I have has my Prius for 6 weeks now. And reading priuschat I have found "codes". What are thses items: HV battery, ICE, EV switch, S-4 and S-5, MFD, Soc, and SKS. And how does a scngauge help get a better MPG?
I'm sure there's a FAQ around here somewhere: HV battery - the big high voltage battery behind the back seats, ICE - internal combustion engine (gas engine) EV switch - electric vehicle mode only (not on US models by default, though will be on the 2010), S-4 and S-5 - stages of Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD) operation MFD - Multi-function display (big screen on your dashboard) Soc - State of Charge - how full the HV battery is SKS - Smart Key System There are tons of documents on that over at cleanmpg.com Have a look here: Toyota Prius/FAQ - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks Read the Sticky threads in the Forum topics, and don't forget to check out John's Stuff - Toyota Prius User-Guide Hope this helps p.s. That search box on the upper right of every page on this site is VERY useful, too
