Someone might be able to if he has an appropriate gizmo to plug into the OBD connector, which can reprogram things. Unpleasant that it would take that and not be a user entry.
Carleton -----Original Message----- From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of STANLEY DOORE Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 07:49 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:43800] Re: Subject changed to speedometers and odometers Unfortunately, the Toyota Prius does not provide the ability to convert all units to metric. Stan Doore . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norman & Nancy Werling" <nwerl...@bellsouth.net> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:19 PM Subject: [USMA:43690] Re: Subject changed to speedometers and odometers I know that our Toyota Prius is not unique and is one of the many makes and models with digital display. By pushing one button it changes the digital display from miles per hour to kilometers per hour. However, I've mentioned before that there is no provision in models sold in the US for changing the odometer display from miles to kilometers. I've asked the service manager at our dealer and he is sure that it can't be done. I found it surprising because one of my sons had a Mercury made sometime in the early 1990s which had such a feature, but it was a much more expensive car than our 2007 Prius. Norm Werling ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Steele" <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 8:24 AM Subject: [USMA:43673] Re: Jerry's questions regarding "imperial" fuel & fish sales in the UK. > > > My experience with American cars has been the reverse. The km/h markings > have always been illuminated at night. Usually, they are more readable > than in the daytime as the markings are normally a less "contrasty" color > against the background, and harder to read by external light. They "come > alive" at night. > > Since I worked for one of the Big Three, all my experience is with one > brand I'd prefer not to disclose. > > > --- On Tue, 3/10/09, Carleton MacDonald <carlet...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> From: Carleton MacDonald <carlet...@comcast.net> >> Subject: [USMA:43665] Re: Jerry's questions regarding "imperial" fuel & >> fish sales in the UK. >> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> >> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 11:24 PM >> > >> Metric related: Unlike most American cars, the km markings >> on the >> speedometer of the 9-5, inside the mile ones, are lit at >> night and can be >> read. >> >> >> >> Carleton >> >> >> >> From: owner-u...@colostate.edu >> [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf >> Of Stephen Humphreys >> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 05:50 >> To: U.S. Metric Association >> Subject: [USMA:43627] Re: Jerry's questions regarding >> "imperial" fuel & fish >> sales in the UK. >> >> >> >> Congrats are due to you for mastering the use of a manual >> gearbox! I think >> that's more of an achievement than road placement >> (based upon most Americans >> driving Automatics). >> >> > From: carlet...@comcast.net >> > To: usma@colostate.edu >> > Subject: [USMA:43622] Re: Jerry's questions >> regarding "imperial" fuel & >> fish sales in the UK. >> > Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:18:29 -0400 >> > >> > >> > I remember the first time I rented a car in the UK. >> October 1982, >> > Edinburgh, Scotland, British Rail Waverley Station. >> > >> > Left my wife Susan at the bed and breakfast, took a >> bus downtown, went to >> > the station, to the Godfrey Davis office. A kind, >> pretty young woman (I >> was >> > young then too) had me fill out the paperwork then >> gave me the keys. I >> > thanked her, opened the door, got in, and sat down. On >> the left side. >> > Where's the steering wheel? Oh, right. Got out, >> closed the door, glanced >> > at the booth: she was inside, hand on her mouth, >> suppressing a laugh. >> > Walked round the back of the car, got in the right >> side, sat down, felt >> the >> > shift with my left hand, started the car, said a very >> significant Anglican >> > prayer, put the car in gear, and headed out, saying to >> myself, "Drive on >> the >> > left. Drive on the left. Drive on the left. Drive on >> the left ..." Headed >> > back to the bed and breakfast, scared to death. Picked >> up Susan, headed >> out >> > of town toward the bridge over the Firth of Forth. >> Stopped, took picture >> of >> > the famous railway bridge. Started up again, found >> myself making a left >> > turn to the right side of the intersecting road, >> corrected quickly, too >> > quickly, hit a stone kerb, blew out the left front >> tire, stopped to change >> > it. >> > >> > Somehow we got through the three days without hitting >> anything, and it >> even >> > included a distillery tour, a steam train ride, and a >> night in Glencoe, >> > where my ancestors got massacred in 1692. >> > >> > Carleton >> > >> > P.S. When we got back to San Francisco we went to the >> store and Susan >> > bought soup; I told her to put the Campbell's soup >> back on the shelf! >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: owner-u...@colostate.edu >> [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf >> > Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. >> > Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 21:02 >> > To: U.S. Metric Association >> > Cc: U.S. Metric Association >> > Subject: [USMA:43620] Re: Jerry's questions >> regarding "imperial" fuel & >> fish >> > sales in the UK. >> > >> > >> > Ah, but the rule of the road is in the eye of the >> beholder. Left-siders >> must >> > think the rest of the world has it backwards. >> > >> > Quoting Brian J White <br...@bjwhite.net>: >> > >> > > >> > > I think you brits should also fix your cars and >> > > roads so you drive on the correct side of the >> road. But that's just me. >> > :) >> > > >> > > >> > > At 15:54 2009-03-09, Stephen Humphreys wrote: >> > > >Sorry  - I think you might have the wrong >> person. >> > > >I'm not anti-metric - I'm a >> pro-choicer. >> > > > >> > > >The most 'extreme' views I hold on >> the subject regards safety. >> > > > >> > > >I have always said and always been firm that: >> > > > >> > > >1) Road signs should stay imperial >> > > >2) Medicines and chemist goods should always >> be metric >> > > > >> > > >Both of these relate to safety concerns. >> > > > >> > > >For most other things (in fact prob all) I >> > > >prefer the dual route or a flexible degree of >> choice. >> > > > >> > > >This may put me at odds with many on this >> list >> > > >but I'm always truthful and up front >> about it >> > > >and as many many have said it is healthy to >> have >> > > >a contrary view here for purposes of debate. >> > > > >> > > >With regards to the USA - I actually believe >> it >> > > >should be more metric than it is. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > >> > >> > >> > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. >> > Public Relations Director >> > U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Inc. >> > www.metric.org >> > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 >> > Midland TX 79707-2872 US >> > +1(432)528-7724 >> > mailto:trus...@grandecom.net >> > >> >> _____ >> >> Beyond Hotmail — see what else you can do with Windows >> Live. Find out >> <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/134665375/direct/01/> >> more! >
