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11.4.2 MANUAL Mode

In MANUAL Mode, the SpeedBrake will 

activate, downshift the transmission, and 

adjust the turbocharger vanes, resulting 

in a braking effect that attempts to 

slow your vehicle to 15 mph (24 km/h). 

MANUAL Mode has three strength 

selections available: "

HIGH

",  "

MED

(medium) and "

LOW

."

"

HIGH

" strength achieves the highest 

level of braking force by aggressively 

downshifting the transmission and 

closing the turbocharger vanes. This 

setting is recommended for heavily 

loaded vehicles or whenever aggressive 

braking is desired. 
"

MED

" (medium) strength achieves 

a moderate level of braking force by 

slightly delaying transmission downshifts. 

This setting is recommended for 

moderately loaded vehicles.
"

LOW

" strength setting achieves a 

lower level of braking force and is 

recommended for lightly loaded or 

unloaded vehicles. The "

LOW

" setting 

may also be used for daily driving.

11.4.3 AUTO Mode

AUTO Mode uses various functions 

of the Banks SpeedBrake to keep the 

vehicle at the driver’s set target speed. 
When AUTO Mode is active and the 

vehicle is above the targeted speed, the 

Banks SpeedBrake will slow the vehicle 

to the targeted speed and maintain it. 

The Banks SpeedBrake will become 

inactive as soon as the vehicle drops 

below the target speed.

11.4.4 Foot Brake 

Activation

The SpeedBrake's Foot Brake feature 

provides additional braking while using 

your vehicle's brakes at vehicle speeds 

greater than 15 mph (24 km/h).

When switching between different 

modes, the Foot Brake feature will 

remain in the setting last implemented.

When in MANUAL Mode

, the Foot 

Brake feature allows you to limit 

SpeedBrake activation to 

ONLY

 when 

you press the brake pedal at vehicle 

speeds greater than 15 mph (24 km/h).
If your vehicle speed is under 15 mph 

(24 km/h), the SpeedBrake will stop 

providing additional braking.
If the Foot Brake feature is disabled, 

while in Manual Mode, the SpeedBrake 

will activate after releasing the accel 

pedal at vehicle speeds above 15 mph 

(24 km/h), regardless of whether or not 

the brake pedal is used.

When in AUTO Mode,

 the Foot Brake 

feature will not affect the automatic 

braking above the set speed. Below 

AUTO Mode's set speed, the Foot Brake 

feature provides additional braking while 

using your vehicle's brakes at vehicle 

speeds greater than 15 mph (24 km/h)

BANKS MODULES (IF CONNECTED), 

CONTINUED

Figure 11-6 

BK P

HIGH FB

% Braking 

Strength

Summary of Contents for iDash 1.8

Page 1: ...8 B2 Gale Banks Engineering 546 Duggan Avenue Azusa CA 91702 626 969 9600 Fax 626 334 1743 Product Information Sales 888 635 4565 Customer Support 888 839 5600 Installation Support 888 839 2700 banksp...

Page 2: ...uges in the display change on screen safety alerts log vehicle data interact with other Banks devices all on the fly and at the touch of a button With the iDash you can also scan and clear OBDII diagn...

Page 3: ...97654 v 7 3...

Page 4: ...FTWARE INTRODUCTION AND Interface 20 3 1 Button Navigation 20 3 2 First Start Up 21 3 3 Sleep Mode Wake up 21 Section 4 LAYOUT 28 4 1 Layout Selection 28 4 2 Density Layout 28 4 3 Banks Module Specifi...

Page 5: ...2 SETTINGS 53 12 1 Layout 53 12 2 Brightness 53 12 3 Bar Graph 56 12 4 Text Color 58 12 5 Units 58 12 6 Tire Size Correction 59 12 7 Final Drive Correction 59 12 8 Engine Displacement 60 12 9 Vehicle...

Page 6: ...liability regarding the improper installation or misapplication of its products It is the BUYER s responsibility to check for proper installation and if in doubt contact the manufacturer The BUYER is...

Page 7: ...to you EXCLUSIONS The following are excluded from the warranty coverage a periodic maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear b finishes c installations or defects resu...

Page 8: ...S THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT USE the iDash NEAR A NATURAL GAS LEAK Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Products and corporate names app...

Page 9: ...le of and or distribution of copies of this SOFTWARE are strictly forbidden It is a violation of this EULA to sell loan rent lease borrow or transfer the use of copies of the SOFTWARE unless it is per...

Page 10: ...tning strikes create the risk of electric shock IN VEHICLE PRECAUTIONS Use this unit in 12V DC negative ground vehicles only WARNING 22 F 30 C to 176F 80 C the iDash may be susceptible to damage as a...

