Circuit/System Description

The driver information center (DIC) switch is a multiplexed switch. Battery power is provided to the DIC switch via the instrument panel cluster (IPC) with the DIC switch signal circuit pulled up to battery voltage in the IPC. The IPC also provides the DIC switch with a low reference circuit. The switch input to the IPC is pulled low or grounded when a switch is activated. The DIC switch is a momentary contact switch that connects a series of resistors in a resistor ladder format. The IPC monitors the DIC switch signal circuit to determine the DIC switch inputs. Each switch state - SET/RESET, VEHICLE INFORMATION, PERSONALIZATION (CUSTOMIZATION) - corresponds to a certain resistance value. The IPC determines the switch state by the voltage drop across the resistors.

The TRIP/FUEL DIC switch is monitored on a separate circuit provided by the IPC. The TRIP/FUEL driver information center select menu switch signal circuit is monitored for a stuck switch but not a short to battery.