optimized idle sucks!

get you one of those little fans at walmart that plug into the lighter socket instead thats what I did and the tractor brake deal sounds good I know it works on volvos.

 

New York does allow you to idle at 25 degrees and below. No fine. Something to remember in the future. Of course, some tree hugger will get that banned also. So use it soon.

 

You know, it never ceases to amaze me how we are the "land of the free' but we have everyone cramming their agenda down our throats (but they don't like it when you do it back to them). All these folks who complain about trucks idling (CARB is the biggest offender) go home to their climate-controlled homes every night. I am sure the climate control system continues to work (probably at a more efficient temperature) all night, but we cannot heat/cool our homes "overnight". Alot of the no idling garbage is also calculated on the manufacturer's optimum idling speed of 1200 rpm. I spend quite a bit of time at my local truck stop and I don't hear many of those trucks idling at 1200 rpms. I have been driving school bus for the last couple of years and the only time we ever idle them at 1200 rpm is for about five to ten minutes on cold mornings. The rest of the time they idle at low idle.

I think we drivers ought to push for legislation that requires all heat and air conditioning systems to be shut off while the homeowner is asleep and that building air conditioning can only run for 5 minutes every hour through the day. How fast do you think anti-idling laws would go away if CARB for example had to work in a warm, muggy office because their air conditioning was running all the time? LOL

 

This is good stuff!!! Can you elaborate on the location of these wires? The parking brake valve is high on the dash. You say there are electrical wires that run to that valve and I’m to unplug the right one? On unplugging the Qualcomm, I wonder if your dispatch will receive a signal that the unit doesn’t exists when they send a message?

 

Not sure but on my truck all I have to do is park turn the cruise on and bump up the idle just a little bit and it runs all nite if i want it to.

On some of the older trucks you can set in the seat until the little light on the dash starts blinking and then tap the clutch and that will keep it running.

Even if you unplug the Qualcom they still know where the truck is. the only thing that happens is you can't get messages.

 

Tampering with the QC is considered a reason to terminate by the majority of companies.

 

Hey first, there is one way to disable it if you run with a volvo. simply go to your battery box and disconnect a little wire that attaches the optimized idle to one of the back batteries. the wire is usually by itself and is hard to miss. even if you get the wrong wire in case there's 2, you'll quickly, by trial and error, figure out the right one. hope this helps!

 

i wouldn't suggest unplugging your qualcomm. most companies have sensors that let them know if its unplugged. the other driver's suggestion to disconnect the wires that go to the brake valve sounds good as well. worth a try!

 

I'm in my first Cascadia and this is my first experience with OptiIdle. All I have to say is that I hate it. I can't get it to work and I'm not attached to a trailer, so it's not like I can keep the brakes pushed in to idle (which is more ideal compared to this system).

It's bad enough where I looked up the Cascadia manual to see how to get it to work and it still won't kick on. So I'm freezing my ### off and I'm about to start the truck and set my cooler on the clutch just so it won't shut off. Such a pain in the butt.

On the upside I do feel blessed because I got this 2012 with less than 1500 miles on it. =)