Villager V6-181 3.0L SOHC VIN 1 EFI (1997)
Speedometer Head: Description and Operation
With Electronic Instrument Cluster
The speedometer is electronically driven by the vehicle speed sensor (VSS), located on the rear of the transaxle case. The VSS creates eight pulses per
rotation and generates an analog sine wave. A wiring harness transmits the analog sine wave signal from the VSS to an integrated converter circuit
located in the electronic instrument cluster (EIC). The converter circuit transforms the analog sine wave signal into a digital signal, which is sent to the
powertrain control module (PCM), the speed control module, and the speedometer.
The speedometer portion of the display consists of three digits which indicate vehicle speed. Either the English or metric mode can be selected by
pressing the ENG/MET button on the message center control assembly (MCCA) switch module.
The maximum vehicle speed that will be displayed is 168 km/h (105 mph). If actual vehicle speed exceeds this value, the selected maximum value will
flash. The speedometer typically displays consecutive numbers during slow acceleration or deceleration and skips consecutive numbers during rapid
acceleration or deceleration.