Actually, the law now stipulates both or just mph: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2000/May/Day-15/i11493.htm
"SUMMARY: This technical amendment corrects an error in Table 2 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 101 as a result of a final rule published September 24, 1998. In that notice the agency adopted language for the speedometer display as ``MPH and/or km/h''. The effect of this language is to allow speedometers labeled in miles per hour (MPH) alone, kilometers per hour (km/h) alone, or both miles and kilometers per hour. The intent was to require speedometer display in miles per hour, and to allow the addition of kilometers per hour at the option of the manufacturer. This amendment changes the language of Table 2 to ``MPH, or MPH and km/h''." On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:28:22 -0700, "Brian White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > I thought still the law said you must have both MPH and km/h on the > display > for US cars. Although many a car has fooled this metric list (those are > aren't car people usually.) by thinking the car doesn't have both, but > that > it actually does. > > Many cars now can electronically switch between the two modes. GM cars > for > the past 5 or 6 years have done this. As a result, when you get in, > there is > one set of numbers and people think (oh man! They got rid of the km/h.) > But > there is a switch that will switch it to km/h. > > I'm sure this is the case in the Mercedes now as well. > > > On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 19:41:26 +0000, Michael Payne wrote > > I've been Googling for the relevant Federal documentation on speedometer > > displays. I remember it can have MPH or km/h & MPH. It seems some > > manufacturers are now making the former only. Mercedes is an example > > where they used to have both now have only MPH on the display. I'm > > adamant that I will not buy a vehicle unless it has km/h as the > > primary display, so I'm trying to find the relevant rules to quote. > > I'm sure someone on this list has a web site somewhere that give the > > information. > > > > Michael Payne > > 1 Thorton Court > > Potomac Falls VA 20165 > > USA > -- Bernard Rachtmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service
