Must be a typo. All other instances of the symbol "km" are spelled correctly in the brochure. I searched the document and could find only the tire sizes given in Imperial (17"). Everything else is pure SI, including fuel consumption (L/100 km). So, I presume the Irish cars are just as metric as any from Scandinavia or the Continent.
I am curious what the owner's manual gives for tire pressures, though. The UK seems to like PSI (with bar as an alternate). I hope the Irish are using either hectopascals or (better) kilopascals. But then, I don't know what is most common in Scandinavia and on the Continent, either! Ezra -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Martin Vlietstra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The site > http://www.volvocars.ie/NR/rdonlyres/7E563588-0559-4756-8147-A79CCE07546E/0/ > IES40FlexifuelMY07Pricelist.pdf is the brochure for the Volvo S40 published > for the Irish market. Part of the standard equipment is "Metric Speedometer > (Km/h [sic] Only)" > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Stephen Gallagher > Sent: 02 November 2007 22:33 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:39665] Re: Judge: Speeding not 'as bad' in miles > > >> > > All new cars (since 2005) display km/h *only* on the speedometer and > > km *only* on the odometer, unless the particular make has a digital > > display that is switchable - my wife's Citroen can be switched from > > one to the other, but like anyone else I know with such a model, she > > keeps it to match the signs. Cars older than that display km/h and > > MPH on the speedometer, with the MPH display on the more prominent > > outer dial, and miles *only* on the odometer. > > > > What is the position in Canada with respect to instrumentation ? > > Virtually all cars sold in Canada have speedometers with km/h as the > larger and more predominant numbers, and MPH as the smaller inside > numbers. The odometers generally display km. And, some newer cars > can switch back and forth between km and miles, but that is primarily > for use when driving the US, as well as to allow auto manufacturers to > only have to produce one speedometer and odometer display for both > countries. >
