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Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by fgp, Jun 21, 2009.

  1. fgp

    fgp Active Member

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    well, my dear prii folks, tomorrow i pick up my gen 3 barcelona red series II. i notice a guage that looks almost like fuel tank guage to the right of the speedo. i think it shows what your mpg is. does it fill in solid or bounce around or what. im sorry very naive question .
    fred from nashville
     
    #1 fgp, Jun 21, 2009
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    LOOK AT THE MANUAL
    There are several options on the display, see which one you like best.

     
    #2 barbaram, Jun 21, 2009
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    swich2mac Go Hard or Go Home!

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    Where exactly are you located in Nashville as I live in Franklin! Not to completely hijack this thread, but who did you order your barcelona red through? I ended up ordering my car out of Memphis as both Beaman and Alexander would not put in a priority allocation order for me.

    Scott
     
    #3 swich2mac, Jun 21, 2009
  4. fgp

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    barbar manual!! i dont need no stinking manual! actually since i dont have my car i dont have a manual. however the hint that you can set it several differnet ways helps already!
    switch just luck of the draw . beaman had one to trasfer to another dealership i slipped in since it was the color i wanted and series II. i also saw a dark blue one in the lot.
     
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  5. Runabout

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    The display directly to the right of Speedometer is the Instantaneous Fuel Consumption and will display your current rate of fuel consumption in MPG. Goes from 100 to 0 MPG and will bounce around depending on how you are driving at that moment. Pretty nice.
     
    #5 Runabout, Jun 21, 2009
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    runabout. great answer. so its the instaneous mileage not average , cool. ty
    fred from nashville
     
    #6 fgp, Jun 21, 2009
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    PriusCrazy Blizzard Pearl for Me

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    I've noticed 5 distinct types of activity with the "real-time mpg gauge".


    1. Hybrid System Indicator (HSI) marks are in the power range (heavy acceleration) - mpg indicator stationary approx. around the 25 mpg mark.
    2. HSI to the right side of the "eco center line" (acceleration) - mpg indicator stationary approx. around the 49-50 mpg mark.
    3. HSI on the eco center line - mph indicator fluctuates around the 75-90 mpg mark.
    4. HSI to the left of eco center line (gradual deceleration - depending on slope of road) - sometimes 100 mpg pegged, sometimes around the 50 mpg mark.
    5. HSI not registering (coasting) - 100 mpg pegged.
    These are not definitive observations, but I am seeing a definite pattern. Hopefully others will comment on these "5 modes".

    Here's a link to a thread that shows the Hybrid System Indicator (though it is missing the center line mentioned above):

    http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii...my/62323-2010-mpg-stats-post-them-here-4.html
     
    #7 PriusCrazy, Jun 21, 2009
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    "FGP",

    the average MPG is displayed numerically near the bottom of the screen by the ODO.

    =)
     
    #8 dmvp, Jun 22, 2009
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