Trip computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on
current and average fuel mileage, average
speed, fuel range and driving time .
Fig. 8 Trip compute r 1
The following informa t ion is cont inuo usly
evaluated by t he trip compu ter and can be dis -
played sequentia lly in the instrument cluster
display:
Fuel range
The estimated cruising ra nge in miles (km)
appears in the display . The disp lay changes in
increments of 6 miles (10 km).
Average fuel mileage
The average fue l economy in MPG (l/ 100 km)
since you last clea red the memory appears in
t his display .
Current fuel mileage
The instantaneous fuel consumption in miles
per gallon (l/ 100 km) is shown in this disp lay.
When the vehicle is stationary, the most re-
cent fuel consumpt ion is displayed.
Average speed
The average speed in mph (km/h) since the
last time the display was reset appears in the
disp lay.
Elapsed t ime
The length of time that you have been driving
since you las t reset the memory appears in
this display . The maximum t ime period that
can be recorded is 999 hours and 59 minutes .
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Distance
The elapsed dista nce since the las t t ime the
memory was cleared appears in the disp lay.
The maxim um distance that can be recorded
is 9,999.9 miles (9,999 .9 kilometers) .
(D Tips
- Fuel consump t ions (average and cur-
rent), range and speed are disp layed in
metric un its on Canadian mode ls.
- All sto red values will be lost if t he vehi-
cle battery is disconnected .
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Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully
automatic memories as well as on efficiency
progrom.
Fig. 9 Trip computer display: memo ry level 1
You can switch between the trip computer 1
and 2 and the efficiency program* by pressing
the
I RES ET I button @ c::> pag e 22, fig . 10 .
You can tell wh ich memory level is currently
active by the number or the sign in the display
c::> fig. 9 . The data from the single-trip memo-
ry (memo ry level 1) is being displayed if a
1
appea rs in the display . If a 2 is shown, then
the data from the total- tr ip memory is being
displayed (memory level 2). The fuel pump
nozzle
ii indicates the efficiency program *
c::> page 2 5.
Single-trip memory (Trip computer 1)
The sing le-t rip memory stores the tr ip infor-
mat ion from t he time the ignit ion is tu rned on
unt il it is tur ned off. If t he tr ip is cont inued
within 2 hours from the t ime the ignit ion was
turned off, the new data will be included in ..,.