Section 16 (Instrument Cluster): Odometer: Description

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An odometer and trip odometer are standard equipment in all instrument clusters. The odometer and trip odometer values are displayed on the left side of the multi-function indicator Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). The LCD is soldered onto the cluster electronic circuit board and is visible through a window with a clear lens located near the lower edge of the instrument cluster, directly below the speedometer. However, the odometer and trip odometer information are not displayed simultaneously. The "mi" (miles) or "km" (kilometers) switch on the instrument cluster circuit board toggles the display between odometer and trip odometer modes by depressing the switch push button that extends through the lower edge of the cluster lens, directly below the multi-function indicator LCD.

The odometer and trip odometer information is stored in the instrument cluster memory. This information can be increased when the proper inputs are provided to the instrument cluster, but the information cannot be decreased. The odometer can display values up to 999,999 kilometers (999,999 miles). The odometer latches at these values, and will not roll over to zero. The trip odometer can display values up to 999.9 kilometers (999.9 miles) before it rolls over to zero. The odometer display does not have a decimal point and will not show values less than a full unit (kilometer or mile), while the trip odometer display does have a decimal point and will show tenths of a unit (kilometer or mile). The unit of measure (kilometers or miles) for the odometer and trip odometer display is imprinted on the cluster overlay below the left end of the LCD. The unit of measure for the instrument cluster odometer/trip odometer is selected at the time that it is manufactured, and cannot be changed.

The indications of the odometer/trip odometer are not visible when the LCD is not illuminated. When illuminated the indications appear as dark characters silhouetted against an amber field. When the exterior lighting is turned Off, the display is illuminated at maximum brightness. When the exterior lighting is turned On the display illumination level can be adjusted in concert with the cluster general illumination lighting using the plus and minus multi-function indicator push buttons. The odometer has a "Rental Car" mode, which will activate the multi-function indicator LCD and illuminate the odometer information for about thirty seconds after one of the multi-function indicator push buttons is momentarily depressed, or after the key is inserted into the ignition switch lock cylinder with the ignition switch in the Off position.

The odometer/trip odometer and the miles/kilometers switch, and the miles/kilometers switch push button are serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.