INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
DESCRIPTION
The instrument cluster (2) for this vehicle is an ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) that is located in the instrument panel above the steering column opening, directly in front of the driver. The remainder of the EMIC, including the mounts and the electrical connections, are concealed within the instrument panel below the cluster hood (1). The instrument cluster for this vehicle also includes the hardware and software necessary to serve as the electronic body control module and is sometimes referred to as the Cab Compartment Node or CCN.
Besides analog gauges and indicators, the EMIC module incorporates one standard and one optional blue-green digital Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) units. The standard VFD is a fixed segment unit for displaying odometer information, automatic transmission gear selector position (PRNDL), and several other indicators. The optional VFD is a large, reconfigurable display unit which serves as the visual display for the compass, the outside temperature, the trip computer, and the audio system settings as well as the user interface for the customer programmable features, numerous textual warning or reminder indicators and certain diagnostic information.
The EMIC gauges and indicators are visible through a dedicated opening in the instrument panel below the cluster hood and are protected by a clear plastic cluster lens (3). Nine integral latch formations on the lens secure it to the cluster hood and mask unit (2) as well as the cluster housing (1). Just behind the cluster lens is the cluster hood and integral mask, which are constructed of molded black plastic. The hood serves as a visor and shields the face of the cluster from ambient light and reflections to reduce glare, while the cluster mask serves to separate and define the individual gauges from the indicator areas and trims the outside perimeter of the cluster overlay. The hood and mask has six integral latch features that secure it to the outer perimeter of the cluster housing. The hood and mask unit also has two integral mounting tabs on the lower corners that combine with the tabs integral to the cluster housing to secure the bottom of the EMIC to the molded plastic instrument panel cluster carrier with two screws.
The rear of the cluster housing and the EMIC electronic circuitry are protected by a molded white plastic rear cover (5), which is also secured to the cluster housing by integral latch features. The rear cover includes clearance holes for the four cluster connector receptacles. The connector receptacles on the back of the cluster electronic circuit board connect the EMIC to the vehicle electrical system through four take outs with connectors from the instrument panel wire harness.
Sandwiched between the rear cover and the lens and hood unit is the cluster housing. The molded white plastic cluster housing serves as the carrier for the cluster circuit board and circuitry, the cluster connector receptacles, the two major and two minor gauges, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) for each cluster indicator, the VFD display units, an audible tone transducer, several LED units for general cluster illumination, the cluster overlay, and the gauge pointers. The standard equipment molded black plastic odometer/trip odometer switch button as well as the optional reconfigurable display switch button (4) extend from the face of the cluster housing through dedicated holes in the cluster mask and the cluster lens adjacent to their respective VFD units. The cluster housing also has four integral mounting tabs, one on each upper and lower corner of the housing.
The cluster overlay is a laminated plastic unit. The dark, visible, outer surface of the overlay is marked with all of the gauge dial faces and graduations, but this layer is also translucent. The darkness of this outer layer prevents the cluster from appearing cluttered or busy by concealing the cluster indicators that are not illuminated, while the translucence of this layer allows those indicators and icons that are illuminated to be readily visible. The underlying layer of the overlay is opaque and allows light from the LED for each of the various indicators and illumination lamps behind it to be visible through the outer layer of the overlay through predetermined stencil-like cutouts. Openings in the overlay at the base of the speedometer and tachometer dial faces have smoked clear lenses through which the illuminated VFD units can be viewed.
Several versions of the EMIC module are offered on this vehicle. These versions accommodate all of the variations of optional equipment and regulatory requirements for the various markets in which the vehicle is offered. The microprocessor-based EMIC utilizes integrated circuitry and information carried on the Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus and the Local Interface Network (LIN) data bus along with several hard wired analog and multiplexed inputs to monitor sensors and switches throughout the vehicle. In response to those inputs, the internal circuitry and programming of the EMIC allow it to control and integrate many electronic functions and features of the vehicle through both hard wired outputs and the transmission of electronic message outputs to other electronic modules in the vehicle over the CAN and LIN data busses. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES/COMMUNICATION - DESCRIPTION - CAN BUS).
