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Instantaneous Fuel Economy (IFE)

Instantaneous fuel economy (IFE) is calculated using the equation: IFE = Distance/Fuel.

The instrument panel cluster (IPC) receives a GMLAN message from the instrument panel module (IPM) with fuel information. The distance information is calculated by the IPC using the vehicle speed information from the ECM. These values are retained during ignition OFF and can be changed between English and Metric units by pressing the English/Metric button on the driver information center (DIC) switch. The IFE display cannot be reset.

Tire Pressure

This display shows the tire pressure for each tire.

Press the gages button again to display the tire pressure for the front tires, such as:

Press the gages button again to display the tire pressure for the rear tires, such as:

Odometer

The odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven in either miles or kilometers. Press the TRIP button to display odometer readings, such as:

The odometer can be displayed by turning on the parking lamps.

Trip Odometers

There are two trip odometers. Press the TRIP button to display TRIP ODOMETER A readings and press the button again to display TRIP ODOMETER B readings, such as:

Both of the trip odometers can be used simultaneously. TRIP A could be used to track the distance to a destination. TRIP B could be used to track maintenance periods. The trip odometers can be reset by pressing the RESET button on the DIC.

There is also a miles since last ignition feature that displays the number of miles (kilometers) driven since you last started the vehicle. Press and hold the RESET button for three seconds, then release it. The miles (kilometers) since the last ignition cycle will be set into the trip odometer.

Elapsed Timer

Press the TRIP button until ELAPSED TIMER is displayed, such as ELAPSED TIMER .00.

When the ignition is in on, the DIC can be used as a stopwatch. The display can show hours, minutes and seconds. The elapsed time indicator will record up to 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds, then it will reset to zero and continue counting. The display appears as ELAPSED TIMER .00 in the elapsed time function.

You can start or stop the elapsed time by pressing the RESET button. To reset the elapsed time to zero, press the RESET button for three seconds while the timer is displayed.

Pressing and holding the RESET button for at least 10 seconds will reset the timer display to the time since last ignition cycle.

Average Speed

Press the TRIP button until the average speed is displayed, such as:

Press and hold the RESET button to reset to 0.0 mph (km/h).

Engine Oil Life

Press the TRIP button until the engine oil life is displayed, such as OIL LIFE REMAINING 89%.

This is an estimate of the engine oil's remaining useful life. It will show 100% when the system is reset after an oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a schedule consistent with your driving conditions. When the remaining oil life is low, the system will alert you with the message CHANGE ENGINE OIL.

Reset the engine oil life system yourself after each oil change. Refer to GM Oil Life System Resetting .