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2-64 Tachometer
The tachometer displays the
engine speed in revolutions
per minute (rpm).
If your engine speed equals or exceeds the safe limit for
operation, the message HOT...REDUCE ENGINE RPM
is displayed on the information center.
NOTICE:
Do not operate the engine with the tachometer
in the red area, or when the message
HOT...REDUCE ENGINE RPM is displayed.
Engine damage may occur.
Warning Lights, Gages
and Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gages that may
be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could also save you or
others from injury.
Warning lights come on when there may be or is a
problem with one of your vehicle's functions. As you
will see in the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when you start the
engine just to let you know they're working. If you are
familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed
when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problem
with one of your vehicle's functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to let you know when
there's a problem with your vehicle.
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CAUTION:
Don't keep driving if the oil pressure is low. If
you do, your engine can become so hot that it
catches fire. You or others could be burned.
Check your oil as soon as possible and have your
vehicle serviced.
NOTICE:
Damage to your engine from neglected oil
problems can be costly and is not covered by
your warranty.
Cruise Light
The CRUISE light comes
on whenever you set your
cruise control. See ªCruise
Controlº in the Index.
Fuel Gage
When the ignition is on,
your fuel gage tells you
about how much fuel you
have left.
When you have less than 3.0 gallons (11.3 L) of fuel
remaining, the message LOW FUEL will be displayed and
a chime will sound. You need to get more fuel right away.
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Press the FUEL button on the Driver Information Center
to turn off the warning.
Here are four things that some owners ask about. None
of these show a problem with your fuel gage:
At the service station, the gas pump shuts off before
the gage reads ªFº (Full).
It takes a little more or less fuel to fill up than the
gage indicated. For example, the gage may have
indicated the tank was half full, but it actually took a
little more or less than half the tank's capacity to fill
the tank.
The gage moves a little when you turn a corner or
speed up.
The tank is not necessarily empty when the pointer is
over the ªEº (Empty) mark. There is a reserve of
about 1.5 gallons (5.6 L) in the tank. You should still
get more fuel as soon as possible.Driver Information Center
The Driver Information Center (DIC) displays
information in either English or metric. When the
system is on or off, push the OFF button down for two
seconds to change the display between English and
metric. This will also change the digital screen for the
climate control system between English and metric.
In addition to the functions described in this part, the
DIC also displays various warning messages under
appropriate conditions.
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Turn on the system by pressing any button except
RESET, ENTER or OFF. When you turn on the ignition,
the DIC will be in the mode last displayed when the
engine was turned off. Keep in mind that this also
applies to the OFF mode.
To turn off messages on the DIC (except LOW OIL
PRESSURE, LOW BRAKE FLUID, PARK BRAKE
SET and the hot engine warnings), press any button on
the DIC.
You will need to open the cover to access the control
buttons. To open the cover, push the button located to
the right of the cover.
To close the cover, push it down to its closed position.
Fuel Economy
The ECON button displays average fuel economy and
instantaneous fuel economy calculated for your specific
driving conditions.
Press ECON to display average fuel economy, such as:
25.2 AVG MI/GAL or 9.3 AVG L/100 KM
Press ECON again to display instantaneous fuel
economy, such as:
28 INST MI/GAL or 8.4 INST L/100 KM
Press again to return to average fuel economy.
The average fuel economy is viewed as a long
-term
approximation of your overall driving conditions.
If you press RESET in this mode while you're driving,
the system will begin figuring fuel economy from that
point in time.
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Press FUEL to see how much fuel has been used since
you last pressed the RESET button. The display will
show a reading such as:
10.4 GALLONS USED or 39.4 LITERS USED
To learn how much fuel will be used from a specific
starting point, first press FUEL to display fuel used,
then press RESET.
Don't confuse fuel used with the amount of fuel in
your tank.
Fuel Range
RANGE calculates the remaining distance you can drive
without refueling. It's based on fuel economy and the
fuel remaining in the tank. The display will show a
reading such as:
FUEL RANGE 235 MI or FUEL RANGE 378 KMIf the range is less than 50 miles (80 km), the display
will read LOW FUEL RANGE.
The fuel economy data used to determine fuel range is
an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving
conditions change, this data is gradually updated.
