Table of Contents
Advertisement
26
In s truments
and warning
/i ndicator
lights
- Distance d riven in mi les (km) from the
short-term memory
- Current fue l co nsumption in MPG (l/100
km)
- Sho rt-t erm memo ry overview
- Long-term memo ry overview
The sho rt-term memo ry collects d riving info r-
mat ion from the time the ignition is switched
on un t il it is switched off. If you con ti nue dr iv-
ing wit hin two hou rs aft er switching the igni-
tion off, the new val ues ar e included when cal-
culating the current trip informa t ion .
Unlike the short-term memory , the long-term
memory is no t e rased au t oma tic a lly. You can
se lec t t he t ime period fo r eval uat ing trip in-
formation yo ur self.
For some vehicle fu nctions, you can access the
tr ip info rmat ion from the t empor a ry memory
in t he line
(D .
Fuel consumption
The cu rrent fuel consumpt ion can be dis-
played using a bar
c::>
fig. 8.
The average con-
sumpt ion (mpg) stored in the short-term
memory is a lso dis played. Whe n t he bar t ur ns
g reen, you r vehicle saves fuel by one of t he
followi ng fun ctions:
- Recuperation :
When the vehicle is coasting
or dr iving downh ill, ele ctr ical energy ca n be
store d in t he bat te ry. The bar will move t o-
ward 0 .
- Cylinder on demand System* :
when the de-
ma nd for power is low a nd ot her conditions
are met, the en gi ne automa t ically deac t i-
vates four cylinde rs. The driver and passen-
gers w ill not eve n notice th is . The message
4 cylinder mode
appears under the bar . The
cylinders switch on again when more power
is needed .
@
Tips
Fue l cons umpti ons (average an d cur rent),
ra nge and speed are displaye d in metr ic
un its o n Canadian mode ls.
Efficiency program
Applies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 9
Trip computer : other equipment
Fig. 10
Display: example of a fuel economy message
The efficiency program can he lp you to use
less fue l. It shows othe r equipment infl uenc-
ing consumption and fuel economy messages
provide t ips for eff icient driving. The eff iciency
program uses distance and co nsump t ion data
from t rip computer 1 .
To d isp lay the eff iciency program , call up
Ve·
hide functions and select t he menu opt ion
Efficiency program .
Other equipment
Other equipment that is currently affecti ng
fuel consumpt ion is liste d in the view
Con-
sumer. The display shows up to three other
items of eq uipme nt @
c::>
fig.
9 . The equ ip-
ment using the most fuel is list ed first. If
more than th ree items us ing fuel are sw itched
o n, t he equipmen t th at is cu rren t ly us ing the
m ost fue l is d isp layed .
A scale @ also s hows the current t otal con-
sumption of all othe r equipmen t.
Advertisement
Table of Contents
