What is "elapsed time"?

[FooDrummer333]

This may be a dumb question but,
In the gages, you have the option to see the "elapsed time".

I had no idea what "elapsed time" was referring to, so i turned to the owner's manual. And it says, "Displays the elapsed time since the engine was started or since the function was reset".

So I checked mine and it said, "21:19".

21 hours, 19 minutes??? hmmmm... my only guess is that it keeps track of exact time that the engine has been running.

does this sound right?
does anyone know officially what that means?

[sinnaever]

Ya it can be used to track Engine Runtime from purchase....

or you can reset it and track how long your engine is running for during a roadtrip.
Kind of handy if you are doing a long trip. At the end you can find out how many hours you were driving exactly.

[pwain]

Originally Posted by sinnaever

Ya it can be used to track Engine Runtime from purchase....

It rolls over actually, I am not sure at what point...I spend too much time in my car.


since then I have found it rather pointless.

[FooDrummer333]

pointless... my thoughts exactly.

[Tideland Prius]

Just to track your driving time (e.g. how long it takes you to drive to your destination)