VesselView®
Tindie is a marketplace for maker made products. From Raspberry Pi to Arduino to drones, Tindie's goal is to bring innovation to the masses faster than ever before. Auto Meter Carbon Fiber Electric Oil Temperature Gauge. VDO Oil Pressure Gauge Sender for VW Engines V3-6000-6. Welcome to the VDO catalog for auto enthusiast gauges and accessories. Since 1920, we've been focused on providing our customers with the best possible instrumentation. We continue to work to deliver the functionality, durability and high quality finish that have earned our products a best-in-class reputation, worldwide. You probably always heard that the average human body temperature is 98.6 F. But the reality is that a 'normal' body temperature can fall within a wide range, from 97 F to 99 F.
More than information. A digital control module.
MercMonitor
Your digital command center. More data. More flexibility.
Digital SC100 & SC1000
You're in the know, completely. It doesn't get any better than this.
Flagship
Unmatched quality, for total confidence.
VesselView Mobile
VesselView Mobile wirelessly connects your engine to your mobile device, giving you unique insights and details into your Mercury engine*.
VesselView Link
Integrates your existing multi-function display with your Mercury engine
Mercury Marine changes the boating industry.
Marine engine technology has evolved. Mercury Marine continues to expand its outboard and marine engine technology. Mercury is leading the industry with boating innovations from Zeus joystick technology to VesselView displays, Joystick Piloting for Outboards, Active Trim, and Skyhook GPS digital anchoring. In 2016, Mercury introduced the VesselView Mobile app for iOS and Android, and an updated joystick and skyhook feature to its portfolio of technologies.
You're fully covered. Right down to the controls and gauges.
The outstanding warranty coverage on Mercury engines also extends to the controls and rigging components on your boat. If your builder or dealer uses genuine Mercury gauges and controls when installing the new engine on your boat, the warranty coverage for those rigging components now matches the total warranty of your engine. This means you could have up to an additional two years of control and rigging component coverage – based on the engine purchased.
Effortless Control.
Mercury's patented Joystick Piloting System delivers 360 degree directional control. The Skyhook Digital Anchoring System holds your boat in a fixed position regardless of wind or current. Active Trim is the only auto-trimming program that uses GPS and speed. SmartCraft DTS (Digital Throttle & Shift) delivers precise and smooth handling with instant response and total control.
SmartCraft. Boating with a higher IQ.
SmartCraft® is a full suite of digital technologies, fully integrated and totally coordinated. Gauges, sensors, vessel systems, computer-controlled features – one total package, one high level of control. Make your boating experience easier, safer, and a lot more enjoyable. Get smart.
VesselView®.
The premier engine information display. Textlab 1 2 1 – a text transformation tool. Combines all functions on the vessel, presented through a clear, direct, sunlight-viewable, full-color display.
MercMonitor.
The affordable, reliable, high-value digital vessel monitoring system. Allows you to select and display three separate pieces of data at once.
SC1000 / SC100.
The marine industry's most advanced gauge, offering essential vessel information in plain, descriptive, easily understood language.
Digital Throttle & Shift (DTS)
The SmartCraft Digital Throttle & Shift (DTS) system. The epitome of smooth, precise shifting and lightning-fast throttle response. No cables. No hesitation. With a solid, proven track record for performance and reliability.
Whether you choose digital or analog, you've chosen the best. Gauges and displays that work better, read better, look better, and last longer.
A gauge for every boat and boater.
From classic to contemporary, Mercury® has the gauges and displays that fit your boat and your needs. A broad range of styles, colors and shapes, as well as analog and digital versions. And always, above all, built to the highest standards for quality and reliability.
Analog.
Classic simplicity. Displays that typically have a pointer and scale to indicate a specific measurement such as speed, rpm, trim, or fuel level. Connected by wires that carry signals from the engine. Fully compatible with all engines -- including FourStroke, Verado® and OptiMax®.
Digital.
Digital gauges brought on-board through the SmartCraft® digital package. The idea? Total integration of all critical data and information. Speed, fuel, depth, rpms - everything. All accurately and clearly displayed - including advanced, multi-function, touch-screen LCD displays. Compatible with all sterndrive, Verado, OptiMax, and FourStroke® engines 40 hp and above.
Controls and gauges that have to face the ultimate test. Mercury engineers.
Getting past a Mercury engineer is no easy task. There's lab testing. On-water testing. Race testing. Often up to 1,000 total hours before the control or gauge is fully certified by Mercury engineering. And worthy of your boat.
The power of SmartCraft®.
At your fingertips, and your command.
Matched to your boat. Your helm. Your life on the water.
You want the right engines on your boat – and the right controls as well. Choose from a full range of multi-engine control packages. With panel, flush-mount, console, binnacle, or top-mount installations.
