Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Fuel Economy Monitor

Mazda 3 Owners Manual / When Driving / Fuel Economy Monitor

For vehicles with type B audio, the Control Status and Fuel Consumption are switched and displayed by operating each icon in the display.

In addition, after completing a trip, the total energy efficiency to date is displayed in the ending display when the ending display is turned on.

Select the icon on
the home screen to display the applications screen.
Select the “Fuel Economy Monitor”.
Operate the commander switch or touch the screen and display the menu.

NOTE When the menu is displayed by touching the screen, the display is hidden automatically after 6 seconds.

Select the icon in the menu and perform the operation. Each icon operates as follows:

Indication on display

Control status

Mazda 3. Fuel Economy Monitor

Hides the menu display.
Displays the application screen.
Switches the Fuel Economy Monitor in the order of Control Status and Fuel Consumption.
Resets the fuel economy data.
Displays the following setting screen.

Ending display on/off switching
On/off switching for function which synchronizes reset fuel economy data to trip meter (Trip A)

Fuel Consumption Display

Information regarding the fuel economy is displayed.

Indication on display

Control status

Mazda 3. Fuel Consumption Display

Displays the fuel economy for the past 60 minutes.

Displays the fuel economy every minute for the past 1 to 10 minutes.
Displays the fuel economy every 10 minutes for the past 10 to 60 minutes.

Displays the average fuel economy over the past 5 resets and after the current reset.
Calculates the average fuel economy every minute after vehicle travel begins, and displays it.

NOTE

The fuel economy data can be reset by doing the following operation:

Press the reset switch from the menu screen.
When the function which synchronizes the fuel economy monitor and the trip meter is on, reset trip A of the trip meter.
Delete the average fuel economy information displayed in the trip computer.

After resetting the fuel economy data, “-- -” is displayed while the average fuel economy is calculated.

Control Status Display

The power generating status is displayed

Indication on display	Control status
	Displays the level of electricity generated by regenerative braking. Displays the amount of the electricity stored in the capacitor.
	Displays the status of the electricity stored in the capacitor and being supplied to the electrical devices (whole vehicle in display is illuminated simultaneously). Displays the accumulated fuel economy.

Ending Screen Display

If the ending display on the fuel economy monitor is on when the ignition is switched from ON to OFF, the information regarding the fuel economy is displayed.

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