Page 11: ...en Failure to do so can cause an injury to the child or others due to mishandling of the iDash Do not install the iDash in a location where it will be splashed by water or subjected to large amounts o...

Page 12: ...rt See Figure 2 1 For some vehicle models the OBDII port may need to be disconnected from its mounting location Unclip or remove factory screws bolts to relocate the OBDII port and allow the Banks OBD...

Page 13: ...page 17 5 Secure the Banks OBDII Cable away from any moving parts or sharp edges using the supplied cable ties 2 2 OBDII Connection to Six Gun EconoMind SpeedBrake The OBDII Cable for Banks Bus 1 pro...

Page 14: ...See Figure 2 7 3 Route the female red terminal connector to the fuse tap Figure 2 6 For the operation of the Six Gun Economind and Speed Brake refer to 11 3 Six Gun EconoMind Tuner on page 47 11 4 Ban...

Page 15: ...route the cables to the iDash 1 8 through See Figure 2 9 2 Connect cables i e OBDII Aftermarket ECU Harness Starter Cable to the iDash 1 8 4 Pin and 6 Pin Ports 3 Insert the iDash 1 8 s studs through...

Page 16: ...1 8 SuperGauge CAN bus 62882 iDash 1 8 Banks Bus 1 CAN Bus 62885 OBD II Cable Standard CAN Bus 61300 35 OBD II Cable Banks Bus 1 CAN Bus Various P N Aftermarket ECU Cable 61301 36 Aftermarket ECU Ter...

Page 17: ...tures such as Vehicle Diagnostics Reading Clearing Codes and Emissions Readiness Setting wake up sensitivity Data logging Speed correction settings More MOUNTING AND CONNECTING THE IDASH CONTINUED Fig...

Page 18: ...ons See Figure 2 12 Only one Jumper Block Terminator is required 3 If you have a HW Rev 1 AND Rev 2 iDash 1 8 s Follow either instructions for Rev 1 OR Rev 2 but only use a single terminator in cab 2...

Page 19: ...97654 v 7 19 MOUNTING AND CONNECTING THE IDASH CONTINUED Figure 2 12 HW Rev 1 HW Rev 2 OR Figure 2 13...

Page 20: ...m Holding down the button saves the current selection and returns to the Gauge Screen Use the UP button or DOWN button see Figure 3 1 to change values or scroll through the menus Hold down the button...

Page 21: ...atically return to the Gauge Screen after one 1 minute of inactivity 3 3 Sleep Mode Wake up When the iDash 1 8 is connected while the vehicle is turned off it will go into Sleep Mode after ten 10 seco...

Page 22: ...ng Item Gauge Layout 5 Gauge 2 Gauge ADD BID s CLEAR ALL BIDs ADD ALL BIDs Auto log 5 Square 6 Gauge 7 Gauge Density 8 Gauge Logging Rate 20 Hz 1 Hz PRIMARY GAUGE ONLY Category Group Field 1 Field 2 F...

Page 23: ...eck Emissions Readiness Alert 1 Alert 11 Vehicle iDash 1 8 Primary iDash 1 8 Secondary Field 1 Field 8 Background Alerts Diagnostics Alerts Set Limit Change Parameter Remove Parameter Group Category I...

Page 24: ...1 Alert 11 Change Parameter Remove Parameter Group Category Item Shift Light Shift Light Set RPM Set Shift Llight Background color Set Shift Light Font Color Banks Modules Derringer Ambient Air Densit...

Page 25: ...plication Aftermarket ECU Screen Auto Dim Sensitivity Level Screen Brightness Button Auto Off Button Brightness Button Color Layout Theme Colors Background Label Text Divider Bar Graph Button Reset Th...

Page 26: ...t Field 8 Bar Graph Min Bar Graph Max English Metric PSIA BAR KPA PSIG J607 J1349 125 500 Enable Lambda 1 0 AFR Gas 14 7 AFR E85 9 8 AFR Diesel 14 5 AFR Custom 12 0 Set Custom AFR Value Density Standa...

Page 27: ...ondary 1 Derringer iDash 1 8 Secondary 2 iDash 1 8 Secondary 3 PRIMARY GAUGE ONLY Calibrate Ambient Light Sensor CEL Quick Clear Shutdown Type Wake Up Sensitivity Restore All Settings to Default Resta...

Page 28: ...ally be returned to the Gauge Screen The Layout menu can also be accessed in the Settings menu See 12 1 Layout on page 53 4 2 Density Layout A detailed explanation of the Banks Density System is avail...

Page 29: ...presents your current boost air density BAD When displaying BAD only the blue bar graph will be displayed To adjust the scaling on the bar graph shown in Field 1 of the Density layout 1 Select Gauge S...

