self-calibrate when you turn the ignition on (zoom to max and back to zero) and the heater **** is a hefty chunk of aluminum.
...-- Darren Seeman, Scion Life

I was under the impression that they did, and I guess so was Darren. If they do not, a suggestion to correct that on Scionlife's tC page would be good.

Oct 13, 2004 | 05:33 PM

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Re: Gauges sweep at start-up

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Why don't the gauges sweep from 0-max everytime you start-up the car? When do they actually do it?

It sweeps when you put the ignition in the 'ON' position. Thus, you can have the guages sweep without starting the car.

Oct 13, 2004 | 06:59 PM

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Re: Gauges sweep at start-up

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Why don't the gauges sweep from 0-max everytime you start-up the car? When do they actually do it?

It sweeps when you put the ignition in the 'ON' position. Thus, you can have the guages sweep without starting the car.

And at the same time, if they test drove it and you got in to start while the key was on the "on" spot, turning the engine over will not make the gauges sweep, because it's already on the "on" position.