Driver/Vehicle Information Display: Description and Operation: Overview

Information and Message Center

OVERVIEW
Designed to look similar to a conventional instrument cluster for the main display, the TFT display can be continually reconfigured to prioritize and refine the information presented to the driver. All displays are 'virtual' gauges with the speedometer and the tachometer being the dominant features of the new display.
Telephone and navigation information is shown in the LH (left-hand) side of the display. Time, temperature, navigation and trip computer information is also displayed in this area. Messages are shown in the RH (right-hand) side of the display and override the tachometer when message display is required.
The instrument cluster information areas display the following information to the driver:
- Odometer - Displays the total vehicle distance traveled
- Trip meter - There are 3 trip meters available; A and B which display the total vehicle distance traveled since the last reset and a 'Trip Auto' meter which resets after every ignition cycle.
- Ambient temperature - Displays the external ambient temperature in °C or °F
- Message center - Displays system information to the driver.