Traction Control Indicator - Description

DESCRIPTION

A traction control indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. However, on vehicles not equipped with the optional Electronic Stability Program (ESP)/Brake Assist System (BAS)/Traction Control System (TCS) this indicator is electronically disabled. This indicator is located above the coolant temperature gauge and to the right of the tachometer in the cluster overlay. Illumination of this indicator may also be accompanied by the display of certain textual messages in the cluster reconfigurable dot matrix display.

The traction control indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of the International Control and Display Symbol icon for Stability - Anti-Spin in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. The dark outer layer of the overlay prevents the indicator from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. An amber Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the cutout in the opaque layer of the overlay causes the indicator to appear in amber through the translucent outer layer of the overlay when it is illuminated from behind by the LED, which is soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board.

The traction control indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.