Speedometer from KPH to MPH

I have made similar requests within the chats with no success. I beleive the button you refer to has a dual purpose. 1) to dim dash board lights, 2) change Speedometer from MPH to KPH. However I have not been able to find a method to change the Odometer from miles to KMs. I imported our 08 Prius from Arizona to British Columbia and have been looking for a way to change ever since. Speedometer is in KM's, NAV and GPS is in KM's, but milage and corresponding gas milage MPG is in Miles/Gallons rather than L/100KM.
If you find a method to change Odometer, please post.

 

On my european one if you hold it down for about ten seconds it toggles from mph to kph or vice versa

 

Hi there,
I have a 2006 and it won't allow me to change from KPH to MPH,I know someone with a 2004 who can,
I asked the dealer about this and they said since we[in Ireland]changed to KPH,that feature has been locked in KPH mode which is a bit stupid really because the UK is only a car ferry ride away and they still use MPH and the Prius unlike many other cars doesn't have the dual dials in dash display.

 

I have an Irish 2007 Prius with the same problem. It won't take anything but km/h by default, I'm afraid. I find it unbelievable as not only is the UK a short ferry ride away, but in Northern Ireland they use miles as well.
Long story short, I've had to add a converter (SpeedM8) and pass an SVA test. In real life, I just use KM/H and only toggle to miles when I'm unsure about the miles equivalent. Bother.

P.s.: UK cars get the km/h option instead. Bother again

Tony

 

On my norwegian model (2009) this button only change illumination when depressed for 3 seconds. Short presses scales the light in 3(?) steps, from full to very dim.
The reason for this is that the Headlamps is not possible to turn off while the system is on.
Norwegian law states that you have to drive with the lights turned on 24/7.
When holding it down you can get the brightest light possible on the MFD and the speedo, when needed while driving in daylight.

 

The 2007 Irish one does exactly the same as the Norwegian one, even if the lights are not always on.

 

Write to the UK government and ask them to bite the bullet, stop sitting on their hands and change the bloody speed limit signs. Isn't it about time the UK went metric? They sell litres of fuel, kilos of goods, why not kilometres per hour on speed signs and kilometres on distance signs? Australia has one third the population and lots of roads, we did it so why can't the UK?

 

Because it's the UK.

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/n...nd_can_keep_their_pints_and_miles_EU_concedes

 

Metrication started in the UK before we joined the EEC. Unfortunately it's become tainted by anti-European sentiment.

There is nothing wrong with selling bananas by the pound - a customer can ask for any amount they want, and 454g is an acceptable amount, if difficult to weigh accurately. What is wrong is displaying prices per pound, where all other traders are pricing per kilogram - the reason that there are standardised measures is so customers can compare prices. To verify that the trader is not giving incorrect measure, their scales must be marked in grams, not in pounds and ounces.

The signs on British roads are actually erected at round numbers of metres - the 'yard' is inaccurate. 'Mile' posts are erected at 1600 metre intervals. Source: UKMA - Road contractors.