1996 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 117

Speedometer and Odometer Your speedometer lets you see your speed in either miles per hour (mph) or kilometers how: (km/h). Your p& odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven, in ENG MET button on either miles or kilometers. Press the the trip monitor to switch the display between English units (miles) and metric units (kilometers). Your Corvette's odometer istamper-resistant. It will read OD0 ERR if someone has tampered with it. Tachometer The tachometer displays the engine speed in thousands of revolutions perminute (rpm). Fuel will shut off at about 6400 rpm for theLT4 (Code 5) engine and at about 5850 rpm for theLT1 (Code P) engine. If you continue to drive your Corvette at the fuel shut If a new odometer is installed, it will automatically reset to off rpm, youcould damage yourengine. Be sure to the correct reading. an electrical or other problem makes operate your Corvette below the fuel shut off rpm or If setting the odometer correctly impossible, then it's set at reduce your rpm quickly when the fuel shuts off. zero, but a label on the driver's door must show the old Warning Lights, Gaugesand reading and when the new one was installed. Indicators Trip Odometer The trip odometer can tell how far your Corvette has you been driven since you last set the trip odometer to zero. To display the trip odometer, press TRIP O D 0 on the Trip Monitor. To reset it, press and hold RESET TRIP for two seconds. This part describes thewarning lights and gauges that may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them. Warning lights and gauges can signal that something is wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to your warning lights and gauges could also save or you others from injury.