Kenwood B59-1990-00 User Manual

ecoRoute

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS

MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES

© B59-1990-00

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countries. ecoRoute™ is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries. These trademarks may not be used without the
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August 2009 Part Number 190-01137-90 Rev. A

ecoRoute

The ecoRoute feature calculates
your vehicle fuel economy, carbon
footprint, and fuel price of navigating
to a destination, and offers tools for
improving fuel effi ciency.

The data provided by the ecoRoute
feature are estimates only. The data is
not actually read from your vehicle. To
receive more-accurate fuel reports for
your specifi c vehicle and driving habits,
calibrate the fuel economy. See page 2 .

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View the Fuel Report

If you have entered your vehicle profi le
and the current fuel price, your Kenwood
unit calculates your vehicle average fuel
economy, your carbon footprint, and the
cost of the fuel consumed.

To view the fuel report, touch
> ecoRoute > Fuel Report. The fuel
consumption data is based on estimates
for speed and acceleration for an average
vehicle.

Set Up ecoRoute

The fi rst time you touch Tools >

ecoRoute, you will be asked to enter

fuel and mileage information about your
vehicle.

Touch Reset to reset the data.

Tools

TIP: To ensure fuel data is always

recorded, keep your Kenwood unit
turned on while driving.

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Calibrate the Fuel Economy

Calibrate the fuel economy to receive
more-accurate fuel reports for your
specifi c vehicle and driving habits.
Calibrate when you fi ll up your fuel tank.

1. Calculate your miles per gallon or
liters per 100 kilometers.

2. Touch Calibrate.

3. Touch + and - to enter the result from
step 1.

4. Touch OK.

Adjust the Fuel Price

Touch Tools > ecoRoute > Fuel Price
and enter the current fuel price. This
information is used to calculate the fuel
cost of routes and to calculate the fuel
reports.

Take the Driving Challenge

The Driving Challenge tool helps you
maximize your fuel economy by scoring
your driving habits. The higher your
overall score for a Driving Challenge,
the more fuel you could save. Scores
range from 1 to 100.

To take a Driving Challenge, touch
> ecoRoute > Driving Challenge, then
touch Start.

Your overall score is the average of three
scores:

Acceleration score—gain points for
gradual acceleration; lose points for
rapid acceleration.

Tools

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Deceleration score—gain points for
gradual braking; lose points for hard
braking.

Speed score—gain points for driving at
the best speed for conserving fuel, which
is 45–60 mph (72–97 km/h) for most
vehicles.

Adjust Your Vehicle Profi le

You will create a vehicle profi le the fi rst
time you touch Tools > ecoRoute. To
adjust the vehicle profi le, touch Tools >

ecoRoute > Vehicle Profi le.

City Fuel Economy—enter the average

city fuel economy of your vehicle.

Touch
details about your current challenge. The
leaf color on the driving challenge icon

on the Map page to view

Highway Fuel Economy—enter the
average highway fuel economy of your

vehicle.
changes depending on your performance
in the challenge.

When viewing the details, touch

Stop >

Yes to stop the current challenge.

To reset your best scores, touch

Reset.

TIP: For best results, calibrate your

fuel economy instead of adjusting the
city and highway fuel economy here.

Fuel T ype—select a fuel type.

To reset your vehicle profi le data, touch

Reset.

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View the Mileage Report

Mileage reports provide the distance, the
time, the average fuel economy, and the
fuel cost of navigating to a destination.

A mileage report is created for every

View the Estimated Cost

of a Route

If you have entered your vehicle profi le

and fuel cost, the Go! page provides the

estimated cost of the route.
route that you drive. If you stop a route
on your Kenwood unit, a mileage report
is created for the distance you traveled.

To access a mileage report, touch

Tools

> ecoRoute > Mileage Report, and
select a report. You can view up to 20
mileage reports on your Kenwood unit.

To reset the data, touch

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Reset.

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View the Overall Fuel
Cost

The Trip Computer also displays the
overall Fuel Cost.

Calculate Routes that

Use Less Fuel

1. Touch Settings > Navigation >

Route Preference.

2. Select

The Less Fuel route is calculated based

on speed limit and acceleration data.

Less Fuel.

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For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the

life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at

www.garmin.com.

© 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Garmin International, Inc.

1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA

Garmin (Europe) Ltd.

Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton,

Hampshire, SO40 9LR, UK

Garmin Corporation

No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan

www.garmin.com

Part Number 190-01137-90 Rev. A