Reducing idle is a concern through every fleet. Utilizing an APU like ParkSmart helps reduce total idle. This quick video walks you through how to turn your system on, adjust the temperature, and tips of what to watch out for.
Yeah this video is put out by a trucking company. All they give a fuck about is saving fuel; fuck the driver he can sit in the dark for his whole 10 for all they care.
False information. Interior comfort only controls the HVAC, you want to have optimized idle turned on to charge the batteries when needed. Interior comfort is not needed at all if you have an apu.
What needs to be closed? I tried replaying over and over, but I can't understand what you say after "make sure it's in neutral", maybe hoses, what hoses?
Once you select optimized idle, the truck will take over the idle control of the engine. Do not turn the key off. Just leave it alone until you want to turn opti-idle off again and start driving. Once engaged, opti-idle will stop the engine and remain in a stand by mode until it senses the Park Smart electric HVAC system has drained the system batteries enough for them to require recharging. The system will then start the truck’s engine and idle it for as long as it takes to recharge the batteries and then shut down again.
ParkSmart is a stand-alone heating and cooling system so you are not using the truck's a/c or heat while in the bunk. If the truck is just equipped with Optimized Idle, then yes you have to have Interior Comfort Mode on. The ParkSmart system is meant to minimize engine idle time. With Interior Comfort Mode on, it monitors interior temperature and in the summer, the truck will never be able to meet the demand which will cause the engine to start and stop more frequently. With Interior Comfort Mode off, Optimized Idle still monitors the system but will only start and stop the engine when ParkSmart draws down the 4 separate batteries that it runs off of. Hope this helps!
Interior comfort must be turned on for the engine to turn on to cool the sleeper. Otherwise the driver will be no better off than a dog locked in a car with the windows up.
Hello Mattew - thank you for your comment. ParkSmart is a stand-alone heating and cooling system so you are not using the truck's a/c or heat while in the bunk. If the truck is just equipped with Optimized Idle, then yes you have to have Interior Comfort Mode on. The ParkSmart system is meant to minimize engine idle time. With Interior Comfort Mode on, it monitors interior temperature and in the summer, the truck will never be able to meet the demand which will cause the engine to start and stop more frequently. With Interior Comfort Mode off, Optimized Idle still monitors the system but will only start and stop the engine when ParkSmart draws down the 4 separate batteries that it runs off of. Hope this helps!
@@VerihaTrucking this helped me greatly i was unsure how to use it to spend my home time and keep the fridge on so keep it off when im home so the fridge stays on but it doesnt idle allday correct?
@@jimi3540 yes, comfort mode “off” is purely to allow the truck to start and stop on its own so as to maintain the batteries in the truck. Whether just an Option-Idle truck or if it has park smart.
Oh no! We're sorry to hear you're having trouble. Perhaps reach out to your maintenance team to see if your truck is specked to include the adjust idle settings.
Hello Jason - thank you for your comment. A truck at normal idle burns roughly 1.5 gallons of fuel per hour. So there is 2 parts to this idle management system. Opti Idle alone monitors battery voltage, oil temperature and Interior Comfort. Opti Idle in conjunction with ParkSmart is a battery ran a/c system. So long story short, idling a truck doesn't generate enough cylinder temperature, which in turn doesn't cleanly burn the fuel which causes excessive soot. Soot gets trapped in the aftertreatment (Diesel Particulate Filters) system causing all kinds of issues!
@@jasonb.3874 At max, it would only be 3 start-ups. We have been running this system for years and can honestly say our starter failure rate is very low, 2% maybe.
@@jasonb.3874 I don't want to lead you down the wrong path; it might be time to work with a local dealership or repair facility for more information. We created this video for our current VIPs and specific to our equipment specs.
Is this an extra option or does this come with the 23 Cascadia stock. As I did everything you said ok the dash then turn my bunk dials and nothing at all. Leave key in on position as well? All my dash lights stay on too. No fan blowing or cool air.
Assuming your truck is equipped with optimized idle feature. do this. doors must be closed and locked. truck in natural. interior comfort is on. fan is on 3 or 4 clicks up. AC in the desired temperature ( front and back should be set to same positions) wait 5 to 10 minutes. if it’s not working I’d take it to a shop. if you miss one step it may not work. good luck
@@karlrichards1611 There is an option to turn interior comfort on or off when setting up the optimized idle. If you don’t see this feature then maybe your truck doesn’t have one.
