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Instruments and controls/Meters and gauges
Also, if you open and close the driver’s
while the odometer/trip meter is lit up. If
result.
door within 10 seconds of illumination of
you do not press the trip knob within 10
the odometer/trip meter, the odometer/trip
seconds of illumination of the odometer/
NOTE
meter will turn off.
trip meter, the odometer/trip meter will turn
off.
If the connection between the combina-
& Double trip meter
tion meter and battery is broken for any
Also, if you open and close the driver’s
reason such as vehicle maintenance or
door within 10 seconds of illumination of
fuse replacement, the data recorded on
the odometer/trip meter, the odometer/trip
the trip meter will be lost.
meter will turn off.
The display can be switched as shown in
& Tachometer
the following sequence by pressing the
trip knob.
The tachometer shows the engine speed
in thousands of revolutions per minute.
CAUTION
Do not operate the engine with the
pointer of the tachometer in the red
zone. This may cause severe da-
1)
Trip knob
mage to the engine.
*: They cannot be displayed when the
This meter displays the two trip meters
ignition switch is in the “ON” position.
when the ignition switch is in the “ON”
To set the trip meter to zero, select the A
position.
trip or B trip meter by pressing the knob
The trip meter shows the distance that the
and keep the knob pressed for more than
vehicle has been driven since you last set
2 seconds.
it to zero.
CAUTION
If you press the trip knob when the ignition
switch is in the “LOCK” (off) or “ACC”
To ensure safety, do not attempt to
position, the odometer/trip meter will light
change the function of the indicator
up. It is possible to switch between the A
during driving, as an accident could
trip meter and B trip meter indications
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