Instrument Cluster (IC): Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Lincoln MKX and 2007 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The instrument cluster is available with either a integrated display (base cluster) or with a message center display (message center cluster). The integrated display and the message center display are 2-line, vacuum fluorescent type displays. Both the base cluster and the message center cluster contain gauges, informational indicators, and warning indicators that are designed to provide the driver with a system status and to alert the driver that certain conditions exist in the vehicle.

The instrument cluster uses both hardwired inputs and messaged inputs to control the gauge and indicator outputs. Other systems that use instrument cluster inputs are the passive anti-theft system (PATS) and traction control. For additional information on PATS, refer to ANTI-THEFT - PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM (PATS) . For additional information on the traction control system, refer to VEHICLE DYNAMIC SYSTEMS .