Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 917

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Loca t ed bet ween t h e r ea r cover a n d t h e clu st er
h ood is t h e clu st er h ou sin g. Th e m olded pla st ic clu s-
t er h ou sin g ser ves a s t h e ca r r ier for t h e clu st er elec-
t r on ic cir cu it boa r d
con n ect or r ecept a cles, t h e ga u ges, a Ligh t E m it t in g
Diode (LE D) for ea ch clu st er in dica t or a n d gen er a l
illu m in a t ion la m p, t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or LCD
u n it , elect r on ic t on e gen er a t or s, t h e clu st er over la y,
t h e ga u ge poin t er s, t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or
swit ch es a n d t h e fou r swit ch pu sh bu t t on s.
Th e clu st er over la y is a la m in a t ed pla st ic u n it . Th e
da r k, visible, ou t er su r fa ce of t h e over la y is m a r ked
wit h a ll of t h e ga u ge dia l fa ces a n d gr a du a t ion s, bu t
t h is la yer is a lso t r a n slu cen t . Th e da r kn ess of t h is
ou t er la yer pr even t s t h e clu st er fr om a ppea r in g clu t -
t er ed or bu sy by con cea lin g t h e clu st er in dica t or s
t h a t a r e n ot illu m in a t ed, wh ile t h e t r a n slu cen ce of
t h is la yer a llows t h ose in dica t or s a n d icon s t h a t a r e
illu m in a t ed t o be r ea dily visible. Th e u n der lyin g
la yer of t h e over la y is opa qu e a n d a llows ligh t fr om
t h e LE D for ea ch of t h e va r iou s in dica t or s a n d illu -
m in a t ion la m ps beh in d it t o be visible t h r ou gh t h e
ou t er la yer of t h e over la y on ly t h r ou gh pr edet er-
m in ed cu t ou t s. A r ect a n gu la r open in g in t h e over la y
a t t h e ba se of t h e speedom et er pr ovides a win dow
t h r ou gh wh ich t h e illu m in a t ed m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica -
t or LCD u n it ca n be viewed.
Sever a l ver sion s of t h e E MIC m odu le a r e offer ed
on t h is m odel. Th ese ver sion s a ccom m oda t e a ll of t h e
va r ia t ion s of opt ion a l equ ipm en t a n d r egu la t or y
r equ ir em en t s for t h e va r iou s m a r ket s in wh ich t h e
veh icle will be offer ed. Th e m icr opr ocessor-ba sed
E MIC u t ilizes in t egr a t ed cir cu it r y, E lect r ica lly E r a s-
a ble P r ogr a m m a ble Rea d On ly Mem or y (E E P ROM)
t ype m em or y st or a ge, in for m a t ion ca r r ied on t h e
Con t r oller Ar ea Net wor k (CAN) da t a bu s, a lon g wit h
sever a l h a r d wir ed a n a log a n d m u lt iplexed in pu t s t o
m on it or syst em s, sen sor s a n d swit ch es t h r ou gh ou t
t h e veh icle.
In r espon se t o t h ose in pu t s, t h e h a r dwa r e a n d soft -
wa r e of t h e E MIC a llow it t o con t r ol a n d in t egr a t e
m a n y elect r on ic fu n ct ion s a n d fea t u r es of t h e veh icle
t h r ou gh bot h h a r d wir ed ou t pu t s a n d t h e t r a n sm is-
sion of elect r on ic m essa ge ou t pu t s t o ot h er elect r on ic
m odu les in t h e veh icle over t h e CAN da t a bu s. (Refer
t o 8 - E LE CTRICAL/E LE CTRONIC
MODULE S/COMMUNICATION - DE SCRIP TION -
CAN BUS).
