Nitro 2WD V6-4.0L (2007)
Temperature Gauge: Description and Operation
Description
DESCRIPTION
An engine coolant temperature gauge is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. This gauge is located on the left side of the instrument cluster,
between the fuel gauge and the speedometer. The gauge consists of a movable gauge needle or pointer controlled by the instrument cluster circuitry and a
fixed 90 degree gauge scale on the cluster overlay that reads bottom-to-top from C (or Cold) to H (or Hot). An International Control and Display
Symbol icon for Engine Coolant Temperature is located on the cluster overlay, adjacent to the hub of the gauge needle.
The engine coolant temperature gauge graphics are white, gray and black against a black field except for a single red graduation at the high end of the
gauge scale, making them clearly visible within the instrument cluster in daylight. When illuminated from behind by the panel lamps dimmer controlled
cluster illumination lighting with the exterior lamps turned ON, the graphics all retain their unilluminated colors and appearance. The orange gauge
needle has internal optical illumination. Gauge illumination is provided by Light Emitting Diode (LED) units soldered onto the instrument cluster
electronic circuit board.
The engine coolant temperature gauge is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.
