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Carbuff
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 Posted - 08 juin 2012 : 01:03:52
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Time to BUMP this topic.
I'm quite pleased with my EcoRouteHD. I have modified my driving habits to achieve an 8% improvement overall.
One thing that still happens (and happens with my phone bluetooth, as well): occasionally one or the other devices will not connect to the Nuvi.
On my phone, if I notice that the BT hasn't connected, I push three buttons on the phone and it connects again. 
But with the EcoRoute, I have to go though the 2 minute malarkey of stopping the car, answering the Nuvi's questions, and idling until the EcoRoute is re-paired. BOTHER!
I HAVE learned that I can turn the car's engine off for 30 seconds...and the Eco will usually reconnect when I restart.
Just wondering...is there an easier way?
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The Carbuff
Nuvi 1490LMT w/EcoRoute HD
Quest 2
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NanaimoRick
Canada
7393 Posts |
Posted - 08 juin 2012 : 01:37:37
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| I find the HD drops on my 3790 off and on as well and I agree is a bit of a PITA to reconnect it BUT I did find the other day that just going to Tools - ecoRoute, I can tap the 3Bar icon and then press HD Connection and Connect and the device reconnects in about 3 seconds (I was stopped at the time). I don't thing your 1490 has the 3 Bar icon but you may want to try what ever you have that's like my HD Connection option. |
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Carbuff
USA
120 Posts |
Posted - 12 juin 2012 : 01:26:35
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Problem is, the car has to be stopped then restarted for the Eco to connect. Grrr. And it takes about 30 seconds for everything to be "shut down"...so a quick off-on at a traffic light doesn't work.
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The Carbuff
Nuvi 1490LMT w/EcoRoute HD
Quest 2
NJ, USA |
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mrmaico
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - 12 juin 2012 : 02:59:58
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| My 3790 will drop the connection now and then too but I just ignore it and within a minute or so it will reconnect. One time it took about 10 minutes but that only happened once. |
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speedlever
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - 12 juin 2012 : 03:28:38
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I rarely have issues with the ecoRoute HD device connecting to my 1690. Often, I'll leave the 1690 running while I run into a store and when I come out, it seems to take about 20 seconds for the ecoRoute HD to reconnect. I have seen a few rare occasions where it doesn't connect, but next shutdown and startup always fixes it. I've seen that probably less than 5 times in the last couple of years. This thing has been pretty much rock solid for me.
I bought an OBDII cable splitter sometime back so I could leave my ecoRoute HD connected when I take the vehicle in for inspection. No issues with the shop connecting and getting the data from the spare port.
I also bought an Ultragauge and tried to run it with the ecoRoute HD. The UG takes precedence over the ecoRoute HD and only one of them will run. I think that's a legacy of the old 9141 protocol my 2008 Honda runs. I'd hoped it ran the 29bit CAN protocol, but that apparently came along in 2009. I think I could run them both in that scenario. |
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Point of Interest
Australia
25 Posts |
Posted - 18 juin 2012 : 10:02:59
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Originally posted by Carbuff
Time to BUMP this topic.
I'm quite pleased with my EcoRouteHD. I have modified my driving habits to achieve an 8% improvement overall.
One thing that still happens (and happens with my phone bluetooth, as well): occasionally one or the other devices will not connect to the Nuvi.
On my phone, if I notice that the BT hasn't connected, I push three buttons on the phone and it connects again.
But with the EcoRoute, I have to go though the 2 minute malarkey of stopping the car, answering the Nuvi's questions, and idling until the EcoRoute is re-paired. BOTHER!
I HAVE learned that I can turn the car's engine off for 30 seconds...and the Eco will usually reconnect when I restart.
Just wondering...is there an easier way?
Have you tried resetting the ecoroute? There is a small reset button on the front. This eliminated slow/no pairing for me and I haven't had to configure the car since.
Are you using Nuvi BT for both the ecoroute and the phone? Some phones have a BT power-saver function that only allows pairing with one device at a time. While that shouldn't affect the device it pairs to, it might.
I've also noticed that pairing time is not consistent; sometimes 5 seconds, sometimes 35s.
