How Idle is Calculated

When a vehicle has been stationary, with the key on, for a particular period of time (standard is 120 seconds), a stop event is triggered and the unit begins to calculate idle. The idle calculation does not include the 120 seconds used to trigger a stop event.

Note: A vehicle sitting at rest with the engine off but key at the ACC (Accessory position) to perhaps operate the car stereo, will not be recording idle time.

Event	Time being recorded as idle	Event to trigger end of idle time

Event	Time being recorded as idle	Event to trigger end of idle time
Key On	Open	Moving From Stopped
Stop		Moving From Stopped
Stop		Key Off

Smartrak reports to report on idle time are as follows:

Idle Breakdown Report reports on idle duration by period by vehicle and includes the start time of the idle and the address where the idling occurred, see example report below:

You can also report on daily idle totals (among other metrics) using the Daily Usage Report - Daily Usage Report .

This can be useful to compare vehicles and identify trends.