The DIC has different modes which can be accessed by pressing the four buttons located on the steering wheel. The button functions are listed in the following pages.
(Trip Information) : Press this button to display the odometer, trip odometer, and the timer.
(Fuel Information) : Press this button to display the current fuel and engine oil information.
(Personalization) : Press this button to access the vehicle personalization menu and customize the personalization settings on your vehicle.
(Select) : Press this button to reset certain DIC functions, acknowledge DIC warning messages and clear them from the DIC, and set your personalization settings.
Trip Information
(Trip Information): Press this button to scroll through the odometer, TRIP A, TRIP B, and TIMER.Odometer
Press the trip information button until the odometer appears on the display. This shows the total distance the vehicle has been driven in either miles or kilometers.
Trip Odometer
Press the trip information button until TRIP A or TRIP B is displayed. This shows the current distance traveled since the last reset for each trip odometer in either miles or kilometers. Both odometers can be used at the same time.
Each trip odometer can be reset to zero separately by pressing and holding the select button while the desired trip odometer is displayed.
Timer
The DIC can be used as a stopwatch. Press the trip information button until TIMER is displayed. Press the select button to start the timer. The display will show the amount of time that has passed since the timer was last reset (not including time the ignition is off). Time will continue to be counted as long as the ignition is on, even if another display is being shown on the DIC. The timer will record up to 99 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds (99:59:59) after which the display will roll back to zero.
To stop the counting of time, press the select button briefly while TIMER is displayed.
To reset the timer to zero, press and hold the select button while TIMER is displayed.
Fuel Information
(Fuel Information): Press this button to scroll through the range, average fuel economy, instant fuel economy and engine oil life.Fuel Range
Press the fuel information button until RANGE appears to display the remaining distance you can drive without refueling. It's based on fuel economy and the fuel remaining in the tank. The display will show FUEL LEVEL LOW if the fuel level is low and a chime will sound. The check gages warning light on the instrument panel cluster will also be illuminated. See Check Gages Warning Light for more information.
The fuel economy data used to determine fuel range is an average of recent driving conditions. As your driving conditions change, this data is gradually updated. Fuel range cannot be reset.
Average Fuel Economy
Press the fuel information button until AVG. ECON appears in the display. Average fuel economy is how many miles per gallon your vehicle is getting based on current and past driving conditions.
Press and hold the select button while AVG. ECON is displayed to reset the average fuel economy. Average fuel economy will then be calculated starting from that point. If the average fuel economy is not reset, it will be continually updated each time you drive.
Instant Fuel Economy
Press the fuel information button until INST. ECON appears in the display. Instant fuel economy is how many miles per gallon your vehicle is at the particular moment in time. The instant fuel economy cannot be reset.
Engine Oil Life
Press the fuel information button until ENGINE OIL LIFE appears in the display. The GM Oil Life System™ shows an estimate of the oil's remaining useful life. It will show 100% when the system is reset after an oil change. It will alert you to change your oil on a schedule consistent with your driving conditions.
Always reset the engine oil life after an oil change. To reset the engine oil life system, press and hold the select button while ENGINE OIL LIFE is displayed.
The engine oil life reading in the DIC does not replace the need to maintain your vehicle as recommended in the Maintenance Schedule in this manual. See Engine Oil , Change Engine Oil Light , and Scheduled Maintenance .
Personalization
(Personalization): Press this button to access the vehicle personalization menu and customize the personalization settings on your vehicle. See DIC Vehicle Personalization for more information.Select
(Select): Press this button to reset certain DIC functions, acknowledge DIC warning messages and clear them from the DIC, and set your personalization settings.