Patent ID: 7212107

Claim:
In a vehicle of a type having an ignition switch, an improvement comprising a mileage display system for displaying an accumulated mileage traveled by the vehicle, the mileage display system comprising: a main odometer having a display face capable of displaying a predetermined number of display digits as a normal display; a display controller operatively connected to the ignition switch of the vehicle and operable to calculate the accumulated mileage by counting a pulse signal produced according to movement of the vehicle; and a memory unit for recording the accumulated mileage; wherein the display controller is operable to record the accumulated mileage in the memory unit during vehicle operation and to display the accumulated mileage on the display face, and if the accumulated mileage recorded in the memory unit exceeds a maximum value, established by the predetermined number of display digits, when the ignition switch is operated, the display controller is operable to display a numeric value of higher order than the normal display on the main odometer, for a predetermined period of time, as an enhanced display.