Is there a setting to display a voltmeter on the dash?

 

To be honest, if there is even a talented chimpanzee like me cannot find it. I went for the brute force technique of shoving one in the 12V outlet. There are far better ones out there than this one, ones that actually put out decent USB-C wattage. I just had this one lying around. It gives me my output for the solar system I have. That and the numerals are big. I am perhaps overly concerned with the charge level of the infinitesimal battery the car came with. Considering it tiny size of the battery and the insanely wimpy alternator, they should have a volt output on the Pivi. Or, perhaps they were ashamed. Then again, not a car out there that gives you actual good mechanical/electrical data on the dozens of screens they are now packed with. Yeah, dumb light that advertises the car on the ground when you open the door, but no voltage readout, or anything else useful for that matter. Get a cheap OBD reader, a bluetooth or wifi one and you can have all kinds of useful data displayed on your phone. I have one Called OBD Fusion, it will let you set up virtual gauge panels of pretty much anything you want to see a constant readout of.

 

I use plug in one and it shows funny stuff. Battery voltage is all over the map, 12-14.9. So basically it's useless, use logging app.

 

BTW, that is not unusual. Depends on whether the alternator is charging the battery or the battery is in float mode. It is not the best charging system I have ever seen. I have hooked up my really expensive complicated Fluke Multimeter and it gives the same readouts. An amp meter would be better, but then you would need to install a shunt inline.

 

The reason I asked is I could not find a voltmeter within the dash settings and also plugged a cheap Amazon version into the cig lighter port. I am also getting readings all over the map ranging from 12.1 - 14.7.