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To maximize MPG, it's important to monitor several measurements constantly. Given the CT200h's limited instrumentation, that requires buying a ScanGauage II. That device is quick to set up and very useful.
Here's how I imagine I'll set things up:
1. On dash, set lower-right-corner-area display to show battery state of charge. Keep it there.
2. Keep left-most indicator in its non-Sport display mode at all times (i.e., never display tachometer). This is the most important indicator of all, though I forget what Lexus calls it. (Toyota calls it the Hybrid System Indicator, or HSI, and uses a bar rather than a dial.)
3. The ScanGauge II allows viewing four metrics at once. I plan to select real-time MPG, average MPG, RPM (there's my tach -- also key to monitor) and maybe coolant temp, to monitor engine state of warm-up.
Any thoughts from economy-minded members?
Here's how I imagine I'll set things up:
1. On dash, set lower-right-corner-area display to show battery state of charge. Keep it there.
2. Keep left-most indicator in its non-Sport display mode at all times (i.e., never display tachometer). This is the most important indicator of all, though I forget what Lexus calls it. (Toyota calls it the Hybrid System Indicator, or HSI, and uses a bar rather than a dial.)
3. The ScanGauge II allows viewing four metrics at once. I plan to select real-time MPG, average MPG, RPM (there's my tach -- also key to monitor) and maybe coolant temp, to monitor engine state of warm-up.
Any thoughts from economy-minded members?