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Autel MaxiTrip TP100 4-In-1 Auto Computer |  | Brand: Autel
Category: Automotive Parts and Accessories
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $70.37
as of 8/1/2010 06:40 EDT details
You Save: $49.62 (41%)
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4428
Color: Grey
Media: Automotive
Size: Small
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 6.6 x 2.1
MPN: TP100
Model: TP100
EAN: 6937357200149
ASIN: B001LHVQIQ
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| Features:
| • | Semi-permanent dashboard mountable design featuring four functions: trip computer, digital gauges, scan tool and vehicle black box | | • | Trip computer real-time information monitoring including average trip MPG, tank MPG, average speed, average speed per tank of gas, miles to empty, and miles driven on tank | | • | Digital gauge functionality featuring the ability to monitor up to four different sets of information simultaneously | | • | Scan tool functionality including reading and clearing trouble codes on OBD-II/EOBD compliant vehicles, freeze frame data and the ability to turn off check engine light (MIL) | | • | Vehicle 'black box' functionality including up to 300 hours of driving data storage space, covering a variety of data points |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The MaxiTrip TP100 4-In-One Auto Computer from Autel is an innovative on board vehicle diagnostic device that combines real-time engine monitoring, failure prevention and trip tracking in a single, semi-permanent dashboard mountable device. Perfect for everyone from auto enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers to parents of young drivers, business owners and anyone looking to maximize fuel efficiency, the unit taps into your vehicle's onboard computer via a standard 16-pin OBD-II data link connector (DLC). This is usually under the driver's side dashboard, but the TP100 can be placed unobtrusively wherever it's most convenient, safe and visible. The data points it measures break down into four distinct use categories: trip computer, digital gauges, scan tool and vehicle "black box". Used as a trip computer, the MaxiTrip TP100 functions as a compact calculation device designed to monitor information pertaining to your vehicle's performance in real time. In this mode, it will display such useful information as data point variants related to maximum speed, driving distance, distance to empty, average speed, fuel used, time to empty, driving time, trip fuel economy and fuel to empty. Closely related to this function is the TP100's use as a digital gauge device. Useful as a supplement to your car's existing dashboard gauges, these gauges can be configured to measure and monitor up to four different sets of information simultaneously, providing real-time engine performance analysis, allowing you to adjust driving behavior immediately and save gas. Just a few of the gauges that can be displayed are: vehicle speed, engine load, RPM, ignition timing, intake air temperature, battery voltage, and many more. Once your trip is over, the TP100 serves a black box recorder for your vehicle, providing a high level view of activity. Users will be able to save up to 300 hours of driving data for later analysis including data points like time and date for each trip, maximum speed during trip, distance traveled, time overspeed, and more.
Finally, the TP100 also functions as a scan tool, useful for troubleshooting check engine light/Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) instances through the ability to view Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) on OBD-II/EOBD compliant vehicles. OBD-II is the second generation of onboard diagnostics standard for cars and trucks and has been a mandatory requirement for all vehicles sold in the US since 1996, both domestic and imports. EOBD is its European counterpart, required on gasoline models since 2000 and diesel models since 2003. This extensive vehicle coverage means that the vast majority of cars on the road today can utilize the TP100 for initial diagnosis of issues as they happen. Along with its DTC functionality TP100 also includes many other functions including: the ability to view freeze frame MIL-related data recorded by vehicle computers, the retrieval of vehicle information (VIN, CIN and CVN), and the ability to read and clear trouble codes and MIL indicators.
Product Description
This innovative 4-in-one automotive computer from Autel is exactly what is needed for real-time engine monitoring, failure prevention and trip tracking. The compact and intelligent gadget includes four most useful modes namely, trip computer, digital gauges, scan tool and vehicle black box. It is a compact automotive computer designed to monitor information about the vehicle in real time as well as displays useful information such as average trip MPG, tank MPG, average speed per trip, average speed per tank of gas, miles to empty, miles driven on tank and more. This maxitrip can be configured to measure and monitor up to four different sets of information simultaneously, providing real-time engine performance analysis, allowing one to adjust driving behavior as well as save gas. It works as a scan tool that is able to help one troubleshoot problems of all OBD2/EOBD compliant vehicles and works as a vehicle black box to store every trip one makes.
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 It's no ScanGauge, but it works... kinda... sometimes July 9, 2010
S. C. Young
I have had ScanGauge products since their early days and always thought they were well done, although expensive.
The MaxiTrip seemed worthy of a shot, especially for the price.
The display is really bright- too bright. You can't change the color like a ScanGauge. It won't blend in with the interior, especially at night. The unit is gigantic as well and can only mount on top of a large flat surface... another miss compared to the ScanGauge.
It sometimes won't come on and I have to unplug/replug the unit to make it come on.
As far as accuracy as mentioned by a previous reviewer, what it displays is what YOUR VEHICLE reports to it via the OBD (on board diagnostics) port. If the speed is off, it is because your vehicle is not accurate. Changes in optional factory gear ratios, tire size etc can change the accuracy of the speedo. Add that to the requirement that a speedometer only has to be within 10% either high or low to be considered normal. GPS speed calculation can be quite good, but when I look at my Nuvi reporting top speed in my car as 176mph- you get the point... it's never been over 150 with the GPS in it. :)
If you just want a cheap one and will accept that it's huge, sometimes doesn't work- that's cool. The ScanGauge is in a whole other league, but it's also a whole other price point. You get what you pay for.
 it works May 13, 2010
Robert J. Reyes
It seems like a good product so far. Its does everything they say it will. Although it couldn't read mt VIN nor the VIN on three other cars I tried it on. Oh well. There are two reasons I got this product 1.to get MPG 2.to read OBDII codes. The MPG feature works ok, but I think it is a little too generous. It says my truck is getting about 18-19MPG when I pretty sure its only getting around 15MPG. I have to adjust it some how. The code reader works weel too as I got to try it out the first day I got it. A buddy of mine from work had his check engine light come on. I was able to read and clear the code for him. Its hard to find a place to put it. The box said it comes with tape to mount it somewhere, but mine didn't. Even if i wanted to mount it somewhere it would be hard because the cord plugs into two places, the back and the right side (if your looking at the meter). It might be easier to put it somewhere if it was on the left side. You'll se what I mean. All in all I pretty happy with it anyways.
