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. | |
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* |
* : 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 |
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. | |
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" |
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 |
| Engine status signal | ECM |
| Vehicle speed signal | ABS actuator and electric unit (control unit) |
| Starter relay status signal | BCM |
The engine-start effect function ends if any one of the above conditions is lost during the activation of this function.