PCM Performance Display (Operating Concept)

PCM Performance Display (Operating concept)

In addition to operation of the stopwatch via the instrument cluster and stalk control, the PCM can also be used as an additional information system. The performance display and the stopwatch can be used to record the fastest lap times or route times and archive them for subsequent analysis. They also allow the driver to race against a stored fastest reference lap.

In order to use the additional PCM functions, the corresponding software module is accessed under menu option "Sport display" in the "Trip" main menu.







Functions
Users can record racing laps and call up the following information on each lap:







Users can also use these functions for any route (e.g. the drive to work), treating the route concerned as a lap. Each recording can be stored to enable the data to be viewed again at a later juncture. The "Evaluation" function is available for this purpose.







Additional Sub-functions







- Recording of any section of a route.
- Definition of a reference lap.
- Display of the fastest lap time.
- Display of the current lap time.
- Display of the distance travelled in relation to the reference lap.
- Time comparison between reference and current lap by means of color indication (orange, yellow, green).
- Display of the remaining range in terms of miles and number of laps.
- Display of an evaluation of the recorded trip.
- Storage of recordings and reference laps

Recording Procedure










NOTE: If no reference is defined beforehand, the first lap will be the new reference lap.

Mode Of Use For The Performance Display

Definition
The reference is a lap which serves as the benchmark for all remaining laps to be driven. On the basis of this reference, the system knows how long a lap is and how fast this lap has been driven. This means that it is possible to compare the time for the current lap and the percentage of the lap distance covered so far while driving.

Generating A Reference
A lap from any stored race can be extracted from the trip memory as the "reference lap". This lap can be stored under a name and is then available in the reference memory.

Selecting The Reference
In the reference memory the user can select from a list of all stored reference laps. The data is then displayed under "Current reference lap" in the main menu of the sport display. This reference is adopted as the fastest lap for each "new trip". The driver thus drives "against" the reference.

Resetting The Reference
The menu option "Reset ref." is to be found in the main menu of the sport display. This enables the user to reset the current reference to zero. When no reference is selected for a new trip, the system defines the first lap as the reference, so as to enable the times for all subsequent laps to be compared with one another. After resetting the reference, the first lap of a new trip is again determined as the reference.