Upshift Indicator: Description

An upshift indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. However, on vehicles not built for North American markets and those not equipped with a manual transmission, this indicator is electronically disabled. The upshift indicator is located near the upper edge of the instrument cluster, to the right of center. The upshift indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of an upward pointed arrow icon in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster overlay. The dark outer layer of the cluster overlay prevents the icon from being clearly visible when the indicator is not illuminated. A amber Light Emitting Diode (LED) behind the cutout in the opaque layer of the cluster overlay causes the icon to appear in amber 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 illumination intensity of the upshift indicator is one-step dimmable. When the exterior lighting is turned On, the indicator is dimmed; and, when the exterior lighting is turned Off, the indicator is illuminated at full intensity. The upshift indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.