Description

DESCRIPTION

An ambient temperature indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. The ambient temperature indication can be toggled with a digital speedometer indication within the cluster multi-function indicator Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or dot matrix display unit. These displays are soldered onto the cluster electronic circuit board and are visible through a window located near the center of the instrument cluster, between the analog speedometer and the tachometer.

The ambient temperature indication consists of a numeric value with a (+) (plus) or (-) (minus) prefix, and the unit of measure is identified with the characters ° C (Celsius) or ° F (Fahrenheit) directly following the temperature indication.

The indications of the ambient temperature indicator are not visible when the display is not illuminated. On vehicles not equipped with the optional steering wheel buttons, when illuminated the indications appear as dark characters and icons silhouetted against a lighted field. On vehicles equipped with the optional steering wheel buttons, when illuminated the indications appear as light characters and icons silhouetted against a dark 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 ambient temperature indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.