Engine and Drivetrain Gauges VS Idiot Lights

[Reinen]

I'd want both. Ideal would be a small screen showing digital sensor readings so I know exact values, with changing background color "idiot lights" so I can tell in a single glance if everything is in a normal range without thinking about numbers.

Blue = Cold/Undertemp
Black = Normal Range
Yellow = Elevated but still OK
Red = Overtemp

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[ShellNate7974]

Why can't they have manual gauges accompanied with a warning light or both separate like my airplanes does? oh well crape in one hand and wish in the other. A fifteen dollar Stewart Warner gauge like in the model A ford works in an airplane however they charge 400 dollars for it lol.

The Jeep has a wee bit smaller cockpit.

 

[embedded rock]

there needs to be a choice for 'Both'.

i like to know what's going on, but i would like to be notified if something goes south when i'm not specifically looking at it.
ideally the gauges would be analog, and aligned so that they're obvious when they're out of bounds. even the old XJ had the gauges set up so that in 'normal' operating ranges they were all centered. to the extreme, in race cars, gauges were twisted so that in normal conditions, they were all aligned in a flat line. no need to look at and interpret; anything out of range stood out at a glance.

you can do something like this with a good aftermarket gauge(s) setup, where you can determine limits beyond which you want a notification. (i like the Banks iDash.)

Added "Both" to the choices.

 

[embedded rock]

The Jeep has a wee bit smaller cockpit.

The Wrangler front seating reminds me of the OH-58A/C cockpits.

 

[embedded rock]

My Off-Road Pages don't work, and last week when I drove from Kentucky to Colorado, I had the screen turned off the whole time. The weeks leading up to my trip the screen was off.

 

[wcjeep]

Some manufacturers including Chrysler would have factory gauges that failed to tell the truth. Customers complained if the Charge gauge dropped at a light. There was drama associated with other gauges. Easier to have the gauge lie which also lowered warranty work. The gauge became a fancy idiot light.

 

[zouch]

the Coolant Temp Gauge in the JL(U) is exactly that; for entertainment value only.
it moves to the center of the range and pretty much stays there.

with real (aftermarket) instrumentation installed, it's apparent that the temps vary quite a bit without any movement indicated on the stock gauge.

Some manufacturers including Chrysler would have factory gauges that failed to tell the truth. Customers complained if the Charge gauge dropped at a light. There was drama associated with other gauges. Easier to have the gauge lie which also lowered warranty work. The gauge became a fancy idiot light.

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