What do you keep displayed on your Driver Information Display most often?

[krees]

I feel like you can do all that without looking at a gauge.

Yep...you sure can. I just like to monitor boost pressure. Just my thing I suppose.

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[Mocha90210]

My favourite used to be range & fuel, but I found that constantly seeing the instant fuel economy made me drive like a grandpa. So now I switch between the compass and turbo meter for the most part. If I get curious, I check my current and previous drive fuel economy on the info screen on the head unit.

 

[MuffinMcFluffin]

Yep...you sure can. I just like to monitor boost pressure. Just my thing I suppose.

So because it wasn't ever really answered in my "Turbo Usage" thread, how exactly are you monitoring it? Meaning, if you're using this as a daily driver and want to prolong its life, what boost levels are you trying to avoid, or avoid sustaining? Is it best that every time you start from a stop you don't go above 0 psi, or is it fine to hit 1-4 psi in every gear every time you drive? I just don't know because it's my first turbo car.

 

[krees]

So because it wasn't ever really answered in my "Turbo Usage" thread, how exactly are you monitoring it? Meaning, if you're using this as a daily driver and want to prolong its life, what boost levels are you trying to avoid, or avoid sustaining? Is it best that every time you start from a stop you don't go above 0 psi, or is it fine to hit 1-4 psi in every gear every time you drive? I just don't know because it's my first turbo car.

Well, I only really use the boost guage when on the highway as an indicator of whether I need to down shift or not to hit a given speed target. I don't really pay attention to it in normal city driving. And really, I'm not studying the guage all that much even on the highway, just a quick glance to know what pressure I'm at is all I need. On the highway, in high gears, I shoot for staying under ~5psi otherwise I downshift. The other displays have little value so I just leave boost displayed. Is it necessary? Probably not but I guess I'm equal parts OCD and a data nerd so I like to know where I'm at based on data rather than feeling. Though, I would be fine on feeling alone.

That's just me though.

 

[MuffinMcFluffin]

Well, I only really use the boost guage when on the highway as an indicator of whether I need to down shift or not to hit a given speed target. I don't really pay attention to it in normal city driving. And really, I'm not studying the guage all that much even on the highway, just a quick glance to know what pressure I'm at is all I need. On the highway, in high gears, I shoot for staying under ~5psi otherwise I downshift. The other displays have little value so I just leave boost displayed. Is it necessary? Probably not but I guess I'm equal parts OCD and a data nerd so I like to know where I'm at based on data rather than feeling. Though, I would be fine on feeling alone.

That's just me though.

Good to know, thanks. Somebody else was mentioning to avoid using boost at all in 5th and 6th gear. I don't know which is the sounder piece of advice heh.

Anyway, I'm either on the boost gauge or the throttle & brake gauges.

 

[Crab]

I have boost meter on dash, and trip computer (current drive MPG, Previous Drive MPG, and range) on the infotainment screen.

I like having the boost meter on the dash mostly when the engine is cold and I am making sure to keep it under 1-3 PSI.

 

[T_A_H]

The boost, acceleration/brake, and g-meter were fun the first week of ownership.

It's been on fuel economy every day thereafter, and I'm about 1.5yrs in.

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