Besides typical instrument cluster gauge and indicator support, the electronic functions and features that the EMIC supports or controls include the following:
- A/C Select and Evaporator Probe Support - The EMIC monitors hard wired inputs from the A/C select switch in the air conditioner-heater control and evaporator temperature sensor inputs, then transmits electronic A/C clutch request messages over the CAN data bus when appropriate to support the A/C clutch control feature.
- Audible Warnings - The EMIC electronic circuit board is equipped with an audible tone transducer and programming that allows it to provide various audible alerts to the vehicle operator. These alerts include single chime tones and continuous slow or fast tones. An electromechanical relay is also soldered onto the circuit board to produce audible clicks that are used to emulate the sound of a conventional turn signal or hazard warning flasher.
- Electric Backlight Support - The EMIC monitors Electric BackLight (EBL) switch hard wired inputs from the air conditioner-heater control, then transmits the appropriate electronic EBL request messages over the CAN data bus to support the EBL function.
- Enhanced Accident Response Support - The EMIC monitors an input from the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) and, following an airbag deployment, will immediately disable the power lock output, unlock all doors by activating the power unlock output, then enables the power lock output if the power lock switch input remains inactive for two seconds. The EMIC also monitors an input from the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) to automatically turn ON the interior lighting after an airbag deployment event, 10 seconds after the vehicle speed is zero. The interior lighting remains illuminated until the key is removed from the ignition switch lock cylinder, at which time the interior lighting returns to normal operation and control. These Enhanced Accident Response System (EARS) features are each dependent upon a functional vehicle electrical system following the vehicle impact event.
- Exterior Lighting Switch Support - The EMIC monitors electronic exterior lighting switch, and turn signal switch status messages from the Steering Control Module (SCM) on the steering column over the LIN data bus and transmits the appropriate electronic exterior lighting and turn signal request messages to the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) over the CAN data bus to support the exterior lighting functions.
- Four Wheel Drive (4WD) Lock Switch Support - The EMIC monitors a hard wired input from the 4WD Lock switch on the center floor console then transmits the appropriate electronic 4WD Lock request and Unlock request messages to the All Wheel Drive Control Module (AWDCM) over the CAN data bus to support the 4WD Lock mode functions.
- Fuel Level Data Support - The EMIC provides a current source for and receives a hard wired analog input from the fuel level sending unit located on the fuel pump module in the fuel tank. The EMIC uses this input to calculate the proper fuel gauge needle position and to control low fuel indicator operation. Based upon this input, the EMIC also uses electronic messaging to transmit this data over the CAN data bus for use by other electronic modules in the vehicle.
- Hazard Switch Support - The EMIC monitors electronic hazard switch status messages from the instrument panel switch pod on the instrument panel over the LIN data bus and transmits the appropriate electronic hazard lamp request messages to the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM) over the CAN data bus to support the hazard lamps function.
- Heated Seat Switch Support - On vehicles equipped with optional heated seats, the EMIC monitors electronic heated seat switch status messages from the heated seat switches in the instrument panel switch pod and transmits electronic heated seat request messages to the Heated Seat Module (HSM) over the LIN data bus. This message wakes up the HSM when the switch is actuated.
- Horn Switch Support - The EMIC receives a hard wired input from the horn switch on the steering wheel then provides electronic horn request messages over the CAN data bus to support the horn function.
- Interior Lamp Load Shedding - The EMIC provides a battery saver feature which will automatically turn OFF all interior lamps if they remain ON after a timed interval of about ten minutes.
- Interior Lighting Control - The EMIC monitors electronic messages and hard wired inputs from the interior lighting switch, the door ajar switches, the liftgate ajar switch, the reading lamp switches, and the Sentry Key REmote Entry Module (SKREEM) (also known as the Wireless Control Module/WCM) to provide courtesy lamp control. This includes support for timed illuminated entry with theater-style fade-to-OFF and courtesy illumination DEFEAT features.
