anoop

When I'm in the middle of a phone call and running low on gas, how do I view the miles to empty? The display between the gauges is completely obstructed by the "Active Phone Call" display.

Wander

Oops, I'm losing you.... fake crackling noises and random clicks ... silence... hang up.

In the olden days, we would have just said "Sorry, I need to call you back in a few minutes", and it was understood that there were occasionally things that demanded our attention aside from the current oh-so-important telephone conversation. Such as operating a two-ton piece of heavy equipment at lethal speeds. Quaint notion, isn't it?

Snark aside, I see no way to view "trip computer" stats other than the MID display, unlike some previous vehicles that displayed that on the main infotainment system display.

thoiboi

"Hey, can I call you back, I gotta find a gas station, my light is on"


That's how.

anoop

I just wanted to make sure I'm not missing something obvious.

It's going to be a lot more distracting to hang up, check the detail, and then dial back. A personal call is no big deal, but sometimes this can happen on a work/conference call, or a call to a business where I'm on hold, and hanging up is not a good option.

The workaround is to fill gas early and often to avoid such situations!

thoiboi

Phone calls while driving (despite hands free options) are distracting in and of themselves.


Miles to Empty also aren't exactly super accurate. There is also a gas light that will come on in addition to a gas gauge that will tell you when gas is low.

Yotrek

He he ..

anoop

I understand issues about distraction and inaccuracy.

I was in a situation yesterday where I needed to know if I could drive about 5 miles or not and I could not see the number (if it showed 20, I would have felt comfortable not stopping for gas). I ended up just going to the gas station and filling up.

This is not a daily occurrence for me, but I it struck me as a design flaw in the RDX's UI.

Thanks for the responses. I came here to find out if I was missing something and it doesn't look like I was.

MI-RDX

Probably the preferred method versus being a workaround. JMO

thoiboi

Also just overall better for your car so as not to overstress your fuel pump..

RenoTL

It might vary slightly from one model to the next but for my car, the manual indicated the "Low Fuel" indicator comes on at 2.5 gals left. Certainly enough to go 5 miles (assuming you can get over 2 MPG!)

anoop

@Dereileak posted the solution here:
https://acurazine.com/forums/third-g.../#post16381634

Basically just need to hit the "back" button on the steering wheel.

JustAnotherOne

Great, thanks for posting this. I was in a similar situation and was going to look into the manual. But this saved me some time.