Page 30: ...eter See Step C 3 Select a GROUP parameter See Step D 4 Select an ITEM parameter to display See Step E 5 Hold the BACK button to return to the Gauge Screen and your new parameter will be displayed See...

Page 31: ...ample if you purchased your first gauge without data logging you can enable data logging by adding a data equipped gauge as a secondary All data logging on iDash is referred to as Banks parameter ID s...

Page 32: ...D card 6 2 1 Data Logging Shortcut 1 While viewing the Gauge Screen hold the DOWN button for 2 seconds to start a new data log A banner will appear stating Start Data Logging Log csv once started 2 To...

Page 33: ...k 4 Configure the Gauge Screen layout Section 4 LAYOUT on page 28 and parameters displayed 5 1 Parameter Selection on page 30 to show the parameters that were recorded See for instructions on set up A...

Page 34: ...ber and description before clearing To save codes to SD card If you have a microSD card installed the codes will also be saved as a CSV file to your microSD card To view freeze frame data If the code...

Page 35: ...of supported emissions monitors See Figure 7 2 YES indicates that the monitor has passed its test and the system is operating correctly See Figure 7 4 NO indicates that the monitor has either failed...

Page 36: ...towing or high load conditions because engine EGT reach appropriate temperature levels to oxidize or burn the soot captured by the DPF During Manual Regeneration the iDash 1 8 Super Gauge will commun...

Page 37: ...s the down arrow see Figure 7 5 A to agree and continue manual regeneration 5 After pressing down to agree to the disclaimer select Yes to proceed with manual regen See Figure 7 5 B This will initiate...

Page 38: ...e done at idle on while driving This reduces the likelihood of having a stuck DEF injector 7 4 Injector Balance Rates Check your vehicle s injector operating tolerances If you re experiencing a misfir...

Page 39: ...on the Gauge Screen and on the Background alerts list Min Max values are recorded regardless if alerts are enabled or disabled The parameter list in the Min Max Log is linked to the Background Alerts...

Page 40: ...8 9 1 Displayed Gauge Alerts In the Displayed Alerts menu the parameter list will be the same as the Gauge Selection menu To change the parameters of the Displayed Alerts the parameters must be chang...

Page 41: ...2 A 3 Select any Alert to change See Figure 9 2 B If the alert is empty it will be skipped to Step 5 4 Select Change Parameter See Figure 9 2 C 5 Select a GROUP parameter See Figure 9 2 D 6 Select an...

Page 42: ...UP or DOWN see Figure 10 1 B in increments of 100 RPM to set the trigger point at which the shift light will illuminate Due to data communication delay of vehicle OBD II you may need to set your shift...

Page 43: ...h the sensor 1 Measure air density of ambientair around your vehicle 2 Measure air density of the airbox inlet to evaluate how effective your cold air intake really is 3 Measure the Ram Air effect of...

Page 44: ...ld to change 3 Select a Group 4 Select an Item to display the parameters 5 Hold the BACK button to return to the gauge screen and your new parameter will be displayed Gauge units can be changed in Set...

Page 45: ...ash 1 8 a new gauge layout called Derringer will be available for selection To access the menu selection refer to 4 1 Layout Selection on page 28 Power Added If connected to an iDash 1 8 while display...

Page 46: ...Figure 11 4 A 2 Select the module Derringer for the Derringer Banks Module See Figure 11 4 B 3 Select Power to change the Derringer power level STOCK to LEVEL 6 See Figure 11 4 C BANKS MODULES IF CONN...

Page 47: ...ner is adding See Figure 11 2 In Stock Mode there will be no change to the bar graph and in Level 6 the bar graph will reach 100 under proper operating conditions The Power Added data can also be disp...

Page 48: ...ake is functioning 11 4 1 Safety Features WHEEL SLIP DETECTION The Banks SpeedBrake continuously monitors wheel speed to detect possible slippage caused by braking If this occurs the Banks Speedbrake...

Page 49: ...Banks SpeedBrake will slow the vehicle to the targeted speed and maintain it The Banks SpeedBrake will become inactive as soon as the vehicle drops below the target speed 11 4 4 Foot Brake Activation...

Page 50: ...ake is applying See Figure 11 6 Changing SpeedBrake Settings on the SpeedBrake Layout Screen To adjust the SpeedBrake mode hold the UP button until the mode changes The current mode will not be shown...

Page 51: ...FB BK P SPD 25 FB PRESS to change SpeedBrake Strength HOLD to change SpeedBrake Mode PRESS to change SpeedBrake Strength PRESS to adjust Speed Setting HOLD to change SpeedBrake Mode PRESS to adjust S...

Page 52: ...B 6 Select FootBrake to enable disable the Foot Brake feature See Figure 11 9 B The Foot Brake feature can only be enabled disabled in this menu 11 5 SpeedBrake Tuner Auto Switching iDash 1 8 Banks B...

