Vacuum-Fluorescent Displays

ODOMETER/TRIP ODOMETER DISPLAY  - The odometer and trip odometer give an indication to the vehicle operator of the distance the vehicle has traveled. The engine hours give an indication of the cumulative engine-ON time. This indicator is controlled by the instrument cluster circuitry based upon cluster programming and electronic messages received by the cluster from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) or Engine Control Module (ECM) over the Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus.

The odometer/trip odometer will display some warning messages such as "d00R" and "gATE" ajar. If equipped with the optional Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC), the EVIC will display all messages except GASCAP.

The odometer, trip odometer and engine hours information are displayed by the instrument cluster Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD). The VFD will display the odometer information whenever the driver side front door is opened with the ignition switch in the OFF or ACCESSORY positions, and will display the last previously selected odometer or trip odometer information when the ignition switch is turned to the ON or START positions. The instrument cluster circuitry controls the VFD and provides the following features:

• Odometer/Trip Odometer Display Toggling  - Actuating the trip odometer reset switch button momentarily with the VFD illuminated will toggle the display between the odometer and trip odometer information. Each time the VFD is illuminated with the ignition switch in the ON or START positions, the display will automatically return to the last mode previously selected (odometer or trip odometer).
• Engine Hours Display Toggling  - When the trip odometer reset switch button is pressed and held for longer than about six seconds with the ignition switch in the ON position and the engine speed message from the PCM is zero, the trip odometer information will be momentarily displayed, then the engine hours information will be displayed. The VFD must be displaying the odometer information when the trip odometer reset switch button is pressed in order to toggle to the engine hours display. The engine hours will remain displayed for about 30 seconds, until the engine speed message is greater than zero, or until the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position, whichever occurs first.
• Trip Odometer Reset  - When the trip odometer reset switch button is pressed and held for longer than about two seconds with the ignition switch in the ON or START position, the trip odometer will be reset to 0.0  kilometers (miles). The VFD must be displaying the trip odometer information in order for the trip odometer information to be reset.
• GASCAP Message Display  - On vehicles manufactured with a United States country code, each time the cluster receives an electronic message from the PCM indicating a monitored leak in the evaporative emissions system, the cluster replaces the displayed odometer/trip odometer value with the textual message, GASCAP  . This message serves as a reminder to the vehicle operator to check that the gas cap is properly installed and tightened, but could also indicate another source of air leakage in the on-board evaporative and vapor recovery emissions systems. Unless the leak is corrected, this message will latch and remain displayed during the current and each subsequent ignition cycle until the trip odometer reset button is pressed and released momentarily, which will revert the display to the odometer/trip odometer information that was last displayed for the remainder of that ignition cycle. Once the source of a leak has been corrected, either momentarily pressing the trip odometer reset button or cycling the ignition switch will unlatch the message and return the odometer/trip odometer to normal operation.
• Communication Error  - If the cluster fails to receive an electronic distance  message during normal operation, it will hold and display the last data received until the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position. If the cluster does not receive a distance  message within one second after the ignition switch is turned to the ON position, it will display the last distance value stored in the cluster memory. If the cluster is unable to display distance information due to an error internal to the cluster, the VFD will display Error  .
• Self Test  - Each time the cluster is put through the self diagnostics test, the odometer VFD will display all of its segments simultaneously, then step through each character segment individually during the VFD portion of the test to confirm the functionality of the VFD and the cluster control circuitry.

The PCM continually monitors the vehicle speed pulse information received from the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) or the Controller Anti-lock Brake (CAB) and engine speed pulse information received from the crankshaft position sensor, then sends the proper messages to the CCN. For further diagnosis of the odometer/trip odometer or the instrument cluster circuitry that controls these functions. Refer to DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING .

For proper diagnosis of the VSS, the crankshaft position sensor, the CAB, the PCM, the CCN, the CAN data bus or the electronic communication related to odometer/trip odometer operation a diagnostic scan tool is required. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.

ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY  - The Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) features a driver-interactive display. The display is located in the lower left part of the instrument cluster below the fuel and engine temperature gauges. This system conveniently allows the driver to select a variety of useful information by pressing the STEP  button to the right of the EVIC display. The EVIC displays information related to the following:

• Audio mode display 
• Compass display 
• Navigation system screens (if equipped) 
• Outside temperature display 
• Personal Settings (customer programmable features) 
• System Status 
• Trip computer functions 
• UConnect™ hands-free communication system displays (if equipped) 
• Vehicle information warning message displays 

The Vacuum-Fluorescent Display (VFD) units are soldered to the CCN electronic circuit board. With the ignition switch in the Off or Accessory positions, the left and right VFD displays are activated when the driver door is opened and is deactivated when the driver door is closed. Otherwise, the display units are active when the ignition switch is in the On or Start positions, and inactive when the ignition switch is in the Off or Accessory positions.

The illumination intensity of the VFD units are controlled by the CCN circuitry based upon an input from the headlamp switch and a dimming level input received from the panel dimmer switch. The CCN synchronizes the illumination intensity of other VFD units with that of the unit in the CCN by sending electronic dimming level messages to other electronic modules in the vehicle over the CAN/LIN data bus.

The CCN VFD units have several display capabilities. The right VFD unit displays odometer, trip odometer, engine hours, gear selector indication (PRNDL) for models with an automatic transmission, several warning or reminder indications, and various diagnostic information when certain fault conditions exist. An odometer/trip odometer switch on the CCN circuit board is used to control some of the display modes of the right VFD. This switch is actuated manually by depressing the odometer/trip odometer switch button that extends through the lower edge of the cluster lens, just left of the tachometer. Actuating this switch momentarily with the ignition switch in the On position will toggle the VFD between the odometer and trip odometer modes. Depressing the switch button for about two seconds while the VFD is in the trip odometer mode will reset the trip odometer value to zero. The left VFD unit displays the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) and Compass/Temperature information. The left switch button is used as a STEP button for the EVIC display and customer programmable features. Refer to CENTER, ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION, OPERATION .

Holding the right switch depressed while turning the ignition switch from the Off position to the On position will initiate the CCN self-diagnostic actuator test. Refer to DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER  service information for additional details on this cluster function. The CCN microprocessor remembers which display mode is active when the ignition switch is turned to the Off position, and returns the VFD display to that mode when the ignition switch is turned On again.

The VFD unit is diagnosed using the CCN self-diagnostic actuator test. Refer to DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING . Proper testing of the CAN data bus and the electronic data bus message inputs to the CCN that control some of the VFD functions requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information. Specific operation details for the odometer, the trip odometer, the gear selector indicator and the various warning and reminder indicator functions of the VFD unit may be found elsewhere in this service information. Refer to the vehicle owners manual for further information on various readout messages.