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9 hours ago, gemarsh said:

Just got thru with a cross country vacation. First screen shot is going thru part of Missouri and Nebraska, heading home. Looks like speeding helps fuel mileage! 😁

 

Second screenshot is mileage for this month. Lots of mountain driving in Virginia mountain tops. Tennessee wasn't near as bad.

 

I don't drive it to try and get fuel efficiency, I drive it to get the torque feel.

 

Can hardly wait for summer fuel.

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I wish the My Chevrolet app had this feature.

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Grumpy Bear
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Winter summer swing is more about lubricant temperatures than fuel composition. Four plus years of my gas motor mileage. Can you pick out the summers versus the winters? I don't warm up anything. Star

Xterrable
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My AT4 came with the Goodyear "street" tires.  One size smaller then the Duratracs.  I think they were 265/65/18.  I was getting a pretty consistent 22 MPG up to 31.5 MPG at 55 mph for over an hour. 

Grumpy Bear
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Oh boy yes and wheel bearings never reach summer temperatures. I do coast down test often. The difference in a fully warmed truck at 85 F and one fully warmed at 0 F is over 100 yards from just 45 mph

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gemarsh Senior Enthusiast

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1 hour ago, mjonesjr84 said:

I wish the My Chevrolet app had this feature.

GMC is so kind to give you tips on your driving also. Like...make sure to leave early, so you don't have hard acceleration events! 🙄

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, mjonesjr84 said:

I wish the My Chevrolet app had this feature.

Are you sure it doesn't?

 

Near as I can tell 'driving activity' section is a new 'thing' for the gmc app too. 

 

 

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21 minutes ago, redwngr said:

Are you sure it doesn't?

 

Near as I can tell 'driving activity' section is a new 'thing' for the gmc app too. 

 

 

Unless I'm overlooking it, there isn't a spot in the app for it. I've even looked in the Edit Dashboard section.

gemarsh Senior Enthusiast

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9 minutes ago, mjonesjr84 said:

Unless I'm overlooking it, there isn't a spot in the app for it. I've even looked in the Edit Dashboard section.

You have to log in to your OnStar account. Somewhere in there, is a place to tick a box to sign up for Smart driver, it is included, just need to allow them to "watch" your driving.

 

If you drive nice and have, I think State Farm ins, you can get a discount on ins.

 

I don't believe you have to update the app. It's just there, after signing up on the webpage.

 

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8 minutes ago, gemarsh said:

You have to log in to your OnStar account. Somewhere in there, is a place to tick a box to sign up for Smart driver, it is included, just need to allow them to "watch" your driving.

 

If you drive nice and have, I think State Farm ins, you can get a discount on ins.

 

I don't believe you have to update the app. It's just there, after signing up on the webpage.

 

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I have it and see it on my account, but see nowhere to enable it.

gemarsh Senior Enthusiast

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22 minutes ago, mjonesjr84 said:

Unless I'm overlooking it, there isn't a spot in the app for it. I've even looked in the Edit Dashboard section.

I will say Chevrolet web site sucks compared to gmc. GMC'S website has alot more detailed explanation. 

 

AND....you can un-enroll, if you don't want gm creeping on you.

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mjonesjr84 Enthusiast

mjonesjr84

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1 minute ago, gemarsh said:

I will say Chevrolet web site sucks compared to gmc. GMC'S website has alot more detailed explanation. 

 

AND....you can un-enroll, if you don't want gm creeping on you.

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Isn't that the truth. You'd think they'd all be very simliar.

gemarsh Senior Enthusiast

gemarsh

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5 minutes ago, mjonesjr84 said:

I have it and see it on my account, but see nowhere to enable it.

Just a WAG you could try, as I can't see chevys side of onstar, but at the top on gmcs side, there is a search function on top of the page. I typed in Smart driver and it populated a page that allows me to turn it off or on by a slider on my phone.

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redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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I don't think I've ever logging into onstar...but it showed up in the mygmc app.

 

 

After selecting a vehicle, the vehicle screen has items/apps for

- key fob

- vehicle status

- vehicle locate.

- Smart driver

- wi-fi hotspot

- safety and security

- navigation

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mjonesjr84 Enthusiast

mjonesjr84

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4 hours ago, gemarsh said:

Just a WAG you could try, as I can't see chevys side of onstar, but at the top on gmcs side, there is a search function on top of the page. I typed in Smart driver and it populated a page that allows me to turn it off or on by a slider on my phone.

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I think that is if you are searching for that truck. I have the same slider, but no Smart Driver option in my app. Who knows. I wonder if it is because my account is setup as a fleet.

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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Inside the mygmc app, on the phone, scrolling to the bottom finds an 'edit dashboard' box that can be selected, and inside that it can be selected/unselected as an active app.

 

mjonesjr84 Enthusiast

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Just now, redwngr said:

Inside the mygmc app, on the phone, scrolling to the bottom finds an 'edit dashboard' box that can be selected, and inside that it can be selected/unselected as an active app.

 

Again, not in the Chevrolet app. 

redwngr Senior Enthusiast

redwngr

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38 minutes ago, mjonesjr84 said:

Again, not in the Chevrolet app. 

Apple or android?

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mjonesjr84

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9 minutes ago, redwngr said:

Apple or android?

Android. I've logged out and back in as well.

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