Can’t Change km/l

[Paul Walker19800]

Hello All

I’ve literally just purchased an C CLass estate and have spent the last 2 hours trying to remove or change the speedometer in the top right hand corner

any ideas how this can be changed or removed

Paul

 

[Wighty]

Hello All

I’ve literally just purchased an C CLass estate and have spent the last 2 hours trying to remove or change the speedometer in the top right hand corner

any ideas how this can be changed or removed

Paul

Any clues in the in car glovebox manual buddy . Looks from the pic like you almost have it

 

[Paul Walker19800]

There’s absolutely nothing in the book anout that top right speedometer Car is clearly set to miles

it’s annoyingly annoying

 

[Blobcat]

Hello and welcome

It being a UK car (Brexit not withstanding...) we have to display KMs per hour as well as miles pet hour.

This means there’s always a KMH display - some manufacturers add KMH numbers around the big speedo. Others like Mercedes have a KMH reading.

This means for a lot we can’t have outside temp showing permanently as the KMH number is in its place.

With Star diagnostics a competent technician can remove this coding.

 

[EmilysDad]

....
With Star diagnostics a competent technician can remove this coding.

I thought that MB removed that option ....

 

[Paul Walker19800]

Thanks for that. At least I now know, accept it and move on with my life

seems strange not to have and option to turn it off

 

[Srdl]

This means for a lot we can’t have outside temp showing permanently as the KMH number is in its place.

Fortunately, for a 2017 car, you can have both temperature and km/h as shown in his picture. Otherwise, totally correct (as always ) and its an EU thing for a UK car.

As a complete aside, Mrs L's Mini doesn’t have a km/h display at all.

 

[EmilysDad]

Fortunately, for a 2017 car, you can have both temperature and km/h as shown in his picture. Otherwise, totally correct (as always ) and its an EU thing for a UK car.

As a complete aside, Mrs L's Mini doesn’t have a km/h display at all.

conversely I had a brand new Peugeot scooter in 2000 and that only had a KPH speedo

 

[sonic]

Surely the days of analog speedos is limited?
In the sub menu I always bring up the digital speed display, so much easier to read.

 

[LostKiwi]

Surely the days of analog speedos is limited?
In the sub menu I always bring up the digital speed display, so much easier to read.

I can't stand digital gauges.
With a digital gauge you have to read and interpret the value whereas an analogue gauge you only need to know the needle position so it's better for a quick glance.

 

[A.J.]

Surely the days of analog speedos is limited?
In the sub menu I always bring up the digital speed display, so much easier to read.

I can't remember now but did the 24v Senator have a digital speed display ? I seem to think it did ??

 

[EmilysDad]

Surely the days of analog speedos is limited?
In the sub menu I always bring up the digital speed display, so much easier to read.

Digital dash boards have been & gone though I did like the digital dash in my Senator .... you'll have had the calibrated analogue in your 'company car' And that would read in kph too if you wanted

 

[EmilysDad]

I can't remember now but did the 24v Senator have a digital speed display ? I seem to think it did ??

It did!
Standard to start with & then became an option

 

[keefysher]

1984 saw the introduction of the digital dashboard in the Astra GTE MkII. Both my 8v and 16v Champion model had the digi dash.

Also had the centre display that amongst other things monitored exterior light bulbs. The game was to drive as far as you could without touching the brakes, in order for the brake light warning to not extinguish. My record was 127 miles, from my home in Marlow Bottom to Holme Pierepoint in Nottingham.

 

[Blobcat]

Is anyone going to admit having a Maestro with the digital talking dash...

 

[sonic]

I can't stand digital gauges.
With a digital gauge you have to read and interpret the value whereas an analogue gauge you only need to know the needle position so it's better for a quick glance.

Wait until you are in your 70's & your eyesight is no longer 20/20 vision, digital is great then.
I have had it on my FJR1300 for the last 5 years, I really like it.

 

[sonic]

Is anyone going to admit having a Maestro with the digital talking dash...

No but when I was in the police mid 80's we had a chase with an Audi Quattro Turbo that had it.
He lost & I ended driving it back to the station, I hated it.

 

[Srdl]

Is anyone going to admit having a Maestro with the digital talking dash...

Guilty - I had three Maestros , an Austin 1.6 and two MG 2.0i but none had the talking dash.

 

[EmilysDad]

Guilty - I had three Maestros , an Austin 1.6 and two MG 2.0i but none had the talking dash.

Surely admitting to owning 1 Maestro is bad enough ..... but 3!!!!

 

[Srdl]

Surely admitting to owning 1 Maestro is bad enough ..... but 3!!!!

I know, I hang my head in shame every time I think about it. My only excuse was that my Dad worked at the Cowley factory so I got family discount on anything Austin/Morris (hence my two Marinas). And, after that admission, I probably ought to leave the forum altogether.