Device for displaying information in a hybrid vehicle
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1. A device for displaying information in a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and a button for purely electric driving in which the hybrid vehicle is driven solely using the electric motor, the device comprising:
- an electronic display instrument installed in the hybrid vehicle comprising;
a first display region to display a current operating state of the hybrid vehicle; and
a second display region to display an indication whether the hybrid vehicle is capable of being switched, by operation of the button, to a state of purely electric driving,whereinthe button is configured to request the hybrid vehicle to be operated solely using the electric motor when operated,when the indication indicates the hybrid vehicle is capable of being switched to the state of purely electric driving while the hybrid vehicle is operated using the internal combustion engine and a switch to the state of purely electric driving is first requested by operation of the button, the operation of the button causes the hybrid vehicle to be operated solely using the electric motor, andthe operation of the button is performed only once between a time the switch to the state of purely electric driving was first requested and a time that the hybrid vehicle switches from driving using the internal combustion engine to the state of purely electric driving.
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A device for displaying information in a hybrid vehicle has a display instrument which has a plurality of regions for displaying the current operating state of at least one internal combustion engine and at least one electric motor of the hybrid vehicle. The display instrument has a display region in which it is possible to display whether it is possible to drive the hybrid vehicle solely using the electric motor.
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1. A device for displaying information in a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine, an electric motor and a button for purely electric driving in which the hybrid vehicle is driven solely using the electric motor, the device comprising:
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an electronic display instrument installed in the hybrid vehicle comprising; a first display region to display a current operating state of the hybrid vehicle; and a second display region to display an indication whether the hybrid vehicle is capable of being switched, by operation of the button, to a state of purely electric driving, wherein the button is configured to request the hybrid vehicle to be operated solely using the electric motor when operated, when the indication indicates the hybrid vehicle is capable of being switched to the state of purely electric driving while the hybrid vehicle is operated using the internal combustion engine and a switch to the state of purely electric driving is first requested by operation of the button, the operation of the button causes the hybrid vehicle to be operated solely using the electric motor, and the operation of the button is performed only once between a time the switch to the state of purely electric driving was first requested and a time that the hybrid vehicle switches from driving using the internal combustion engine to the state of purely electric driving. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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