Operation and Displays

The DIC has different displays which can be accessed by pressing the DIC buttons located on the instrument panel, next to the steering wheel.

The DIC displays trip, fuel, and vehicle system information, and warning messages if a system problem is detected. A digital speedometer also appears at the bottom of the DIC display.

The digital speedometer can be enabled or disabled. See “DISPLAY DIGITAL SPEED” under Vehicle Personalization   for more information.

DIC Buttons

The buttons are the trip/fuel, vehicle information, customization, and set/reset

The buttons are the trip/fuel, vehicle information, customization, and set/reset buttons. The button functions are detailed in the following pages.

odometer, trip odometer, fuel range, average economy, fuel used, timer, transmission (Trip/Fuel): Press to display the odometer, trip odometer, fuel range, average economy, fuel used, timer, transmission temperature, instantaneous economy, and average vehicle speed.

The compass and outside air temperature will also be shown in the display. The temperature will be shown in °C or °F depending on the units selected.

display the oil life, units, side blind zone system on/off, tire pressure readings (Vehicle Information): Press to display the oil life, units, side blind zone system on/off, tire pressure readings for vehicles with the Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS), compass zone setting, and compass recalibration.

the feature settings on your vehicle. See Vehicle Personalization   for (Customization): Press to customize the feature settings on your vehicle. See Vehicle Personalization   for more information.

certain functions and to turn off or acknowledge messages on the DIC. (Set/Reset): Press to set or reset certain functions and to turn off or acknowledge messages on the DIC.

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