- Local Interface Network Master Module - The EMIC is the master module for the LIN data bus. In this role it gathers information from the compass sensor, the Heated Seat Module (HSM), the instrument panel switch pod and the SCM, then either acts on that information directly or places electronic messages on the CAN data bus for use by other modules
- Panel Lamps Dimming Control - The EMIC monitors electronic dimming level messages received from the panel lamps dimmer switch input to the SCM over the LIN data bus, then provides both a hard wired 12-volt Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM) output and electronic message outputs over the LIN data bus that synchronizes the dimming level of all panel lamps dimmer controlled lamps with that of the cluster general illumination lighting.
- Power Lock System Control - The EMIC monitors inputs from the power lock switches and the SKREEM (also known as the Wireless Control Module/WCM) to provide control of the power lock motors through high side and low side driver outputs. This includes support for rolling door locks (also known as automatic door locks), automatic door unlock, and a door lock inhibit mode.
- Reconfigurable Display Support - The EMIC provides support for each of the functions and features of the reconfigurable display. This includes support for the compass, thermometer, audio system mode, customer programmable features, textual warnings, premium Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM), trip computer, U-Connect™ Hands-Free communication, HomeLink™ Universal Garage Door Opener (UGDO) and the reconfigurable display switch inputs that are used to control and configure many of the displays. This also includes display arbitrator programming, which controls the priorities, sequences, and transition of information that is displayed in the reconfigurable display, particularly when multiple display requests are received simultaneously.
- Remote Keyless Entry Support - The EMIC supports the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) system features, including support for the RKE LOCK, UNLOCK (with optional driver-door-only unlock, and unlock-all-doors), PANIC, audible chirp, optical chirp, illuminated entry modes, an RKE programming mode, as well as optional Vehicle Theft Security System (VTSS) arming (when the proper VTSS arming conditions are met) and disarming.
- Remote Radio Switch Support - The EMIC receives a hard wired input from the remote radio switches on the steering wheel then provides electronic radio request messages over the CAN data bus to support the remote radio switch function.
- Vehicle Theft Security System Control - The EMIC monitors inputs from the door ajar switches, the SCM, the SKREEM (also known as the Wireless Control Module/WCM) and, on vehicles so equipped, the intrusion module then provides electronic horn and lighting request messages to the TIPM for the appropriate VTSS alarm output features.
- Wiper and Washer Switch Support - The EMIC monitors electronic wiper switch and washer switch status messages from the SCM on the steering column over the LIN data bus and transmits the appropriate electronic wiper and washer request messages to the TIPM over the CAN data bus to support the wiper and washer system functions, including the headlamps-on with wipers programmable feature.
The EMIC houses 4 analog gauges and has provisions for up to 25 indicators. Some of the EMIC indicators are automatically configured when the EMIC is connected to the vehicle electrical system for compatibility with certain optional equipment or equipment required for regulatory purposes in certain markets. While each EMIC may have provisions for indicators to support every available option, the configurable indicators will not be functional in a vehicle that does not have the equipment that an indicator supports.
The EMIC includes the following analog gauges:
- Engine Temperature Gauge (20)
- Fuel Gauge (34)
- Speedometer (6)
- Tachometer (13)
The EMIC includes the following VFD units:
- Odometer Display (25) - includes Push Button (21), Gear Selector indicator (12), Cruise indicator (14), Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) (26), Off Road indicator (24), 4WD indicator (23) and Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) indicator (22).
- Reconfigurable Display (32) - includes Push Button (33).
The EMIC includes provisions for the following indicators:
- Airbag Indicator (8)
- Ajar Indicators - text in odometer display (25 - standard cluster), or text and icons in reconfigurable display (32 - premium cluster) for doors and liftgate
- Antilock Brake System (ABS) Indicator (10)
- Brake Indicator (17) - text only for U.S. market, icon only for markets outside U.S.