SmartCraft® gives you total vessel integration. A complete suite of digital technologies united in one powerful, integrated, on-board vessel management system – from controls and Digital Throttle & Shift (DTS) to digital gauges, sensors, alarms and other on-board electronics. You're in control of the boat. And everything else.
Takes the guesswork out of pulling skiers, tubers, and wake boarders. Create a custom launch profile for each rider. Plug it into the system once, enjoy a perfect launch speed every time. Just hit the throttle and go.
Docking is no longer nerve-racking. Axius® Joystick Piloting for Sterndrives gives you absolute, pinpoint accuracy, stem to stern, regardless of wind, waves, and current. Allowing even relative beginners to approach the dock confidently and effortlessly, from any angle.
Mercury Marine is the only marine engine manufacturer to offer joystick piloting for outboards, gas and diesel sterndrives, and pod drives.
Instant response, total control. No hesitation, no comparison. No cables either. Only from Mercury.
Your car temperature gauge seems straightforward: a needle that shows you whether your engine is hot or cold, with a 'safe zone' of temperatures in between. However, not every car has this type of setup, as some feature a digital readout with actual temperature numbers, and others simply have a red light for 'hot' and a blue light for 'cold.'
Reading and understanding your car temperature gauge doesn't have to be a complete mystery. Plus, an overheated motor can lead to expensive repairs, so it's fairly important to know how to react to the information your vehicle is giving you.
Different Gauges, Different Data
The vast majority of car temperature gauge systems feature a numberless panel with a needle that swings from C to H. It's a mistake, however, to think that this type of gauge is giving you an accurate readout of your car's motor temp. In fact, that middle section of the gauge, between the cold and the hot readings, can represent a wide range of temperatures that the car's computer interprets as 'normal.' Unless there's a significant swing in temperature in your engine, it's unlikely the needle will move from that spot.
Other vehicles can provide a more direct readout of actual temperatures that, in some cases, requires you to know what's too hot and what's too cold. A digital gauge that shows you the degrees Fahrenheit inside your motor is useful if you're a gearhead, but if you're just trying to get to work you should keep in mind that anything over 240 degrees is starting to get worrisome.
If things get out of hand, then even a digital gauge will sound an alarm, either by blinking or chiming to get your attention that the engine temperature is rising too high. Cars that don't have a gauge at all will do the same thing, illuminating a light on your dash that indicates your engine is now in the danger zone.
Too Cold? Don't Worry
Unmatched quality, for total confidence.
VesselView Mobile
VesselView Mobile wirelessly connects your engine to your mobile device, giving you unique insights and details into your Mercury engine*.
VesselView Link
Integrates your existing multi-function display with your Mercury engine
Mercury Marine changes the boating industry.
Marine engine technology has evolved. Mercury Marine continues to expand its outboard and marine engine technology. Mercury is leading the industry with boating innovations from Zeus joystick technology to VesselView displays, Joystick Piloting for Outboards, Active Trim, and Skyhook GPS digital anchoring. In 2016, Mercury introduced the VesselView Mobile app for iOS and Android, and an updated joystick and skyhook feature to its portfolio of technologies.
You're fully covered. Right down to the controls and gauges.
The outstanding warranty coverage on Mercury engines also extends to the controls and rigging components on your boat. If your builder or dealer uses genuine Mercury gauges and controls when installing the new engine on your boat, the warranty coverage for those rigging components now matches the total warranty of your engine. This means you could have up to an additional two years of control and rigging component coverage – based on the engine purchased.
Effortless Control.
Mercury's patented Joystick Piloting System delivers 360 degree directional control. The Skyhook Digital Anchoring System holds your boat in a fixed position regardless of wind or current. Active Trim is the only auto-trimming program that uses GPS and speed. SmartCraft DTS (Digital Throttle & Shift) delivers precise and smooth handling with instant response and total control.
SmartCraft. Boating with a higher IQ.
SmartCraft® is a full suite of digital technologies, fully integrated and totally coordinated. Gauges, sensors, vessel systems, computer-controlled features – one total package, one high level of control. Make your boating experience easier, safer, and a lot more enjoyable. Get smart.
VesselView®.
The premier engine information display. Textlab 1 2 1 – a text transformation tool. Combines all functions on the vessel, presented through a clear, direct, sunlight-viewable, full-color display.
MercMonitor.
The affordable, reliable, high-value digital vessel monitoring system. Allows you to select and display three separate pieces of data at once.
SC1000 / SC100.
The marine industry's most advanced gauge, offering essential vessel information in plain, descriptive, easily understood language.
Digital Throttle & Shift (DTS)
The SmartCraft Digital Throttle & Shift (DTS) system. The epitome of smooth, precise shifting and lightning-fast throttle response. No cables. No hesitation. With a solid, proven track record for performance and reliability.
Whether you choose digital or analog, you've chosen the best. Gauges and displays that work better, read better, look better, and last longer.
A gauge for every boat and boater.
