Hi Rick:
___Without a few pics and explanations, a Prius or other std. ICE driver will never understand what you and I are speaking of in regards to the displays and such of an Insight … An HCH driver will however
When I talk about the various gauges and real time information I have available to me to coworkers, I see blanker stares then when I am speaking about various type of fertilizers
___Hopefully this will begin to explain what is available for display in an Insight to fellow non-Insight Hybrid owners:
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___The pic directly above is the Trip A or Trip B screen(s). It includes the Tank, Trip, or whatever distance you want to use it for and the fuel economy achieved over that distance. You can see the instantaneous mileage graph on the bottom as well as the speedometer, tach, battery State of Charge (SOC), fuel gauge, etc. The car is shut down in this pic taken last month sometime.
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___The pic just above shows an Insight’s lifetime mpg (LMPG) screen and odometer which was also taken last month sometime.
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___This is one of my favorites as it is my personal best but this screen is what an Insighter knows as his or her segment display. This is like a Trip A or Trip B but can be toggled between any of the Trip A, Trip B, or LMPG/Odometer screens and back to this Segment screen with a single button on the far left side of the dash called the FCD or Fuel Consumption Display button.
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___And finally, this is what the game gauge looks like in action which all Insighter’s use for instantaneous fuel consumption feedback. It is used to hone fuel economy driving skills to the edge of the envelope if we so choose. I know Rick has probably glanced at this display more then possibly anyone on the planet
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___Jason, this should probably go in an Insight FAQ or in the Insight forum itself but I thought it would be nice for the Prius drivers to know what an Insighter sees on a daily basis as well.
___Good Luck
___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
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Waynegerdes@earthlink.net
