View Poll Results: What information do you leave the screen on?
Blank
2
0.68%
Outside temp
128
43.54%
Avg speed
2
0.68%
Avg MPG
13
4.42%
Tank Avg MPG
37
12.59%
Current MPG
21
7.14%
Tank Range
21
7.14%
Gear Position
70
23.81%
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What do you leave the multi info display screen on?
#16
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I'll keep mine on outside temp unless I'm driving in manual mode, then I'll switch to gear position. I'll check on mpg and distance left in tank once in a while just to see where I'm at.
#17
Gear Position.
It helps me to know what gear I'm in just in case I decide to use paddle shift and I know if I need to shift or not. Sometimes I switch to MPG avg and tank avg just to see how my gas mileage is.
It helps me to know what gear I'm in just in case I decide to use paddle shift and I know if I need to shift or not. Sometimes I switch to MPG avg and tank avg just to see how my gas mileage is.
#19
Originally Posted by EBMCS03
Gear all the time. Came from a manual car I like to know what gear the car is in.
#20
I rarely look at outside temp because I think it's really off. I remember this one day it read 85 when the high that day in the entire Bay Area was only 74. This kind of thing happens often so I dont even bother to look at it anymore.
#21
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Originally Posted by acl15
I rarely look at outside temp because I think it's really off. I remember this one day it read 85 when the high that day in the entire Bay Area was only 74. This kind of thing happens often so I dont even bother to look at it anymore.
#24
Pole Position
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Originally Posted by paeko73
So what is the use of the MPH needle stick?
And when you drive on LA freeways, it's not a bad idea to know instantly how fast you are going when that CHP jumps in your rear view mirror.
#25
Originally Posted by Nicelex13
i cant get these options??? Mine only tells me miles left till empty and if i toggle through the options, it only says tire pressure...????
#26
Originally Posted by Foxberry
Mine is on outside temp, until I fall under 1/4 tank of gas...then I switch over to tank range.
I test drove one car (Audi S4 maybe?) where the salesman said you could have it automatically display gas stations when your remaining miles is < 100, 50, whatever. Cool idea.
For the person pressing the wrong button - you have to press the DISP button - it is on the right side of the steering wheel next to the voice command button. That will cycle through all of the displays.
I also wish you could have it display your speed digitally. Sometimes I feel like it is hard to get a very accurate readout from the spedometer, since the numbers are so close together. I guess that's what happens when your spedometer goes up to 160.
#27
Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
I think it takes time for the temp gauge to adjust properly. I think the sensor is on the front windshield, so if you left a car baking under the sun, it will read the outside temp incorrectly. Only when you turn on the car and start driving will it be able to tell the wind/air temp. Otherwise, it will take into account the temp of the cabin or glass itself...
Why the heck would they put it there? They shuold put it somewhere hiddin in the bumper where its not exposed to any other souces of heat.
And a temp prob should not read wind temp. Wind chill is only for humans or living creatures... that can feel the difference. a temerature guage doesnt care what the wind chill is.
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Originally Posted by Nicelex13
i cant get these options??? Mine only tells me miles left till empty and if i toggle through the options, it only says tire pressure...????
#30
can people tell me why they have the LCD set to the outside temp? i just dont understand how knowing the outside temperature is useful information...i have mine set on the current gear almost all the time. when im running out of gas i set it to miles left in range.