Eco Guide & Hybrid Guide - Volvo V60 Plug-In Hybrid Owner's Manual

Eco guide & Hybrid guide
Eco guide and Hybrid guide are two com-
bined instrument panel (p. 62) instruments
which help the driver to drive the car with
optimum driving economy.
The car also stores statistics of journeys
made, which can be viewed in the form of a
block diagram; see Trip computer - trip statis-
tics* (p. 112).
Eco guide
This instrument provides an indication of how
economically the car is being driven.
To view this function, select the theme "Eco";
see Digital combined instrument panel - over-
view (p. 63).
Instantaneous value
Average value
Instantaneous value
The instantaneous value is shown here - the
higher the reading on the scale, the better.
The instantaneous value is calculated based
on speed, engine speed, engine power uti-
lised plus use of the foot brake.
Optimum speed (50-80 km/h) and low engine
speeds are encouraged. The pointers fall dur-
ing acceleration and braking.
Very low instantaneous values illuminate the
red zone on the meter (with a short delay),
which means poor driving economy and
hence should be avoided.
Average value
The average value slowly follows the instanta-
neous value and describes how the car has
been driven most recently. The higher the
pointers on the scale, the better the economy
achieved by the driver.
Hybrid guide
This instrument shows the relationship
between how much power is being taken
from the electric motor and how much power
is available.
To view this function, select the theme
"Hybrid" or "Performance", see Digital com-
bined instrument panel - overview (p. 63).
03 Instruments and controls
Driver-requested power
Available electric motor power
Where the two pointers meet is the threshold
for when the diesel engine starts/stops.
Driver-requested power
The large pointer indicates the amount of
engine power requested by the driver by reg-
ulating the accelerator pedal. The higher the
reading on the scale, the more power is
requested by the driver in the current gear.
Available electric motor power
The small pointer indicates the amount of
power currently available for the electric
motor.
A large gap between the two pointers indi-
cates a large power reserve.
*
Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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