- Charging Indicator (2)
- Coolant Low Indicator - textual message in reconfigurable display (32)
- Cruise Indicator (14) - text in odometer display
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP)/Brake Assist System (BAS) Indicator (31) - and textual messages in odometer display (25)
- Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) Indicator (3)
- Engine Coolant Temperature Indicator (16)
- Four-Wheel Drive (4WD) Indicator (23) - text in odometer display
- Four-Wheel Drive Lock (Off Road) Indicator (24) - text in odometer display
- Front Fog Lamp Indicator (27)
- Gas Cap Indicator - textual message in odometer display (25)
- Gear Selector Indicator (12) - text in odometer display
- High Beam Indicator (9)
- Hill Descent Indicator (28)
- Low Fuel Indicator (5)
- Low Oil Pressure Indicator (4)
- Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) (26) - icon in odometer display
- Rear Fog Lamp Indicator (15) - in markets where rear fog lamps are available only
- Seat Belt Indicator (11)
- Security Indicator (19)
- Service Four-Wheel Drive (4WD!) Indicator (30)
- Tire Pressure Monitor (TPM) Indicator (22) - icon in odometer display and may also include textual messages in reconfigurable display (32)
- Traction Control/Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Indicator (29)
- Transmission Overtemp Indicator (18)
- Turn Signal Lamp-Out Indicator - textual message in reconfigurable display (32)
- Turn Signal-On Reminder Indicator - textual message in reconfigurable display (32)
- Turn Signal (Right and Left) Indicators (7)
- Wait-To-Start Indicator (1) - with diesel only
Each indicator in the EMIC, except those located within a VFD unit, is illuminated by a dedicated LED that is soldered onto the EMIC electronic circuit board. Cluster illumination is accomplished by several dimmable LED units, which illuminate each of the gauge dial faces for visibility when the exterior lighting is turned ON. These LED units are not available for service replacement and, if damaged or ineffective, the entire EMIC must be replaced.
Hard wired circuitry connects the EMIC to the electrical system of the vehicle. These hard wired circuits are integral to several wire harnesses, which are routed throughout the vehicle and retained by many different methods. These circuits may be connected to each other, to the vehicle electrical system and to the EMIC through the use of a combination of soldered splices, splice block connectors, and many different types of wire harness terminal connectors and insulators. Refer to the appropriate wiring information. The wiring information includes wiring diagrams, proper wire and connector repair procedures, further details on wire harness routing and retention, as well as pin-out and location views for the various wire harness connectors, splices and grounds.
The EMIC module for this vehicle is serviced only as a complete unit. The EMIC module cannot be adjusted or repaired. If a gauge, an LED unit, a VFD unit, the electronic circuit board, the circuit board hardware, the cluster overlay or the cluster housing are damaged or ineffective, the entire EMIC module must be replaced. The cluster lens and the cluster hood and mask unit are available for separate service replacement.
OPERATION
The ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) in this vehicle also includes the hardware and software necessary to serve as the electronic body control module and is sometimes referred to as the Cab Compartment Node or CCN. The following information deals primarily with the instrument cluster functions of this unit. Additional details of the electronic body control functions of this unit may be found within the service information for the system or component that the EMIC controls. For example: Additional details of the audible warning functions of the EMIC are found within the Chime/Buzzer service information.
The EMIC is designed to allow the vehicle operator to monitor the conditions of many of the vehicle components and operating systems. The gauges and indicators in the EMIC provide valuable information about the various standard and optional powertrains, fuel and emissions systems, cooling systems, lighting systems, safety systems and many other convenience items. The EMIC is installed in the instrument panel so that all of these monitors can be easily viewed by the vehicle operator when driving, while still allowing relative ease of access for service.
The microprocessor-based EMIC hardware and software uses various inputs to control the gauges and indicators visible on the face of the cluster. Some of these inputs are hard wired, but most are in the form of electronic messages that are transmitted by other electronic modules over the Controller Area Network (CAN) data bus or the Local Interface Network (LIN data bus. The EMIC is the master node for the LIN data bus. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES/COMMUNICATION - OPERATION).
The EMIC microprocessor smooths the input data using algorithms to provide gauge readings that are accurate, stable and responsive to operating conditions. These algorithms are designed to provide gauge readings during normal operation that are consistent with customer expectations. However, when abnormal conditions exist such as high coolant temperature, the algorithm can drive the gauge pointer to an extreme position and the microprocessor can sound a chime through the on-board audible tone transducer to provide distinct visual and audible indications of a problem to the vehicle operator. The EMIC may also produce audible warnings for other electronic modules in the vehicle based upon electronic tone request messages received over the CAN or LIN data bus. Each audible warning is intended to provide the vehicle operator with an audible alert to supplement a visual indication.
