Patent ID: 8780091

Claim:
A vehicle instrument system comprising: an input device configured to receive an input command; a display screen configured to display information on a sliding scale including a parameter value associated with a parameter associated with the vehicle; at least one sensor configured to provide sensor data signals relating to the parameter; and a processing device coupled to said input device, said at least one sensor, and said display screen, said processing device configured to: display a current parameter value on the sliding scale, the current parameter value corresponding to the sensor data signals provided by the at least one sensor; determine at least one parameter limit for a first setting of a first parameter indicator; provide the at least one parameter limit to said display screen for display on the sliding scale; receive an adjustment signal from said input device that corresponds to a manual adjustment of the first parameter indicator from the first setting to a second setting of the first parameter indicator; and provide the second setting to said display screen for display on the sliding scale.