Operation; Park Brake Indicator; Description - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

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t h e in st r u m en t clu st er, dir ect ly below t h e speedom e-
t er. H owever, t h e odom et er a n d t r ip odom et er in for-
m a t ion a r e n ot displa yed sim u lt a n eou sly. Th e "m i"
(m iles) or "km " (kilom et er s) swit ch on t h e in st r u m en t
clu st er cir cu it boa r d t oggles t h e displa y bet ween
odom et er a n d t r ip odom et er m odes by depr essin g t h e
swit ch pu sh bu t t on t h a t ext en ds t h r ou gh t h e lower
edge of t h e clu st er len s, dir ect ly below t h e m u lt i-
fu n ct ion in dica t or LCD.
Th e odom et er a n d t r ip odom et er in for m a t ion is
st or ed in t h e in st r u m en t clu st er m em or y. Th is in for-
m a t ion ca n be in cr ea sed wh en t h e pr oper in pu t s a r e
pr ovided t o t h e in st r u m en t clu st er, bu t t h e in for m a -
t ion ca n n ot be decr ea sed. Th e odom et er ca n displa y
va lu es u p t o 999,999 kilom et er s (999,999 m iles). Th e
odom et er la t ch es a t t h ese va lu es, a n d will n ot r oll
over t o zer o. Th e t r ip odom et er ca n displa y va lu es u p
t o 999.9 kilom et er s (999.9 m iles) befor e it r olls over
t o zer o. Th e odom et er displa y does n ot h a ve a deci-
m a l poin t a n d will n ot sh ow va lu es less t h a n a fu ll
u n it (kilom et er or m ile), wh ile t h e t r ip odom et er dis-
pla y does h a ve a decim a l poin t a n d will sh ow t en t h s
of a u n it (kilom et er or m ile). Th e u n it of m ea su r e
(kilom et er s or m iles) for t h e odom et er a n d t r ip odom -
et er displa y is im pr in t ed on t h e clu st er over la y below
t h e left en d of t h e LCD. Th e u n it of m ea su r e for t h e
in st r u m en t clu st er odom et er /t r ip odom et er is select ed
a t t h e t im e t h a t it is m a n u fa ct u r ed, a n d ca n n ot be
ch a n ged.
Th e in dica t ion s of t h e odom et er /t r ip odom et er a r e
n ot visible wh en t h e LCD is n ot illu m in a t ed. Wh en
illu m in a t ed t h e in dica t ion s a ppea r a s da r k ch a r a c-
t er s silh ou et t ed a ga in st a n a m ber field. Wh en t h e
ext er ior ligh t in g is t u r n ed Off, t h e displa y is illu m i-
n a t ed a t m a xim u m br igh t n ess. Wh en t h e ext er ior
ligh t in g is t u r n ed On t h e displa y illu m in a t ion level
ca n be a dju st ed in con cer t wit h t h e clu st er gen er a l
illu m in a t ion ligh t in g u sin g t h e plu s a n d m in u s m u lt i-
fu n ct ion in dica t or pu sh bu t t on s. Th e odom et er h a s a
"Ren t a l Ca r " m ode, wh ich will a ct iva t e t h e m u lt i-
fu n ct ion in dica t or LCD a n d illu m in a t e t h e odom et er
in for m a t ion for a bou t t h ir t y secon ds a ft er on e of t h e
m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or pu sh bu t t on s is m om en t a r ily
depr essed, or a ft er t h e key is in ser t ed in t o t h e ign i-
t ion swit ch lock cylin der wit h t h e ign it ion swit ch in
t h e Off posit ion .
Th e odom et er /t r ip odom et er a n d t h e m iles/kilom e-
t er s swit ch , a n d t h e m iles/kilom et er s swit ch pu sh
bu t t on a r e ser viced a s a u n it wit h t h e in st r u m en t
clu st er.
OPERA TION
Th e odom et er a n d t r ip odom et er give a n in dica t ion
t o t h e veh icle oper a t or of t h e dist a n ce t h e veh icle h a s
t r a veled. Th is in dica t or is con t r olled by t h e in st r u -
m en t clu st er cir cu it r y ba sed u pon clu st er pr ogr a m -
m in g a n d elect r on ic m essa ges r eceived by t h e clu st er
fr om t h e Con t r oller An t i-lock Br a ke (CAB) over t h e
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER 8J - 23
Con t r oller Ar ea Net wor k (CAN) da t a bu s. Th e odom -
et er a n d t r ip odom et er in for m a t ion is displa yed by
t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or Liqu id Cr yst a l Displa y
(LCD). Th e LCD will displa y t h e odom et er in for m a -
t ion wh en ever it is a ct iva t ed, a n d will displa y t h e
la st pr eviou sly select ed odom et er or t r ip odom et er
in for m a t ion wh en t h e ign it ion swit ch is t u r n ed t o t h e
On posit ion . Th e in st r u m en t clu st er cir cu it r y con t r ols
t h e LCD a n d pr ovides t h e followin g fea t u r es:
• Od o m e te r/Trip Od o m e te r D is p la y To g g lin g -
Act u a t in g t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or "m i" (m iles) or
"km " (kilom et er s) swit ch pu sh bu t t on m om en t a r ily
wit h t h e LCD illu m in a t ed will t oggle t h e displa y
bet ween t h e odom et er a n d t r ip odom et er in for m a t ion .
E a ch t im e t h e LCD is illu m in a t ed wit h t h e ign it ion
swit ch in t h e On or St a r t posit ion s, t h e displa y will
a u t om a t ica lly r et u r n t o t h e la st m ode pr eviou sly
select ed (odom et er or t r ip odom et er ).
• Trip Od o m e te r Re s e t - Wh en t h e m u lt i-fu n c-
t ion in dica t or "m i" (m iles) or "km " (kilom et er s) swit ch
pu sh bu t t on is pr essed a n d h eld for lon ger t h a n
a bou t t wo secon ds, t h e t r ip odom et er will be r eset t o
000.0 kilom et er s (m iles). Th e LCD m u st be displa y-
in g t h e t r ip odom et er in for m a t ion in or der for t h e
t r ip odom et er in for m a t ion t o be r eset .
Th e CAB con t in u a lly m on it or s t h e veh icle speed
pu lse in for m a t ion r eceived fr om t h e fou r wh eel speed
sen sor s, t h en sen ds t h e pr oper dist a n ce m essa ges t o
t h e in st r u m en t clu st er. F or pr oper dia gn osis of t h e
wh eel speed sen sor s, t h e CAB, t h e CAN da t a bu s, or
t h e elect r on ic m essa ge in pu t s t o t h e in st r u m en t clu s-
t er t h a t con t r ol t h e odom et er /t r ip odom et er, a dia g-
n ost ic sca n t ool is r equ ir ed. Refer t o t h e a ppr opr ia t e
dia gn ost ic in for m a t ion .
PARK BRAK E I N DI CAT OR

