Information And Message Center
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The message center is an integral part of the instrument cluster (IC) that receives and acts upon much of the same information that is input and used to operate the instrument cluster (IC) gauges, informational indicators, and warning indicators. The message center, located in the center of the instrument cluster (IC) is a vacuum fluorescent 2-line display. The message center electronic functions use both hardwired, and the controller area network (CAN) circuitry to transmit and receive information.