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Summary of Contents for Blue

Page 1: ..._____________________________________________________ Page 1 83 UltraGaugeBlue User Manual www ultra gauge com U Ul lt tr ra aG Ga au ug ge e B Bl lu ue e INSTALLATION OPERATION D Do oc cu um me en nt...

Page 2: ...A mount may not stay attached under all conditions Do not mount mobile device where it will become a distraction or hazard should it become detached Do not mount mobile device in an area that may inte...

Page 3: ...p for one year from the date of purchase Within this period Ultra Gauge com will at its sole option repair or replace any components that fail in normal use Such repairs or replacement will be made at...

Page 4: ...11 Install UltraGauge Blue TM Mobile Application 11 Install UltraGauge Blue TM Adapter 11 Connect via Bluetooth 11 Optional Mount Mobile Device in Vehicle 14 Starting the UltraGauge BlueTM Mobile App...

Page 5: ...Gauges 36 Factory Default Gauges 37 Settings 38 UltraGauge Settings 38 Vehicle Settings 41 Fuel Settings 49 Alarm Settings 51 Custom Gauge List 54 Manufacturer Gauges 55 Custom Gauges 55 UltraGauge S...

Page 6: ...nsor Voltage 71 Wide O2 Sensor Output lambda AFR 72 Pressure Gauges 72 Barometric Pressure 72 Boost Pressure 73 Evaporative Vapor Pressure 73 Fuel Pressure 73 Fuel Pressure Diesel 73 Intake Pressure M...

Page 7: ..._ Page 7 83 UltraGaugeBlue User Manual www ultra gauge com Using UltraGauge on more than one vehicle 78 Troubleshooting 78 Update Blue Adapter 79 Air to Fuel Ratio AFR 80 Appendix C Adapter Specificat...

Page 8: ...e eTM Adapter Adapter UltraGauge B Bl lu ue eTM UltraGauge B Bl lu ue eTM OBDII Adapter which installs into a vehicles OBDII connector and can communicate with the UltraGauge B Bl lu ue eTM Mobile App...

Page 9: ...onfigurable for every gauge o Current and pending Trouble Code Alarms o Audible and Visual Alarms o Alarms may be individually suspended Trouble Codes Check Engine Light Readiness o Displays both curr...

Page 10: ...municates with Apple Android mobile devices via Bluetooth 4 1 The mobile device allows data captured and accumulated by the UltraGauge B Bl lu ue e TM OBDII Adapter to be monitored The Mobile Applicat...

Page 11: ...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 OBDII connector is located for your vehicle please us...

Page 12: ...lu ue e TM Adapter button 2 After 3 seconds The OBDII Icon will begin to blink continue to hold until the Attention Icon begins slow blinking indicating that the adapter is in pairing mode Release th...

Page 13: ...ot pair proceed to the next step The ignition must be in the START position and the mobile device must be within the vehicle v Enable Pairing at the UltraGauge B Bl lu ue e TM Adapter 1 Press and Hold...

Page 14: ...to the mount S St ta ar rt ti in ng g t th he e U Ul lt tr ra aG Ga au ug ge e B Bl lu ue eT TM M M Mo ob bi il le e A Ap pp pl li ic ca at ti io on n Now that your mobile device has been paired with...

Page 15: ...s will provide information on how to resolve the issue Often the issue will correct itself as the application will continue to connect every 20 30 seconds UltraGauge B Bl lu ue eTM is fully up and run...

Page 16: ...s VIN Note there are several places on your vehicle where the VIN tag may be located On the dashboard on the driver s side of the vehicle It can be seen by standing outside the vehicle on the driver s...

Page 17: ...the presence of a particular sensor which UltraGauge will then attempt to use to calculate the various mileage gauges such as Instantaneous MPG Average MPG Gallons Hour etc When this issue is present...

Page 18: ...And if there has never been a tag stored it will store this Tag as the unique Tag for the main vehicle and start o And there is another Tag already stored as the main vehicle it will start running wit...

