# AVG Fuel Consumption; Automatic Or Manual

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** fuel-economy, mitsubishi\
**Created:** [June 17, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917 "2020-06-17T19:13:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Dennis-125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@Dennis-125](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dennis-125)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917/1 "2020-06-17T19:13:27Z")

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What are the advantages of setting AVG Fuel Consumption to Manual in Mitsubishi Outlander?

What is the best for fuel consumption…AVG Auto or Manual?

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**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917/2 "2020-06-17T20:18:36Z")

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You might want to open up the owners manual to get the full explanation of this. This is a display of your average MPG only. Auto resets when you turn the ignition off and manual keeps on averaging until you re set it.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917/3 "2020-06-17T21:40:35Z")

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The very best is pen and paper. But the MPG display is adequate for me.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917/4 "2020-06-17T21:43:45Z")

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Not sure what it is you are asking . Those readouts have nothing to do with your fuel mileage . Your driving pattern and type of driving does that . As Steve says read about the display in your manual.

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**Author:** ![Dennis-125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@Dennis-125](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dennis-125)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917/5 "2020-06-18T03:18:33Z")

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Yes. It auto reset when I turn the ignition off. My question is … using avg auto or avg manual while driving …which one is the best for fuel consumption?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917/6 "2020-06-18T03:24:45Z")

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The MPG display has no affect on fuel consumption, it is just two different ways to monitor the fuel economy.

Your driving technique will determine the fuel economy.

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**Author:** ![Dennis-125](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@Dennis-125](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Dennis-125)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/avg-fuel-consumption-automatic-or-manual/165917/7 "2020-06-18T03:41:08Z")

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Ok. Understood.