Has potential, but no warranty. March 22, 2010
W. J. Fritz (Reading, PA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The MaxiTrip works well in my opinion, with only one exception. That is the Black Box function. The battery back up that maintains the real-time clock is too small and even with a full charge will only maintain the time for about 8 hours. This results in the time freezing until your next trip. I've found I can keep the battery charged by making a homemade LAN power connector from an old adapter.
As other reviewers have said, there is no Tech Support or warrany of any kind if the unit should break. A one year warranty isn't worth anything if you can't replace a broken unit. It's a good thing Harbor Frieght administers the extended warranties on the Autel scan tools, because I also had one of them break on me.
There is one thing that needs getting used to when driving at night. The display is very bright, actually it's too bright to have the gauge mounted on top of the dash, like a GPS. There is no way to lower the brightness of the high intensity LEDs that backlight the display. I've thought about trying window tinting over the display to block some of the light, but I am getting used to it now.
Otherwise, the unit works very well. I had no problem adjusting the speed using my GPS. I used km/h for a finer resolution to dial it in with GPS, but when you switch the MaxiTrip back to English units, you'll have to reset the tank capacity. This is because the MaxiTrip deducts one gallon each time you switch from English to Metric and back to English units. It must be some kind of rounding error, but I never was able to get in touch with Tech Support to see if it could be fixed.
Once the fuel usage percentage is adjusted properly, it seems to be fairly accurate, but is consistently a half gallon higher than manually taking the mileage and dividing it by the gallons. Even if it isn't exact, the best part of the MPG function is being to see how adjusting your driving has an effect in real-time. Instead of numbers, it would have been nice to see a graphic representation of how efficient you are driving, like the leaves growing in a hybrid.
The scan part of the MaxiTrip works well, but there is no documentation on what some of the cryptic abbreviations mean. Since I only have idiot lights for most gauges, it's nice being able to see what the voltage or temp is without having to open the hood or get out other test equipment. It even tells you instantly if your car will pass a computer emissions inspection test. You may still fail if you have a tailpipe test, but you can be sure the electronics are working.
All in all, for the price, it's is the most informative trip computer available. If you only want to see fuel economy, there are better alternatives, some of which include graphics. However, considering price, preformance and features together, I don't think there is a better trip computer.
Autel Maxitrip TP100 March 18, 2010
R. ANDERSON
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased the Autel Maxi trip 100 several months ago. I have worked with it since then. I have version 1.1. The software is either defective or not designed for my automobile. I am trying to use it on a 2009 Nissan versa. The display blanks frequently while driving and no matter how I set the speed and mileage adjustment it is highly inaccurate. In the default mode the mileage reads only about half of my actual distance driven however the speedometer is somewhat close when I adjust so the mileage reading is closer the mile per hour is almost double actual speed. I don't know if I could actually scan for codes or not. The instrument has proved to be so inaccurate I'm not sure if any codes would be accurate or not. A software update may fix these problems but none is offered at this time. UPDATE....UPDATE>>>>UPDATE.......UPDATE
I have since contacted customer service via email and received an update to VERSION 1.2 (none was offered on the autel site) c/s replied in only a few hours! this update fixed all my problems and i can now adjust it for accurate readings and info.
Autel MaxiTrip TP100 4-In-1 Auto Computer
 MaxiTrip beats ScanGauge in my book. November 1, 2009
Ivaylo Panayotov (Dearborn, MI USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I must say I did quite a bit of research on this unit when it came out but the price had me stray away from it. Last week I happened to be looking at the scangaue and I happeend to see it for sale on Amazon so I figured ok lets give it a try.
I received it today, unpacked it and rushed out to hook it up to the car.
First and most striking part was how similar it was to the scangauge from look of the display to the placement and the font of the words.
Then it took me nearly seconds to set it up and see what it was capable of. Now people have complained about innacuracy but this is not the case with this unit. The one I received is V1.1 and it is exact with the readings on my odometer when it comes to miles or distance traveled.
Second important feature was the fact that the unit can check vital systems in my car (2001 Cadillac Catera) and report wtih OK, NC or NA... I believe they call it readiness test. I noticed also that it was also able to read my VIN Number.
Thirdly the unit seems to have features that lack on the scangauge. For example when you are in GAUGE Mode, with the press of the side buttons you can switch between 3 or 4 pages and each one can be customized with whatever gauges you want to view.
So for me at start up I care about engine temp, open/closed loops, ignition, RPMs and intake air temp. Then once moving I can swap to the next page which shows Speed, Average Fuel Consumption, DTE etc.
Further more there are many other options under trip and settings that appear to be easy to use and well though out form user stand point.
So my first impressions of the unit is that its cheaper then my ScanGauge, its better in many ways, and appears to function as designed.
Further testing and comparisons will be performed and another review will be posted.
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