Page 19: ...l be on when the mobile device is connected via Bluetooth to the Adapter This will occur even if the Application is not running Off No Bluetooth connection Vehicle Activity On Never on solid Off No co...

Page 20: ...o the given screen on the UltraGauge B Bl lu ue e TM Mobile Application This tab will contain a sequence of icons and text describing how to navigate Whenever an Icon is used it indicates that an icon...

Page 21: ...n title bar quick tasks can be launched o View change Bluetooth Connection Information to the UltraGauge B Bl lu ue eTM Adapter o View all active Alarms o Reset Trip information including Fuel tank up...

Page 22: ...been selected an expandable list of all of the potential gauges will be displayed Note those marked with an asterisk are not supported by the current vehicle The expandable list will display gauges un...

Page 23: ...h of gauges for the current gauge The higher the number the further forward the current gauge This is important if you want one gauge to be on top of another Re size Set the width in pixels of the cur...

Page 24: ...se the gauge needle to sweep from right to left For Alert Icon Gauges only Alert Threshold Value OBDII Threshold value Used to determine which Icon to display see below Min Alert Icon Icon to display...

Page 25: ...s field will report Connected if o The Application is connected and communicating via Bluetooth to the adapter o The Adapter is communicating via OBDII to the vehicle o Gauge discovery has been comple...

Page 26: ...the number of gauges supported by the given vehicle Success The number of gauges discovered by UltraGauge will be displayed in the following format Total Gauges discovered Gauges supported by this veh...

Page 27: ...this table and the next time they exceed the configured Alarm Min Max values they will once again cause an alarm to be triggered Navigate Reset Trip Gauges Allows quick access to set reset any of the...

Page 28: ...ion and calibration is also dependent on this setting Often the vehicle manufacturer will round the engine size to the nearest tenth for badging and labeling For example 5 56L becomes 5 6L Check the s...

Page 29: ...sed on the VIN provided If you have previously uploaded information based on this VIN UltraGauge will retrieve this stored information from the Internet In either case UltraGauge will populate the Veh...

Page 30: ...Refuel Actions Reset Average MPG Resets the General Average MPG KPH gauge back to 0 Navigate Partial Tank Fill up Manual Mode only Reset Refuel Actions Partial Tank Fill up It is always recommended t...

Page 31: ...occurred The symbol can be pressed to search on the internet for the specific trouble code In the example above clicking on the WWW symbol would bring up a web page on your mobile device with the foll...

Page 32: ...ufacturer dependent READINESS STATUS Status indicates if a test has completed or not If not completed Not Ready it can mean a system component has prevented the test from completing For example if the...

Page 33: ...ttempt to further burn any unconsumed fuel This monitor checks the condition of the various switches solenoids valves etc that make up the secondary air system AC System The air conditioning system mo...

Page 34: ...e engine Boost Pressure Boost Pressure Control System monitoring AC System For legacy R12 Systems Not commonly supported Exhaust Gas Sensor O2 and or NOx Sensors PM Filter Particulate Matter Filter Mo...

Page 35: ...a given vehicle Also provides a log of general operation of UltraGauge Mainly for troubleshooting Navigate Clear Log View Logs something Clears ugLog and ugDebug logs No visible change will occur whe...

Page 36: ...invisible Note This field is valid if the Background of the current gauge is visible Rotation Needle Start Rotate the current gauge from 0 to 360o For Analog gauges this will be where the needle star...

Page 37: ...hipped UltraGauge has the following default gauge assignments Page Gauge 1 Instantaneous MPG Average MPG General Instantaneous Gallons Hour Fuel Level Time To Empty Distance to Empty DTE 2 Brake Horse...

Page 38: ...eve information to from the WWW it needs to have a way of knowing who this information is being retrieved saved for UltraGauge uses the email password the user used when purchasing UltraGauge Blue for...

Page 39: ...n starting it will also Disable Bluetooth when the Application is exited If set to disabled then Bluetooth must be enabled disabled via the Android settings screen This is for Android only Navigate Tr...

