Patent ID: 8116973

Claim:
A display device for a vehicle having a plurality of traveling modes, comprising: a display unit displaying map information; and a control unit causing said display unit to display recognizably, at a portion of roads in said map information, traveling modes that correspond to said roads, wherein: said control unit sets a destination in response to an instruction received from an operator, searches for a plurality of candidate traveling routes extending from a starting point to said destination, divides said candidate traveling routes into segments, and associates one of said traveling modes with each of said segments; and said control unit causes said display unit to display said plurality of candidate traveling routes, each with said traveling mode overlaid thereon, selects in response to an instruction of said operator one traveling route planned to be taken among said plurality of candidate traveling routes, and causes said display unit to display at what ratio said plurality of traveling modes occupy said traveling route planned to be taken that is selected.