RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-5.9L VIN Z (2002)
Driver/Vehicle Information Display: Description and Operation
Operation
COMPASS / MINI-TRIP COMPUTER (CMTC) OR ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER (EVIC)
STEP BUTTON
The STEP Button can be used in one of the following three ways:
1. To sequentially select one of seven displays or blank display in the following order:
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Average Fuel Economy
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Distance to Empty
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Instantaneous Fuel Economy
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Trip Odometer
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Time Elapsed
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Distance to Service Message
*
Individual Tire Pressure
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Off (Blank)
2. To set the magnetic variance zone when VARIANCE = X (X = 1 - 15) is indicated in the VF display.
3. To select the displayed programmable feature setting.
MENU BUTTON
Use the MENU button to sequentially step the EVIC through the programmable features.
RESET BUTTON
The RESET Button has two different functions:
1. To clear the trip functions that may be reset
2. To enter and exit the diagnostic mode
Pressing the RESET button once will clear the trip function that is currently being displayed (except Distance to Service) and the CMTC/EVIC will
send a PCI bus beep request to the Instrument Cluster. If the RESET button is pressed again within 3 seconds, the CMTC/EVIC Will reset ALL of the
trip functions and an additional beep request is sent to the Instrument Cluster. The trip functions that may be reset are:
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Average Fuel Economy
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Trip Odometer
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Elapsed Time
A reset will only occur if one of the trip functions that may be reset is currently being displayed. Pressing the RESET button for more than three (3)
seconds resets the Distance to Service function while the Distance to Service message is being displayed. The CMTC/EVIC module will send a beep
request to the Instrument Cluster.
Simultaneously pressing the RESET button and the C/T button while turning the ignition from OFF to ON will enter the CMTC/EVIC into the
self-diagnostic mode.
COMPASS/TEMPERATURE (C/T) BUTTON
Actuating the Compass/Temperature Button (C/T) will cause the CMTC/EVIC to display the compass and temperature information. This function will
operate from another traveler display or from the programmable feature mode.
TRAVELER DISPLAY FUNCTIONS
Using the STEP button will change the CMTC/EVIC between modes of operation and display the appropriate information according to data received
from the PCI Bus.
COMPASS/TEMPERATURE
The CMTC/EVIC simultaneously displays the compass reading and the outside temperature. Outside temperature information is received via the PCI
bus from the FCM. The CMTC or EVIC module internally senses and calculates the compass direction.