Page 40: ...tocol Interface can be fixed to that used by the vehicle When the protocol is forced the Adapter will only try the set protocol In the case of our 1999 Ford the Adapter will only drive pins 2 and 10 a...

Page 41: ...gs UltraGauge Settings Restore factory default settings Restores all internal and configurable settings back to the factory defaults Restoring all defaults should be used with care as it restores all...

Page 42: ...r 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...

Page 43: ...ccurs decrease the injector cutoff value by 20 or until cutoff no longer occurs Setting the value too low will cause the Injector Cutoff to never be detected NOTE Injector cutoff detection should be e...

Page 44: ...ge the value displayed to the amount of fuel recorded above 7 11 Exit the Menu system the calibration is complete Congratulations you have successfully calibrated UltraGauge to your vehicle Alternativ...

Page 45: ...k speed sensor and the vehicle s distance measurement system Perform this Calibration prior to all other calibrations Calibration cannot be performed unless a distance of at least 4 Kilometers or 2 5...

Page 46: ...s the ignition on engine running condition UltraGauge exits its low power mode and begins normal operation Read OBDII Sensor Mode 0 Not recommended This optional mode is primarily for vehicles which u...

Page 47: ...trical system modules stay active drawing battery power for several minutes Over time various systems enter lower power modes and the drain on the battery decreases However UltraGauge can cause these...

Page 48: ...ff retries is set to 5 and the Battery Low Threshold is set to 12 85V UltraGauge will enter its low power mode when a voltage less than 12 85 is sampled 5 consecutive times If while in the Monitor Bat...

Page 49: ...ing 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...

Page 50: ...ve which an Auto Fill up will be initiated See Settings Fuel Settings Fuel Level Detection Auto Fill mode for additional details This menu item is active on vehicles that report the presence of a fuel...

Page 51: ...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 Each alarm...

Page 52: ...Off 0 off 0 Bank 2 Oxygen Sensor 2 Voltage Off 0 off 500 Miles traveled with Check Engine Light On Off 0 off 800 Kilometers traveled with Check Engine Light On Off 0 off 1000 Fuel Pressure Diesel PSI...

Page 53: ...evel Gallons Off 3 8 off 0 Fuel Level Liters On 20 off 0 Miles to Empty Off 32 off 0 Kilometers to Empty Off 0 1 off 0 Time to Empty miles Off 1 off 99 Volumetric Effiency Map vehicles only Off 0 off...

Page 54: ...while the OBDII defines 135 parameters manufacturers only support a fraction of this the older the vehicle typically the fewer parameters supported The ability to access manufacturer specific paramete...

Page 55: ...auge format you will be prompted for the parameters necessary to create a Custom Gauge Name Required Gauge Name which will be used whenever a Gauge is added to the Gauge Page Descr Required Descriptio...

Page 56: ...the Maximum value returned in the Response 2nd Gauge o Units Note If no units are specified for the 2nd Gauge then this gauge will not be created o 1st The value specified here will be multiplied by t...

Page 57: ...Gauge Settings Navigate Version Settings UltraGauge Settings Version Displays the following information UltraGauge Application Major Version Name UltraGauge Application Specific Version Number UltraGa...

Page 58: ...ile newer vehicles support nearly all gauges Table 3 Potential Available Gauges Gauge Units English Metric Mass Air Flow Sensor 1 lb min g s Distance to Empty mi km Oil Distance mi km Run Time Since I...

Page 59: ...o C Engine Oil Temp o F o C Intake Air Temp o F o C Average Fuel mpg kpl Average Fuel Hr G H L H Average L 100km L 100km Average Speed mph kph Distance mi km Fuel Cost Fuel Used Gal L Run Time h m s D...

Page 60: ...ow Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Mass Air Flow 0 to 86 64 lb min MAF 0 to 655 35 grams second The Mass Airflow rate of air into the intake manifold This is the raw un calibrated sensor output Th...

Page 61: ...ch time the tank is filled To do this select from the Gauge screen UltraGauge then assumes that the tank has been filled and contains the number of gallons liters specified under Selecting fuel fill u...

