[pnashley]

What are the two red dashes on the speedo for? They appear low down in the speed. All other dashes are black.

[swgn]

Good question: marked at 30 and 50 km/h. I couldn't find any mention of them in the owner's manual.

Anyone?

[Snowie]

Quote: Originally Posted by swgn (original)

Good question: marked at 40 and 50 km/h. I couldn't find any mention of them in the owner's manual.

Anyone?

Do the speeds mentioned above relate to any spoecific speed limits in your country.

It is not unusual in some countries to have colour coding on the speedo for the general speed limits in town / built up areas

[swgn]

Amended my original post a little: my Australian speedo is marked in red at 30km/h and 50 km/h.

50km/h is the widely signposted limit within residential areas, though I'm not aware of any 30km/h limits.

[brett]

I would have said gear change points like on my Mk1 Cooper S , but not at that low speeds.

[pnashley]

50km/hour is a limit fopr built up areas but 30 kn/hour is not something I recognise. I would not have thought that Australian suppliers would change the speedo so I think that the marks are originally from the UK?????

[Yoastie]

I have noticed it mainly on German cars - might be 'something they do' out there...

[maktsiho]

pretty sure they're gear changing points

[Yoastie]

Not sure about the gear changing points...

They are all over the place, depending on how you are driving and also: theLED read-out takes care of that part...

[pnashley]

OK, thanks all for the advice. I noticed a response that they appear o0pn a lot of German cars but I also noticed it on an Astra (Opel) so must be European. Thanks again

[DaFlake]

30, 50, 100 and 120 are key speeds here in Germany. In cities, it is generally 50 but 30 in a school or residential area. More than likely those are marks for those specific speeds.