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I found it time consuming to cycle through all the layout options every time I went looking etc........ (Pics are slightly out of focus and may not be all inclusive)
I have found that setting up the three available dashes with different selections, I can quickly navigate through the three while driving.

Blue border is the left hand
Red border is the right hand

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Having figured this out today because of a recent post, I've set mine up somewhat similarly:

Screen 1: Fuel Economy (L) - Tire Pressure (R)
Screen 2: Volt Meter & Oil Pressure (L) - Engine & Transmission Oil Temp (R)
Screen 3: Trip Info A (L) - Electric Boost Gauge (R)

The center screen seems to have a much more limited menu of display options. So far I've left it set to the Map, as I've yet to find which one of the options would be most useful.
 
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I found it time consuming to cycle through all the layout options every time I went looking etc........ (Pics are slightly out of focus and may not be all inclusive)
I have found that setting up the three available dashes with different selections, I can quickly navigate through the three while driving.

Blue border is the left hand
Red border is the right hand

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Very helpful and informative. Great job.
 
Greatly appreciated. BZ in Navy speak.

It appears to me from this and my working through the system that the left widget is the only way to get the current trip and immediate MPG? Visually I prefer the two dial gauge set up, but from a functional standpoint the single gauge provides more info.
 
Greatly appreciated. BZ in Navy speak.

It appears to me from this and my working through the system that the left widget is the only way to get the current trip and immediate MPG? Visually I prefer the two dial gauge set up, but from a functional standpoint the single gauge provides more info.
I've yet to work my way through the setup as much as I should have, but what additional info can you get with the single gauge setup versus the dual gauge?
 
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It's the same....... on the single or digital face, you can see more on a single screen. On the Two face screen you can swipe between three screens. Once you discover how easy it is to swipe between the three screens, while driving, It's my choice.

It's as simple as "dwn arrow" then "left or right arrow" and stop on the screen (of the three pre-populated) you want. While driving, I can change dash screens in less than a second.

My choices are:
Screen 1 = Fuel Economy - Adaptive Cruise - Trip A
Screen 2 = Engine/Xmsn Oil Temp - MAP - Aux Guages
Screen 3 = Navigation - Driving Assist - Tire Pressure
 
The only additional data on the single face are the two fixed widgets, Trip Fuel Economy on the left and Entertainment Track on the right.

The dual face doesn't really offer any additional data as the speed is displayed numerically in the center (and on the HUD if you have it) so the speedometer itself is redundant.

I did discover last night that you can display Trip Fuel Economy separately from the widget. There are options in the Settings to customize (from fixed options) what you want displayed in Fuel Economy, Drive Info, and Trip A and Trip B.
 
You're getting 390 miles on full tank. That's awesome. I was happy to see it over 300.
It has consistently risen from the initial 311 miles to empty since I bought Miss Daisy July of ‘24. It is starting to make me giggle some, every time it goes up.. which is every fill up..

Nothing but ethanol free 93 octane (except a few tanks of 89 or 90 E0 while traveling). Her MPG has started to precipitously rise since winter has now passed.
 
It has consistently risen from the initial 311 miles to empty since I bought Miss Daisy July of ‘24. It is starting to make me giggle some, every time it goes up.. which is every fill up..

Nothing but ethanol free 93 octane (except a few tanks of 89 or 90 E0 while traveling). Her MPG has started to precipitously rise since winter has now passed.
Funny after this past Sunday's fill up, mine suddenly changed from the typical 314 to 340 range, however I'm currently averaging 20.4mpg, had me scratching my head about "what changed".
 
I don't find the three separate dash pages all that useful. The only thing that's different between them is what's inside the left and right dials, since I've set my meter type to two-dial. What would make them a lot more useful is if I could set a different meter type for each page. For example, one-dial for page 1 with additional gauges on both side, two-dials on page 2 for daily driving, and a simplified view on page 3 with more real estate for technical info like tilt/angle/tire pressure/traction/boost shown on one screen.
 
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I don't find the three separate dash pages all that useful. The only thing that's different between them is what's inside the left and right dials, since I've set my meter type to two-dial. What would make them a lot more useful is if I could set a different meter type for each page. For example, one-dial for page 1 with additional gauges on both side, two-dials on page 2 for daily driving, and a simplified view on page 3 with more real estate for technical info like tilt/angle/tire pressure/traction/boost shown on one screen.
You can set up the center section with different options as well.
 
I went with a simple layout. When it gets too busy, too much information, it is just a distraction while I am driving. View attachment 38854
Probably a stupid question but I’m going to ask anyway, I see that you’re getting 390 miles on a full tank. And about 23 miles to the gallon. I have 1200 miles on mine. I’m only getting 297 miles on a full tank and my average is 18 miles per gallon. Please tell me that my car will get better with age and more miles?!
 
I just finally figured out how to get the settings cog off the center. 🤣

I'm a dual gauge kind of guy, even though the RPM gauge has little useful purpose unless you have it in manual mode.
 
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