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Hii, I have a 2008 XKR, and bought an "Autool X60" OBD multi function meter. It displays a host of parameters including Speed and any item can be selected to display in large characters. I bought the unit to show engine coolant temperature. It plugs into the OBD2 port and sits nicely on provided double sided adhesive gel. I use a Garmin for a street directory and speed camera warning, this also displays speed. Regards Mark (Australia)
Good observation on the check engine light. In this situation I think it is normal as the engine was not running, I just pushed the "Start" button without pressing the brake, so as to liven up the instrument cluster. The temp is reading 18 centigrade on a cold not running engine. Mark
Hii, I have a 2008 XKR, and bought an "Autool X60" OBD multi function meter. It displays a host of parameters including Speed and any item can be selected to display in large characters. I bought the unit to show engine coolant temperature. It plugs into the OBD2 port and sits nicely on provided double sided adhesive gel. I use a Garmin for a street directory and speed camera warning, this also displays speed. Regards Mark (Australia)
That's neat, can it connect to the OBD via Bluetooth? I was thinking about displaying the coolant temperature.
Hii John, connects to the OBD2 port via a cable that is completely out of sight. Takes a minute to instal. There may be units that can operate by wifi. I bought this one a year ago via aliexpress for about $30 Australian. Mark
If you have an Android phone buy the Torque app. It will connect with our OBD reader via blue tooth and you can select almost any kind of readout you want on the Android phone. I have mine mounted through the CD play slot.
I ended up ordering the Autool X60 and it works well!. I temporarily installed it at the left corner near the point where the windhield meets the dash. One issue that I noticed with the device is the display is not readable when wearing sunglsess, but I removed the anti-glare film & rotated clockwise until it was visible.
Hii XKGlen, Thats great you found the Autool X60 useful. I was dubious about the effect of the adhesive bracket mount on leather covering the dashboard so mounted the unit on the rigid moulded plastic behind the steering wheel. Cheers Mark
IAnd CJ is right (and I'm sure this would work on cars without the Adaptive Cruise): simply set your cruise speed lower than your desired speed, so you're using the gas pedal all the time. You'll see CRUISE OVERRIDE, and your speed, on the center readout.
Seeing this thread reappear reminded me that I meant to ask if you guys are getting confused with a different car because both my old '07 XKR and current '10 XKR just say CRUISE OVERRIDE if I use the accelerator when adaptive cruise is set, no current speed:
Hii John, connects to the OBD2 port via a cable that is completely out of sight. Takes a minute to instal. There may be units that can operate by wifi. I bought this one a year ago via aliexpress for about $30 Australian. Mark
Hii Jon, Power is supplied via the provided OBD2 cable and plug which is inserted into the OBD2 port in the car. Where I have the display head mounted, there is no visible cable. Regards Mark
