Driver Controls
Distancetoempty(DTE)
Selectingthisfunctionfromthe
INFOMENUestimates
approximatelyhowfaryoucandrive
withthefuelremaininginyourtank
undernormaldrivingconditions.
RemembertoturntheignitionOFF
whenrefuelingtoallowthisfeaturetocorrectlydetecttheaddedfuel.
TheDTEfunctionwilldisplayLOWFUELLEVELandsoundatonefor
onesecondwhenyouhaveapproximately50miles(80km)toempty.If
youRESETthiswarningmessage,thisdisplayandtonewillreturn
within10minutes.
DTEiscalculatedusingarunningaveragefueleconomy,whichisbased
onyourrecentdrivinghistoryof500miles(800km).Thisvalueisnot
thesameastheaveragefueleconomydisplay.Therunningaveragefuel
economyisreinitializedtoafactorydefaultvalueifthebatteryis
disconnected.
Averagefueleconomy(AFE)
Selectthisfunctiontodisplayyour
averagefueleconomyinmiles/gallon
orliters/km.
Ifyoucalculateyouraveragefuel
economybydividingmilestraveled
bygallonsoffuelused(litersoffuel
usedby100kilometerstraveled),yourfiguremaybedifferentthan
displayedforthefollowingreasons:
•
•
Yourvehiclewasnotperfectlylevelduringfill-up
Differencesintheautomaticshut-offpointsonthefuelpumpsat
servicestations
•
•
1.
Variationsintop-offprocedurefromonefill-uptoanother
Roundingofthedisplayedvaluestothenearest0.1gallon(liter)
Drivethevehicleatleast5miles(8km)withthespeedcontrol
systemengagedtodisplayastabilizedaverage.
2.
Recordthehighwayfueleconomyforfuturereference.
ItisimportanttopresstheSELECT/RESETcontrolswitch(pressand
holdfor2secondsinordertoresetthefunction)aftersettingthespeed
controltogetaccuratehighwayfueleconomyreadings.
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