METER EFFECT FUNCTION: System Description: Description

Driver Welcome Function

Meter and Illumination Operations During Driver Welcome Function The combination meter controls the following items during the driver welcome function.

Control item	Operation
Illumination ring	Increases the brightness to the effect level in stages.

NOTE: Illumination is turned off while cranking the engine.

Driver Welcome Judgement

The combination meter judges "driver welcome" and activates the driver welcome function only once when the following operational conditions are all satisfied.

Operational condition

Ignition switch

LOCK position

Driver side door

Open → Close⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾	Close the driver side door with the intelligent key left inside the vehicle.

Signal Path

The combination meter judges "driver welcome", according to the following signals and activates the engine-start effect function.

Signal name	Signal path
Ignition signal	-
Meter ring illumination request signal	BCM → via CAN Communication line → Combination meter

NOTE: The driver welcome function ends if any one of the above conditions is lost during the activation of this function.

Engine-start Effect Function

When recognizing an engine start, the combination meter controls the following items for producing the effect.

Speedometer
Tachometer
Information display
Meter illumination

Meter and Illumination Operations During Engine-start Effect

The combination meter controls the following items during the engine-start effect.

Control item	Operation
Speedometer	Sweeps the pointer.
Tachometer	Sweeps the pointer.
Illumination ring	Increases the brightness to the effect level in stages.
Pointers	Turns on the illumination at the effect level.
Information display	Display the animation.

NOTE: The pointers are stopped and illumination is turned off while cranking the engine.

Engine Start Judgement

The combination meter judges "engine-start" and activates the engine-start effect only once when the following operational conditions are all satisfied.

Operational condition
Ignition switch	ON position
Vehicle speed	Less than 1 km/h (0.6 MPH)
Engine state	Other than the time of cranking the engine
Setting (Integral switch)	The setting of "Illumination Effect" is "On"

NOTE: The engine-start effect exits when any of the above operational conditions is cancelled during the engine-start effect.

Signal Path

The combination meter judges "engine-start", according to the following signals and activates the engine-start effect function.

Signal name	Signal source
Ignition signal	-
Dimmer signal	BCM → via CAN Communication line → Combination meter
Engine status signal	ECM → via CAN Communication line → Combination meter
Vehicle speed signal	ABS actuator and electric unit (control unit) → via CAN Communication line → Combination meter
Starter relay status signal	BCM → via CAN Communication line → Combination meter

NOTE: The engine-start effect function ends if any one of the above conditions is lost during the activation if this function.