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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:31 PM
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my friend has a 2004 solara nobody on this planet knows how to change her digital mpg and trip and temp gauges from metric to the regular units somebody please help me out with this its really a waste of material in this country if toyota expects anyone to care how many kilo's they have left before they fill or how hot it is in celsius outside.
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:32 PM
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i dont have the car in front of me, so i can't help
its not in the manual??
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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i could find absolutely nothing any help would be greatly appreicated you know which gauges im talking about right? A friend of mine said it might have been a car destined for canada or somthing but I cant bring myself to believe they would sell a car in america with those wasted features.
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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if its a canadian car, cant do nothing
but from my understanding and dealing with them you SHOULD be able to switch it over easily
ill check and find what i can today or tomorrow
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:14 AM
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this is what i love about being a part of the toyota community total stranger offering sincere help for a fellow toyota enthusiast brings a tear to my eye this is really a great example of people helping others not for money but for the satisfaction of fellow enthusiasts.
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:18 AM
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One way to see if it was destined for Canada is to look at the Speedo, are Miles or Kilometers presented as the main text?
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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its mph thats whats confusing the crap out of me
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That's weird, I'll try to ask the service dept. here in the morning as well.
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thank u all so much
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I had the same problem. All you have to do is hold down the minute and hour buttons at the same time and let go. It should toggle between mi and kil. Hope it was helpful.
Old Apr 14, 2006 | 06:11 AM
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wow i cant wait to try this out you guys are lifesavers...if you lived closer i'd buy you lunch or something hopefully it works!
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Originally Posted by N-Dawg
I had the same problem. All you have to do is hold down the minute and hour buttons at the same time and let go. It should toggle between mi and kil. Hope it was helpful.
thats what i thought, but wasn't sure on it
but yea, thats it
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^^^ I was just told the same thing...

Glad it was fugured out
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