Engine Temperature Indicator: Description
An engine temperature indicator is standard equipment only on vehicles equipped with a four-gauge instrument cluster ( Fig 1 ). The engine temperature indicator is located in the Information Center area of the instrument cluster, to the right of center. The engine temperature indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of the International Control and Display Symbol icon for "Engine Coolant Temperature" in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. The dark outer layer of the overlay prevents the indicator from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. A red Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the cutout in the opaque layer of the overlay causes the icon to appear in red through the translucent outer layer of the overlay when the indicator is, illuminated from behind by the LED, which is soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board. The engine temperature indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.