I have no idea how to work this thing or understand it. Im talking about the area where the temperature reading is displayed. all I can understand on that is the temperature but nothing else. Today while driving I noticed "DTE" was flashing... what is this??? also Mph?? ive looked through the owners manual but havent seen anyting. thanks for your help

 

Well the DTE stands for distance till empty (gas) and it was blinking b/c you were low on gas.

The MPH is the miles/hr you are averaging on the current trip.

The MPG is the Average miles/gallon of gas you are getting (some people say this isn't that accurate (+/- 3mpg).

The time is the time of the trip you are currently on.

All of these can be reset by holding the button to cycle through them (on the steering wheel near radio controls) for a second or two on each reading (so to reset them all you have to do this 4 times)

Hope this helps.

 

thanks a lot, I had no idea about this.. I am an idiot

 

The gas mileage reads 3 to 4 mpg higher than actual for some reason. Most posters have verified this. The miles per hour average needs to reset for every trip if you want to check a certain trip or else it gives you the average reading for however long it is until you reset it. Its basically a lot of worthless information because it is so inaccurate, its interesting for about a month and thats it

 

hmm.... i think you have a case of owner's manual phobia or owner's manual ignoriasis...

on the way home (live in sactown) from socal, during a rest stop, i opened the manual up to see how the f**k to get the display I wanted and lol and behold it was right there...

btw...the time measures only the time your engine running...

 

No i looked through that owners manual 2 times and couldnt find it thats why I finnaly got fed up and asked here. i am an idiot, thanks for everyones help though

 

just remember the MPG and the DTE features are both pretty in accurate. today my DTE told me i only had 28 miles left until empty but i still had 3.5 gallons left