I am saying the manual might be incorrect if people claim FEAM shuts off automatically and comes back simply because the manual doesn't say it can do that.
I know there are two different maps, but I don't know exactly how they differ
That would be neat. Not sure if I would know what they mean, exactly, but someone might.
I am not confused, but I think some people are. It would have made more sense to word the two icons differently- most illogical what they chose to do.
Exactly what I thought... yet other people claim it stays on, which I didn't want to say was wrong (because I had not tried it before) but I have seen conflicting posts about it.
Max,
I didn't mean to suggest that you were confused...I just meant that there appears to be some general confusion on the way the system works...or doesn't work...lol.
And I can't personally find anything incorrect in the owner's manual either...unless someone wants to point it out to me.
There are two different ECO's:
Fuel Economy Assistance Mode:This is the "ECO Mode" that has to be switched on and off by the rider. It has nothing to do with speed, engine RPM, or throttle position. It is a different set of fuel maps in the FI ECU that are a little leaner than riding the motorcycle in normal mode. The "FEAM" does not turn on automatically at any time. The only automatic part about is, is that it does turn off when you turn the motorcycle off. It then must be turned on again
by the rider when you start the bike again. This mode is indicated on the screen by the little rectangle "ECO" logo in the lower left hand corner of the screen. See the owner's manual for details.
Fuel Economy Riding Indicator:This isn't a "mode" at all, it is just an indicator. You are still in normal mode and there are no changes in fueling in the FI ECU. Your bike is just telling you that you're riding your motorcycle in a manner that is "optimum for fuel efficiency", nothing more. Since this is only an indicator for optimum efficiency, it IS related to speed and RPM, etc. This is the indicator that would shut off at 80 MPH or higher. It has noting to do with the Fuel Economy Assistance Mode or any type of leaner fueling. When you are riding in this efficient zone, this is when the little "ECO" in the shape of a triangle will pop up on the screen, with the "E" on top of the "CO". This is in the owner's manual as well. As I said above, I rarely ever see this one unless I'm stuck in traffic that is doing the speed limit. If you ride your C14 on the faster side or at higher RPM's, you will rarely ever see this "ECO" indicator on the screen.
I will post up the two different maps later for any of the inquiring mind types that want to see how much leaner the "FEAM" fueling actually is. All I can tell you is that it isn't much, but you can look at the numbers and see for yourselves. They are all just numbers that can be compared...if a given cell in the normal map is 100, and the same cell in the ECO mode is 95, then you know that there is 5% less fuel being injected at that particular time. The numbers themselves don't mean anything to us common folk...they're just part of the overall calculation. BDF might know what the numbers are, but I personally do not...I just know that the percentage differences are what is real and what matters to us.
Rem