2000 MITSUBISHI CARISMA Owners Manual

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–23
F19A038a
Vehicles with sunroof
Room lamp
1(OFF)
-The lamp goes out.
2()
-The lamp illuminates when a
door or the tailgate is opened
and goes out when it is closed.
3(ON)
-The lamp illuminates.
F19A039a
Spot lamps4 - The lamp goes out.
5 - The lamp illuminates.
NOTE
If you leave the lamps on without running the
engine, you will run down the battery. Before
you leave the vehicle, make sure that all the
lamps are switched off.

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–24
D92A015d
Multi centre displayED92A-Q
When the ignition switch is in the ”ACC” position, the outside tempera-
ture and clock are displayed in the multi centre display. When the igni-
tion switch is in the ”ON” position, the average fuel consumption is dis-
played besides outside temperature and digital clock.
If your vehicle is equipped with an automatic air conditioning system,
set temperature, blower speed and air flow are displayed. (Refer to
”Automatic air conditioning” on page 6–36.)
A- Outside temperature / Set temperature
*1
B-Blower speed*1
C- Air flow*1
D- Average fuel consumption*2
E- Digital clock
F-DISP button (For vehicles with a MITSUBISHI genuine audio)
G- Display brightness / display unit selection button
*1:Option*2:Average fuel consumption:
For vehicles without MITSUBISHI genuine audio, only average
fuel consumption is displayed.
For vehicles with MITSUBISHI genuine audio, driving range and
average speed can be displayed besides average fuel con-
sumption by pushing the DISP button in the audio unit.
NOTE
(1) The display unit (ex. km or mile) and brightness can be changed
as desired. (Refer to ”Display brightness adjustment/Display unit
selection” on page 4–31.) When the system cannot provide a
definite value for average fuel consumption/driving range/aver-
age speed, it is displayed as ”– – –”.
(2) The figure of the display varies according to the conditions under
which a vehicle is travelling (road conditions, the manner in which
the vehicle is being driven, etc.).
Observe display for reference because the figure of the display
may differ from the actual figure.

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–25
D92K001a
Outside temperatureED92K-Ab
This value shows the outside temperature of
the vehicle.
If the outside temperature drops below about
3
C, the alarm sounds and the outside tem-
perature figure flashes for about 5 seconds.
NOTE
(1) The outside temperature can be dis-
played from -40
C to 70
C.
(2) The outside temperature displayed may
differ from the actual temperature on ac-
count of surrounding conditions, driving
conditions, etc.
(3) If the temperature outside the vehicle is
below -40
C or over 70
C, an error
message will be displayed (LO
C,
HI
C).

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–26
G15B086d
Digital clockEG15BAIeFollowing modes are available for clock adjustment:

MITSUBISHI genuine audio:
“Auto mode” and “Manual mode”

Non genuine audio:
“Manual mode” only
Selection of “Auto mode” or “Manual mode”
(MITSUBISHI genuine audio only)
1. Switch off the audio once by pressing the PWR switch (1).
2. While pressing the CH4 button (2), press the PWR switch (1)
until it beeps.
“CT” displayed: Auto mode
“CT” not displayed: Manual mode
For manual time adjustment, please refer to “Manual mode” below.
Auto mode
(MITSUBISHI genuine audio only)
The automatic adjustment mode can set the local time automatically
by using the signal from the local RDS stations. In this mode, “CT” (A)
(Clock Time: sent with the RDS signal) is shown in the audio display.

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–27
G15B083d
Manual modeThe manual adjustment mode is also available in case the “Auto
mode” shows the incorrect time when the adjacent local RDS stations
are located in a different time zone.
For manual time adjustment, use the procedure below:
1. Switch off the audio once by pressing the PWR switch (1).
2. While pressing the CH4 button (2), press the PWR switch (1)
until it beeps. The “CT” display (A) disappears and this is the
“Manual adjustment mode”.
3. Set the time by pressing the various buttons as described
below.H- To adjust the hour
M- To adjust the minutes
SET - To reset the minutes to zero
10:30 - 11:29 ... Changes to 11:00
11:30 - 12:29 ... Changes to 12:00

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–28
Display mode
ED92G-Ed
For vehicles with a MITSUBISHI genuine
audio, average fuel consumption, driving
range and average speed can be displayed
besides average fuel consumption by push-
ing the “DISP” button in the audio system.
When the ignition switch is turned “ON”, the
display shows the 3 items sequentially (av-
erage fuel consumption, driving range, aver-
age speed) and returns to the original dis-
play that is shown before the ignition switch
was last turned “OFF”.
NOTE
If the DISP button is pressed while the dis-
play is scrolling through the sequence men-
tioned above, the display stops scrolling and
shows the item that was shown before the
ignition switch was last turned to the “OFF”
position.
Type 1
D92G002a
Change of display mode
(for vehicles with a MITSUBISHI
genuine audio system)
Every time the “DISP” button is pressed light-
ly (less than 2 seconds), the display can be
changed.
Average fuel consumption
Driving range

Average speed
Type 2
D92G003a

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–29
D92I001a
Average fuel consumptionED92I-Bc
This value shows the average fuel con-
sumption (in L/100 km or mpg) since the dis-
play was reset. If you reset the display at the
time when you want to start the measure-
ments, average fuel consumption from that
point of time can be displayed.
To reset the display[Vehicles without MITSUBISHI genuine
audio]
Push the button (A) for more than 2 seconds.
Type 1
D92G002a
[Vehicles with MITSUBISHI genuine
audio]
Push the “DISP” button for more than 2 sec-
onds.
NOTE
(1) When the ignition switch is turned on,
the average fuel consumption which
was being displayed when the ignition
switch was previously turned off will be
displayed once again.
(2) Average fuel consumption varies ac-
cording to the conditions under which a
vehicle is travelling (road conditions, the
manner in which the vehicle is being
driven, etc.).
Observe this display for reference be-
cause the fuel consumption display
may differ from the actual fuel consump-
tion.
Type 2
D92G003a

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
4–30
D92C032a
Driving rangeED92C-Cb
For vehicles with MITSUBISHI genuine
audio, driving range can be displayed.
This value shows the distance (in km or
miles) that can be driven on the fuel remain-
ing in the fuel tank.NOTE
(1) When the driving range is displayed, if
the driving range drops below 50 km
(30 miles), alarm sounds and the dis-
play shows a flashing. When this oc-
curs, top up the fuel tank as soon as
possible.
Even when an item other than the driv-
ing range is currently displayed, the
alarm sounds and the driving range ap-
pears for 5 seconds when the driving
range drops to the 50 km, 25 km and
10 km (or 30 miles, 15 miles and
6 miles) levels. Then, the original item is
again displayed.
(2) The driving range varies depending on
road conditions, the manner of driving
and other related factors. Consequently,
the display should be used only as a
guide; top up the fuel tank as soon as
possible.
D92F001a
Average speedED92F-Db
For vehicles with MITSUBISHI genuine
audio, average speed can be displayed.
This value shows the average speed (in
km/h or mph) since the display was reset.
If you reset the display at the time when you
want to start the measurements, average
speed from that point of time can be dis-
played.