I think I have this thing partly figured out (despite the poorly written B&W Owner's Manual)...

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top arrow - The Green Arc of Destiny - usually green in Eco mode unless you floor it; usually or always(?) red in Sport mode - appears largely superfluous as the Charge/Power Arc could do the color changes, and the annunciators (idiot lights) on the dash come on anyway

second arrow - the white arc never changes, so appears entirely cosmetic

Tire Icons - usually blue triangles appear at all 4 tires for AWD, 2 appear next to the F. tires for front wheel drive; it is unclear how the algorithm decides when to switch
-- however, I think I detected green triangles during part of a hwy trip

any corrections or other thoughts?

I like that screen to watch the blue arrows showing what wheels are getting power. It was fun yesterday, when I was driving in the snow to see the back wheels get more power. Wierd. I also use trip odometer B to reset to zero at every oil change so I know how many miles between oil changes. Strange that I'm at 90% oil life after 300 miles.

 

The oil life is also based on time. If it sat at the dealer for a month, that is about right.

 

Most of the time I have the compass showing as I do deliveries and do not have a great sense of direction.

 

There’s a compass?

 

Compass is standard feature/gimmick on UK/EU 5th Gens.....

 

Here is a pic of it. It also shows what street I’m on which I really love is and is super helpful.

 

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Same as our UK/EU cars

 

My US Touring has a compass direction shown in the Nav screen

BTW, anybody know if the white arc (the second arrow in the pic in the OP) ever changes, or is just cosmetic??

 

I think it’s just part of the design. It would look odd without it.

 

You can change the sort order of the icons in the settings I moved mine for the more common used ones for easy access.

 

Not just the order, there's a whole 'nother skin hidden there someplace.
You can also install custom wallpaper.

 

top arrow - The Green Arc of Destiny - usually green in Eco mode unless you floor it; usually or always(?) red in Sport mode - appears largely superfluous as the Charge/Power Arc could do the color changes, and the annunciators (idiot lights) on the dash come on anyway

The top green arc is standard on all Hondas.

It is a visual cue as to how you are doing in terms of fuel efficiency. When it is green, you are in optimal fuel efficiency and hence fuel economy. It may measure and react to different aspects of a drive system in a hybrid vs an ICE... but the purpose is exactly the same.

When it turns white or red .. then you are jumping on the accelerator in a sub-optimal manner for fuel economy.

I see that you have your instrument panel set to the wheel torque display. I think all CRV drivers should spend some time with that display early on so that they can learn how gen5 CRVs tend to put some level of traction on all four wheels of an AWD CRV all the time. The only time I see no traction on the rear wheels is when the vehicle is stopped, or coasting. Long time CRV owners tend to not be familiar with the AWD changes Honda made for gen5 CRVs vs earlier generations.

 

The top green arc is standard on all Hondas.
When it turns white.. then you are jumping on the accelerator in a sub-optimal manner for fuel economy.

it’s funny - I cannot see that arc at all in my CRV due I guess to my seat height and distance and where I prefer the wheel to be. It’s behind the top of the wheel. I’d have to squat. But I DO see it in our Odyssey when I drive that