Automatic reset of "Trip A"

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Old 02-21-2012, 06:32 PM
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Automatic reset of "Trip A"

Like many, I've got my MID set to zero out at every refill; a nice little feature that I didn't know about when I bought the car. Unfortunately, it seems to reset at other times as well. Just this morning, I noticed it was showing 7.8 km on Trip A, even though I'm down to about a quarter tank.

Has anyone else had this, and is there something that I might be doing to cause this? I haven't popped the filler cover, or otherwise hinted to the car that it was being filled.

I suppose the easier way to troubleshoot it is to see if anyone knows what triggers the car to think it's been refuelled.
Old 02-22-2012, 08:27 AM
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Curious on this one myself. I haven't enabled the feature yet because I was wondering/worried how well it works and what triggers it.
Old 02-22-2012, 09:31 AM
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I've seen that behavior before. Basically, i was in a parking lot on idle and then i decided to shut of the engine for I had been waiting long time. As soon as the engine restarted, A was reset, just like when i just filled up. Trip B just kept on it's merry way, as it takes a manual reset anyways. This has only happened once but then again, i try not to keep the car in idle for a long time.
Old 02-22-2012, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by akiko2012
I've seen that behavior before. Basically, i was in a parking lot on idle and then i decided to shut of the engine for I had been waiting long time. As soon as the engine restarted, A was reset, just like when i just filled up. Trip B just kept on it's merry way, as it takes a manual reset anyways. This has only happened once but then again, i try not to keep the car in idle for a long time.
happened to me twice in similar conditions, somehow that confuses the computer I think.
Old 02-22-2012, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by akiko2012
I've seen that behavior before. Basically, i was in a parking lot on idle and then i decided to shut of the engine for I had been waiting long time. As soon as the engine restarted, A was reset, just like when i just filled up. Trip B just kept on it's merry way, as it takes a manual reset anyways. This has only happened once but then again, i try not to keep the car in idle for a long time.
Same experience here. One time only, and it was after the car was idling for a while in park. It has baffled me as well but almost forgot about it since it hasn't happened since. Nice feature though as you say.
Old 02-22-2012, 03:58 PM
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I've experienced the same thing. I noticed mine was resetting every time I open or close the trunk or hood. I figured the force of me shutting them was resetting it because something was loose.
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Who only puts in a quarter of a tank anyhow if you drive a TL?
Old 02-22-2012, 04:41 PM
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I've got just over 10K miles on mine and have not had a Trip A reset malfunction yet (knock on wood).
Old 02-22-2012, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by EazyRider562
Who only puts in a quarter of a tank anyhow if you drive a TL?
I assume that was in response to my original post. You should read more carefully.
Old 02-22-2012, 06:28 PM
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Same thing happened to me once. Started my car and went back inside the house to grab somethings I forgot. I had the key fob in my pocket and took a lot longer then I anticipated. The car idled for about 10 min. When I came back and hit the road, noticed that it reset. I figured that because I had the fob in my pocket it reset itself.
Old 02-23-2012, 02:10 PM
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Happened to me this morning, and a few other times before. Can't figure out why??
Old 02-25-2012, 10:30 PM
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This happens to me at least once per week, a little annoying as I like to track my mileage. I do often leave my car running while opening and closing the trunk several times. Any suggestions on a fix would be appreciated, and I will be mentioning this at my first service appt.
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