Driver Information Center (DIC)
This display gives you the status of many of your
vehicle’s systems. The DIC is also used to display driver
personalization features and warning/status messages.
All messages will appear in the DIC display, located
at the bottom of the instrument panel cluster.
DIC Controls and Displays
The Driver Information Center (DIC) buttons are located
to the right of the steering wheel on the instrument
panel, near the air outlets.
«INFOª(Information):Pressing this button up or
down will display the MILES RANGE (Analog Cluster),
MPG AVG, MPG INST, GAL FUEL USED, AVG
MPH, TIMER, BATTERY VOLTS, LF-RF-LR-RR TIRE
(if equipped), RPM TACHOMETER (Digital Cluster),
ENGINE OIL LIFE, TRANS FLUID LIFE, PHONE
(if equipped), FEATURE PROGRAMMING and Blank
Display.
INFO RESET:Pressing this button will reset the MPG
AVG, GAL FUEL USED, AVG MPH, TIMER, ENGINE
OIL LIFE and TRANS FLUID LIFE. For more information
about the trip odometer, seeTrip Odometer on
page 3-43.
MPG AVG (Average Miles Per Gallon):This
message shows the approximate fuel economy you
have averaged since the last time you reset the
value. To reset the MPG AVG (Average Fuel
Economy), press the INFO button to display the
MPG AVG, then press and hold the INFO RESET
button until 0.0 MPG AVG is displayed.
GAL (Gallons) FUEL USED:This message shows
how much fuel has been used since the last reset.
To learn how much fuel is used from a new
starting point, press the RESET button while the
GAL FUEL USED is displayed in the DIC.
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AVG MPH (Average Miles per Hour):This
message shows the average speed you have
traveled at since the last time you reset the value.
To reset the value, press the INFO button to
display AVG MPH, then press and hold the INFO
RESET button until 0.0 AVG MPH is displayed.
TIMER:This feature is like a stopwatch, in that you
can clock the time it takes to get from one point to
another.
To operate, press the INFO button to display
TIMER. Each of the elds for the hours, minutes
and seconds are two numeric digits.
Once TIMER 00:00:00 is displayed, press the
ON/OFF button to start the timing feature. Press
the ON/OFF button again to stop it. If you will
be starting and stopping your vehicle, during a trip
for instance, the TIMER feature will automatically
start timing where it left off when you last stopped.
To reset it, press and hold the INFO RESET
button until the display reads TIMER 00:00:00.
Press the INFO button to exit from the TIMER
display.
ENGINE OIL LIFE:This message shows the
percentage of remaining oil life for your vehicle.
When the oil life is depleted, the CHANGE ENGINE
OIL message will appear on the display. See
Engine Oil on page 5-14andOil Life Indicator on
page 3-79. In addition to the engine oil life
system monitoring the oil life, additional
maintenance is recommended in the Maintenance
Schedule in this manual. SeeScheduled
Maintenance on page 6-4. To reset the engine oil
life system, seeEngine Oil Life System on
page 5-17. This only needs to be reset after you
have had the oil changed.
TRANSMISSION FLUID LIFE:This message
shows the percentage of remaining transmission
uid life for your vehicle. Under normal conditions,
the rate of deterioration of the transmission uid
is slow. SeeScheduled Maintenance on page 6-4
for proper uid and change intervals. To reset
the transmission uid life, press the INFO button to
display TRANS FLUID LIFE, then press and
hold the INFO RESET button until 100% TRANS
FLUID LIFE is displayed. This only needs to
be reset after you have had the uid changed.
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ON/OFF:Pressing this button turns the Programming
and Personalization Features on and off. FEATURE
PROGRAMMING must be displayed on the DIC to begin
actual programming. This button also starts and stops
the timer.
MILES RANGE:(Analog Cluster only) This message
shows about how many miles you can drive without
re lling your fuel tank. Once the range drops below
40 miles (64 km) remaining, the display will show LOW.
MPG INST (Instantaneous Miles per Gallon):This
message shows the instantaneous fuel economy which
varies with your driving conditions, such as acceleration,
braking and the grade of the road being traveled.
The INFO RESET button does not function in this mode.
BATTERY VOLTS:This message shows the current
battery voltage. If the voltage is normal, the display will
show BATTERY VOLTS OK. If the voltage drops
below 10.5 volts, the display will show BATTERY
VOLTS LOW. If the voltage is above 16 volts, the
display will show BATTERY VOLTS HIGH. If the display
shows the high or low message, you will need to
have your battery checked. SeeDIC Warnings and
Messages on page 3-60for more information.LF-RF-LR-RR TIRE:On vehicles equipped with the tire
pressure monitor, this message shows the tire pressure
for each tire (left front, right front, left rear and right rear).
Pressing the INFO button will scroll through the tire
pressure for each of the four tires, such as:
34 PSI LF TIRE OK or
234 kPa LF TIRE OK
If a tire pressure is below 25 psi (172 kPa) or above
38 psi (265 kPa), the message will appear as shown
above except it will show TIRE LOW or TIRE HIGH as
appropriate. If desired, the tire pressure information
can be programmed not to appear when using the INFO
button to scroll through the DIC displays. SeeDIC
Vehicle Personalization on page 3-68.
If a low or high tire pressure is detected by the system
while driving, a CHECK TIRE PRESSURE message
will appear in the display. If this occurs, press the INFO
button to scroll to the tire(s) with a low or high
pressure condition. SeeDIC Warnings and Messages
on page 3-60for more information.
ENG/MET (English/Metric):Press this button, located
to the left of the steering wheel on the instrument
panel, to display information in the English or metric
system.
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