Cockpit Reference Guide
Garmin G1000 Pilot’s Guide for the Piper PA-46 Meridian
190-00763-02 Rev. A
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ENGINE INDICATION AND CREW ALERTING SYSTEM
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
FLIGHT
INSTRUMENTS
EICAS
AUDIO PANEL
& CNS
FLIGHT
MANAGEMENT
HAZARD
AVOIDANCE
AFCS
ADDITIONAL
FEATURES
APPENDICESINDEX
Caution Messages Description
BETA Propeller is operating in Beta mode
CABIN ALT 10000 Cabin altitude is above 10,000 feet
CHIP DETECT Chip detect
FEATHER
Propeller is feathered or a failure has occurred in the feather
system
FIRE DETECT FAIL Fire detection system has failed
FUEL FILTER Fuel filter approaching bypass and requires maintenance
FUEL IMBALANCE Fuel imbalance is over 40 lbs
FUEL QTY LOW Fuel quantity is less than 180 lbs
HYDR PUMP ON Hydraulic pump is on. Caution has 15 sec. delay
OXYGEN Oxygen system has been turned on
L/R* PITOT HT FAIL
Left or right pitot heat has failed. Displayed as warning if both
fail
PITOT HEAT OFF Pitot heat is off
PROP HEAT FAIL Failure detected in propeller heat system
STALL WARN FAIL Failure detected in stall warning system
STARTER ENGAGED
Starter engaged when Ng is more than 56% for more than 10
sec.
STBY BAT HT FAIL Standby attitude battery heater failure
SURF DE-ICE FAIL Surface de-ice fail
VACUUM LOW Vacuum is low
* Only affected side (L, R) displayed in CAS message; noted CAS messages display L/R as an
example
Table 3-2 CAS Caution Messages










