What does 'tripa' on the car dashboard mean?

[GenesisLynn]

Car dashboard The 'tripa' on the car dashboard refers to the trip mileage, which measures the distance traveled for each trip. The car dashboard is a device that reflects the working conditions of various vehicle systems, including common indicators such as the fuel indicator, washer fluid indicator, electronic throttle indicator, front and rear fog light indicators, and warning lights. The indicators or warning lights on the car dashboard include: coolant level warning light, fuel quantity indicator, washer fluid level indicator, charging indicator, high/low beam indicator, transmission gear indicator, anti-lock braking system (ABS) indicator, traction control indicator, and airbag warning light.

[LouisFitz]

Having driven for ten years, I see the TRIP A on the dashboard every day. It's a small trip meter specifically designed to record the mileage of a single trip. Resetting it manually when refueling allows you to calculate the actual fuel consumption—last time on the highway, I recorded 380 kilometers and refueled 32 liters, which worked out to just 8.4 liters per 100 kilometers. It resets automatically if the car is turned off for more than two hours, so if you want to keep the data, you have to lock it manually. Nowadays, many cars also have TRIP B, which I often use to track the total mileage after maintenance. This little feature is incredibly practical, much more useful than all the flashy stuff on the center console. Every car owner should learn to use it.

[OCassidy]

Last time I was teaching my daughter to recognize the dashboard instruments, she pointed at TRIP A and asked what it was. Actually, it's just a handy little trip odometer, specifically designed to record how far you've traveled from point A to point B. Beginners should definitely use it to calculate fuel consumption: reset it after filling up the tank, then check how many kilometers you've driven by the next refuel, and divide by the amount of fuel added to get the figure. I always keep an eye on this when driving, and even use it to record mileage for business trip reimbursements. Nowadays, with new cars, you can reset it by long-pressing a button on the steering wheel, and some cars even allow you to set an automatic reset time in the dashboard menu—super convenient.

[Ivan]

Brothers who are into car modifications should all know the clever use of TRIP A. This thing is essentially a trip counter, with a super simple principle but incredibly practical. For example, when testing a new exhaust, just reset it and drive 20 km to see the fuel consumption change. For German cars, you usually long-press the OK button to reset, while Japanese cars often require pressing the small stick next to the instrument panel for three seconds. When racing on the track, I use it to record lap distances, and when driving on mountain roads, I track the entire trip distance. Some performance cars even link TRIP A to display real-time fuel consumption curves—it’s especially thrilling to watch the data changes after ECU tuning.