The EMIC circuitry operates on battery current received through a fused B(+) fuse on a non-switched fused B(+) circuit, and on battery current received through a fused ignition switch output (run-start) fuse on a fused ignition switch output (run-start) circuit. This arrangement allows the EMIC to provide some features regardless of the ignition switch position, while other features will operate only with the ignition switch in the ON or START positions. The EMIC circuitry is grounded through a ground circuit and take out of the instrument panel wire harness with an eyelet terminal connector that is secured by a ground screw to a ground location on the instrument panel structural support.
The EMIC also has a self-diagnostic actuator test capability, which will test each of the CAN or LIN bus message-controlled functions of the cluster by lighting the appropriate indicators, positioning the gauge needles at several predetermined calibration points across the gauge faces, and illuminating all segments of the Vacuum-Fluorescent Display (VFD) units. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING).
GAUGES
All gauges receive battery current through the EMIC circuitry only when the ignition switch is in the ON or START positions. With the ignition switch in the OFF position battery current is not supplied to any gauges, and the EMIC circuitry is programmed to move all of the gauge needles back to the low end of their respective scales. Therefore, the gauges do not accurately indicate any vehicle condition unless the ignition switch is in the ON or START positions.
Each of the EMIC gauges contains an electronically controlled stepper motor unit. The EMIC circuitry completely controls the activation and deactivation of these stepper motors to position each gauge needle in the appropriate position based upon cluster programming and electronic messages received over the CAN or LIN data bus.
The gauges are diagnosed using the self-diagnostic Cab Compartment Node (CCN) actuator test. Proper testing of the CAN or LIN data bus and the electronic data bus message inputs to the EMIC that control each gauge requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information. Specific operation details for each gauge may be found elsewhere in this service information.
VACUUM-FLUORESCENT DISPLAYS
The Vacuum-Fluorescent Display (VFD) units are soldered to the EMIC electronic circuit board. The standard one located below the tachometer is a fixed segment display, while the optional one located below the speedometer is a reconfigurable display. With the ignition switch in the OFF or ACCESSORY positions, both VFD displays are activated and the total odometer information is displayed when the driver door is opened (Rental Car Mode) and are deactivated when the driver door is closed or after five minutes, whichever occurs first. Otherwise, both display units are active when the ignition switch is in the ON or START positions, and inactive when the ignition switch is in the OFF or ACCESSORY positions.
The illumination intensity of the VFD units is controlled by the EMIC circuitry based upon electronic dimming level messages received over the CAN data bus indicating the exterior lighting is turned ON and the dimming level selected using the panel dimmer function of the control sleeve on the control stalk of the left (lighting) multi-function switch. The illumination intensity of the EMIC VFD units is synchronized with that of other display units in the vehicle by sending the same electronic dimming level message inputs to all electronic modules in the vehicle over the CAN or LIN data bus.
The fixed segment odometer VFD unit has several display capabilities including odometer, trip odometer A and B, gear selector indication (PRNDL) for vehicles with an automatic transmission, several warning or reminder indications, and various diagnostic information when certain fault conditions exist. The reconfigurable VFD unit displays numerous warning or reminder textual messages, all Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) data including compass, temperature, trip computer, maintenance reminders, the customer programmable features interface and various diagnostic information when certain fault conditions exist. An odometer/trip odometer switch and a reconfigurable display switch on the EMIC circuit board are used to control many of the display modes of the VFD units. These switches are actuated manually by depressing the odometer/trip odometer or reconfigurable display push button that extends through the lower edge of the cluster lens, adjacent to the VFD that it controls.
