diesel_driver_3500
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I've got just shy of 1500 miles on my 2021 3500 HO. When I looked at the run time and drive time, the truck is showing 4 hours of idle time. I have allowed the truck to idle, at most, 15 minutes since I took delivery. Anyone else experience this?
I have noticed that often when driving, I am applying almost zero pedal pressure to maintain my speed. I drive around 72mph on the highways, and not much in town driving. Most of my highway driving includes a lot of elevation changes, although nothing to high. Maybe 1-2,000 ft. passes on average.
I have not towed anything yet. I will be hooking up my 20' cargo trailer, as soon as I replace a couple of the lights, and work the motor a bit. Also, I will putting another 3,000 miles on it in the next month or so, traveling through Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. That should give it a good workout. In Wyoming, some of the grades are 10%, and I'll be taking it up around 6,500 ft. I know towing heavy would be best for a workout, but this should help.
What concerns me about the reported idle time is if I have any problems that require service. I would think FCA might call that excessive idle time. Any thoughts?
I have noticed that often when driving, I am applying almost zero pedal pressure to maintain my speed. I drive around 72mph on the highways, and not much in town driving. Most of my highway driving includes a lot of elevation changes, although nothing to high. Maybe 1-2,000 ft. passes on average.
I have not towed anything yet. I will be hooking up my 20' cargo trailer, as soon as I replace a couple of the lights, and work the motor a bit. Also, I will putting another 3,000 miles on it in the next month or so, traveling through Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. That should give it a good workout. In Wyoming, some of the grades are 10%, and I'll be taking it up around 6,500 ft. I know towing heavy would be best for a workout, but this should help.
What concerns me about the reported idle time is if I have any problems that require service. I would think FCA might call that excessive idle time. Any thoughts?