Information And Message Center

Information And Message Center

The message center is a vacuum fluorescent display, integrated into the non-base Instrument Cluster (IC). The message center functions are controlled by the message center switches. The message center displays important vehicle information by constantly monitoring different vehicle systems. The message center notifies the driver of a potential vehicle concern by displaying a warning message pertaining to the system in which a fault has been detected. Refer to the Owner's Literature for operating instructions.

The message center provides the following features:

- Information displays
- Setup displays
- System warnings

The message center information can be selected through the message center buttons.

Oil Life and Oil Life Start Value

The oil life is displayed in percentages and is preset to a maximum of approximately 12,070 km (7,500 miles) or 180 days. The oil life start value is used to increase or decrease the starting point of the oil life. The value can be changed back to the maximum of approximately 12,070 km (7,500 miles) if the value was previously changed or to lower the value by 10% increments down to 30%. Each 10% reduction lowers the oil life in both mileage and the days.

For example, if the oil life start value is lowered to 50%, the maximum mileage is 6,035 km (3,750 miles) or 90 days. The oil life remains at the selected setting (50% in this example) until the driver changes the oil life start value. When the oil life (not oil life start value) is reset back to 100% following an oil change, the oil life resets to 6,035 km (3,750 miles). For configuration of the oil life and oil life start value, refer to Message Center Configuration Reset Procedure.

Information Displays

The information displays are non-timed modes. The selected mode remains on until the driver presses a message center switch to change the mode, or until it is overridden by another mode. The information display modes are:

- Trip odometer A and trip odometer B/odometer
- Distance To Empty (DTE)
- Average fuel economy
- Instantaneous fuel economy
- Elapsed time

Setup Displays

The setup displays are timed modes and terminate after a finite interval. Press the SETUP button for the following functions:

- System check
- Display (odometer/speedometer)
- Text size (normal/large)
- Units (English/metric)
- Language
- Oil minder start value

System Check Displays

Selecting this function from the SETUP MENU causes the message center to cycle through each of the systems being monitored. For each of the monitored systems, the message center indicates either an OK message or a warning message for 3 seconds. Pressing the SELECT control switch cycles the message center through each of the systems being monitored. The system check report is as follows:

- OIL LIFE - PRESS RESET IF NEW OIL
- WASHER FLUID
- AIR SUSPENSION
- RECONFIGURABLE TELLTALES
- OK
- FAILED RED
- FAILED AMBER

System Warnings

The system warnings alert the operator to possible concerns or malfunctions in the vehicle operating systems. In the event of a multiple warning situation, the message center cycles the display to show all warnings, by displaying each message for 4 seconds. The message center displays the last selected feature if there are no more warning messages. This allows the operator full functionality of the message center after acknowledgement of the warning message by pressing the RESET button and clearing the message. The warning messages are divided into 3 categories:

- Cannot be reset until the condition is corrected.
- Reappear on the display 10 minutes from the reset if the condition is not corrected.
- Do not reappear until an ignition off-on cycle is completed.

The warning display that cannot be reset is:

- DOOR AJAR

The warning messages that reoccur after 10 minutes are:

- COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE
- POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION
- CHECK FUEL CAP
- LOW FUEL
- CHECK AIR SUSPENSION

The warning messages that can display whenever the ignition switch is turned from the OFF position to the ON position are:

- OVERDRIVE ON/OFF
- TRUNK AJAR
- LOW TIRE PRESSURE
- TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT
- TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT
- CHECK COMPASS MODULE
- LOW WASHER FLUID
- CHANGE ENGINE OIL