24 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
• Press the button ~ @-The Vehicle func
tion s
menu appears ¢ fig. 7 .
• To select a menu item, turn and press the
th umbwheel @.
Resetting value s to zero
• Se le ct t he on-board computer / Efficien cy
program
men u item in the Vehicle func
tion s
menu.
• You can now select between the long -term
memory and short-term memory .
• To reset the values i n a memory, press and
hold the thumbwhee l@ for o ne second .
Assigning a function to the
programmable steering wheel button*
• Se lect : I CAR I funct ion button> (Car )* sys
tems
control button > Vehicle settings >
Steering wheel button .
The last function selected displays when you
sw itch the ignition o n.
@ Tips
All stored values will be lost if the vehicle
battery is disconnected.
On -board computer
F ig. 8 I n st ru men t cl uster: fu el co nsumpt io n
You can call up the following information in
the on-board computer:
-D ate
- Dr iving tim e (h ) from the s ho rt -te rm memo-
r y
- Ave rag e consump tion in MP G
(l/100 km)
from the s ho rt- term memo ry
- Ave rage spe ed in mph (km/h) from the
s h ort-term memo ry -
Distance driven in mi les (km) from the
short-te rm memory
- Curren t fu el cons umption in MPG
(L/1 00
km)
- Shor t-te rm memory overview
- Long-te rm mem ory ove rview
The short -te rm mem ory collects dr iv in g inf or
mation from the time the ig nitio n is swi tched
o n until it is switched off . If you continu e driv
i ng withi n two ho urs a fter sw itch ing the ig ni
t io n off , the new values are incl uded when cal
c ul ating the c urrent trip inform ation .
Un like the sho rt-term m emory, the long-t erm
memo ry i s not erase d autom atically . You can
se le ct t he time period for eva luating trip in
f ormation yourse lf.
Fo r some vehicle f unct ions, you can access the
t rip informa tion from t he tempo rary mem ory
i n the line@~
page 22, fig . 5.
Fuel consumption
The current fue l cons umption can be d is
played us ing a ba r
~fig . 8. The ave rage con
s u mption (mpg) stor ed in th e sho rt-t erm
m emo ry is a lso displayed. When the ba r tu rns
green, y our veh icle saves fue l by one of the
f ol low ing functions:
- Recuperation : When the vehicle is coast ing
o r driving down hill, elec trica l energy can be
s tor ed in the b attery . Th e ba r will move t o
ward
0 .
-Cylinder on demand Sy stem* : when the de
mand for power is low and other con diti ons
are met, the engine automatically deacti
vates fo ur cylin ders . Th e d river a nd passen
gers will not even notice this. The message
4 cylinde r mode appears under the bar. The
cylinders switch on again w hen more power
is ne eded .
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Fuel consumptions (average and current),
r ange and spee d are disp layed i n metric
u nits on Canadian models.
200 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.
