Dashboard

[bananamana]

Tried searching google for a close up of the dashboard. I read somewhere it doesnt tell you how much fuel is left or the engine temp. Wtf? Prone to HGF and no thermo? also I would need to know how much fuel is left, tell me this isnt true lol! I have a long journey on saturday to view this car but if it doesnt have these two features im going to be pissed .. yes im a newbie sorry for that

2002 Elise S2

Edited by bananamana on Monday 10th September 18:53

[Saied]

bananamana said:

Tried searching google for a close up of the dashboard. I read somewhere it doesnt tell you how much fuel is left or the engine temp. Wtf? Prone to HGF and no thermo? also I would need to know how much fuel is left, tell me this isnt true lol! I have a long journey on saturday to view this car but if it doesnt have these two features im going to be pissed .. yes im a newbie sorry for that

2002 Elise S2

Edited by bananamana on Monday 10th September 18:53

Both are Stack LCD readouts. The fuel one has a series of bars indicating the amount of petrol in the tank. You get partial sections of each individual bar able to display too, so its quite accurate. Maybe 20 odd readout variations on a tank?

The water temerature is displayed in degrees centigrade, but only begins to give a readout when the coolant has reached 75 degrees (3-5 minutes driving time depending on ambient temperature). Not a problem as you should be driving very steadily on a cold engine anyway.

I reckon the picture you saw was of an Elise dashboard with the ignition off, under which the LCD display doesn't function.

[greysquirrel]

a 2002 s2 should still have the old style stack - says how many litres it has rather than using bars.
Refill now comes on at 6L rather than 11L like the s1 did!
oh and the needles even tell you how fast you are going!

Edited by greysquirrel on Monday 10th September 19:54

[whygee02]

My s2 dash doesnt have the bars for remaining fuel, instead the digital display shows number of litres left. Its fairly accurate but does vary a bit when up and down hills, so I never let it get below 10 litres to be safe. Temperature is as already posted, and seems to work a treat, even if it is alarming until you get used to it - temperature shooting up until the fan does its stuff - thats normal.

Hope this helps.

[whygee02]

Banananama - if you're wanting a general chat about elise s2's and any unanswered questions PM me your mobile and I'll happily answer any that I can if you want a general chat.

I'm not an expert and have only owned one for 12 months, but if you want my opinions let me know, I'm open and honest enough to say whats hot and whats not.