Raider V6-3.7L SOHC (2006)
Driver/Vehicle Information Display: Description and Operation
Overhead Console
OVERHEAD CONSOLE
DESCRIPTION
An overhead console (1) is available on this vehicle and includes the following components:
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Front map/reading lamps (2)
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A blue-green vacuum-fluorescent display screen (4) - if equipped with Compass Mini-Trip Computer
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Universal transmitter (3) - if equipped
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Electronic Overhead Module (EOM) The overhead console assembly is mounted by two snap clips and screws securing it to a molded plastic
retainer bracket located above the headliner. The EOM is accessed by removing the overhead console from the bracket and pulling it away from
the headliner.
COMPASS DISPLAY
NOTE: If the compass functions, but accuracy is suspect, it may be necessary to perform a variation adjustment. This procedure allows the compass
unit to accommodate variations in the earth's magnetic field strength, based on geographic location.
All the available overhead consoles on this model include Compass information. While in the compass/ temperature mode, the compass will display the
direction in which the vehicle is pointed using the eight major compass headings (Examples: north is N, northeast is NE). The self-calibrating compass
unit requires no adjusting in normal use. The only calibration that may prove necessary is to drive the vehicle at 5 to 8 kilometers-per-hour (3 to 5
miles-per-hour), on level ground in a square shaped pattern. This will reorient the compass unit to its vehicle. The compass unit also will compensate
for magnetism the body of the vehicle may acquire during normal use. However, avoid placing anything magnetic directly on the roof of the vehicle.
Magnetic mounts for an antenna, a repair order hat, or a funeral procession flag can exceed the compensating ability of the compass unit if placed on the
roof panel. Magnetic bit drivers used on the fasteners that hold the overhead console assembly to the roof header can also affect compass operation. If
the vehicle roof should become magnetized, the demagnetizing procedure may be required to restore proper compass operation.
TEMPERATURE DISPLAY
All the available overhead consoles on this model include Temperature information. The temperature displays the outside ambient temperature in whole
degrees. The temperature display can be toggled from Fahrenheit to Celsius by selecting the desired U../Metric option from the customer programmable
features. The displayed temperature is not an instant reading of conditions, but an average temperature. It may take the temperature display several
minutes to respond to a major temperature change, such as driving out of a heated garage into winter temperatures.
Displayed temperature reading stays in the temperature unit memory. When the ignition switch is turned to the On position, the temperature will display
the memory temperature if the engine OFF time is less than 90 minutes. If the engine OFF time is more than 90 minutes, the temperature will display the
actual temperature sensed by the ambient temperature sensor. The temperature display update interval varies with the vehicle speed.
The temperature function is supported by an ambient temperature sensor. This sensor is mounted outside the passenger compartment near the front and
center of the vehicle, and is hard wired to the Front Control Module (FCM). The FCM sends temperature status messages to the Cab Compartment Node
