Patriot 4WD L4-2.4L (2009)
Driver/Vehicle Information Display: Description and Operation
Hill Descent Indicator - Description
DESCRIPTION
A hill descent indicator is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. However, on vehicles not equipped with the Trail Rated four-wheel drive
system, this indicator is electronically disabled. This indicator is located near the lower edge of the cluster overlay, between the speedometer and the
tachometer.
The hill descent indicator consists of a stencil-like cutout of an icon depicting a vehicle descending a hill in the opaque layer of the instrument cluster
overlay. The dark outer layer of the overlay prevents the indicator from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. A green Light Emitting Diode
(LED) behind the cutout in the opaque layer of the overlay causes the indicator to appear in green through the translucent outer layer of the overlay when
it is illuminated from behind by the LED, which is soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board.
The hill descent indicator is serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.
