Best Tile Info for Driver Info
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Best Tile Info for Driver Info
In my old British sports car days, we watched oil pressure and coolant temp all the time. But my C8 Stingray HTC has many options to select. I was watching battery voltage and tire pressure, but they may not be the most important. So what to most Corvette owners select to the two left side "tiles" fo monitor on the driver information screen? My tire pressure monitor is not accurate due to my altitude. It reads low, but I inflate and gage my tires at 30 psi. It does tell me if my tires are getting too hot. Fuel level and coolant temp is automatic at the bottom of the screen. Thanks for your advice for this old geezer.
David
David
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From: Sausalito CA
I have set:
trans temp - top left
tire press - low left
For the right - I have trip b data.
FWIW My tire psi dash readout is accurate. I like to monitor how much they heat up from cold.
My location is near sea level.
trans temp - top left
tire press - low left
For the right - I have trip b data.
FWIW My tire psi dash readout is accurate. I like to monitor how much they heat up from cold.
My location is near sea level.
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From: MI
Guess this depends on if you have a 2026+ with the left screen. For my 2026 I keep the left screen is on tire pressures, and the left side of the main screen shows oil temp, oil pressure, battery voltage and trans temp.
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In my old British sports car days, we watched oil pressure and coolant temp all the time. But my C8 Stingray HTC has many options to select. I was watching battery voltage and tire pressure, but they may not be the most important. So what to most Corvette owners select to the two left side "tiles" fo monitor on the driver information screen? My tire pressure monitor is not accurate due to my altitude. It reads low, but I inflate and gage my tires at 30 psi. It does tell me if my tires are getting too hot. Fuel level and coolant temp is automatic at the bottom of the screen. Thanks for your advice for this old geezer.
David
David
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From: Garden Valley CA
Water temperature displays as a default. Cars these days are pretty reliable. In the old days I'd display oil pressure but realistically if the gage went low I probably wouldn't notice it unless I sensed a reason to look at it, and I suspect the dash would light up pretty good if the car detected low oil pressure (and probably chimes also).
I display tire pressure since it also displays temperature, it is important to me to know when the tires aren't up to temperature on colder days. And I display g forces since I just like to know.
I display tire pressure since it also displays temperature, it is important to me to know when the tires aren't up to temperature on colder days. And I display g forces since I just like to know.
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From: Early 2020 Z51 Coupe, Original Owner, Ahwatukee Foothills, AZ
Typically top left set on tire pressure/temp.
Bottom left oil temp.
Right side is Current drive cycle/MPG.
If car hasn't started for 3+days like to hold power down for 5 seconds for electrics to activate and see what battery voltage shows before cranking. My Lithium-ion almost always shows 13.1
Bottom left oil temp.
Right side is Current drive cycle/MPG.
If car hasn't started for 3+days like to hold power down for 5 seconds for electrics to activate and see what battery voltage shows before cranking. My Lithium-ion almost always shows 13.1
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