I wish there was a fixed odometer display on the dash instead of having to scroll through all the trip meters to get to it. I usually keep my display on Trip B and yesterday, when I scrolled through to see the odometer reading, I found that I had missed Graylord's 1,000 mile milestone! And why can't it show the same statistics - mpg, avg mph etc. for over the life of the car (i.e. on the odometer trip display) as it shows for the A and B displays?
+1 I've wondered the same thing. Yes, flipping through the display isn't hard, but when I need to see ODO info, flipping around is a hassle. Also, not having that info front and center all the time means it's easier for me to sail past my 5,000 mile service point. It would be interesting to know the lifetime MPG, without manually tracking it.
You may not have noticed this fact, but the odometer always displays when you turn off your Prius. After you push the power button to turn off the car, take a look at the MID. It will display the odometer for several seconds before going blank. I have a habit of doing this, and it allows me to recall my miles at any point. On the other question of displaying lifetime fuel economy or average speed, I'd really like to have those displays, also. One problem Toyota faces is that battery disconnects for some advanced services or repairs will zero out much of the data in the car. It cannot erase the base odometer, so I'm hoping the MPG calculations likewise could be protected.
The odometer does show up every time you turn off the car but having it there all the time would be nice
Because the margin-of-error exceeds the increment value after just 10,000 miles. In other words, it renders itself useless in a surprisingly short amount of time. As for the odometer showing, I absolutely love how it automatically displays when you power off. That comes in very handy for keeping track of stats on my own... which don't have that margin-of-error. .
Thanks for pointing this out. I actually hadn't noticed. I saw there was "stuff" but didn't pay much attention -- usually because I'm getting out of the car at that point.
Interesting -- why would the margin of error increase over time, rather than decrease with more data (like our own calculations)?
It doesn't. This graph says it all... Notice how, lifetime flatlines. Margin-Of-Error is larger than the fluctuation itself. .
