reset average display

kenmac · 04-27-2004, 04:10 AM

Hi folks,
Yesterday I filled up for the first time and reset the TripA reading, using the ODO switch.
For some reason, the average reading now only displays the current TripA average, regardless of which Trip or ODO is displayed.
I did not touch the Reset button on the screen - I was very careful about that!
It will be going in for a free service in two days, so I will be asking Toyota about it anyway.
Even if the main Reset button had been pressed I thought that the individual average readings (ODO,TripA, Trip

would continue, albeit from the reset condition.
Any comments?

Regards,
kenmac

Tempus · 04-27-2004, 07:50 AM

The sceen average is what you're talking about?

It only shows the average since it's last reset, and it resets automatically when you fill up.

Apparently that was different on the Classics.

So, there's no 'lifetime average' kept on the screen. You have to keep it by hand. There are some good spreadsheet templates floating around.

So yeah, if you reset Trip A when you fill up, your screen will match Trip A.

pbaudsley · 04-27-2004, 07:58 AM

I may be wrong, but fairly certain the screen display showing average fuel consumption is reset each time the fuel filler flap is opened.

Tempus · 04-27-2004, 08:42 AM

I'm not sure about that. People have reported that it resets only on a fillup. Some folks say they have added a couple of gallons at times without a reset.

Haven't tried it myself though, so not speaking from experience.

Brian · 04-27-2004, 09:35 AM

No, it doesn't reset when the fuel door is open. At least on mine.

jasond · 04-27-2004, 09:56 AM

Quote:

I may be wrong, but fairly certain the screen display showing average fuel consumption is reset each time the fuel filler flap is opened.

It's not the fuel cap.

If your tank goes below a certain level (not sure what level, because I don't care all that much

), and then goes all the way to full, the MPG counter resets automatically.

Next time you fill up, start the car and wait. You'll see the fuel gauge go from empty to full slowly, in about a minute. When it gets to full, the MPG counter will reset.

I assume what the OP was saying was that after a fillup, he reset his trip odometer but not his MPG counter. However, the MPG counter reset itself anyway, making it look like the MPG counter was "tied" to the trip odo that had just been reset.. but it's not.

kenmac · 04-27-2004, 08:30 PM

Thanks folks,
I wasn't aware that there was an "automatic" reset function, but that explains it.
I have recorded the average reading anyway, so nothing is lost.

Regards,
kenmac

HTMLSpinnr · 04-27-2004, 11:58 PM

yeah - compared to the classic, this is an annoying feature I'd like to see a "setting" for.

04-27-2004, 04:10 AM	#1
kenmac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 149 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	reset average display Hi folks, Yesterday I filled up for the first time and reset the TripA reading, using the ODO switch. For some reason, the average reading now only displays the current TripA average, regardless of which Trip or ODO is displayed. I did not touch the Reset button on the screen - I was very careful about that! It will be going in for a free service in two days, so I will be asking Toyota about it anyway. Even if the main Reset button had been pressed I thought that the individual average readings (ODO,TripA, Trip would continue, albeit from the reset condition. Any comments? Regards, kenmac

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04-27-2004, 07:50 AM	#2
Tempus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,693 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	The sceen average is what you're talking about? It only shows the average since it's last reset, and it resets automatically when you fill up. Apparently that was different on the Classics. So, there's no 'lifetime average' kept on the screen. You have to keep it by hand. There are some good spreadsheet templates floating around. So yeah, if you reset Trip A when you fill up, your screen will match Trip A.

04-27-2004, 07:58 AM	#3
pbaudsley Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: UK Posts: 4 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I may be wrong, but fairly certain the screen display showing average fuel consumption is reset each time the fuel filler flap is opened.

04-27-2004, 08:42 AM	#4
Tempus Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,693 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I'm not sure about that. People have reported that it resets only on a fillup. Some folks say they have added a couple of gallons at times without a reset. Haven't tried it myself though, so not speaking from experience.

04-27-2004, 09:35 AM	#5
Brian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orange, California Posts: 479 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	No, it doesn't reset when the fuel door is open. At least on mine.

04-27-2004, 08:30 PM	#7
kenmac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 149 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Thanks folks, I wasn't aware that there was an "automatic" reset function, but that explains it. I have recorded the average reading anyway, so nothing is lost. Regards, kenmac

04-27-2004, 11:58 PM	#8
HTMLSpinnr Gen III Forums Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Surprise, AZ (Phoenix) Posts: 4,392 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 282 Thanked 516 Times in 246 Posts Friends: 18	yeah - compared to the classic, this is an annoying feature I'd like to see a "setting" for.