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Driving your vehicle
GAUGES
Speedometer
Tachometer
Engine temperature gauge
The speedometer indicates the for- The tachometer indicates the This gauge shows the temperature
ward speed of the vehicle.
approximate number of engine revo- of the engine coolant when the igni-
lutions per minute (rpm). tion switch is ON.
Use the tachometer to select the cor- Do not continue driving with an over-
rect shift points and to prevent lug- heated engine. If your vehicle over-
Odometer/Tripmeter
You can choose the odometer, trip-
meter A and tripmeter B by pressing
the tripmeter mode button.
ging and/or over-revving the engine.
heats, refer to “Overheating” in the
Index.
The tachometer pointer may move
slightly when the ignition switch is in
ACC or ON position with the engine
OFF. This movement is normal and
will not affect the accuracy of the
tachometer once the engine is run-
ning.
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NOTICE
Odometer
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the
“130” position, it indicates overheat-
ing that may damage the engine.
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
Tripmeter
✽
NOTICE
TRIP A: Tripmeter A
TRIP B: Tripmeter B
Do not operate the engine within the
tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine dam-
age.
The tripmeter indicates the distance
of individual trips selected by the
driver. Tripmeter A and B can be
reset to 0 by pressing the reset but-
ton for 1 second or more, and then
releasing.
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