2009 Dodge Dakota Owner Manual - Page 140

138 UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE STEP Button Use the STEP button to choose, or cycle through, the four trip conditions. amount of fuel used and the distance the vehicle has traveled. When the fuel economy is reset, the display will momentarily blank, the history will be erased, and the AVERAGE WILL CONTINUE FROM WHERE IT WAS BEFORE THE RESET. The reset value is based on a minimal amount of fuel used and the distance traveled from the previous drive cycle. The display may take several miles/kilometers for this value to change, depending upon driving habits. Distance To Empty (DTE) Shows the estimated distance that can be traveled with the fuel remaining in the tank. The estimated distance is determined by a weighted average of the instantaneous and average fuel economy, according to the current fuel tank level. NOTE: The DTE is not resettable. When Distance To Empty = LOW FUEL, the fuel gauge pointer will initially be on the red "E" marker. At this STEP Button Average Fuel Economy (AVG ECO) Displays the average fuel economy since the last reset. Average fuel economy is a running average of the