\"Cons\"
 

Has anyone worked out what the CONS reading is meant to tell me? Bottom RH corner of LCD display.

I read the manual, and they don't say anything beyond "Consumption Indicator)...

I tried looking at it as I'm going along, and I think it's trying to say "You've got 20 miles left in the tank", but it seems so variable as to be totally useless... I'm certainly not going to trust it, but I'd be interested to know all the same

Ned

it is your fuel consumption at the time..
but if it is anything like mine it will start indicating all sorts...

It's the instantanous fuel consumption and automatically comes on when the low fuel light comes on. It varies ebcause it is workingout what the fuel consumption is at any time. Similar in a way to the guage on the speedo on a BMW car.

ita about as useful as a chocolate teapot.

It works in conjunction with the fuel light instead of a reserve tap on your tank , once the low fuel light comes on the Battery / Air temp / Cons display will only show Cons , or mileage left in the tank at your current speed / throttle position.

You will notice that the figure changes as you go slower or faster indicating the different tank range left at your current speed.

Best bet is fill up every 100 miles (the fuel light came on at around 90 miles on my 999S) , or buy a 749R and get a proper size tank :sing:

Thanks YFE. That makes sense to me.
Ned

Fuel Tank
 

Speaking of decent range and fuel tanks, does Ducati do a larger size tank for the 999S in standard trim rather than carbon fibre? There's no mention of such in my DP catalogue.
Not that I have anything against carbon, of course! :roll:

I'm sure you could buy a 749R tank and fit that to a 999S , I dread to think what the price would be though :o , probably cheaper than carbon though ;)

So when the fuel light comes on, does Cons show current consumption or estimated miles left in tank?

Tank range , as stated above , it's not rocket science :lol:

Don't trust it tho... it's up and down all over the place

Also, it can transfix you a bit... find yourself staring at it, and trying to ride to 'beat your record'. Bit dangerous actually.

The point at which you could sensibly have a look is when you're stationary - but it reads "00" !

That's why I love Italian engineering so much :-)

Ned

If it ain't rocket science, then how come the tefal heads at Bologna don't change the "Cons" to "Dist" (for distance) or similar?
When mine went on reserve it looked like the consumption figure stayed as a "Consumption Figure".

Anyone fancy starting a "Wish List" thread for 999:
dbubble screen as standard, so us tall gits can see the warning lights
rear hugger as standaard
"Cons" change to "Dist" when on reserve
LCD display change to screaming face when oil cooler fails
lean angle count down-ometer

anymore?:roll:

The figure dislayed in Cons is tank range at current riding speed / throtlle position at all times , it's Italian remember , it may stand for conservation , not consumption , who knows , fill up when the light comes on or at 100 miles , that definitely isn't rocket science :puzzled:




Here's another tip , the standard screen as fitted to 749R's (and presumably 999R's) is slightly higher and you can see the lights quite clearly add one of those to your wish list instead
:D

Ran out of petrol today for the first time. Just for the avoidance of doubt....

The number that CONS gives = the no of miles that you have from the instant the light goes on. Not, repeat not, how many miles you've got left in the tank. Hence, if the light has been on for a while, the CONS reading is irrelevant.

When mine ran out, the CONS was reading 25...


Ned

Thanks for that, Ned. It's best to find these things out. Sorry you had to be the guinea pig! :roll:

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