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Semi-permanent dashboard mountable design featuring four functions: trip computer, digital gauges, scan tool and vehicle black box
Trip computer real-time information monitoring including average trip MPG, tank MPG, average speed, average speed per tank of gas, miles to empty, and miles driven on tank
Digital gauge functionality featuring the ability to monitor up to four different sets of information simultaneously
Scan tool functionality including reading and clearing trouble codes on OBD-II/EOBD compliant vehicles, freeze frame data and the ability to turn off check engine light (MIL)
Vehicle 'black box' functionality including up to 300 hours of driving data storage space, covering a variety of data points

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This innovative 4-in-one automotive computer from Autel is exactly what is needed for real-time engine monitoring, failure prevention and trip tracking. The compact and intelligent gadget includes four most useful modes namely, trip computer, digital gauges, scan tool and vehicle black box. It is a compact automotive computer designed to monitor information about the vehicle in real time as well as displays useful information such as average trip MPG, tank MPG, average speed per trip, average speed per tank of gas, miles to empty, miles driven on tank and more. This maxitrip can be configured to measure and monitor up to four different sets of information simultaneously, providing real-time engine performance analysis, allowing one to adjust driving behavior as well as save gas. It works as a scan tool that is able to help one troubleshoot problems of all OBD2/EOBD compliant vehicles and works as a vehicle black box to store every trip one makes.

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The MaxiTrip TP100 4-In-One Auto Computer from Autel is an innovative on board vehicle diagnostic device that combines real-time engine monitoring, failure prevention and trip tracking in a single, semi-permanent dashboard mountable device. Perfect for everyone from auto enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers to parents of young drivers, business owners and anyone looking to maximize fuel efficiency, the unit taps into your vehicle's onboard computer via a standard 16-pin OBD-II data link connector (DLC). This is usually under the driver's side dashboard, but the TP100 can be placed unobtrusively wherever it's most convenient, safe and visible. The data points it measures break down into four distinct use categories: trip computer, digital gauges, scan tool and vehicle "black box".

Used as a trip computer, the MaxiTrip TP100 functions as a compact calculation device designed to monitor information pertaining to your vehicle's performance in real time. In this mode, it will display such useful information as data point variants related to maximum speed, driving distance, distance to empty, average speed, fuel used, time to empty, driving time, trip fuel economy and fuel to empty. Closely related to this function is the TP100's use as a digital gauge device. Useful as a supplement to your car's existing dashboard gauges, these gauges can be configured to measure and monitor up to four different sets of information simultaneously, providing real-time engine performance analysis, allowing you to adjust driving behavior immediately and save gas. Just a few of the gauges that can be displayed are: vehicle speed, engine load, RPM, ignition timing, intake air temperature, battery voltage, and many more. Once your trip is over, the TP100 serves a black box recorder for your vehicle, providing a high level view of activity. Users will be able to save up to 300 hours of driving data for later analysis including data points like time and date for each trip, maximum speed during trip, distance traveled, time overspeed, and more.

Finally, the TP100 also functions as a scan tool, useful for troubleshooting check engine light/Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) instances through the ability to view Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) on OBD-II/EOBD compliant vehicles. OBD-II is the second generation of onboard diagnostics standard for cars and trucks and has been a mandatory requirement for all vehicles sold in the US since 1996, both domestic and imports. EOBD is its European counterpart, required on gasoline models since 2000 and diesel models since 2003. This extensive vehicle coverage means that the vast majority of cars on the road today can utilize the TP100 for initial diagnosis of issues as they happen. Along with its DTC functionality TP100 also includes many other functions including: the ability to view freeze frame MIL-related data recorded by vehicle computers, the retrieval of vehicle information (VIN, CIN and CVN), and the ability to read and clear trouble codes and MIL indicators.

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Manufacturer

‎Autel

Brand

‎Autel

Item Weight

‎14.4 ounces

Package Dimensions

‎7.6 x 6.6 x 2.1 inches

Item model number

‎TP100

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

‎Yes

Manufacturer Part Number

‎TP100

Additional Information

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B001LHVQIQ

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Date First Available

November 18, 2008

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Fillup-W

Great, until it stopped working in less than two months.

Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2009

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I purchased this unit on April 2, 2009 and it worked flawlessly until May 29, less than two (2) months later. Then I tried to follow the manufacturer's troubleshooting/warranty process and found there was nobody to call via telephone in the North American continent, and their web support only gives you the opportunity to fill out an Excel worksheet with requested information. I submitted the completed failure information and never received any response from this company. Since Amazon appears to only allow the return of unopened items within 30 days and the manufacturer does not respond, I am now stuck with this $100 item that has become useless in less than two months. If you want support, here's what their web page describes how you should contact them: (copied & pasted from their web page)

"Autel Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd.,
Rm. 2205-2206, Overseas Chinese Scholars Venture Bldg., Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Nanshan
Shenzhen518057, China
Phone: 0086-755-86147779, Fax: 0086-755-86147758"

Before ever buying such items from Amazon in the future, I will carefully check the manufacturer's Product Support system prior to completing the purchase.

