Vehicle display device
First Claim
1. A vehicle display device arranged in a vehicle having an idling stop function that automatically stops an engine when the vehicle temporarily stops, the device comprising:
- a control unit that calculates a deviation of a current instant fuel consumption with respect to an average fuel consumption in a past predetermined period of the vehicle; and
a fuelometer that indicates fuel consumption information representing whether a current driving state of the vehicle decreases the average fuel consumption,wherein when the vehicle is in the idling stop state, the fuelometer indicates that the deviation is 0 regardless of the instant fuel consumption and the average fuel consumption.
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Abstract
A vehicle display device is arranged in a vehicle having an idling stop function that automatically stops an engine when the vehicle temporarily stops. The device includes a control unit that calculates a deviation of a current instant fuel consumption with respect to an average fuel consumption in a past predetermined period of the vehicle; and a fuelometer that indicates fuel consumption information representing whether a current driving state of the vehicle decreases the average fuel consumption. When the vehicle is in the idling stop state, the fuelometer indicates that the deviation is 0 regardless of the instant fuel consumption and the average fuel consumption.
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1. A vehicle display device arranged in a vehicle having an idling stop function that automatically stops an engine when the vehicle temporarily stops, the device comprising:
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a control unit that calculates a deviation of a current instant fuel consumption with respect to an average fuel consumption in a past predetermined period of the vehicle; and a fuelometer that indicates fuel consumption information representing whether a current driving state of the vehicle decreases the average fuel consumption, wherein when the vehicle is in the idling stop state, the fuelometer indicates that the deviation is 0 regardless of the instant fuel consumption and the average fuel consumption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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