MPG CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2000 5.G Owners Manual

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3 TRIP: Use this button to display your total and trip
miles, the elapsed time function, your average speed and
the engine oil life.
4 OPTIONS: This button allows you to choose personal
options that are available on your vehicle, depending on
the options your vehicle is equipped with, such as
security, door locks, easy entry seats and language.
5 E/M: Use this button to change the display between
English and metric units.
RESET: This button, used along with the other buttons,
will reset system functions and turn off or acknowledge
messages on the Driver Information Center (DIC).
At the top of the DIC control buttons is a light sensor.
Be sure not to block the sensor or your lighting
functions may be disrupted.
DIC Controls and Displays
Turn on the system by turning the ignition to ON. When
you turn on the ignition, the DIC will be in the mode last
displayed when the engine was turned off. Each DIC
button allows you to scroll through a menu. A blank
page ends each menu.
If a problem is detected, a diagnostic message will appear
on the display. Press RESET to acknowledge any current
warning or service messages. The following pages will
show the messages you can see on the Driver Information
Center (DIC) display by pressing the DIC buttons.
1 FUEL
The FUEL button displays average fuel economy and
instantaneous fuel economy calculated for your specific
driving conditions and range.
Press the FUEL button to display average fuel economy,
such as:

AVERAGE 20.1 MPG or

AVERAGE 5.3 L/100 km

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The average fuel economy is viewed as a long-term
approximation of your overall driving conditions.
If you press RESET in this mode while you're
driving, the system will begin figuring fuel economy
from that point in time.
Press FUEL again to display instantaneous fuel
economy, such as:

INST. 20.1 MPG or

INST. 5.3 L/100 km
Press FUEL again to display the range, such as:

RANGE 20 MI or

RANGE 32 km
The range calculates the remaining distance you can
drive without refueling. It's based on fuel economy and
the fuel remaining in the tank.
If the range is lower than 30 miles (48 km), the display
will read RANGE LOW.
The fuel economy data used to determine fuel range is
an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving
conditions change, this data is gradually updated.
Resetting the fuel range causes the fuel economy data
to be updated immediately. Press RESET to reset the
fuel range.2 GAGES
The GAGES button allows you to scroll through the
functions listed below when you press it.
Press the GAGE button to display the oil pressure,
such as:

OIL PRESSURE 40 PSI or

OIL PRESSURE 276 kPa