Circuit/System Description
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Chevrolet Trax and 2015 Buick Encore. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The instrument cluster displays the travelled distance based on the information from the engine control module (ECM). The ECM converts the data from the vehicle speed sensor to a distance signal. The ECM sends the distance information via serial data to the body control module (BCM). The BCM then sends the information via serial data to the instrument cluster to display the vehicle odometer and trip odometer. When the instrument cluster detects the activation of the trip stem and a press and hold of the stem, it resets the trip odometer information to zero.