Best MPG Indicator?

Thats best trip numbers, every time you reset trip a or b it will record it in the menu you show in your pics. I reset my trip a and b everytime i fill up, so that screen shows my past tanks numbers.

It's called trip past record

and welcome fellow NC Prius owner

 

Just a suggestion--the owner's manual is filled with all sorts of good info.

 

The screen you are showing me shouldn't need to be reset, it will show the last 5 or whatever number of trip data. When you reset trip A/B it will move the data into the screen you have their, and nice person it fills up it will push the bars/data to the left. The right most one is your current tank/trip data.

 

ok i see trib B past record, you said you just reset it, it says 127 miles. Ok so lets say you drive 100 miles on the new trip b, then reset it. It will move the 127 miles record over one spot to the left and the 100 trip will be right next to it. You may have to drive some before it wi start counting the new trip. But stop resting the menu in your pic, you should be holding down the trip button to reset trip a or b.

The reason why the rest of it is blank is either their has been only one trip reset, or you keep resetting the past record data.

 

You will see the ---- change to a number the next time you reset one of the trip meters by holding down the trip button.

There is a way to reset the "best mpg" figure as well. It's easy to accidentally trigger this to happen. Thankfully, there is a prompt screen to confirm you want to do so so you don't accidentally do so.

The best way to see your current MPG is to have one of the trip meters (B or A) showing. This will show a "CONS" number in the bottom middle of the display. This shows the average MPG for either Trip A or Trip B. Displaying the Odometer will not show "CONS". CONS stands for consumption.

To toggle this, press the trip button repeatedly until "Trip A" or "Trip B" shows up. You can also show "Distance to Empty" and "Odometer" by doing this.

 

It's better to explain in pictures. The above screen is the "HSI Display". It does not exist in the Gen II.

You see in the bottom middle has the "CONS." number (#5 in the picture), this is the average MPG for the Trip you have selected (Trip B or Trip A).

This display also shows you how efficiently you are driving your prius. Basically the "ECO" light (#2 in the picture) is on when you are driving efficiently.

Also, the left half side of the bar is electric vehicle mode only, it only uses battery power. The right half side of the bar is when you are using the engine.

The power section is used for brisk acceleration or uphill climbs. It uses extra engine and battery power.

Finally on the very left is "CHG" (charge) which is activated during regenerative braking, or simulated engine drag (when your foot is off the accelerator pedal).

 

PalominoPrincess -- hope you're enjoying the new Prius

If you're interested in keeping a handle on performance, you should develop a routine of resetting one (and only one) of the Trip Odometers at each fill (and not inbetween). This will allow the "Trip A/B Past Record" screens you were looking at to be a useful resource for history. The other odometer can then be used for longer periods, business purposes, etc. I think of Trip A as my current tank, while Trip B will be reset around every 5,500 miles as a roughly seasonal tracker.

Also -- I noticed the "BEST" record will persist even if that particular record "falls off" the screen (e.g. is older than your 5 most recent resets) -- until it has been beaten by a more recent trip/tank.

When you're stopped somewhere and have some moments, experiment with both the "Trip" & "Disp" buttons to see how they behave in different combinations - and to see all the screens live, versus in the manual. Just be careful not to hold "Trip" too long, or you might reset the odometer accidentally

I'm glad you started to dig in to the manual -- even though it can be a bit repetitive at times, there is a good bit of useful information there (however, I think the info available here at PriusChat is much better!)

»Chris