Checking Your Fuel Economy; Calculating Fuel Economy - Honda 2012 Pilot Owner's Manual

Minimize the use of the air
conditioning system
puts an extra load on the engine
which makes it use more fuel. Use
the fresh-air ventilation when
possible.
Plan and combine trips
Combine several short trips into
one. A warmed-up engine is more
fuel efficient than a cold one.

Calculating Fuel Economy

Measuring Techniques
Direct calculation is the
recommended source of information
about your actual fuel economy.
Using frequency of fill-ups or taking
fuel gauge readings are NOT
accurate measures of fuel economy.
Fuel economy may improve over the
first several thousand miles
(kilometers).

Checking Your Fuel Economy

The A/C
Miles driven
100
1) Fill the fuel tank until the nozzle automatically clicks off.
2) Reset trip counter to zero.
3) Record the total gallons (liters) needed to refill.
4) Follow one of the simple calculations above.
Gallons of
Miles per
fuel Gallon
Liter Kilometers
Fuel Economy
L per 100 km
503