DESCRIPTION

A pa r k br a ke in dica t or is st a n da r d equ ipm en t on
a ll in st r u m en t clu st er s. Th e pa r k br a ke in dica t or is
loca t ed n ea r t h e lower edge of t h e in st r u m en t clu st er,
t o t h e left of t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion in dica t or displa y. Th e
pa r k br a ke in dica t or con sist s of st en cil-like cu t ou t of
t h e wor d "PARK" in t h e opa qu e la yer of t h e in st r u -
m en t clu st er over la y. Th e da r k ou t er la yer of t h e
over la y pr even t s t h e in dica t or fr om bein g clea r ly vis-
ible wh en it is n ot illu m in a t ed. A r ed Ligh t E m it t in g
Diode (LE D) beh in d t h e cu t ou t in t h e opa qu e la yer of
t h e over la y ca u ses t h e "PARK" t ext t o a ppea r in r ed
t h r ou gh t h e t r a n slu cen t ou t er la yer of t h e over la y
wh en t h e in dica t or is illu m in a t ed fr om beh in d by t h e
LE D, wh ich is solder ed on t o t h e in st r u m en t clu st er
elect r on ic cir cu it boa r d. Th e pa r k br a ke in dica t or is
ser viced a s a u n it wit h t h e in st r u m en t clu st er.