I've noticed this on many GM models which have at first glance US only units, with the push of a button everything change to the correct SI, including the current odometer/trip readings. The only downside I've seen is that if the speedometer maximum speed is 140 mph, this becomes 140 km/h (the mph symbol changes to an illuminated km/h symbol in the middle of the speedometer). You can max out the speedometer before well before the vehicle reaches it's top speed.
Michael Payne On 27/06/2011, at 12:24 , m. f. moon wrote: > My wife's 2010 Chevy Impala changes all readouts when switched from "English" > to "Metric". This includes speed which changes the label from MPH to km/h (no > dual numerals!), tire pressure in kPa, economy to L/100 km, temperature to > °C, range to km, and so on. It appears to be totally converted with no mixed > units. I am some what surprised. > > marion moon > > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: 01:12 AM PDT, 06/27/2011 > From: Harry Wyeth <[email protected]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:50757] Automobiles w/ metric options > > > I wonder if anyone knows of any vehicles sold in the US which have the > capability of switching to full metric at the push of a button. I mean all > of the following: speed, distance covered, outside temperature, and (if > available on the vehicle) distance to empty tank, average speed, coolant > temperature, oil pressure, instantaneous and overall fuel economy, and > anything else (I can't think of any others). > > I owned a first edition Honda Insight that offered all of these by simply > turning a switch. A 2004 Chevy truck offers most of these (but not speed), > but you have to scroll through a computer menu to do it. My Prius offers > only the speed option, sadly. I wonder about the new version of the Insight. > > HARRY WYETH > >