Resetting fuel range causes the fuel economy data to be
updated immediately. To reset fuel range, press
RANGE, then RESET.
Average Speed
The calculation for average speed begins when SPEED
is reset. Press SPEED to display the average speed,
such as:
AVG SPEED 55 MPH or AVG SPEED 90 KM/H
To reset the average speed, press SPEED and
then RESET.
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The ENG button scrolls through the following functions:
Oil pressure, such as:
OIL PRESSURE 40 PSI or OIL PRESSURE
276 kPa
Battery voltage, such as:
BATTERY 13.8 VOLTS
Transaxle fluid life, such as:
TRANS FLUID LIFE 40%
This is an estimate of the transaxle fluid's remaining
useful life. It will show 100% when the system is
reset after a transaxle fluid change. It will alert you
to change your transaxle fluid on a schedule
consistent with your driving conditions.
Engine oil life, such as:
OIL LIFE 30%
This is an estimate of the oil's remaining useful life.
It will show 100% when the system is reset after an
oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a
schedule consistent with your driving conditions.When the remaining oil life or transaxle fluid life is low,
the system will alert you with a message:
CHANGE OIL SOON or CHANGE TRNS
FLUID SOON
When the oil or transaxle fluid life is down to zero, you
will receive the message:
CHANGE OIL NOW or CHANGE TRNS
FLUID NOW
Always reset the OIL LIFE reminder after an oil change
or the TRNS FLUID LIFE reminder after a transaxle
fluid change. To reset the TRNS FLUID LIFE:
1. With the ignition on, press the ENG button so the
TRNS LIFE percentage is displayed.
2. Press RESET and hold for five seconds. The word
RESET will appear, then TRNS FLUID 100%.
To reset the Oil Life Monitor, see ªEngine Oil Life
Monitorº in the Index. Also, see ªEngine Oil, When to
Changeº in the Index.
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The system will display the total distance to destination,
such as:
365 MI TO DEST or 587 KM TO DEST
When the system counts down to zero distance
remaining, even if you're in another display, a chime
will sound and the display will show:
TRIP COMPLETE
The TRIP COMPLETE message will go off when you
press any button, or when you turn your ignition to OFF,
then on. The display returns to the mode displayed prior
to the interruption.
Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA)
ETA is based on the average speed, the date and time of
the day, and the estimated distance to your destination.
After you have entered your distance to destination,
press ETA to display estimated time of arrival, such as:
ETA TUE 12:56 PMPress ETA again to display the time to destination. The
display will show the current time as the hours and
minutes to destination, such as:
12:50 TIME TO DEST
If the time to destination calculation is seven days or
greater, the display will read:
TRIP OVER 7 DAYS
When the trip is complete a chime will sound and the
display will show:
TRIP COMPLETE
The trip complete message will go off when you
press any button, or when you turn your ignition off,
then on. The display returns to the mode displayed prior
to the interruption.
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Press DATE to display the date. To change the
date, press DATE then RESET. The following display
will appear:
MONTH? XX/DD/YY
MM, DD and YY represent the month, date and year
you currently have in your system. Check to make sure
your clock is in the correct AM or PM mode.
Notice that each key has a number. Push the key to
enter the number. The first XXs will flash until you
enter the first digit for the month. You don't need to
enter the leading zero if the number is under 10. Press
ENTER after you've entered the month. The display
will change to:
DAY? MM/XX/YY
Set the day just as you set the month. After the day entry
is made, press ENTER and the display will change to:
YEAR? MM/DD/XXSet the year just as you set the month and day. If a valid
date is entered, the display will automatically exit to the
date mode and display the day of the week, the month
and the date. If an invalid date is entered, the display
will return to MONTH? XX/DD/YY and you'll need to
repeat the above steps.
After a battery reconnect (loss of power), the display
will read CONFIRM TIME AND DATE.
Elapsed Time (ET)
When the ignition is on, the DIC can be used as a
stopwatch. The display will show hours and minutes.
The elapsed time indicator will record up to 100 hours,
then it will reset to zero and continue counting. Press
ET, and the display will show the amount of time that
has elapsed since the elapsed time indicator was last
reset (not including time the ignition is off), such as:
01:08 ELAPSED TIME
To reset elapsed time to zero, press RESET while the
elapsed time is displayed.
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