As for fuel consumption, I drive a Prius and knowing the coolant temperature and ignition timing can help you get fantastic fuel economy especially in cold conditions. With any car where you don't push hard until it is warm, right? With the Prius the computer has operating modes according to temperature, so knowing how warm and what mode the car is in (inferred from the coolant temp and ignition timing) can really help. The hardcore Prius-philes use a "ScanGuage", but the ecoroute is not a bad "lite" tool. If only it could display instantaneous fuel consumption on the gauge screen. |
Garmin 2460 LT + ecoroute HD
Navigon 2110 MAX (Defunct)
Garmin Streetpilot c320 with GA 27C Antenna (Dead battery)
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speedlever
USA
174 Posts |
Posted - 18 juin 2012 : 13:37:12
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| I have I-mpg on my 1690 coming from the ecoRoute hd device. Not sure what you mean? |
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mrmaico
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - 18 juin 2012 : 14:45:19
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| [ED- direct quote snipped] I think what he means is when you are on the screen that shows the gauges (engine temp, tach etc) there is no option to show the instant mpg. I was thinking the same thing the other day.....since I usually have the gauge screen displayed it would be nice to have the option to have the I-mpg showing on that screen. |
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Carbuff
USA
120 Posts |
Posted - 18 juin 2012 : 17:13:12
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Point of Interest, THANKS
No, I did not think to reset the EcoRoute (it's tucked up pretty far under my dash, and finding the button isn't that easy at a stoplight).
But, I'll give that a try and report back in a few days.
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Are you using Nuvi BT for both the ecoroute and the phone? Some phones have a BT power-saver function that only allows pairing with one device at a time. While that shouldn't affect the device it pairs to, it might.
I've also noticed that pairing time is not consistent; sometimes 5 seconds, sometimes 35s.
I AM using the BT for my phone and EcoRoute. But I thought they used different protocols (which is why you can't get ER data on a smart phone with an OBDII app).
And regards pairing time, I thought that occasionally the Nuvi will delay connection because it takes extra time on startup to "defragment" itself, or something. That happens if you have a BT or not. |
The Carbuff
Nuvi 1490LMT w/EcoRoute HD
Quest 2
NJ, USA |
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Carbuff
USA
120 Posts |
Posted - 18 juil. 2012 : 02:10:48
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Update:
After installing firmware V6.10 in my 1490T, the EcoRoute hasn't missed it's connection for over a week! |
The Carbuff
Nuvi 1490LMT w/EcoRoute HD
Quest 2
NJ, USA |
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mrmaico
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - 18 juil. 2012 : 02:58:59
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I've noticed an annoying behavior lately with my 3790LMT with Ecoroute......I have a new Chevy pickup at work that has Bluetooth so I now keep BT turned on on my phone and even though I don't have the Garmin listed in my phone BT or have the phone listed in the Garmin, every time I get into my personal car with the Garmin in it it displays the BT passkey because it's picking up the phones BT. I have to hit "cancel" every time I get into the car. No way to turn it off without turning off BT on the Garmin and losing the EcoRoute BT interface.
I don't want to use the Garmin for phone calls since I was told it sounded like crap and I rarely make calls in the car. |
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bobwadd
USA
14 Posts |
Posted - 25 déc. 2012 : 23:55:58
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I have had the EcoRoute HD installed in my 2006 F250 P/U for over a year now. everything worked great until I had to change the batteries in the vehicle. Now my ER does NOT connect more than it does. I have tried resetting both the EcoRoute and the nuvi 2460 to no avail.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! |
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hpatlik
1140 Posts |
Posted - 26 déc. 2012 : 01:51:15
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Try disconnecting the Ecoroute from the OBD and reconnecting and running the setup routine. Can you install the Ecoroute HD in another vehicle? If it does not work in another vehicle, maybe the E HD got zapped.
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mrmaico
USA
20 Posts |
Posted - 26 déc. 2012 : 15:21:26
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I had a problem with mine a few months ago....it quit communicating with the GPS and then the GPS even started freezing up. I tried the reset button several times and also unplugging the ODB plug as well as turning the GPS off and back on several times. Finally after about 1 hour it all started working normal again.
It has happened a few times before where the 2 wouldn't communicate with each other and again after a while they just started working again.
Not very encouraging considering the amount of money I paid for the 2 pieces.
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bobwadd
USA
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Posted - 29 déc. 2012 : 19:30:53
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Worked fine for two days. Then the issue returned.
Deleted "mlg_history.db" worked for a short while and then the issue returned again.
I have done a hard reset on both devices and the issue was still not solved.
Any further suggestions? |
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