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Calling all 2012+ EVO MR Owners - Do you see your ECO light?

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Old Oct 16, 2012, 08:22 PM
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Calling all 2012+ EVO MR Owners - Do you see your ECO light?

Maybe I'm not paying attention, but I've never seen the ECO light that is supposedly new in 2012+ EVO MRs. I don't even see it mentioned in the Owner's manual. Was wondering if any of you experienced the same thing, and if not, can you care to tell me where the ECO light is? Or where it is in the Owner's manual?
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I drove a base Lancer for a loaner and it has an ECO Light that comes on when you're driving conservatively to tell you that you're getting good fuel economy.

I doubt the EVO has one because:

1. IT does NOT get good fuel mileage
2. Most EVO drivers drive in a way that would not allow the light to come on.
3. Did I mention the EVO does not get good fuel mileage?

In all seriousness I doubt it is an active light in your display because the EVO comes with an MPG counter with a bar graph. Having the ECO Light would be redundant. It's probably a carryover from the regular lancer's instrument cluster shared part that isn't active.
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The only time it would turn on is when you turn the engine off
Old Oct 17, 2012, 11:07 AM
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Only thing I have noticed is a green bar that appears to the right of the average mpg bar if my instaneous milage is beating the current average mpg.

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Originally Posted by 2x4
Only thing I have noticed is a green bar that appears to the right of the average mpg bar if my instaneous milage is beating the current average mpg.
Every time I manage to get the white bar/arrow on the fabled "25" mark I feel like dancing in the street.

jus sayin'
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Eco and Evo are not friends.
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Have always wondered about this myself (at least as long as I have had my 12 MR).
Never have I seen it not to mention I have never seen anything better than 20mpg and I get 14mpg on average.
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Originally Posted by BlueFish
Have always wondered about this myself (at least as long as I have had my 12 MR).
Never have I seen it not to mention I have never seen anything better than 20mpg and I get 14mpg on average.
Wow I hope that's just your driving and not the TC-SST because my GSR gets about 19 on average and about 24-25 on the freeway if I drive the limit.
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