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Originally Posted by BrianMaher
After driving the car for a week I am going to have to disagree with you in regards to which display to default to. For me, the Energy display is much more functional than the Consumption display. For one thing, it provides instant feedback on current MPG and the arrows which show energy flow are much more useful given my commute. I have several long stretches during my commute where it is important to know whether the ICE is providing power or not (and I cannot always determine by the "feel" of the car whether the ICE is running) and the Energy display gives me the feedback I need. If the Consumption display works for you (i.e. easier to see, etc) then that is great. For me, I have fantastic peripheral vision so I can see the energy flow arrows easily without taking my eye from the road.
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My first post here.
I've only had the Prius for one day and it's been a blast to drive. I agree that the Energy display helps me most. It's so fun seeing the instant graphic display of how I'm driving my car. I tried to get maximum mileage of my previous ICE cars, but never thought that owning a Prius would help me change, in real-time my driving habits.
I've driven 120 miles, urban and highway, and am already at 45.3 mpg. Thanks for the big graph explanation...I hadn't gotten to that part of the manual yet. Understanding those yellow bars, makes the trip even more fun. What is the vertical scale (Y-axis) units?
I know I've only really had this car for 1 day and I'm sure many things will become mundane soon, but the smart key is a trip. Does anyone ever put the fab into the slot anymore? I'm pretty much always driving with it in my pocket.
Also, I want to get Sirius in this car and it would be a shame not to use the touch screen capilities. From what I've read I can either take in into the dealer or use the installation package from
http://www.factoryinteractive.com/. Looks like it's ~$500 installed. Seems kind of expenseive, anybody do this another way?