Page 53: ...and adjusts the brightness of the buttons and LCD screen If you purchased the iDash 1 8 Hardware Rev 2 you will have the additional feature of changing button color To check if you have this model fol...

Page 54: ...to a defined low brightness setting and high brightness setting for Auto Dimming to adjust between these limits To adjust the LCD Brightness Upper Lower Limit 1 Select Settings from the main MENU 2 S...

Page 55: ...ue shown 5 Select the desired value to save the setting 6 Return to the Gauge Screen when finished 12 2 6 Button Lighting Only available when Auto Dimming is OFF See Figure 12 1 C This setting will de...

Page 56: ...ss Yes to select a color The button LEDs will display the described color See Figure 11 3 Pressing No will take you back to the Brightness menu 5 Return to the Gauge Screen when finished 12 3 Bar Grap...

Page 57: ...graphs select Bar Graph Color See Figure 12 2 C to enter the color selection screen and then select a bar graph color You will be returned to the previous screen 3 Return to the Gauge Screen when fin...

Page 58: ...select a color Pressing No will take you back to the Settings menu 4 Return to the Gauge Screen when finished 12 5 Units Choose to display your preferred units for parameter values 12 5 1 U S Metric...

Page 59: ...e information A Select Width B Scroll UP or DOWN to adjust the value C Select the desired value to save the setting D Repeat steps 4 A to 4 C for Aspect ratio and Wheel Diameter 5 Select Current Tire...

Page 60: ...lacement Engine displacement is required to calculate the volume of air being pumped through the engine CFM It is also necessary to calculate Cylinder Head Efficiency When you first boot up your new i...

Page 61: ...e iDash 1 8 If you connect the iDash 1 8 with the Derringer Tuner the iDash1 8 will be automatically set to your specific vehicle Aftermarket ECU Setting If you are using the iDash 1 8 with an afterma...

Page 62: ...hin 10 seconds after startup C If it does not automatically wake up press any button to wake Increase sensitivity level by one and repeat the process 12 10 2 Start Stop For vehicles with engine start...

Page 63: ...ayout and SpeedBrake layout switch automatically while driving When does the SpeedBrake Layout appear The SpeedBrake Layout appears when your vehicle is coasting greater than 0 mph while your foot is...

Page 64: ...he lighting will stay the same for the calibration It should only take 30 seconds Select NO to return to the Reset menu 5 Return to the Gauge Screen when finished The iDash 1 8 will reboot and return...

Page 65: ...s feature will record onto a text file all the parameters available on your vehicle To access information on a Banks device connected to the iDah 1 8 1 Select System Information from the main MENU 2 S...

Page 66: ...rd included if data logging option purchased You can use any microSD card up to 32GB for firmware updates 4 Right click on the appropriate firmware and select Save Link As See Figure 14 3 You can save...

Page 67: ...ip file that you just downloaded then click on Extract Here 8 Eject and remove the microSD card from the computer by right clicking on the removable drive and clicking on Eject See Figure 14 6 9 In th...

Page 68: ...See Figure 14 12 The update process will begin and show a progress bar See Figure 14 13 You will get an error if the firmware file you select is not compatible SD Ready DO NOT remove the microSD card...

Page 69: ...p the iDash 1 8 to finish the update When the iDash 1 8 wakes back up it will begin to load new files 30 45 seconds See Figure 14 15 Upon completion a message box will let you know the update is compl...

Page 70: ...read range of typically 0 300 Because the air density changes based on pressure temperature and humidity the power output of your engine will also change based on your current ambient conditions The...

Page 71: ...nes and it indicates the side of the engine opposite of the number 1 cylinder When there are multiple sensors measuring the same type of data in a system Ex IAT1 IAT2 IAT3 then the number 1 sensor is...

Page 72: ...n Actual position of the intake throttle valve THRREL Throttle Position Relative Position of accelerator pedal VT CMD Turbo Vane Command Commanded position of the turbocharger vanes VT POS Turbo Vane...

Page 73: ...Vehicle Speed Speed of vehicle relative to road TEMPERATURE Abbreviation Parameter Name AAT Ambient Air Temp Temperature of air surrounding vehicle CAC1 1 CAC Temp Bank 1 Sensor 1 Temperature of the...

Page 74: ...ilable engine torque being used TRQREF Engine Reference Torque Maximum Torque value the engine can produce IGN TM Ignition Timing Advance Ignition timing spark advance in degrees before top dead cente...

Page 75: ...be able to properly communicate with the iDash 1 8 Check the Vehicle Fitment Chart for iDash 1 8 at www bankspower com If your vehicle does have proper CAN communication call technical support for fur...

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