MPG Display? I Can't find it.

The Display changes each time you press the Display button. The Trip (A or B ) counter changes each time you press the Trip button. This is explained in the manual, it's probably a good idea to read it.

 

You may want to review the Owner's Manual section covering the instrument cluster and multi-function display.

 

give it a few tankfulls before you trust the readings. and do a manual calc after filling up.

 

The new User-Guide covers this topic... and I've been looking for feedback about it from a newbie. Check it out and feel free to provide suggestions.
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I think when we first had ours I was not seeing accumulated mileage. I had to scroll through the displays until it was showing trip (A or B), and then press-and-hold Trip until it reset. From then on it worked.

Meant to say (A or B "closing bracket" in the above: learned a new emoticon.

 

what tire pressure are you running?

 

Your instantaneous MPG is opposite your fuel bars on the display with your speed.

Your trip MPG is on the MFD at the bottom when you press the trip button on the steering wheel to display trip A or B. You hold it to reset them.

You can view a graphical version for 1 or 5 minute intervals by pressing display until you reach the bargraph looking screen. I believe you hold display to switch between 1 and 5, I haven't done it in ages.

 

The dealer will inflate your tires according to the Prius manual. Most of us on the board run our tires at significantly higher PSI's. Of course, taking care to not exceed the max pressure stated on the tire. 42/40 is pretty standard, I believe. When you check your pressures, I would guess that you'll see something around 32 PSI. Setting the tires at 42/40 will significantly help you achieve greater MPGs while not hurting the ride quality...at least not too much.

I just bought my -soon to be high school grad- daughter a new CR-Z last weekend. We haven't checked the pressures yet because I can't get her to keep the car out of motion long enough to check them. I will be setting them higher to assist her in getting better mileage just like her ol' dad. ...and I already have her tracking her MPGs on Fuelly. The leaf doesn't fall far from the tree. lol

 

Wow that's a great gift for her! I am sure all her schoolfriends will be jealous

 

... and you want someone else a thousand miles away to spoon feed you on how to use your car?
I think that is what dealerships are for. Go ask them, read the manual and then come back if you still do not get it.

 

I filled mine to 42 front 40 rear and mileage increased 10% They were at 33 front 32 rear

 

I got my car serviced twice by the dealer. both times they deflated the tires from 40 down to 35. this time I gave up inflating them back up. I still managed to get 72mpg on scangauge 2 for 10 miles after my enginer had ran out of juice, no pulse and glide. keep in mind that I'm running on 17" rims, stock pressure, 200lbs of dead weight, AC temp on low, fan speed on 2 bars. the only thing that helped the mileage was the warm weather and fully warmed engine. there's a special way of driving the prius to get high mileage besides pulse and glide. if you drive it like a regular car expect high 40s. if practice and get to know your prius better, high 50s and low 60s are easily achievable. you can get the trip mpg on HSI on the MFD. the instant mpg is on the right side of speedo.

 

cproaudio,

I'm versed in "pulse & glide".
Your comment above: "there's a special way of driving the prius to get high mileage besides pulse and glide" Can you shed some light on what that is ?

 

You just get the wife to push you for the first to or three blocks.

 

I check mine about once a week, sometimes every other week. Read about the TPMS and how to set it. It will warn you it the tires are 7 or 8 lbs below where it is set.

Higher pressures probably improve tire mileage although we don't have any data (yet) to back that up. 42 psi in your Prius should present no problems.