Page 89 of 472
1. Vents (P. 4-35)
2. Headlight/fog light (if so equipped)/turnsignal switch (P. 2-30)
3. Instrument brightness control (P. 2-33)
4. Steering wheel switch for audio
control/hands-free Bluetooth phone
(if so equipped) (P. 4-73)
5. Driver supplemental air bag/horn
(P. 1-53, P. 2-34)
6. Meters, gauges and warning/indicator
lights (P. 2-4, 2-13)
7. Cruise control main/set switches
(P. 5-18)
8. Windshield wiper/washer switch and
rear window wiper/washer switch
(P. 2-28, P. 2-29)
9. Ignition switch (P. 5-9)
10. Display screen/Display screen with
navigation system* (if so equipped)
(P. 4-2, P. 4-17)
11. Navigation system* controls
(if so equipped) (P. 4-17)
12. Audio system controls (P. 4-39)
13. Front passenger supplemental air bag
(P. 1-53)
14. Glove box (P. 2-41)
15. Hazard lights (P. 2-34)
Page 90 of 472

16. Climate controls (P. 4-36)
17. Power outlet (P. 2-38)
18. Heated seat switch (if so equipped)(P. 2-35)
19. Vehicle dynamic control (VDC) OFF
switch (P. 2-36)
20. Tow mode switch (P. 2-38)
21. Shift selector (P. 5-13)
22. Heated steering wheel (if so equipped)
(P. 2-35)
23. Center stack storage (P. 2-40)
24. Power outlet (P. 2-38)
25. Front passenger air bag status light
(P. 1-62)
26. Auxiliary jack (P. 4-53)
27. 4WD shift switch (if so equipped)
(P. 5-21)
28. Tilt steering wheel control (P. 3-30)
29. Rear or front and rear sonar system off
switch (if so equipped) (P. 2-37)
30. Pedal position adjustment switch
(P. 3-30)
31. Power vent window (if so equipped)
(P. 2-53)
32. Lift gate open/close switch
(if so equipped) (P. 3-23)*: Refer to the separate Navigation System Own-
er’s Manual (if so equipped) .
See the page number indicated in paren-
theses for operating details.
Instruments and controls2-3
REVIEW COPY—2010 Armada (wzw)
Owners Manual (owners)—USA_English (nna)
03/09/09—tbrooks
Page 91 of 472
1. Warning/indicator lights
2. Tachometer
3. Engine coolant temperature gauge
4. Voltmeter
5. Fuel gauge
6. Speedometer7. Automatic transmission fluid tempera-
ture gauge
8. Odometer/Twin trip odometer/Vehicle
Information Display
9. Engine oil pressure gauge
Page 92 of 472
1. Speedometer
2. Odometer/twin trip display
3. Change button
SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates vehicle speed.
Odometer/Twin trip odometer
The odometer/twin trip odometer is displayed
when the ignition switch is placed in the ON
position.
The odometer records the total distance the ve-
hicle has been driven.The twin trip odometer records the distance of
individual trips.
Changing the display:
Pushing the change button changes the display
as follows:
Trip
Page 93 of 472
“Control panel buttons” in the “Display screen,
heater, air conditioner and audio systems” sec-
tion later in this manual.
TACHOMETER
The tachometer indicates engine speed in revo-
lutions per minute (rpm) . Do not rev the engine
into the red zone
1.
Page 94 of 472
CAUTION
If the gauge indicates coolant tempera-
ture near the hot (H) end of the normal
range, reduce vehicle speed to decrease
temperature. If the gauge is over the nor-
mal range, stop the vehicle as soon as
safely possible. If the engine is over-
heated, continued operation of the ve-
hicle may seriously damage the engine.
See “If your vehicle overheats” in the “In
case of emergency” section for immediate
action required.
FUEL GAUGE
The gauge indicates theapproximatefuel level
in the tank.
The gauge may move slightly during braking,
turning, acceleration, or going up or down hills.
The gauge needle returns to E (Empty) after the
ignition switch is placed in the OFF position.
The low fuel warning light comes on when the
amount of fuel in the tank is getting low.
Refill the fuel tank before the gauge regis-
ters E (Empty) . The
Page 95 of 472
ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE
The gauge indicates the engine lubrication sys-
tem oil pressure while the engine is running. The
needle should be in the middle of the gauge when
the engine is running.
Page 96 of 472
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID
TEMPERATURE GAUGE
This gauge indicates the temperature of the au-
tomatic transmission fluid. The automatic trans-
mission fluid temperature is in the normal range
1when the gauge needle points within the zone
shown in the illustration.