Electronic Vehicle Information Center - Description

DESCRIPTION





The Electronic Vehicle Information Center (EVIC) features a driver-interactive display (31). The display is located in the lower left part of the instrument cluster below the engine temperature (1) and fuel (2) gauges.

The display in the lower right part of the instrument cluster (19) below the tachometer (17) shows the vehicle odometer related functions. These functions include Trip Odometer (ODO), Trip A and Trip B readouts. The instrument cluster push button (21) can be used to scroll through the different odometer functions. Instrument Cluster - Description for additional information on the instrument cluster and related functions.





The EVIC system conveniently allows the driver to navigate through and select a variety of useful information by pressing the EVIC function buttons located on the steering wheel. The EVIC displays information related to the following:

- System Status
- Vehicle information warning message displays
- Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPM) - If Equipped
- Personal Settings (customer programmable features)
- Compass display
- Outside temperature display
- Trip computer functions
- U Connect(TM) hands-free communication system displays - If Equipped
- Navigation system screens - If Equipped
- Audio mode display

The EVIC system is comprised of several different components. Those components are:

- Instrument Cluster, also known as Cab Compartment Node (CCN)
- Steering Wheel Function Buttons
- Ambient Temperature Sensor
- Remote Compass Module (RCM)
- Controller Area Network (CAN) Data Bus
- Local Interface Network (LIN) Data Bus

The EVIC display is part of the Instrument Cluster assembly and is not serviced as a separate component. If the display is inoperative the complete Instrument Cluster assembly must be replaced, Instrument Cluster - Removal.