The Driver Information Center (DIC) comes on when the ignition is on. After
a short delay, the DIC will display the information that was last displayed before
the engine was turned off.
The DIC has different modes which can be accessed by pressing the four DIC buttons
located on the steering wheel. These buttons are trip information, fuel information,
customization, and select. The button functions are detailed in the following pages.
Trip Information Button
(Trip Information): Press the trip
information button to scroll through the ODOMETER, TRIP A, TRIP B, TIMER,
ENGINE HOURS, and SELECTED RANGE.
Odometer: Press the trip information button until ODOMETER appears
on the display. This mode shows the total distance the vehicle has been driven in
either miles or kilometers. Pressing the reset stem located on the instrument cluster
with the vehicle off will also display the odometer.
Trip A: Press the trip information button until TRIP A
appears on the display. This mode shows the current distance traveled since the last
reset for TRIP A in either miles or kilometers.
Trip B: Press the trip information button until TRIP B
appears on the display. This mode shows the current distance traveled since the last
reset for TRIP B in either miles or kilometers.
To reset TRIP A
or TRIP B information, press and hold the select button for one second while
in one of the trip modes. This will reset the information for TRIP A or TRIP B.
You can also reset TRIP A or TRIP B while they are displayed by
pressing the reset stem on the cluster. If you press and hold the reset stem or the
select button for four seconds, the display will show the distance traveled since
the last ignition cycle for TRIP A or TRIP B.
See
Trip Odometer
for more information.
Timer: The DIC can be used as a timer. Press the select button
while TIMER is displayed 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.
Engine Hours: Press the trip information button until ENGINE
HOURS appears on the display. This mode shows the total number of hours the engine
has run. Pressing and holding the reset stem located on the instrument cluster for
about four seconds will also display the engine hour information after the odometer
is displayed when the vehicle is off.
Selected Range: If your vehicle has an Allison Transmission®
and the vehicle is in the MANUAL MODE (M) position, press the trip information
button until SELECTED RANGE: M# appears on the display. The DIC will display
the current gear range. For example, if the gear range is set to 6, the DIC
will display SELECTED RANGE: M6. See
Automatic Transmission Operation
for more information.
Fuel Information Button
(Fuel Information): Press the fuel
information button to scroll through the range, fuel used, average fuel economy, and
the engine oil life system.
Fuel Range: Press the fuel information button until RANGE appears
on the display. This mode shows the remaining distance you can drive without refueling.
It is based on fuel economy and the fuel remaining in the fuel tank. The display will
show LOW if the fuel level is low.
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.
Fuel Used: Press the fuel information button until FUEL USED
appears on the display. This mode shows the number of gallons or liters of fuel used
since the last reset of this menu item. To reset the fuel used information, press
and hold the select button for one second while FUEL USED is displayed.
Average Fuel Economy: Press the fuel information button until
AVG ECON appears on the display. This mode shows how many miles per gallon (MPG) or
liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km) your vehicle is getting based on
current and past driving conditions.
Press and hold the select button
for one second 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.
Engine Oil Life System: Press the fuel information button until
ENGINE OIL LIFE appears on the display. The engine 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 system after
an oil change. To reset the engine oil life system, see
Engine Oil Life System
.
In addition to the engine oil life system monitoring the oil life, additional
maintenance is recommended in the Maintenance Schedule in this manual. See
Engine Oil
and
Scheduled Maintenance
.
Customization Button
(Customization): Press the customization
button to access the VEHICLE SETTINGS menu and customize the settings to your vehicle.
See
DIC Vehicle Customization
for more information.
Select Button
(Select): Press the select button to
reset certain DIC functions and set your customization settings. For example, this
button will reset the trip odometers and enables you to scroll through and select
the language in which the DIC information will appear.