Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 916

8J - 2 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
I N ST RU M EN T CLU ST ER
DESCRIPTION
Fig. 1 Instrument Cluster
1 - COVER
2 - BEZEL
3 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
4 - STEERING WHEEL
5 - MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH
6 - SPEED CONTROL SWITCH
Th e in st r u m en t clu st er for t h is m odel is a n E lec-
t r oMech a n ica l In st r u m en t Clu st er (E MIC) t h a t is
loca t ed a bove t h e st eer in g colu m n open in g in t h e
in st r u m en t pa n el, dir ect ly in fr on t of t h e dr iver (F ig.
1). Th e r em a in der of t h e E MIC, in clu din g t h e m ou n t s
a n d t h e elect r ica l con n ect ion s, a r e con cea led wit h in
t h e in st r u m en t pa n el beh in d t h e clu st er bezel a n d
ben ea t h t h e in st r u m en t pa n el t op cover for t h e clu s-
t er. Th e in st r u m en t clu st er in clu des a n a log ga u ges,
m et er s, in dica t or s, a n d a cou st ic sign a l t r a n sm it -
t er s.
Fig. 2 Instrument Cluster Components
1 - LENS
2 - HOOD
3 - CLUSTER HOUSING
4 - REAR COVER
Th e E MIC m odu le a lso in cor por a t es a m u lt i-fu n c-
t ion in dica t or t h a t con sist s of a digit a l Liqu id Cr yst a l
Displa y (LCD) u n it for displa yin g odom et er /t r ip
odom et er in for m a t ion , a n elect r on ic digit a l clock,
en gin e oil level in for m a t ion , a u t om a t ic t r a n sm ission
gea r select or posit ion (P RNDL), a n d cer t a in dia gn os-
t ic in for m a t ion . Th e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or a lso h a s
fou r pu sh bu t t on swit ch es, wh ich pr ovide t h e veh icle
oper a t or wit h a n in t er fa ce t o a dju st cer t a in in pu t s t o
t h e in st r u m en t clu st er a n d t o select fr om m u lt iple
displa y opt ion s. If t h e veh icle is equ ipped wit h t h e
a ppr opr ia t e opt ion s, t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or a lso
pr ovides a n ou t side a m bien t t em per a t u r e in dica t or
displa y a n d a n Act ive Ser vice SYSt em (ASSYST)
en gin e oil m a in t en a n ce in dica t or t o displa y en gin e oil
level a n d m a in t en a n ce r em in der s.
Th e E MIC ga u ges a n d in dica t or s a r e visible
t h r ou gh a dedica t ed open in g in t h e clu st er bezel on
t h e in st r u m en t pa n el a n d a r e pr ot ect ed by a clea r
pla st ic clu st er len s (F ig. 2) t h a t is secu r ed by eigh t
in t egr a l la t ch es t o t h e m olded bla ck pla st ic clu st er
h ood. F ou r, bla ck pla st ic m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or
swit ch pu sh bu t t on s pr ot r u de t h r ou gh dedica t ed
h oles in a r ect a n gu la r bla ck pla st ic swit ch bezel t h a t
is in t egr a l t o t h e clu st er len s a n d loca t ed n ea r t h e
lower edge of t h e clu st er dir ect ly below t h e m u lt i-
fu n ct ion in dica t or LCD u n it . Th e clu st er h ood ser ves
a s a visor a n d sh ields t h e fa ce of t h e clu st er fr om
a m bien t ligh t a n d r eflect ion s t o r edu ce gla r e. Th e
clu st er h ood h a s eigh t in t egr a l la t ch es t h a t en ga ge
eigh t in t egr a l la t ch t a bs on t h e clu st er r ea r cover,
sa n dwich in g t h e clu st er h ou sin g u n it bet ween t h e
h ood a n d t h e r ea r cover. Th e clu st er h ood a lso h a s
t wo in t egr a l pivot loops m olded in t o it s u n der side
t h a t en ga ge t wo pa ir s of m olded pivot h ooks t h a t a r e
in t egr a l t o t h e t op of t h e in st r u m en t pa n el ba se
st r u ct u r e. Th ese pivot s a llow t h e clu st er t o be r olled
r ea r wa r d t o ea se ser vice a ccess t o t h e wir e h a r n ess
con n ect or s a t t h e ba ck of t h e clu st er.
Th e r ea r of t h e clu st er h ou sin g a n d t h e E MIC elec-
t r on ic cir cu it r y a r e pr ot ect ed by t h e m olded pla st ic
r ea r cover. A m ou n t in g ea r a t ea ch u pper cor n er of
t h e r ea r cover a r e u sed t o secu r e t h e E MIC t o t h e
m olded pla st ic in st r u m en t pa n el ba se u n it wit h t wo
scr ews. Th e r ea r cover in clu des clea r a n ce h oles for
t h e t wo clu st er con n ect or r ecept a cles on t h e clu st er
elect r on ic cir cu it boa r d. Th e con n ect or r ecept a cles on
t h e ba ck of t h e clu st er elect r on ic cir cu it boa r d con -
n ect t h e E MIC t o t h e veh icle elect r ica l syst em
t h r ou gh t wo t a ke ou t s wit h con n ect or s fr om t h e veh i-
cle wir e h a r n ess. Th e E MIC r ea r cover in clu des a
m olded m ou n t in g t a b a n d a la t ch fea t u r e t h a t
secu r es t h e Rem ot e Keyless E n t r y (RKE )/im m obilizer
m odu le t o t h e ba ck of t h e clu st er. Th e RKE /im m obi-
lizer m odu le is con n ect ed t o t h e veh icle elect r ica l sys-
t em t h r ou gh a sepa r a t e t a ke ou t a n d con n ect or of t h e
veh icle wir e h a r n ess.
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