Actuating the odometer/trip odometer push button momentarily with the ignition switch in the ON position will toggle the odometer VFD between the odometer and trip odometer modes. Depressing the odometer/trip odometer push button for about two seconds while the VFD is in the trip odometer mode will reset the trip odometer value to zero. Holding the odometer/trip odometer push button depressed while turning the ignition switch from the OFF position to the ON position will initiate the CCN self-diagnostic actuator test. Refer to the instrument cluster diagnosis and testing service information for additional details on this cluster function. The EMIC microprocessor remembers which odometer display mode is active when the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position, and returns the display to that mode when the ignition switch is turned ON again.
Actuating the reconfigurable VFD push button momentarily with the ignition switch in the ON position will toggle the reconfigurable VFD between the various trip computer functions and the various customer programmable feature selectors. The EMIC microprocessor remembers which display modes are active when the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position, and returns the display to that mode when the ignition switch is turned ON again.
Both VFD units are diagnosed using the self-diagnostic Cab Compartment Node (CCN) actuator test. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING). Proper testing of the CAN or LIN data bus message inputs to the EMIC that control some of the VFD functions requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information. Specific operation details for the odometer, the trip odometer, the gear selector indicator, the Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) and the various warning and reminder indicator functions of the VFD units may be found elsewhere in this service information.
INDICATORS
Indicators are located in various positions within the EMIC and are all connected to the EMIC electronic circuit board. Some indicators operate based upon hard wired inputs to the EMIC, but most are controlled by CAN or LIN data bus messages from other electronic modules in the vehicle. Some are controlled by a combination of hard wired inputs, electronic messaging and EMIC programming. If the EMIC loses CAN data bus communication, the EMIC circuitry will automatically turn ON the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) until CAN data bus communication is restored.
The various EMIC indicators are controlled by different strategies; some receive fused ignition switch output from the EMIC circuitry and have a switched ground, while others are grounded through the EMIC circuitry and have a switched battery feed. However, all indicators are completely controlled by the EMIC microprocessor based upon various hard wired and electronic message inputs. The cruise, 4WD and Off Road indicators located within the odometer VFD unit are dimmable. All other indicators are illuminated at a fixed intensity, which is not affected by the selected illumination intensity of the EMIC general illumination LED units. The illumination intensity of the dimmable indicators is synchronized with that of the general illumination lighting.
In addition, certain indicators in this instrument cluster are automatically or self-configured. This feature allows the configurable indicators to be enabled by the EMIC circuitry for compatibility with certain optional equipment. The EMIC defaults for the ABS indicator and airbag indicator are enabled, and these configuration settings must be programmatically disabled in the EMIC using a diagnostic scan tool for vehicles that do not have this equipment. The automatically or self-configured indicators remain latent in each EMIC at all times and will be active only when the EMIC receives the appropriate CAN or LIN bus message inputs for that optional system or equipment.
The hard wired indicator inputs may be diagnosed using conventional diagnostic tools and procedures. However, the EMIC circuitry and electronic CAN or LIN data bus message controlled indicators are diagnosed using the self-diagnostic Cab Compartment Node (CCN) actuator test. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING). Proper testing of the CAN or LIN data bus and the electronic data bus message inputs to the EMIC that control each indicator requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information. Specific details of the operation for each indicator may be found elsewhere in this service information.
CLUSTER ILLUMINATION
The EMIC has several Light Emitting Diode (LED) units that provide cluster back lighting whenever the exterior lighting is turned ON. The illumination intensity of these LED units is adjusted when the panel lamps dimmer function of the control sleeve on the control stalk of the left (lighting) multi-function switch is rotated to one of six available minor detent positions. The EMIC monitors an electronic dimming level message input received over the LIN data bus from the Steering Control Module (SCM) to determine the selected lighting level. In response to that input, the EMIC electronic circuitry converts a fused 12-volt input it receives on a hard wired panel lamps dimmer switch signal circuit into a 12-volt Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) output.
The EMIC uses this PWM output to control the illumination intensity of the cluster general illumination lighting and the VFD units on the EMIC circuit board, then provides a synchronized PWM output on various hard wired fused panel lamps dimmer switch signal circuits to control and synchronize the illumination intensity of other incandescent illumination lamps in the vehicle. The EMIC also transmits electronic dimming level messages over the CAN and LIN data bus to other electronic modules in the vehicle to control and synchronize the illumination intensity of their display units to that of the EMIC displays.
