Patriot 4WD L4-2.4L (2009)
Four Wheel Drive Indicator Lamp: Description and Operation
Off Road Indicator - Description
DESCRIPTION
An off road 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 within the odometer Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) unit.
The off road indicator consists of the text OFF ROAD in the VFD unit. The odometer VFD unit is soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit
board, and is visible through a window with a smoked clear lens located on the lower edge of the tachometer gauge dial face of the cluster overlay. The
dark lens over the VFD prevents it from being clearly visible when it is not illuminated. The off road indicator text appears in an amber color and at the
same lighting level as the odometer information when it is illuminated by the instrument cluster electronic circuit board.
During daylight hours (exterior lamps are OFF) the odometer VFD unit is illuminated at full brightness for clear visibility. At night (exterior lamps are
ON), the VFD lighting level is adjusted with the other cluster illumination lamps using the panel lamps dimmer function of the interior lighting control
sleeve on the left multi-function switch control stalk. However, a PARADE mode position of the control sleeve allows the VFD unit to be illuminated at
full brightness if the exterior lamps are turned ON during daylight hours.
The off road indicator is serviced as a unit with the odometer VFD unit in the instrument cluster.
