Instrument Cluster (Service Information): Description: Description: Notes
The instrument cluster (IC) (5) (also known as the Instrument Panel Cluster/IPC) for this vehicle is located directly in front of the driver, above the steering column opening. The mounts and the electrical connections, are concealed within the instrument panel behind various trim panels and the cluster itself. The IC contains various indicators, analog gauges, an electronic display unit and an integrated circuit board. The electronic display unit displays odometer information and several indicators, some of which are model dependent.
The optional Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) makes use of the IC electronic display unit. The EVIC feature provides display options of the outside ambient temperature, compass headings, average fuel economy, elapsed time, numerous textual warning messages, reminder indicators and certain diagnostic information.
The IC has several serviced components. The gauges, indicators, electronic display unit, electronic circuit board and housing are only serviced as an assembly and cannot be adjusted or repaired. If a gauge, an LED unit, the electronic display unit, the electronic circuit board, the circuit board hardware, the cluster overlay or the cluster housing is damaged or ineffective, the entire IC unit must be replaced. The cluster lens, hood and mask are available for separate service replacement.