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The tachometer displays the engine speed in re v
olutions per minute (RPM).
The beginning
of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates
the maximum permissible engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in
and when
it is warm . Before reaching the red
zone,
you should shift into the next higher gear,
choose
the D or S selector lever position, or re
move your foot from the accelerator pedal.
CD Note
The needle in th e tachometer m ay only be in
the re d area of th e gau ge for a short period of
time or there is a risk of d am aging the engine .
The loc ation wh ere th e red zone begins varies
d ep end in g o n
the engi ne.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re
duce operating noise.
Odometer
Fig. 12 Instrument c luster: odometer and reset button
The display of distance driven is shown in mile s
"mi" or kilometers "km". The units of meas ure
ment can be changed in the Infotainment sys
tem.
Right odometer
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset .
It can be used to measure
short distances . The last digit shows distances
of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile.
The
tri p odometer can be reset to zero by press
ing the reset button~-
Driver information system
Left odometer
The left odometer shows the total number of
miles or kilometers that the vehicle has driven.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus
ter, DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
H
ave the malfunction repaired as soon as possi
ble.
On-board computer
Fig. 13 Instrument duster: fuel consumpt ion display
You can call up the following information in the
on-board computer:
-Time and date ~page 166
-Average consumption
- S
hort-term memory overview
- Long-term memory overview
The
short-ter m memory collects driving in forma
tion from the time the ignition is switched on un
til it is swi tched off. If you continue driving with
in two hours after switching the ignition off, the
n ew values are included when calculating the cur
re nt t rip information.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory
is not erased automatically. You can se
lect the time period for evaluating tr ip i nforma
tion yourself.
Fuel consumption
The current fuel consumption can be shown us
ing a bar graph <:!)fig. 13. The average consump
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis
played. If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fuel through one of the following fu nctions: ..,_
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