Odometer: Description and Operation

Speedometer/Odometer/Trip Meter

This instrument cluster assembly includes a speedometer, an odometer and a trip meter. Speedometer indicates speed. Odometer records total road mileage. Trip meter records trip mileage. Indicator needle is electrically driven by a precision DC motor circuit. Speed information source is a speed sensor on transmission. Odometer and trip meter consist of numbered wheels that are electrically driven by a DC stepper motor.