1. Attachments are working again! Check out this thread for more details and to report any other bugs.

How to display "miles remaining"

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by monsieurpooh, Apr 15, 2012.

  1. monsieurpooh

    monsieurpooh Junior Member

    Joined:
    Mar 7, 2012
    15
    0
    0
    Location:
    ca
    Vehicle:
    2005 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    In the second generation prius, how do I get it to display the miles remaining based on the current fuel and mpg, or is that only on 3rd gen?

    Thanks in advance
     
    #1 monsieurpooh, Apr 15, 2012
  2. JimboPalmer

    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

    Joined:
    Apr 14, 2009
    12,470
    6,862
    2
    Location:
    Greenwood MS USA
    Vehicle:
    2012 Prius v wagon
    Model:
    Three
    Yes, Gen 3 and newer. (and they all disagree with it)
     
    #2 JimboPalmer, Apr 15, 2012
    Skibob, danboy and monsieurpooh like this.
  3. dianeinreno

    dianeinreno Member

    Joined:
    Mar 31, 2012
    104
    17
    0
    Location:
    Denver,CO
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    To my knowledge you cannot display a "miles remaining" figure on the trip computer in Gen II
     
    #3 dianeinreno, Apr 15, 2012
    WilDavis and monsieurpooh like this.
  4. Tideland Prius

    Tideland Prius Moderator of the North
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Oct 2, 2004
    44,901
    16,125
    41
    Location:
    Canada
    Vehicle:
    Other Non-Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    There isn't a DTE readout in the 2nd Gen Prius.
     
    #4 Tideland Prius, Apr 15, 2012
    1 person likes this.
  5. SDB54

    SDB54 Junior Member

    Joined:
    Aug 24, 2019
    82
    32
    0
    Location:
    Northern CA
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    Model:
    V
    Uggg, that's a bummer. Was sure there had to be one. I hope there's a low fuel light that comes on before the last dot on the gas guage oes away?
     
    #5 SDB54, Sep 3, 2019
  6. oldtechaa

    oldtechaa Active Member

    Joined:
    Dec 28, 2018
    336
    222
    0
    Location:
    NZ
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius Alpha
    Model:
    N/A
    The last bar starts flashing (supposedly with a dozen or two miles, maybe?)
     
    #6 oldtechaa, Sep 4, 2019
    SDB54 likes this.
  7. Skibob

    Skibob Senior Member

    Joined:
    Sep 14, 2018
    2,912
    1,496
    0
    Location:
    Northern California
    Vehicle:
    2006 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    Check the owners manual and you will see the low fuel light. Most Prius owners don’t wait that long though. The gas gauge is more of a suggestion than a solid indicator.
     
    #7 Skibob, Sep 4, 2019
    SDB54 likes this.
  8. dolj

    dolj Senior Member

    Joined:
    May 14, 2012
    7,628
    3,849
    0
    Location:
    Wellington, New Zealand
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    Model:
    N/A
    On the Gen 2, the low fuel warning is signalled by an audible beep, the message "Low Fuel" on the MFD (appears briefly) and the last pip on the fuel gauge starts flashing. I reset trip B to zero when I hear the beep and use that as a DTE of sorts. You can go whatever your current MPG is x 1.2 (so, if 44 MPG, you can go 52.8 more miles).

    The low fuel message will appear on the MDF briefly at start up until you refuel.

    A big caveat to US owners, because of the flexible fuel bladder, YMMV. Because of the fuel bladder, they usually never get to experience the low fuel warning. Instead they opt to fill when the gauge is down to the 3rd or 2nd pip.
     
    #8 dolj, Sep 5, 2019
    Last edited: Sep 5, 2019
  9. edthefox5

    edthefox5 Senior Member

    Joined:
    Jul 25, 2007
    10,096
    4,804
    0
    Location:
    Clearwater, Florida
    Vehicle:
    2007 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    Do not run out of fuel especially in a 2005 your wallet will really regret it. That could be one very expensive day.
     
    #9 edthefox5, Sep 5, 2019
    Skibob likes this.
  10. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    55,407
    38,644
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    Why not just fill up when there's at least a couple of dots still showing on the gas gauge? Why play Russian Roulette with a little bit of gas sloshing around in the bottom of the tank, LOL?
     
    #10 Mendel Leisk, Sep 5, 2019
    SDB54 and Skibob like this.
  11. fuzzy1

    fuzzy1 Senior Member

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2009
    17,302
    10,149
    90
    Location:
    Western Washington
    Vehicle:
    Other Hybrid
    Model:
    N/A
    While I don't actually have a Gen2, I thought its gauge was the same as a Gen3: that last dot never goes away, even after you are out of fuel. But that dot does blink (continuously) and beep (once) as a low fuel warning.

    Beware that a certain small fraction of U.S. Gen2 owners, with that problematic fuel bladder, have had their cars run out of fuel before that blinking and beep warning was reached.
     
    #11 fuzzy1, Sep 5, 2019
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)