2021 Polestar 1 Trip computer
Displaying trip data in the instrument panel
This data is stored in a trip computer app. You can choose which information the instrument panel will display in the app menu.
Open and navigate in the app menu using the right-hand steering wheel keypad.
- App menu
- Left/right
- Up/down
- Confirm
- Open the app menu in the instrument panel by pressing (1).(The App menu cannot be opened while there is an unacknowledged message in the instrument panel. The message must be acknowledged by pressing the O button (4) before the App menu can be opened).
- Navigate to the trip computer app by moving left or right using (2).
> The top four menu rows show measured values for trip odometer TM. The next four menu rows show measured values for trip odometer TA. Scroll up or down in the list using (3).
- Scroll down to the option buttons to choose which information to show in the instrument panel:
- Odometer
- Distance to empty tank
- Distance to a discharged battery
- Tourist (alternative speedometer)
- Mileage for trip odometer TM, TA or no display of mileage
- Current fuel consumption, average fuel consumption for TM or TA, or no display of fuel consumption
Select or clear a selection using the O button (4). The change will apply immediately.
Displaying trip statistics in the center display
- Trip computer statistics can be displayed graphically in the center display, providing an overview that facilitates more fuel-efficient driving.
Open the Driver performance app in the App view to display trip statistics.- Each bar in the graph represents a driving distance of 1 kilometer, 10 kilometers, or 100 kilometers (or miles). The bars are added from the right as you drive. The bar at the far right shows the data for the current trip.
- Average fuel consumption and total driving time are calculated from the most recent reset of the trip statistics.
- Fuel and electricity consumption are shown in separate graphs. The electricity consumption shows “net” consumption, i.e. consumed current minus regenerated current generated by braking.
- Trip computer statistics.
Resetting the trip odometer
- Reset all information in trip odometer TM (i.e. mileage, average fuel consumption, average speed and driving time) by pressing and holding the RESET button on the left-hand steering wheel lever.
- Tapping the RESET button only resets the distance driven.
The TA trip odometer can not be manually reset. It resets automatically if the vehicle is not used for four hours or more.
Trip computer
To help promote fuel-efficient driving, data is recorded on both current and average fuel consumption. Data from the trip computer can be displayed in the instrument panel.
Example of trip computer information in the instrument panel.
The trip computer includes the following gauges:
- Trip odometer
- Odometer
- Current fuel consumption
- Distance to empty tank
- Distance to discharged battery
- Tourist – alternative speedometer
Unit standards for distance, speed, etc. can be changed via system settings in the center display.
Trip odometer
There are two trip odometers: TM and TA.
TM can be reset manually and TA is reset automatically if the vehicle is not used for four hours.
During a drive, the trip odometer registers data on:
- Mileage
- Driving time
- Average speed
- Average fuel consumption
The readings since the trip odometer’s last reset are displayed.
Odometer
The odometer records the vehicle’s total mileage. This reading cannot be reset.
Current fuel consumption
This gauge shows the vehicle’s fuel consumption at that moment. The reading is updated about once a second.
Distance to empty tank
- The trip computer calculates the distance that can be driven on the fuel remaining in the tank.
- This calculation is based on average fuel consumption during the last 30 km (20 miles) and the amount of fuel remaining in the tank.
- When the gauge displays “—-“, there is not enough fuel remaining to calculate the remaining mileage. Refuel as soon as possible.
- An economical driving style will generally increase how far you can drive on a certain amount of fuel.
Distance to a discharged battery
- This gauge shows the approximate distance that can be driven with the remaining current in the hybrid battery.
- This calculation is based on average consumption with a normally loaded vehicle in normal driving conditions, and takes into account whether the air conditioning is on or off.
- When the gauge displays “—-“, there is little charge remaining in the battery and electric motor range cannot be reliably calculated.
The information will change based on your driving style.
An economical driving style will generally increase how far you can drive on a certain amount of fuel.
Starting values for fully charged hybrid battery
Because it is difficult to predict driving style and other factors that affect the range of electric motors, Polestar uses a starting value when the vehicle is fully charged. This starting value provides an “up to” amount instead of a prediction on the range of the electric current in the motor.
Mileage when using electric motor
To achieve the longest possible mileage when using the electric motor, the driver of an electric vehicle also needs to think about conserving electricity. The more electricity consumers (stereo, heated windows/mirrors/seats, very cold air from climate control system, etc.) that are active, the shorter the potential mileage.
In addition to high electrical consumption in the passenger compartment, rapid acceleration, sudden braking, high speeds, heavy loads, low ambient temperatures and driving up hills can reduce possible driving distance.
Tourist – alternative speedometer
The alternative digital speedometer makes it easier to drive in countries where speed limit signs are shown in a different measurement unit than the one shown in the vehicle’s gauges.
When used, the digital speed is displayed in the opposite unit to that shown in the analog speedometer. If mph is used in the analog speedometer, the equivalent speed in km/h will be shown in the digital speedometer.
Trip statistics settings
- Open the Driver performance app in the App view to display trip statistics.
- Tap Preferences to
- change the graph scale. Select 1, 10 or 100 km/miles for the bar.
- reset data after each trip. Performed when the vehicle remains stationary for more than 4 hours.
- reset data for current trip.
Trip statistics, calculated average consumption, and total driving time are always reset simultaneously.
Unit standards for distance, speed, etc. can be changed via system settings in the center display.