The OBDLink® app provides two performance tests you can run on your vehicle: a quarter mile test and a 0-60 MPH test. 


Safety Warning: You should not run the performance tests on a public road. The vehicle driver should not interact with the OBDLink app while the performance tests are running.


Before you begin, be sure to: 

  • Start your vehicle and connect your phone/tablet to your OBDLink adapter.
  • Make sure your phone/tablet is not streaming to any other Bluetooth/BLE devices.


On the Home screen, swipe to view the second page of app functions, then tap Performance. 

iOSAndroid
iOS screen with Performance icon highlighted.Android screen with Performance icon highlighted.


You will see a warning message similar to the one shown below. Tap OK when you’re ready to continue.

iOSAndroid
iOS screen showing warning message.Android screen showing warning message.

 


Quarter mile test

The performance test for quarter (¼) mile testing is shown by default. 

The Start button in the lower left is grayed out if you are not connected to your vehicle (as shown in the iOS screenshot). 

If you are connected to your vehicle and the vehicle is stopped, you will see a message that says Tap Start to reset for next run (as shown in the Android screenshot).

When you are ready to start the test, tap Start.

iOSAndroid
iOS screen showing quarter-mile test view. Android screen showing quarter-mile test view. The message "Tap Start to reset for next run" is outlined in blue. The Start button is highlighted.


You will see a message that says Accelerate to begin (as shown in the iOS screenshot).

The test automatically starts when the vehicle increases speed and stops when the vehicle has traveled a quarter mile. 

You will see the test results in the table (as shown in the Android screenshot).

iOSAndroid
iOS screen showing quarter-mile test view. The results table is empty. The message "Accelerate to begin" is outlined in blue. The results button is highlighted. Android screen showing quarter-mile test view. The results table contains test data. The results button is highlighted.


Choose one of these options:

  • Tap Start to delete the data and begin a new test.
  • Tap 0-60 MPH to switch to the other performance test.
  • Tap Results to see the data that was captured. The upper portion shows the measured speed at different distance intervals, from 60 ft to ¼ mile. The lower portion shows speed splits in 10 miles-per-hour intervals. 
    • Tap Menu > Share (iOS) or 3 vertical dots > Share (Android) to send the report in HTML format to email or other applications.
iOSAndroid
iOS screen showing quarter-mile test results. The Menu button is highlighted. Android screen showing quarter-mile test results. The Menu icon (3 vertical dots) is highlighted.


0 to 60 MPH test

To switch to the 0-60 MPH test from the ¼ mile test, tap the lower right button (highlighted). 

iOSAndroid
iOS screen showing quarter-mile test view. The 0-60 MPH button is highlighted. Android screen showing quarter-mile test view. The 0-60 MPH button is highlighted.


When you are connected to your vehicle and the vehicle is stopped, you will see a message that says Accelerate to begin (as shown in the iOS screenshot).

The test automatically starts when the vehicle increases speed and stops when the vehicle has reached 60 MPH. 

You will see the latest test and the fastest time of this session in the Results table (as shown in the Android screenshot).

iOSAndroid
iOS screen showing 0-60 MPH test view. The message "Accelerate to begin" is outlined in blue.Android screen showing 0-60 MPH test view. The start button is highlighted.

Choose one of these options:

  • Tap Start to begin a new test.
  • Tap ¼ mi to switch to the other performance test.
  • Tap Edit to change the starting and ending speed values. 
iOSAndroid
iOS screen showing 0-60 MPH test view. The results table is empty. The Edit button is highlighted.Android screen showing 0-60 MPH test view. The results table contains test data. The Edit button is highlighted.


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