The hard wired panel lamps dimmer outputs from the EMIC may be diagnosed using conventional diagnostic tools and procedures. However, proper testing of the PWM processing of the EMIC and the electronic dimming level messages received by the EMIC over the LIN data bus requires the use of a diagnostic scan tool. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.
REMOVAL
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the cluster bezel from the instrument panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER BEZEL - REMOVAL).
3. Remove the four screws (2) that secure the instrument cluster (1) to the instrument panel structural support (3).
4. Pull the top of the instrument cluster rearward far enough to access and disconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors from the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
5. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel.
DISASSEMBLY
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
NOTE: Some of the components for the instrument cluster used in this vehicle are serviced individually. The serviced components include the cluster lens and the cluster hood and mask unit. Following are the procedures for disassembling these components from the instrument cluster.
CLUSTER LENS

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - REMOVAL).
3. Working around the perimeter of the cluster, disengage each of the nine integral latch features that secure the cluster lens (3) to the cluster hood and mask unit (2) and to the cluster housing (1).
4. Remove the lens from the face of the cluster hood and mask unit.
CLUSTER HOOD AND MASK

1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - REMOVAL).
3. Remove the cluster lens (3) from the face of the cluster hood and mask unit (2). Refer to CLUSTER LENS.
4. Working around the perimeter of the cluster, disengage each of the six integral latch features that secure the cluster hood and mask unit to the cluster housing (1).
5. Remove the hood and mask unit from the face of the instrument cluster.
ASSEMBLY
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.
NOTE: Some of the components for the instrument cluster used in this vehicle are serviced individually. The serviced components include the cluster lens and the cluster hood and mask unit. Following are the procedures for assembling these components onto the instrument cluster.
CLUSTER LENS

1. Position the cluster lens (3) over the face of the cluster hood and mask unit (2). Be certain that the odometer/trip odometer switch and reconfigurable display switch push buttons (4) are inserted through the proper clearance holes in the lens.
2. Working around the perimeter of the cluster, press the lens over the face of the hood and mask until each of the nine integral latch features is fully engaged in the receptacles of the hood and mask or the cluster housing (1).
3. Reinstall the instrument cluster onto the instrument panel. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - INSTALLATION).
4. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
CLUSTER HOOD AND MASK

1. Position the cluster hood and mask unit (2) over the face of the cluster housing (1). Be certain that the odometer/trip odometer switch and reconfigurable display switch push buttons (4) are inserted through the proper clearance holes in the mask.
2. Working around the perimeter of the cluster, press the hood and mask over the face of the cluster housing until each of the six integral latch features is fully engaged in the receptacles of the housing.
3. Reinstall the cluster lens (3) onto the face of the cluster hood and mask unit. Refer to CLUSTER LENS.
4. Reinstall the instrument cluster onto the instrument panel. (Refer to 8 - ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER - INSTALLATION).
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
INSTALLATION
WARNING: To avoid serious or fatal injury, on vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the supplemental restraint system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, airbag, occupant classification system, seat belt tensioner, impact sensor, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the supplemental restraint system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment.

1. Position the instrument cluster (1) close enough to the instrument panel to reconnect the instrument panel wire harness connectors to the connector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing.
2. Position the instrument cluster mounting tabs to the mounting holes in the instrument panel structural support (3).
3. Install and tighten the four screws that secure the mounting tabs of the instrument cluster. Tighten the screws to 2 N·m (17 in. lbs.).
4. Reinstall the cluster bezel onto the instrument panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER BEZEL - INSTALLATION).
5. Reconnect the battery negative cable.
NOTE: Certain indicators in this instrument cluster are automatically configured. This feature allows those indicators to be activated or deactivated for compatibility with certain optional equipment. If a problem is noted that involves improper illumination of an indicator, disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable. After about five minutes, reconnect the battery negative cable and turn the ignition switch to the ON position. The instrument cluster should automatically relearn the equipment in the vehicle and properly configure the configurable indicators accordingly.