The driver information center (DIC) displays important vehicle information when it first powers up. The DIC is also used to display odometer and outside air temperature when other important vehicle information is not being displayed. The DIC switches are hardwired to and read by the instrument panel cluster (IPC). The body control module (BCM) is responsible for driving and processing the DIC display through the serial data circuit. The BCM is responsible for reading the outside air temperature (OAT) and season odometer. The outside air temperature and season odometer is transmitted to the IPC over the serial data circuit for display in the DIC. The OAT data is transmitted in degrees Celsius and the cluster is responsible for converting the OAT to Fahrenheit.

There are 2 DIC buttons on the IPC:

The 2 DIC buttons however provide 3 switch functions. Pressing the INFO and RESET/SELECT button at the same time and holding for 2 seconds will enter the personalization menu.

The INFO button is used in order to navigate through the following driver information center (DIC) information modes:

Other instrument panel cluster (IPC) information displayed in the DIC are Season odometer and Outside Air Temp.

AV SPEED

Average speed is calculated using the equation: Average Speed = Distance/Ignition On

Ignition on time is measured from the time that the ignition is turned ON to the time when the ignition is turned OFF. The value of this mode is retained during ignition OFF. Press and hold the RESET/SELECT button on the DIC for 1 second in order to reset the average speed display.

ECON

Average fuel economy is calculated using the equation: AFE = Distance/Fuel

The DIC receives a serial data message from the body control module (BCM) regarding fuel usage information. The value of this mode is retained during ignition OFF and can be changed between English units and metric units. Press and hold the RESET/SELECT button on the DIC switch for 1 second in order to reset the ECON display.

COOLANT

The DIC receives a serial data message from the BCM requesting the display of the coolant temperature. The coolant temperature is sent to the BCM as determined by the engine control module (ECM) via a serial data message.

FUEL RANGE

This message indicates the estimated distance that the vehicle can travel under the current fuel economy and fuel level conditions since the last reset of the value. Fuel Range is calculated using the equation: Fuel Range = Distance Sum/Fuel Sum.

The DIC receives a serial data message from the BCM with fuel information. The value of this mode is retained during ignition OFF and can be changed between English units and metric units. The FUEL RANGE display cannot be reset.

OIL LIFE

The engine control module (ECM) sends the oil life remaining percentage to the BCM via serial data message. The DIC receives a serial data message from the BCM indicating the remaining oil life. The DIC displays the current percentage of the GM Oil Life System as determined by the ECM.

TRIP A and TRIP B

The DIC displays vehicle trip odometer mileage based on the vehicle speed signal (VSS) from the BCM. The trip odometer displays accumulated km (mi) since the last reset of this value. The trip odometer is capable of displaying up to 999.9 km (999.9 mi). Trip odometer information is not retained when the battery is disconnected. Press and hold the INFO button on the DIC for 1 second in order to reset the trip odometer display.

The RESET/SELECT button is used in order to acknowledge a warning message, reset an option, or to select an option. Press and hold for 0.25 seconds to perform RESET/SELECT.

The MENU button is used in order to navigate through the following personalization modes:

OIL-LIFE RESET

The engine control module (ECM) sends the oil life remaining percentage to the body control module (BCM) via a serial data message. The driver information center (DIC) receives a serial data message from the BCM indicating the remaining oil life. The DIC displays the current percentage of the GM Oil Life System as determined by the ECM. When the oil life remaining percentage drops below 10 percent, the DIC displays CHANGE ENGINE OIL. When the engine oil is changed, reset the engine oil life in order to clear the oil life remaining percentage display. Press and hold the RESET/SELECT button for 5 seconds until the DIC acknowledges.

For more information, refer to GM Oil Life System Resetting.

The odometer information is stored in the body control module (BCM) and is transmitted to the instrument panel cluster (IPC) for display in the driver information center (DIC). The IPC stores a backup copy of the odometer value in case the IPC does not receive a valid odometer reading form the BCM. The last known good odometer value from the BCM is displayed by the IPC before ERROR is displayed in the DIC.

For more information on driver information center (DIC) warning messages, refer to Indicator/Warning Message Description and Operation.