User Guide
Speedometer
and
Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed
in
both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h).
Your odometer shows how far your vehicle has been
driven,
in
either miles (used in
the
United States) or
kilometers (used
in
Canada).
Your
odometer is tamper resistant. It will show silver lines
between the numbers
if
someone tries to
turn
it
back.
You
may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the
mileage total of
the
old
odometer, then
it
must be.
But
if
it
can’t, then it’s set at zero, and a label must be
put
on
the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading when
the new odometer was installed.
Trip Odometer
The trip odometer can
tell
you how far your vehicle
has
been driven since
you
last set the trip odometer to zero.
To
set the trip odometer to zero, press the button near
the readout
.
Tachometer
(If
Equipped)
The tachometer displays the engine speed
in
revolutions
per minute (rpm).
Each tachometer has
a
different limit depending
on
the
powertrain
in
your
vehicle. The tachometer has three
areas: normal operating range, red warning range and
red danger range.
The normal operating range shows your engine speed
during normal driving conditions.
For
example, when
the needle points to 2, it means the engine is running at
2,000
revolutions per minute (rpm). The tachometer
needle
will
vary all the time that the engine is running.
The shaded red warning range teIls you
that
your
engine
speed is reaching
its
upper limits. Don’t drive very long
with
the tachometer
in
the red warning range.
If
you
have
a
manual transmission, shift to a higher gear
as
soon as possible. If you have an automatic transmission,
lift
your foot off
of
the accelerator pedal.
The solid red danger range tells
you
that
your engine speed
is
at
its upper limits. Your should immediately shift to
a
higher gear, or lift your foot
off
of the accelerator pedal.
I
NOTICE:
Do
not
operate the engine with
the
tachometer in
the red range,
or
engine damage
will
occur.
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