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Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 25
- For in formation on the a udio/video and
navigation * functions, refer to the se pa­
r ate
M MI owner's manual.
Operation
The driver information system is operated us­
ing the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Fi g. 6 Mult ifu nct io n stee ring wheel: operat ing t he dr iv ­
er informat ion system
F ig. 7 Driver informat ion system: open ing t he ve hicle
funct ions men u
Operating concept
• Switch the ign ition on.
• To sw itch between the tabs, p ress the rocker
switch
(D to the left or right c> fig . 6 .
• To access addi tional in format io n be low or
above, rotat e th e thumbw heel @dow n or
u p.
• To c onfirm a sele ction, press t he thumb­
whee l@ .
• Press the~ button @to open a submen u
for an active tab .
• Press the button
© to access a function for
the programmable steering w heel b utton*.
Acce ss ing Vehicle functions
• Se lect the f irst tab w ith the rocker sw itch
(D .
• Press the button ~@-T he Vehicle func­
tions
men u appears c> fig. 7.
• To se lect a menu item, turn and press t he
thumbwhee l@ .
Resetting values to zero
• Sele ct the on-board computer / Efficiency
program
men u item in the Vehicle func­
tions
men u .
... Yo u can now select between the long-term
memory and s hort -term memory .
.,. To reset the values in a memory, p ress and
hold t he thumbwheel @for one second.
Assigning a funct ion t o the
programmable steering wheel button*
• Select: !CAR ! function button> (Car)* sys ­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings >
Steering wheel button .
The last functi on selected disp lays when you
switch the ig nition on .
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All stored va lues w ill be lost if the veh icle
battery is disconnecte d.
On-board computer
Fig. 8 In strume nt cluster : fuel consump tion
You can ca ll u p t he following information in
the on-board computer:
- Date
- Dr iving t ime (h) from the sho rt-term memo-
ry
- Average consumption in MPG ( l/100 km)
from the short-term memory
- Average speed i n mph (km/h) from the
short-te rm memory

26 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
-Distance d riven in mi les (km) from the
short-term memory
- Current fue l co nsumption in MPG (l/100
k m)
- Sho rt-t erm memo ry overview
- Long -term memo ry overview
The sho rt-term memo ry co llects d riving i nfo r­
mat ion from the time the ignition is switched
on un til it is switched off . If yo u con tinue dr iv­
i ng wi thin two hou rs a fter switching the igni­
tion off, the new val ues are i ncl uded when cal­
culating the current trip informa tion .
Unlike the short-term memory , the long-term
memory is no t erased au toma tically. You can
se lec t t he time period fo r eval uat ing trip in­
formation yo urself.
For some ve hicle fu nctions, you can access the
tr ip info rmat ion from the tempor ary memory
in t he line
(D.
Fuel consumption
The cu rrent fuel consumpt ion can be dis­
p layed using a bar
c::> fig. 8 . The average con­
sumpt ion (mpg) stored in the short-term
memory is a lso di splayed. Whe n the bar tur ns
g reen, you r vehicle s aves fuel by one of the
followi ng fun ctions:
- Recuperation : When the vehicle is coasting
o r dr iv ing downh ill, ele ctrical energy ca n b e
store d in t he b atte ry. The bar w ill move to ­
ward 0.
-Cylinder on demand System* : when the de­
ma nd for power is low a nd other conditions
are met, the en gine automa tica lly deac ti­
vates four cylinde rs . T he driver and passen­
gers w ill not eve n notice th is . T he message
4 cylinder mode appears under the bar . T he
cylinders switch on again when more power
is needed .
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Fuel cons umpti ons (average an d cur rent),
ra nge and speed are displaye d in metr ic
un its o n Ca nadian mode ls .
Efficiency program
Applies to vehicles: wit h effic ie ncy program
Fig . 9 Trip comp uter : ot her eq uipment
Fig. 10 Display: exa mple of a fue l econo my message
The efficiency program can he lp you to use
less fue l. It shows othe r equipment influenc­
ing consumption and fuel economy messages
provide t ips for eff icient driving. The eff ic iency
program uses distance and co nsump tion data
from t rip computer 1 .
To d isp lay the eff ic iency p rogram , call up
Ve·
hide functions and select t he menu opt io n
Efficiency program .
Other equipment
Other equipment that is cu rrently affecti ng
fuel consumpt io n 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 lis ted first. If
more than th ree items us ing f uel are sw itched
o n, the equipmen t that is cu rren tly us ing the
m os t fue l is disp layed .
A scale @also s hows the current total co n­
sumption of all othe r equipmen t.

204 Driving and en vir onm ent
You must drive your vehicle about 3,000 miles
(5,000 kilometers) before you can properly
assess o il consumption.
This a lso applies to fuel consumption and en­
gine output.
0 Note
- Have yo ur vehicle maintained properly
and in accordance with the service rec­
ommendations in your Warranty
& Main ­
tenance booklet. Lack of proper mainte­
nance as well as improper use of the ve­
hicle will impair the funct ion of the
emission control system and could lead
to damage .
- Do not alter or remove any component of
the Emi ssion Control System unless ap­
proved by the manufacturer .
- Do not alter or remove any dev ice, such
as heat shields, switches, ignition wires,
valves, wh ich are designed to protect
your vehicle's Emiss ion Control System
and othe r important veh icle compo­
nen ts.
Fewer short trips
Fuel consumption will always be relatively
high on short trips .
.. Try to avo id driving short d istances with a
co ld eng ine .
The engine and ca talytic conver ter have to
reach their optimal
op erating temp eratur e to
reduce fuel consumption and noxious emis­
sions effect ively.
Jus t after s tarting, a cold engine in a mid-size
car only achieves a fuel economy of 6 -8 miles
per gallon (30-40 l/100 km) . After about a
ha lf a m ile, fue l economy climbs to 12 mpg
(20 l/100 km). Afte r abo ut
2 .5 m iles (4 km),
the eng ine is at its proper ope rat ing tempera­
ture and fue l economy has reached a norma l
l eve l. So you can see that you should avoid
short trips whenever possib le . T
he
ou tsid e tempe rature is also critical in this
regard . Your car consumes more fue l in the
winter than in the summer.