Page 62: ...shall increment under the following conditions The ignition switch is turned to the on position and the engine is running If the vehicle can be started in electric only mode this time shall increment...

Page 63: ...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...

Page 64: ...de This gauge is not present on most Diesels Instantaneous Fuel Hour Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Inst Fuel Hour 0 to 99 99 G H Inst 0 to 99 99 L H Provides the real time measure of the rate of...

Page 65: ...the response is No Fuel Sensor Found no sensor is available via the OBDII Otherwise the vehicle supports the sensor and UltraGauge will automatically use this sensor to determine the Fuel Level Some...

Page 66: ...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...

Page 67: ...conomy Based upon General Fuel used and General Distance Average speed Average speed Part of the Group of General gauges as opposed to Trip Gauges Reset by selection Reset Refuel Actions Reset Average...

Page 68: ...e 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 Throttl...

Page 69: ...ak Air Flow Or Load Current Engine Torque Peak Engine Torque The method used is vehicle dependent Distance Since Trouble Codes Cleared Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Distance since TC cleared 0 t...

Page 70: ...e actual flow may not match AFR Commanded ratio Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation AFR commanded ratio 0 to 1 999 F A F A Ratio Fuel Air Commanded ratio This is the value of Lambda requested by the E...

Page 71: ...ergy being consumed by the engine and the engine s efficiency By default the efficiency is assumed to be 24 This means that only 24 of the energy contained in the fuel actually produces power or torqu...

Page 72: ...is the measure of the actual Air to Fuel ratio as compared to the ideal or Stoichiometric Air to Fuel ratio It is a ratio and has no units AirMASS FuelMASS Actual AirMASS FuelMASS Stoichiometric 1 ide...

Page 73: ...l Pressure 0 to 111 PSI Fuel 0 to 765 kPa Fuel rail pressure at the engine relative to atmosphere Gauge pressure Intake Pressure MAP Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Intake Pres abs 0 to 36 98 PSI...

Page 74: ...st 0 to 999 999 9 sTrip Fuel Short Trip Fuel Used 0 to 999 9 Gal sTrip Fuel 0 to 999 9 L Short Trip Run Time 0 to 999 59 h m s Trip All short trip gauges are zeroed each time the ignition is switched...

Page 75: ...ir in the intake manifold When the engine is cold this is equivalent to outside air temperature Ambient Air Temperature Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Ambient Air Temp 40 0 to 419 9 F Ambient Air...

Page 76: ...from the Gauge screen 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 Average Fuel Average fuel e...

Page 77: ...for emission related components systems Trouble Codes Gauge name Range Units Abbreviation Trouble Codes 0 to 255 TCs Number of confirmed diagnostic trouble codes UG Round Trip Gauge name Range Units A...

Page 78: ...d However UltraGauge can be used to check engine trouble codes on another vehicle without configuration or calibration T Tr ro ou ub bl le es sh ho oo ot ti in ng g There are four primary sources of i...

Page 79: ...the ignition in the RUN position When complete there are two outcomes a Download Successful A message indicating the success of the download is briefly displayed The Adapter will then reboot and begin...

Page 80: ...is known for the fuel in use then the Actual AFR can be determined Actual AFR Lambda Stoichiometric AFR Actual AFR Stoichiometric AFR Stoichiometric AFR But here in lies the problem The Stoichiometric...

Page 81: ...ppendix C Adapter Specifications Voltage Range 10 to 16 Volts DC Interface OBDII compliant Protocols supported CAN 11 bit CAN 29 bit J1850 VPM GM J1850 PWM Ford ISO 9141 Chrysler and foreign MSCAN SWC...

Page 82: ...liance is indicated on the emission decal located under the hood or possible in the door jamb The decal is a black and white adhesive label and can be found on the sill just before the radiator on the...

Page 83: ..._____________________________________________________________ Page 83 83 UltraGaugeBlue User Manual www ultra gauge com Appendix E Document Revision History Doc Revision Date Detail 1 0 October 11 201...

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