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Instruments
and warning
/i ndicator
lights
Instruments
and warning/indicator
Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3
Overview of t he inst rum ent cluster
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Coolant temperature
gauge . . .
10
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Ta chome t er with t ime an d date
d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11 , 11
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Warning/indicator
lights . . . . . .
14
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Driver info rmation system . . . . .
2 1
®
Speedometer with odometer
. .
12
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Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
(i)
Inst rumen t clus t er illumination
13
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Reset button for t rip odometer .
12
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Park ing system
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
144
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ICHECK I
button . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
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Tips
The illu minat ion fo r t he inst rume nt cluster
lights up whe never you switch on the ig ni-
tion with t he vehicle headlights off . As
the daylight fades, the instrument cluster
illumi nat ion likewise dims automatically
and will go out completely when t he out-
side light is very low. This feat ure is meant
to remind you to switch on t he headlights
when outside lig ht cond it io ns become
poor.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The eng ine coolant gauge
q
page 10, fig. 3
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only works when the ignition is on. To prevent
damage to you r engine, please note the fol-
lowing impor t ant po ints:
Engine cold
As long as the needle remains at or close to
the bottom of the gauge, the engi ne still has
not reached its operat ing temperature . Avoid
high eng ine speeds, heavy eng ine loads and
heavy th rottle a pplicat io ns.
Normal temperature
When the engine has reached its operat ing
temperature,
the need le will move into the
midd le of the gauge and rema in the re. If t he
engine is worki ng ha rd at high outside t em-
peratures, the needle may rise up . This is no
need to worry as long as the .
warning light
in the instr ument cluster does not illuminate.
Warning light in the instrument cluster
When the .
warn ing light in the inst rument
cluster st arts to flash, th is can mean one of
two things : eithe r the coo lant
temperature
is .,..
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