2010 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION Owners Manual

3-148 Features and controls
3Instrument cluster
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Speedometer
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The speedometer shows the vehicle speed in miles per hour
(mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h).
1- Tachometer → P.3-149
2- Multi-information display → P.3-151
Information screen display list → P.3-184
3- Speedometer → P.3-148
4- Rheostat meter illumination button → P.3-150
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Tachometer
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The tachometer shows engine revolutions per minute. This
allows the driver to determine the most efficient shift position
(manual transaxle) or (Twin Clutch SST) and engine speed
combinations.
This gauge also assists in evaluating engine performance.
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CAUTION
!

The red zone indicates an engine speed beyond the
range of safe operation.
Select the correct shift position (manual transaxle)
or (Twin Clutch SST) to control the engine speed so
that the tachometer indicator does not enter the red
zone
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Rheostat meter illumination button
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Each time you press this button, there is a sound and the bright-
ness of the instruments changes.NOTE

You can adjust to 8 different levels respectively for when
the tail lights are illuminated and when they are not.


If the vehicle is equipped with the automatic lamp control,
when the lamp switch is in the “AUTO” position, the
meter illumination switches automatically to the adjusted
brightness, depending on the brightness outside the vehi-
cle.


The brightness level of the instruments is stored when the
ignition switch is turned off.


If you press and hold the button for longer than about 1
second when the parking lights are illuminated, the bright-
ness level changes to the maximum level. Pressing and
holding the button for longer than about 1 second again
returns the brightness level to the previous level.
1- Brightness display
2- Rheostat illumination button
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3 Multi-information display
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The multi-information display displays warnings, the odometer/trip odometer, service reminder, engine coolant temperature, fuel
remaining, outside temperature, Twin Clutch SST control mode, S-AWC (Super-All Wheel Control) control mode, gearshift lever
position, average and momentary fuel consumption, driving range, average speed, S-AWC (Super-All Wheel Control) operation
display, instrument brightness, etc.
It is also possible to change elements such as the language and units used on the multi-information display.
With ignition switch in the
“OFF” positionWith ignition switch in the “ON”
position (Twin Clutch SST)With ignition switch in the “ON”
position (manual transaxle)
1- “!” Warning display screen (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position) →P. 3 - 1 5 3
2- Information screen (With ignition switch in the “OFF” posi-
tion) → P.3-154
Interrupt display screen (With ignition switch in the “OFF”
position) → P.3-156
3- Door ajar warning display screen (With ignition switch in
the “OFF” position) → P.3-157
4- S-AWC control mode display screen → P.3-159
5- Outside temperature display screen → P.3-1676- “!” Warning display screen (With ignition switch in the
“ON” position) → P.3-159
7- Information screen (With ignition switch in the “ON” posi-
tion) → P.3-160
Interrupt display screen (With ignition switch in the “ON”
position) → P. 3 - 1 6 5
8- Fuel remaining display screen → P.3-167
9- Twin Clutch SST control mode display screen (if so
equipped) → P. 3 - 1 6 7
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NOTE

The trip computer function fuel units, temperature units,
display language, and other settings can be changed.
Refer to “Changing the function settings (With ignition
switch in the “ON” position)” on page 3-171.


The display screen is different depending on whether the
ignition switch in the “OFF” or “ON” position.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position)” on page 3-154.
Refer to “Warning display list (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position)” on page 3-185.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch turned
from “OFF” to “ON”)” on page 3-158.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“ON” position)” on page 3-160.
Refer to “Warning display list (With ignition switch in the
“ON” position)” on page 3-188.
10- Gearshift lever position display screen (if so equipped) →
P.3-166
11- Active Stability Control (ASC) OFF display screen → P. 3 -
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Multi-information meter switch
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The multi-information meter switch is a button marked
“INFO” on the left side of the dash.
Each time the multi-information meter switch is operated, a
sound is emitted and the multi-information display changes
between information such as warnings, service reminder, aver-
age and momentary fuel consumption, driving range, average
speed, and S-AWC operation display.
It is also possible to change elements such as the language and
units used on the multi-information display by operating the
multi-information meter switch.
“!” Warning display screen (With ignition switch
in the “OFF” position)
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If you press the multi-information meter switch and return
from the warning display screen to the previous screen, the “!”
warning is displayed.
Refer to “Returning to the display screen from before the warn-
ing display” on page 3-156.
This mark is also displayed if there is another warning other
than the one displayed. When the cause of the warning display
is eliminated, the “!” warning goes out automatically.NOTE

When the “!” warning is displayed, the warning display
screen can be redisplayed on the information screen.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position)” on page 3-154.
Refer to “Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“ON” position)” on page 3-160.
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Information screen (With ignition switch in the
“OFF” position)
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Each time you lightly press the multi-information meter
switch, the display screen switches in the following order.
1-
Odometer/Trip odometer
2-
Odometer/Trip odometer
3- Service reminder
4- Redisplay of a warning display screen
When there is no
warning display
When there is a
warning display
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Odometer/Trip odometer
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Each time you lightly press the multi-information meter
switch, the display screen switches.
Odometer/tripmeter → Odometer/tripmeter → Service
reminder → Redisplay of a warning display screen → Odome-
ter/tripmeter .
Odometer
Shows the total distance traveled.
Trip odometer
Shows the distance traveled between two points.

To reset the trip odometer
To return the display to 0, hold down the multi-information
meter switch for about 2 seconds or more. Only the currently
displayed value will be reset.
Example
If tripmeter is displayed, only tripmeter will be reset.
NOTE

If there is no warning display, the switching sequence is:
odometer/tripmeter → odometer/tripmeter → ser-
vice reminder → odometer/tripmeter .


Both tripmeters and can count up to 9999.9
miles/kilometers.
When a tripmeter goes past 9999.9 miles/kilometers, it
returns to 0.0 miles/kilometers.


When disconnecting the battery terminal, the memories of
tripmeter displays and are cleared, and their dis-
plays return to “0.0 miles/kilometers”.
Service reminder
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Shows the distance and number of months until the next peri-
odic inspection.
Refer to “Service reminder” on page 3-168.
Usage examples for tripmeter , tripmeter
It is possible to measure two currently traveled distances,
from home using tripmeter and from a particular point
on the way using tripmeter .
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