The Renualt Scenic's speedo can be set to show mph or km/h while the user can select any one of a number of other items [trip recorder, fuel consumption etc] to display in either metric or imperial units. The change to the display can only be done when the vehicle is stationary, so the mph to km/h changeover can be done when you are on the [Channel Tunnel] Shuttle.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Humphreys Sent: 29 May 2007 09:32 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:38771] Re: Mazda's hidden Celsius switch. Usually UK cars have the option of UK gallons (and "current/cumulative mpg") via the readout. I've yet to see an in-board computer display litres (unless, as you have done, you reset it to show otherwise) >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:38765] Re: Mazda's hidden Celsius switch. >Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 16:12:10 +0000 > >In my 1999 Saab 9-5 there is a documented option for the car's display. >You push two buttons simultaneously and one of the following four choices >can easily be selected. > >USA - Full Wombat. F, miles, gallons, 12 hr clock. >UK 1 - F, miles, liters, 12 hr clock. >UK 2 - C, miles, liters, 12 hr clock. >Metric - Full SI. C, km, liters, 24 hour clock. > >I may be a bit off on what appears on the two UK versions. > >No one need ask what setting is in my car. > >Carleton > >-------------- Original message -------------- >From: "Brian White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > My Audi you simultaneously hit the Recirc and off buttons for 2-3 >seconds and > > the HVAC temp and the outside temp display in the instrument cluster >both > > turn to Celsius. > > > > The issue with the German cars (VW and Audi in particular, I have a VW >Golf > > R32 and an Audi Allroad) were in changing the clock to 24 hour but >keeping > > miles without it changing also to Imperial gallons. > > > > My BMW 540i changes to 24 hour time via the menu in the radio/computer. >Easy > > as pie. I never tried to change it to Celsius. > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 24 May 2007 21:46:25 -0700, Harry Wyeth wrote > > > Well, if anyone has a Prius and can tell me how to do this, I would > > > be indebted! This otherwise wonderful vehicle has a F outside temp > > > display and everyone, including the online chat groups, says it > > > can't be changed. They say the USA imports are hard wired for F > > > temp displays. > > > > > > A six-pack of your favorite brew to anyone who can help me. > > > > > > HARRY WYETH > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Remek Kocz > > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > > Cc: U.S. Metric Association > > > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 21:03 > > > Subject: [USMA:38759] Mazda's hidden Celsius switch. > > > > > > I visited a Mazda dealership to look at a Mazda 3. Like most cars > > > nowadays, it had an ambient temperature display on the dash. > > > Thinking it a long shot, I asked the salesman if there was a way to > > > switch the temperature to Celsius. He lit up, and said that yes > > > there was, mentioning that he just learned it in training a few days > > > before. One had to press a couple of buttons and then hold them > > > for 5 seconds. The temperature did indeed switch to Celsius. We > > > never got into any kind of metric conversation, but the salesman did > > > volunteer a couple of things: this was an undocumented feature, > > > nowhere to be found in the user's manual, and that Mazda will most > > > likely make this process easier in the coming years. > > > > > > It's interesting to consider that Mazda actually made a point of > > > conveying this little trick to its US salesforce. And I consider > > > myself lucky that my salesguy remembered it. Having read here what > > > pains people went to with German cars, I'm glad to see that Mazda > > > makes this a fairly painless process. > > > > > > Remek > > _________________________________________________________________ Txt a lot? Get Messenger FREE on your mobile. https://livemessenger.mobile.uk.msn.com/
