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Trip Mode

The available DIC Trip Information and data properties are as follows:

Displayed Information  Type of Information  Data Properties 
Personal/Business Trip Trip Computer On/Off Reset/Selectable Option
Personal/Business Trip Trip Odometer Reset
Personal/Business Trip Trip Fuel Consumption None
Personal/Business Trip Average Fuel Economy None
Personal/Business Trip Average Speed None
Elapsed Timer Display Timer Off/On Start, Stop, Reset
Vehicle History Vehicle History Display Current Day to Last 15 Days Selectable Option
Vehicle History Manual Scroll None
Annual Mileage Annual Mileage Reset/Selectable Option
Annual Mileage Personal Trip - % of Annual None
Annual Mileage Business Trip - % of Annual None
Blank Display Blank Display None

Personal/Business Trip 

The DIC Personal/Business Trip Mode displays five vehicle information parameters in order as listed in the table above. When the Trip Mode button is pressed the first Personal/Business Trip parameter displayed is the Trip Computer On/Off. This feature will turn any Personal/Business parameter (i.e. Trip Odometer, Trip Fuel Consumption, Average Fuel Economy, Average Speed) On or Off. When the Trip Computer On/Off parameter is displayed and the On/Off button is pressed, the status of all other Personal/Business Trip parameters will also change.

Every time any Personal/Business Trip parameter is selected and reset, all other Personal/Business Trip parameter data values are reset. There are two methods for resetting the Personal/Business Trip parameter data values:

  1. The Reset button is pressed for less than 2 seconds. All Personal/business Trip parameter data values will reset to zero.
  2. The Reset button is pressed for greater than 2 seconds. All Personal/Business Trip parameter data values will reset to the Personal/Business Trip data values since the previous engine transition from not running, to running.

Elapsed Time Display 

This is the total time the Elapsed Timer has been ON since the Elapsed Timer parameter was reset. The DIC On/Off button changes the Elapsed Timer state.

The Elapsed Timer displays as XX (hours) : XX (minutes) : XX (seconds) and is capable of displaying a 00:00:00 to 99:59:59 data value range.

Vehicle History 

This is the daily maximum speed and mileage of the last 15 days. Previous days' maximum speed and mileage can been seen by pressing the button.

The daily maximum speed and mileage can be displayed in either English or Metric units.

Annual Mileage 

The Annual Mileage Log is the total distance travelled since the last Annual Mileage Log reset. The distance travelled is determined by the DIC using the discreet 4Kppm vehicle speed signal from the PCM. The Personal or Business Trip % of the Annual Mileage represents the total annual personal or business distance travelled.

The Annual Mileage displays a maximum value of 999999.9 in either English or metric units. The Annual Mileage Log does not roll over to zero when maximum value is attained until the Annual Mileage Log is reset.

The Personal or Business Trip % of Annual Mileage displays XXX % of Annual Mileage. The data value range is 0 to 100 and updated after every 1% increase of the data value.

Blank Display 

The DIC displays no information when selected from the Trip Mode. If it is the last displayed parameter before exiting the Trip Mode, the Personal Trip Computer On/Off parameter will be the first displayed parameter when re-entering the Trip Mode.