HONDA Insight - Manual (Page 40)

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• Battery charging: The IMA is recharging the battery pack, using energy from vehicle
momentum / the gasoline engine. The amount of recharge is indicated by the illumination of
green colored bars on the left side of the display. When more bars are illuminated, the battery
is being recharged at a higher rate.
• Inactive: No bars illuminated. Note that since the IMA motor/generator will generate
electricity whenever it is turning, slow charging can take place even when no bars are
illuminated. The rate of charging will depend on how many other accessories are turned on.
The battery State of Charge bar graph display represents the current state of IMA battery
charge. The indicator is operated by the Battery Condition Monitor module (BCM), which
constantly calculates the battery state of charge.
The BCM maintains the IMA battery state of charge in a range of 20% to 80%, which
optimizes battery life. It never allows the battery to reach 100% charge or 100% discharge.
When the BCM has determined that the battery should not be charged any more, the display
shows full charge. When the BCM will not let the IMA battery discharge any further, the display indicates
a zero charge. The display provides the driver information about the amount of electrical assist available at
any time.
The display is not linear. As with many fuel level gauges, the top half of the display range covers
considerably more than half the capacity range.
The upshift indicator will illuminate when better fuel economy can be achieved by shifting
up to a higher gear.
The downshift indicator will illuminate when the Insight is unable to maintain the current
speed, even with full assist. This light will sometimes illuminate when climbing steep hills at
highway speeds. When driving in less hilly areas, this light may never illuminate at all.
Odometer / Trip Meter / Fuel Efficiency Meter
In the center of the instrument display, below the digital speedometer display, is the combination
odometer / fuel economy meter.
At the left side of this display, average fuel economy is shown. This average is updated
once per minute. To the right of this average, is the odometer / trip distance display. The
driver can select the lifetime odometer for the vehicle, or switch between three resettable
trip meters: "Trip A", "Trip B" or "segment". The average mileage display always shows
the average for the distance that is selected. That is, if trip meter A is selected, the average mileage is
shown for that trip. "Segment" mode is toggled on and off by touching the FCD button. The current
segment is reset by pressing and holding the FCD button while in "Segment" mode. The normal mode
display can be switched between the odometer and the two trip meters by pressing the Trip button.
At the lower portion of the display, a bar graph shows the
instantaneous fuel economy, which changes in real time based on the
amount of fuel that the fuel injectors are currently delivering, and based
on the current speed.