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What information do you usually display on the instrument monitor?

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Old 11-17-14, 10:32 AM
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What information do you usually display on the instrument monitor (e.g. Tire Pressure, Average MPG, etc.)?
Old 11-17-14, 10:36 AM
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On the little screen next to the tach? I have average MPG after refill.
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Cruising Range )
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Cruising range
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+1 for cruising range
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Cruising Range.
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I turn it off - the data available is mostly useless to me.

I'd love next turn from Nav, current song playing and display from my Valentine One.
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Originally Posted by tknx
I turn it off - the data available is mostly useless to me.

I'd love next turn from Nav, current song playing and display from my Valentine One.
It's not fair that the IS and RC have more detail in their instrument cluster screen. They have that Nav and song info.
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Cruising range in the permanent position and usually current mpg or temp in the other.
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hybrid system. Is it the electric motor or the gas motor running. The car is so quiet, it's so hard to tell.
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I have the tire pressure monitors on most of the time. When I am trying to drive economically I leave it on mpg. When I am travaling cross country or more than 300 miles I set it to miles til empty.
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TPMS for me. it annoys me when they report back different PSI... haha
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Since I'm a new owner and I just tweaked my tire pressure a couple of days ago I've been monitoring the Tire Pressure. I suspect I'll probably decide to use either the Average MPG or MPG Since Last Refill as my preferred choice. But...I have to admit I enjoy seeing how the tire pressures can change based on the sun shining on one side of the car and driving/cornering versus setting still. I want all four tires to have the same psi readout, but that's just me...

PS - I find it pretty neat that the system can detect that the gas tank was filled and therefore resets the MPG Since Last Refill readout feature. Maybe other cars have this feature also, but I was unaware of it...
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I display AVG MPG since last refill.

bclexus I too find it neat that the car auto resets the MPG after it detects you filled up the tank.
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I switch back and forth between tire pressure and cruising range. When I'm driving long distance, I set it to average MPG and watch it slowly move upwards.


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