Can the temp display be changed to Celsius from Fahrenheit on the 2008 Prius?

[timriley]

Couldn't find an answer to this question here - the local Toyota dealer here in San Diego claims that the display can be changed to Celsius no problem. I can't seem to figure out how... does anyone know if this is possible?

[mcbrunnhilde]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(timriley @ Nov 26 2007, 10:53 AM) [snapback]544326[/snapback]</div>

Couldn't find an answer to this question here - the local Toyota dealer here in San Diego claims that the display can be changed to Celsius no problem. I can't seem to figure out how... does anyone know if this is possible?
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AFAIK the only thing you can change is the speedometer from MPH to KPH (and your mileage readout on the Consumption screen will still be in MPG). If you want degrees in Celsius, you have to purchase it in a country where that is the standard. The salesman is an idiot (really? gosh, how could that happen??????).

[daniel]

I believe that mcbrunnhilde is correct: The Prius sold in civilized countries shows temperature in Celsius. The Prius sold in atavistic countries uses Fahrenheit, and I don't think you can switch. The speedometer (but not the odometer) can be switched between km and miles with the button labeled accordingly.

[timriley]

Thank you for the replies.... believe it or not this is a deal killer for me. I can't stand dealing in useless Fahrenheit/Miles...


<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Nov 26 2007, 07:10 PM) [snapback]544452[/snapback]</div>

I believe that mcbrunnhilde is correct: The Prius sold in civilized countries shows temperature in Celsius. The Prius sold in atavistic countries uses Fahrenheit, and I don't think you can switch. The speedometer (but not the odometer) can be switched between km and miles with the button labeled accordingly.
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[sea-horsea]

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Thank you for the replies.... believe it or not this is a deal killer for me. I can't stand dealing in useless Fahrenheit/Miles...
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I think the whole world is using the metric system and usa is the only country using f, mile, yard, inches, ft..blah blah....

wasn't there a failure on some space project because of the unit difference? ....


welcome to america :P

[mcbrunnhilde]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sea-horsea @ Nov 27 2007, 12:10 AM) [snapback]544610[/snapback]</div>

wasn't there a failure on some space project because of the unit difference? ....
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I don't know about the space program, but there was a plane crash some years ago due to the fact that refueling in Canada was in kilograms, and they had to convert it to gallons or some such thing (or something like that...memory fails me). After that crash, I think refueling was more standardized so pilots didn't have to make error-prone conversions.

Ahhh...found a link to the incident...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider

[patsparks]

England is funnier than USA. They can buy petrol in litres so you don't need to worry you might be sold shrunken US gallons with only 128 fluid ounces rather than the real gallon with 8 x 20 fluid ounce pints or 160 fluid ounces. Then your speedo is still in miles per hour and road distances in miles, even 1/4s 1/8ths and 16ths, speed limits are in miles per hour. How funny is that? No metres for the brits.

[htmlspinnr]

On my 2004, I thought I spotted a hidden service menu option to specify the country of delivery in the MFD. This may or may not change things to Celsius for you. Search the forums on how to enter this menu, but make your changes carefully and one at a time.

[patsparks]

I tried changing that once but it defaults back to your home country, maybe I missed a step.

[qbee42]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(sea-horsea @ Nov 27 2007, 03:10 AM) [snapback]544610[/snapback]</div>

wasn't there a failure on some space project because of the unit difference? ....
welcome to america :P
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Yes, it was on one of the recent Mars missions. JPL used one set of units for engine thrust specifications, NASA used the other, and as a result, the mission ended up making a hole instead of a soft landing. What surprises me is that they didn't catch the discrepancy. All engineers are trained to carry units in calculations, which means the units should have been specified. Given that, it's a trivial matter to convert between units (although it's a PITA doing it on an everyday basis). There is an old engineering proverb that states that data will always be specified in the most inconvenient units; for example, speed will be in furlongs per fortnight.

Tom