From classic to contemporary, Mercury® has the gauges and displays that fit your boat and your needs. A broad range of styles, colors and shapes, as well as analog and digital versions. And always, above all, built to the highest standards for quality and reliability.
Analog.
Classic simplicity. Displays that typically have a pointer and scale to indicate a specific measurement such as speed, rpm, trim, or fuel level. Connected by wires that carry signals from the engine. Fully compatible with all engines -- including FourStroke, Verado® and OptiMax®.
Digital.
Digital gauges brought on-board through the SmartCraft® digital package. The idea? Total integration of all critical data and information. Speed, fuel, depth, rpms - everything. All accurately and clearly displayed - including advanced, multi-function, touch-screen LCD displays. Compatible with all sterndrive, Verado, OptiMax, and FourStroke® engines 40 hp and above.
Controls and gauges that have to face the ultimate test. Mercury engineers.
Getting past a Mercury engineer is no easy task. There's lab testing. On-water testing. Race testing. Often up to 1,000 total hours before the control or gauge is fully certified by Mercury engineering. And worthy of your boat.
The power of SmartCraft®.
At your fingertips, and your command.
Matched to your boat. Your helm. Your life on the water.
You want the right engines on your boat – and the right controls as well. Choose from a full range of multi-engine control packages. With panel, flush-mount, console, binnacle, or top-mount installations.
SmartCraft® gives you total vessel integration. A complete suite of digital technologies united in one powerful, integrated, on-board vessel management system – from controls and Digital Throttle & Shift (DTS) to digital gauges, sensors, alarms and other on-board electronics. You're in control of the boat. And everything else.
Takes the guesswork out of pulling skiers, tubers, and wake boarders. Create a custom launch profile for each rider. Plug it into the system once, enjoy a perfect launch speed every time. Just hit the throttle and go.
Docking is no longer nerve-racking. Axius® Joystick Piloting for Sterndrives gives you absolute, pinpoint accuracy, stem to stern, regardless of wind, waves, and current. Allowing even relative beginners to approach the dock confidently and effortlessly, from any angle.
Mercury Marine is the only marine engine manufacturer to offer joystick piloting for outboards, gas and diesel sterndrives, and pod drives.
Instant response, total control. No hesitation, no comparison. No cables either. Only from Mercury.
Your car temperature gauge seems straightforward: a needle that shows you whether your engine is hot or cold, with a 'safe zone' of temperatures in between. However, not every car has this type of setup, as some feature a digital readout with actual temperature numbers, and others simply have a red light for 'hot' and a blue light for 'cold.'
Reading and understanding your car temperature gauge doesn't have to be a complete mystery. Plus, an overheated motor can lead to expensive repairs, so it's fairly important to know how to react to the information your vehicle is giving you.
Different Gauges, Different Data
The vast majority of car temperature gauge systems feature a numberless panel with a needle that swings from C to H. It's a mistake, however, to think that this type of gauge is giving you an accurate readout of your car's motor temp. In fact, that middle section of the gauge, between the cold and the hot readings, can represent a wide range of temperatures that the car's computer interprets as 'normal.' Unless there's a significant swing in temperature in your engine, it's unlikely the needle will move from that spot.
Other vehicles can provide a more direct readout of actual temperatures that, in some cases, requires you to know what's too hot and what's too cold. A digital gauge that shows you the degrees Fahrenheit inside your motor is useful if you're a gearhead, but if you're just trying to get to work you should keep in mind that anything over 240 degrees is starting to get worrisome.
If things get out of hand, then even a digital gauge will sound an alarm, either by blinking or chiming to get your attention that the engine temperature is rising too high. Cars that don't have a gauge at all will do the same thing, illuminating a light on your dash that indicates your engine is now in the danger zone.
Too Cold? Don't Worry
With a modern engine, you don't have to worry about running too cold. Although some high performance vehicles might restrict how high you can rev the motor until they've warmed up a bit, even in the dead of winter there's no need to let a car sit idling until the temperature gauge swings into the middle. Your vehicle's computer will compensate with the right amount of fuel and air no matter how cold it is outside.
Temperature Gauge V3 6.5
Too Hot? Shut It Down
An engine that's running too hot, as indicated by the gauge needle hitting H, the chiming of an alarm, a flashing red light or steam rising from under your hood, is another story. If you find yourself dealing with one of these warnings, you should pull off the road and shut the car down as soon as possible. Don't open the hood to avoid getting burned by steam or superheated engine coolant, but keep accessory power on so you can watch the gauge and see if the temperature drops back down into the safety zone. If not, then you should call roadside assistance to tow your vehicle to the garage so as not to risk any further damage.
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Having been bitten by the car bug at a young age, I spent my formative years surrounded by Studebakers at car shows across Quebec and the northeastern United States. Over ten years of racing, restoring, and obsessing over automobiles lead me to balance science writing and automotive journalism full time. I currently contribute as an editor to several online and print automotive publications, and I also write and consult for the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