Besides t ypica l in st r u m en t clu st er ga u ge a n d in di-
ca t or su ppor t , t h e elect r on ic fu n ct ion s a n d fea t u r es
t h a t t h e E MIC su ppor t s or con t r ols in clu de t h e fol-
lowin g:
• Ac tiv e S e rv ic e S y s te m - In veh icles equ ipped
wit h t h e Act ive Ser vice SYSTem (ASSYST) en gin e oil
m a in t en a n ce in dica t or opt ion , t h e E MIC elect r on ic
cir cu it boa r d in clu des a secon d dedica t ed m icr opr o-
cessor. Th is secon d m icr opr ocessor eva lu a t es va r iou s
da t a in clu din g t im e, m ilea ge, a n d dr ivin g con dit ion s
a n d cir cu it r y, t h e
CONTROL
t o ca lcu la t e t h e r equ ir ed en gin e oil ser vice in t er va ls,
a n d pr ovides bot h visu a l a n d a u dible a ler t s t o t h e
veh icle oper a t or wh en cer t a in en gin e oil m a in t en a n ce
clu st er ser vices a r e r equ ir ed.
• Au d ible Wa rn in g s - Th e E MIC elect r on ic cir-
cu it boa r d is equ ipped wit h a n a u dible t on e gen er a t or
a n d pr ogr a m m in g t h a t a llows it t o pr ovide va r iou s
a u dible a ler t s t o t h e veh icle oper a t or, in clu din g bu zz-
in g a n d ch im e t on es. An a u dible con t a ct less elec-
t r on ic r ela y is a lso solder ed on t o t h e cir cu it boa r d t o
pr odu ce a u dible clicks t h a t is syn ch r on ized wit h t u r n
sign a l in dica t or fla sh in g t o em u la t e t h e sou n ds of a
con ven t ion a l t u r n sign a l or h a za r d wa r n in g fla sh er.
Th ese a u dible clicks ca n occu r a t on e of t wo r a t es t o
em u la t e bot h n or m a l a n d bu lb-ou t t u r n or h a za r d
fla sh er oper a t ion . (Refer
CH IME /BUZZE R - DE SCRIP TION).
• P a n e l La m p s D im m in g Co n tro l - Th e E MIC
pr ovides a h a r d wir ed 12-volt P u lse-Widt h Modu la t ed
(P WM) ou t pu t t h a t syn ch r on izes t h e dim m in g level
of a ll pa n el la m ps dim m er con t r olled la m ps wit h t h a t
of t h e clu st er gen er a l illu m in a t ion la m ps a n d m u lt i-
fu n ct ion in dica t or.
Th e E MIC h ou ses fou r a n a log ga u ges a n d h a s pr o-
vision s for u p t o n in et een in dica t or s (F ig. 3). Th e
E MIC in clu des t h e followin g a n a log ga u ges:
• Co o la n t Te m p e ra tu re Ga u g e
• F u e l Ga u g e
• S p e e d o m e te r
• Ta c h o m e te r
Th e E MIC in clu des pr ovision s for t h e followin g
in dica t or s (F ig. 3):
• Airba g (S RS ) In d ic a to r
• An tilo c k B ra k e S y s te m (AB S ) In d ic a to r
• B ra k e In d ic a to r
• B ra k e We a r In d ic a to r
• Ch a rg in g In d ic a to r
• Clo g g e d F u e l F ilte r In d ic a to r
• Co n s ta n t En g in e S p e e d (AD R) In d ic a to r
• Co o la n t Lo w In d ic a to r
• Ele c tro n ic S ta bility P ro g ra m (ES P ) In d ic a -
to r
• Hig h B e a m In d ic a to r
• Lo w F u e l In d ic a to r
• Ma lfu n c tio n In d ic a to r La m p (MIL)
• Mu lti-F u n c tio n In d ic a to r (LCD )
• P a rk B ra k e In d ic a to r
• S e a tbe lt In d ic a to r
• Tra c tio n Co n tro l (AS R) In d ic a to r
• Tra c tio n Co n tro l (AS R) Ma lfu n c tio n In d ic a -
to r
• Tu rn S ig n a l (Rig h t a n d Le ft) In d ic a to rs
• Wa s h e r F lu id In d ic a to r
• Wa it-To -S ta rt In d ic a to r
• Wa te r-In -F u e l In d ic a to r
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 8J - 3
t o 8 - E LE CTRICAL/