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Jim Fritz

Has potential, but no warranty.

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2010

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The MaxiTrip works well in my opinion, with only one exception. That is the Black Box function. The battery back up that maintains the real-time clock is too small and even with a full charge will only maintain the time for about 8 hours. This results in the time freezing until your next trip. I've found I can keep the battery charged by making a homemade LAN power connector from an old adapter.

As other reviewers have said, there is no Tech Support or warrany of any kind if the unit should break. A one year warranty isn't worth anything if you can't replace a broken unit. It's a good thing Harbor Frieght administers the extended warranties on the Autel scan tools, because I also had one of them break on me.

There is one thing that needs getting used to when driving at night. The display is very bright, actually it's too bright to have the gauge mounted on top of the dash, like a GPS. There is no way to lower the brightness of the high intensity LEDs that backlight the display. I've thought about trying window tinting over the display to block some of the light, but I am getting used to it now.

Otherwise, the unit works very well. I had no problem adjusting the speed using my GPS. I used km/h for a finer resolution to dial it in with GPS, but when you switch the MaxiTrip back to English units, you'll have to reset the tank capacity. This is because the MaxiTrip deducts one gallon each time you switch from English to Metric and back to English units. It must be some kind of rounding error, but I never was able to get in touch with Tech Support to see if it could be fixed.

Once the fuel usage percentage is adjusted properly, it seems to be fairly accurate, but is consistently a half gallon higher than manually taking the mileage and dividing it by the gallons. Even if it isn't exact, the best part of the MPG function is being to see how adjusting your driving has an effect in real-time. Instead of numbers, it would have been nice to see a graphic representation of how efficient you are driving, like the leaves growing in a hybrid.

The scan part of the MaxiTrip works well, but there is no documentation on what some of the cryptic abbreviations mean. Since I only have idiot lights for most gauges, it's nice being able to see what the voltage or temp is without having to open the hood or get out other test equipment. It even tells you instantly if your car will pass a computer emissions inspection test. You may still fail if you have a tailpipe test, but you can be sure the electronics are working.

All in all, for the price, it's is the most informative trip computer available. If you only want to see fuel economy, there are better alternatives, some of which include graphics. However, considering price, preformance and features together, I don't think there is a better trip computer.

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Jyjon

Neat idea, if it worked

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2010

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Looks nice, fits on the dash well. Lots of nice information that can be displayed. I like the real time trip function.

There are a few issues that overshadow the useful side of this gadget.

On/Off
It won't stay on. It just shuts off whenever, for unknown reasons, and it won't turn back on for a bit. I haven't figured out how to get it to turn on, other than wait for it to turn back on, on it's own, which seems to be anywhere from 2 to 5 minutes. I am assuming that it's the sleep function that is the source of this annoyance.

The Clock
The clock is never right, the date is never right. I've set them both multiple times, it runs slow, loosing as much as a quarter of a day, each day.

Trip calculators
Since the clock runs slow, I am leery of trusting it. I believe being wary of it's accuracy is correct. I had 5 gallons in my gas tank and driving 65 miles an hour it computed I could go 310 miles before I need to fill up again. I feel I'm pretty justified in not trusting it. Though, I truly wish my car did have that kind of fuel efficiency.

I'm going to exchange it and see if the second one is bad, if it is, refund time.

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It's no ScanGauge, but it works... kinda... sometimes

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2010

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I have had ScanGauge products since their early days and always thought they were well done, although expensive.
The MaxiTrip seemed worthy of a shot, especially for the price.
The display is really bright- too bright. You can't change the color like a ScanGauge. It won't blend in with the interior, especially at night. The unit is gigantic as well and can only mount on top of a large flat surface... another miss compared to the ScanGauge.
It sometimes won't come on and I have to unplug/replug the unit to make it come on.

As far as accuracy as mentioned by a previous reviewer, what it displays is what YOUR VEHICLE reports to it via the OBD (on board diagnostics) port. If the speed is off, it is because your vehicle is not accurate. Changes in optional factory gear ratios, tire size etc can change the accuracy of the speedo. Add that to the requirement that a speedometer only has to be within 10% either high or low to be considered normal. GPS speed calculation can be quite good, but when I look at my Nuvi reporting top speed in my car as 176mph- you get the point... it's never been over 150 with the GPS in it. :)

If you just want a cheap one and will accept that it's huge, sometimes doesn't work- that's cool. The ScanGauge is in a whole other league, but it's also a whole other price point. You get what you pay for.

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