djminfll Report post Posted October 5, 2014 1. Earlier this week, I was driving West on a multilane road, approaching an intersection with a stoplight. The North-South traffic got a green arrow to turn, and the old lady driving the car turning left to head East turned into the Westbound Lanes, heading straight for me! I honked my horn and tried to swerve around her. Fortunately, she stopped, and realized what she had done. She then made a U-TURN on the same side of the street, and came up behind me in the turning lane. All I kept thinking was "Please stop, Please stop, Please stop", which she did. When i got the arrow to turn left, she was behind me and made a u-turn to go where she originally had tried to turn. But I must say, it was pretty scary to see a car coming east in a westbound lane heading straight for me! 2. We took a trip to visit the in-laws today - we are in Fort Lauderdale, FL, they are in Cape Coral, FL, about 140 miles each way. I took "Alligator Alley", speed limit 70, but I was driving 65mph the entire time (using cruise control). I was expecting great mpg, because the road is pretty much flat and straight, no traffic, no stops. When I got to their house, my dash told me I had only gotten 42mpg on the trip. HUH???? So I was expecting the same going home. Same weather conditions, same weight in the car, no tailwinds or headwinds in either direction. Going home, I got 48.5mpg. Not sure how that happened, but it was a pleasant surprise on the trip home! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nv rick Report post Posted October 5, 2014 Do you have navigation? If you do, there is a menu item that will show your elevation. If you drive that route again, you can see if you are gaining or losing elevation while you drive. If there is a gain in elevation while driving west, there's your explanation.I generally get about 42mpg driving between Pahrump and Las Vegas NV. I travel through a gain of about 2700ft through Mountain Springs pass, and I drive about 70mph when outside of LV. Home is about 2700ft and LV is about 2200ft., so I not only have the hill climb, but my whole trip is at a much higher elevation than anywhere in FL, which explains my 'poor' fuel mileage.btw, I now get mid 40 to mid 50mpg when driving near home in the relatively flat Pahrump valley. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted October 5, 2014 Do you have navigation? If you do, there is a menu item that will show your elevation.Somehow, I've missed this. Where do you see elevation displayed? 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djminfll Report post Posted October 5, 2014 Do you have navigation? If you do, there is a menu item that will show your elevation. If you drive that route again, you can see if you are gaining or losing elevation while you drive. If there is a gain in elevation while driving west, there's your explanation.I generally get about 42mpg driving between Pahrump and Las Vegas NV. I travel through a gain of about 2700ft through Mountain Springs pass, and I drive about 70mph when outside of LV. Home is about 2700ft and LV is about 2200ft., so I not only have the hill climb, but my whole trip is at a much higher elevation than anywhere in FL, which explains my 'poor' fuel mileage.btw, I now get mid 40 to mid 50mpg when driving near home in the relatively flat Pahrump valley.I didn't opt for navigation, so I can't do that. But there must be a way to find it online. Thanks for the suggestion! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corncobs Report post Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) I didn't opt for navigation, so I can't do that. But there must be a way to find it online. Thanks for the suggestion!Yes you can find the elevation for example here http://veloroutes.org/elevation/ There is also have an app that records your route so you can see it (this is a ski track app) It's all covered here http://fordfusionhybridforum.com/topic/6713-trip-elevation-mapping/ Edited October 5, 2014 by corncobs 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted October 6, 2014 md13ffhguy, on 05 Oct 2014 - 08:45 AM, said:Somehow, I've missed this. Where do you see elevation displayed?I'm wondering the same thing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nv rick Report post Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) Somehow, I've missed this. Where do you see elevation displayed?OOOPS!My previous post was based on my previous 2009 and 2011 MKS navs. I just checked my 2014 MKZ-h nav and it only displays long and lat. In the MKZ you get to it in nav>menu>Sirius travel link>Where am I. I checked this in my garage, so maybe elevation displays when moving and/or with a better sattelite view. Next time I'm out, I'll try to remember to double check. Edited October 6, 2014 by nv rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tr7driver Report post Posted October 7, 2014 I miss the elevation that was available on my 2010 under the info tab. I downloaded GPS Altimeter to my phone. Its ok, but driving through the Rockies it was nice to have it available on the nav screen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cooling Tower Guy Report post Posted October 9, 2014 The change in elevation from Lauderdale to Cape Coral must be at least 20 feet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
