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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 09:59 AM
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I have noticed that when I set my cruise that the DIC will show " Cruise set 60 MPH" and the HUD will show 60 MPH but the regular speedo will show 59. I have noticed this at all speeds that is is about 1 MPH off most of the time. Has anyone else had this problem?
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 10:02 AM
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I have noticed that mine is off 1 mph between the gauges. It might be that the speed is 59.5 so the speedo shows 59, but the HUD and DIC show 60 (rounding issue) - though I have no way of proving this...
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 10:07 AM
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Mine does the same.
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by rbartick
Mine does the same.


isn't the computer world fun
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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You guys can't be serious. 1 MPH off (maybe) and you are worried. Why not go to the dealer for a new speedo and see what they say?

Life is too short to worry about non-important things like this.
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 02:30 PM
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I have contacted the dealer and they haven't heard of this problem. I didn't have this problem with my 02 I had and if I paid this kind $$ for a car, I want everything to work right, LOL
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 09:46 PM
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Old Aug 4, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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The user manual states that there can be a difference of several MPH/KMH between what the DIC says the cruise is set at and what the speedo reads. It's normal.

BTW: I have checked the speedo of a stock '01 Z on OEM F1s with a Garmin GPS V and the speedo is spot on. At various speeds between 30MPH and 140MPH (on a track) the speedo has no more than 0.5MPH error. (I was reading this in KMH at the time).
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My 01 is off in the opposite direction.
The speedo shows 81 and the DIC says 80.
I could care less. I just want the cruise to work
when I need to rest my knee on long trips!

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