What does 'trip' mean on a car dashboard?
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On a car dashboard, 'trip' refers to the trip odometer, which measures the distance traveled during each journey. The trip odometer displays the mileage accumulated since the last reset. To start a new recording, you can press and hold the reset button. The mileage displayed to the left of 'trip' represents the vehicle's total mileage, which cannot be reset. The car odometer consists of two LCD digital displays connected to the same signal source, showing the current trip mileage and the total mileage respectively. The trip mileage typically has four digits for short-term counting and can be reset, while the total mileage has six digits and cannot be reset. The accumulated mileage in an electronic odometer is stored in non-volatile memory, ensuring data preservation even when the power is off.