     //relax homeboy
   }*/
   if(true){
-    lcd.setCursor(column, row);
+    setSerialCursor(lcd, column, row);
     
     //delete previous bar if it is too long
     //todo optimize to only delete the needful

      else {
        lcd.write("           ");           //hard-coded value for quad mode
      }
      lcd.setCursor(column, row);
    }

    //calculate bars

void draw_quad_gauges() {
  if(!quadModeReady) {
    clear_mode();
    setSerialCursor(lcd,0, 0);
    lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][0]->shortLabel);
    setSerialCursor(lcd,0, 1);
    lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][1]->shortLabel);
    setSerialCursor(lcd,0, 2);
    lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][2]->shortLabel);
    setSerialCursor(lcd,0, 3);
    lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][3]->shortLabel);
    quadModeReady = true;
  }

  setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 0);
  if(is_current_value_shorter(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][0])) {
    lcd.print(F("     "));
    setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 0);
  }
  lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][0]->currentValue, quadModeGauges[quadIndex][0]->decimalPlaces);
  draw_bar(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][0], 0, 9);

  setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 1);
  if(is_current_value_shorter(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][1])) {
    lcd.print(F("     "));
    setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 1);
  }
  lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][1]->currentValue, quadModeGauges[quadIndex][1]->decimalPlaces);
  draw_bar(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][1], 1, 9);

  setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 2);
  if(is_current_value_shorter(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][2])) {
    lcd.print(F("     "));
    setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 2);
  }
  lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][2]->currentValue, quadModeGauges[quadIndex][2]->decimalPlaces);
  draw_bar(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][2], 2, 9);

  setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 3);
  if(is_current_value_shorter(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][3])) {
    lcd.print(F("     "));
    setSerialCursor(lcd,4, 3);
  }
  lcd.print(quadModeGauges[quadIndex][3]->currentValue, quadModeGauges[quadIndex][3]->decimalPlaces);
  draw_bar(*quadModeGauges[quadIndex][3], 3, 9);
