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Care to share your favorite Silverleaf settings

Yahoo Message Number: 79165
I was following the thread on what 'empty' means with certain fuel tanks in the various models of the CC line and years. I picked up on a few posters commenting about Silverleaf settings and usage.
Now remember, a CC rookie of only two years now - and a slow study at that:)! So, I had the CC out for a short spin, and upon returning to the home, again ran thru the various options of what could be tracked and displayed. Some I did not even understand:)! (Will read the manual again, so that should help.)
I currently display rolling MPG, Torque, Boost, as my primary review items.
I believe that various generations and capabilities of Silverleaf exists, so answers may vary....
For you Silverleaf vets, what are, and why, are some of your favorite display options? Tips appreciated.
Note: I did a search on Silverleaf, and scanned thru a several pages, and may have missed an earlier post like this - if it exists, a link would be great.

Best to all, be safe, have fun,
Smitty

04 Alure 31017
04 Allure Sold to a nice new owner! Now enjoying a 07 Magna Rembrandt 45' ISX600 #6775
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Re: Care to share your favorite Silverleaf settings

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 79211
Smitty

I have had my Magna since new and for myself the preferred read out that I use ( my silver leaf is a vintage 2000) is Coolant temp. Transmission temp. and ground speed. I use the Coolant temp to gage when I need to shift manually at hill climbs. I watch the analog rpm gage and when it approaches the lower rpm for max torque I watch the coolant gage. Just as soon as the engine coolant starts to climb I then shift down to bring the rpm up to enable the engine coolant to be pumped thru the engine faster to keep the coolant temp down. Slow down and shift down until engine coolant does not rise in temp. The transmission temp for the same reason. The transmission temp is really slow in reaction to the high engine rpm to speed the circulation of the coolant. The ground speed is because the analog speed gage is inaccurate.

Hope this helps

Bo & Kathy Lee
2000 Magna #5896

2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
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I was following the thread on what 'empty' means with certain fuel tanks in the various models of the CC line and years. I picked up on a few posters commenting about Silverleaf settings and usage.
Now remember, a CC rookie of only two years now - and a slow study at that:)! So, I had the CC out for a short spin, and upon returning to the home, again ran thru the various options of what could be tracked and displayed. Some I did not even understand:)! (Will read the manual again, so that should help.)
I currently display rolling MPG, Torque, Boost, as my primary review items.
I believe that various generations and capabilities of Silverleaf exists, so answers may vary....
For you Silverleaf vets, what are, and why, are some of your favorite display options? Tips appreciated.
Note: I did a search on Silverleaf, and scanned thru a several pages, and may have missed an earlier post like this - if it exists, a link would be great.

Best to all, be safe, have fun,
Smitty

04 Alure 31017

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Re: Care to share your favorite Silverleaf settings

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Yahoo Message Number: 79657
Sorry this was old thread, I was behind in reading my postings, took me a while to get caught up (all weekend, I was five months behind).
I have a full Silverleaf glass dash rather than the VMS, but also have configurable settings for gauges on some of the screens.
I find most useful: Turbo Boost, Water Temp, Oil Temp, Air Inlet Temp. These are especially useful when cranking up hills, I can see exactly what's going on (I've blown off the boost hose, also have had rad problems, this lets me see what's happening with engine and cooling system at all times).
For me, I'm always seeing speed, front/rear brake pressures, and gear on all screens also.
The digital battery level tells me both that the alternator is working properly, and the state of charge of my house batteries. Given the oil pressure driven battery boost shunt, I'll see 13.7 or 13.8 initially if starting out in morning after boondocking, and up to 14.2 when house batteries have reached a reasonable level of charge. Fuel level in gallons and mileage is nice, one of my screens will show me miles to go, and if I have trip set to countdown (I can enter miles to a destination) I'll see miles and gallons to destination also.
I have one selectable (with knob) item also, and I usually have it set to cruise control select speed. I adjust the cruise control a fair bit when I'm in the mountains. With my Cat C-15 and Allison 4000MH set to Econo mode, the cruise is very smart, it will automagically control engine braking using first tranny only then will select (if needed) all three speeds of Jake Brake. However it will let the speed get up to 8 or 9mph higher than my cruise select speed, which is sometimes faster than I want. So I'll often lower the cruise select speed as I crest a hill, as cruise gives me better engine braking than I can do manually (as I can only select tranny or a single Jake speed at a time, unless I play with the Jake control switch, but down the big hills esp. towing a 24' trailer, I'd rather keep my eyes on the road when going down, so making one adjustment when cresting works well).
There were some teething pains, but I'm very happy with how the glass dash turned out. All idiot lights are now clearly displayed, Blue for information (Tag Axle lifted, Entry Steps out), Yellow for Warning, Red for Error (Shore Power Connected if engine is running, makes it hard to run off with shore power cable out). I see a green bar if there are no other lines displayed, so visually makes it very easy. Also has built in checklist, PressurePro monitoring, rear camera integration, etc. As well as full control of all Silverleaf coach functions when I'm parked (can't get to those screens unless Park Brake is engaged, for safety).

Jim Walsh
2003 Lexa