2011 Dodge Nitro Owner Manual - Page 223
2011 Dodge Nitro Manual
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220 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL • Elapsed Time • Display Units of Measure in and average fuel economy, according to the current fuel tank level. DTE cannot be reset through the FUNCTION SELECT button. Press the SCROLL button to cycle through all the trip NOTE: Significant changes in driving style or vehicle computer functions. loading will greatly affect the actual drivable distance of The Trip Functions mode displays the following informa- the vehicle, regardless of the DTE displayed value. tion: When the DTE value is less than 30 miles (48 km) estimated driving distance, the DTE display will change • Average Fuel Economy Shows the average fuel economy since the last reset. to a text display of LOW FUEL. This display will conWhen the fuel economy is reset, the display will read tinue until the vehicle runs out of fuel. Adding a signifi"RESET" or show dashes for two seconds. Then, the cant amount of fuel to the vehicle will turn off the LOW history information will be erased, and the averaging will FUEL text and a new DTE value will display. continue from the last fuel average reading before the • Elapsed Time reset. Shows the total elapsed time of travel since the last reset • Distance To Empty (DTE) when the ignition switch is in the ACC position. Elapsed Shows the estimated distance that can be traveled with time will increment when the ignition switch is in the ON the fuel remaining in the tank. This estimated distance is or START position. determined by a weighted average of the instantaneous