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How Do I Set or Correct a Vehicle’s Odometer in Data Tools 4?

initializing the odometers for a new vehicle

Fleetwatch FMS · Data Tools 4
How Do I Set or Correct a Vehicle’s Odometer in DT4?
Use these steps to initialize the mileage on a new bus, or to correct a vehicle’s mileage so it matches the real odometer. You change a few odometer fields on the vehicle’s Odometer/Service Data tab, then save.

Which Fields Do I Change?

SituationWhat to do
New bus that has never read in a fuel laneEnter the bus’s current odometer in all four fields: A, B, C and D.
Bus has already read in the lanes, and the mileage just needs to matchCopy the value in C (Odometer Input At Last Transaction) and paste it into A and D.
Field name
ACurrent Protected LTD Mileage
BLast Valid Odometer Reading
COdometer Input at Last Transaction
DExpected On-Board Odometer

Steps

Log into Data Tools. The yellow numbers and letters on the screenshots match the steps and fields.

1Click Vehicles in the left menu.
2Type the vehicle number in the search bar at the top and press Enter (or click the magnifying glass).
3Click Settings.
4Click the ODOMETER/SERVICE DATA tab.
5Under Odometer/Meters, click Odometer.
6Change fields A–D as described in the table above.
7Click Save at the top left. Save turns dark once you change a field.
DT4 Vehicles screen: 1 Vehicles, 2 search bar, 3 Settings, 4 ODOMETER/SERVICE DATA tab, 5 Odometer, 7 Save
DT4 Odometer Information panel: A Current Protected LTD Mileage, B Last Valid Odometer Reading, C Odometer Input At Last Transaction, D Expected On-Board Odometer, 5 Odometer button, 7 Save
Leave the gray-boxed fields alone. Odometer Change, Odometer Adjustment and Miles Run Factor should stay at their defaults (Do Not Change, 0.0 and 1.0). Ask Fleetwatch Support before changing them.
Double-check the numbers before you save. The LTD (life-to-date) mileage is what Fleetwatch sends to your maintenance system. Type the odometer exactly as shown on the bus (for example, 5069.3), with no commas.
✔ Check your work: search for the vehicle again and confirm the new values saved. After the bus’s next fueling, its mileage should continue from the value you entered.
Mileage still not matching after the next fueling? Contact Fleetwatch Support.