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| Prius Main Forum This is a discussion on KM/h - MPH within the Prius Main Forum forums, part of the Toyota Prius Forums category; Today I drove a Prius (thanks to my Toyota dealer) for an extended test drive. Even though I already ordered ... |
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07-26-2004, 02:39 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Netherlands
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My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 |  KM/h - MPH Today I drove a Prius (thanks to my Toyota dealer) for an extended test drive. Even though I already ordered a Prius, my dealer thinks it's a good thing for me to enjoy a ride in it now and then until my own Prius arrives. I only have to fill it up with some gas before I return it.  Anyway, as my GF and I were experimenting with the nav system (while being parked of course  ), I thought about the KM/h vs. MPH button. I've seen it mentioned on these boards: a button that can switch between KM/h and MPH. Well... it's not on the European Prius, except for the UK one I think. In the Dutch manual it says that this option is only available on right hand drive cars. Is this true? Would it be possible to switch to MPH via one of the 'secret' diagnostic menus? And is this option available in the US or Canada. I guess it is available in Japan, NZ, Australia and UK. ??
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07-26-2004, 03:00 PM
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My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | It's on the Canadian version and I think the US has it as well. Just out of curiosity, what's in place of that button on the European version? Or is it just a blank? Don't know anything about switching it through the diagnostics menu. |
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07-26-2004, 04:55 PM
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My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | The US version does have it. It's useful when driving to Canada, where they use metric. (Canada is more civilized than us in every respect!) Once, when the car was brand new and I was playing with stuff, I got into km/h by accident. I glanced at the display and thought I was speeding big time. But it looked and felt like I was going normal speed. Took me a minute or two to realize, and switch back to mph. |
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07-26-2004, 05:16 PM
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My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Quote:
The same thing happened to me when on my first drive home (except it had been left in mph). Couldn't figure out why everyone was driving so slowly. I figured they must all be slowing down to stare at my beautiful new car. Of course then I flew by one of those signs that shows you your speed ......  ops: | |
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07-26-2004, 06:46 PM
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My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: KM/h - MPH Quote:
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07-27-2004, 01:39 AM
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| Opps !! I Did it Again!!  Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA
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My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5 | ok ... why is nav not available in Canada?? not enough streets to make it worthwhile. (remembers trip up AlCan highway when a kid on way to Alaska. actually only remembers miles and miles of wilderness...) |
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07-27-2004, 02:52 AM
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My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | Re: KM/h - MPH Quote:
And the button is in the center of the dashboard, below the screen besides the trip button. There are no letters on it, just the sign for a speedometer (which is odd, because the Prius doesn't have such a meter :P ). I think in your cars there's something like this on it: MPH/KMh Also pressing the button lowers the intensity of dashboard lighting to the lowest setting, pressing it again raises it, pressing it a third time raises intensity another step and pressing it a fourth time puts it back at normal lighting intensity. Not only the speed display, but also the MFD lighting is changed by this. Next time I'll check if that's the only way to change the lighting intensity of the dashboard instruments. | ||
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07-27-2004, 08:04 AM
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My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0 | The Oz versions have the same button, location, and designation - it only controls display intensity (main display and speedo etc.) and doesn't toggle kph/mph. I think that must be available only where the dual situation may exist (i.e. US/Canada) It could possibly be programmable though. Does the kph/mph change require a special sequence? Surely it wouldn't toggle that each time you change intensity - that would be dangerous! I thought it a bit odd that the label was for an analogue speedo . Maybe it represents a rotary rheostat which would normally be used for intensity control in most cars. kenmac |
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