Description And Operation: Odometer

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The odometer/trip odometer vacuum fluorescent display, the trip odometer switch and the trip odometer push button are serviced as a unit with the instrument cluster.

The odometer and trip odometer give an indication to the vehicle operator of the distance the vehicle has traveled. This indicator is controlled by the instrument cluster circuitry based upon cluster programming and electronic messages received by the cluster from the PCM over the controller area network data bus.

The odometer and trip odometer information is displayed by the instrument cluster odometer/trip odometer VFD. The VFD will display the odometer information whenever the driver side front door is opened with the ignition switch in the OFF or ACCESSORY positions. The instrument cluster circuitry controls the VFD and provides the following features:

>>Odometer/Trip Odometer Display Toggling<< - Actuating the trip odometer reset switch button momentarily with the VFD illuminated will toggle the display between the odometer and trip odometer A and B information. Each time the VFD is illuminated with the ignition switch in the ON or START positions, the display will automatically return to the last mode previously selected (odometer or trip odometer).
>>Trip Odometer Reset<< - When the trip odometer reset switch button is pressed and held for longer than about two seconds with the ignition switch in the ON or START positions, the trip odometer will be reset to 0.0 kilometers (miles). The VFD must be displaying the trip odometer information in order for the trip odometer information to be reset.
>>Communication Error<< - If the cluster fails to receive an electronic distance message during normal operation, it will hold and display the last data received until the ignition switch is turned to the OFF position. If the cluster does not receive a distance message within one second after the ignition switch is turned to the ON position, it will display the last distance value stored in the cluster memory. If the cluster is unable to display odometer information due to an error internal to the cluster, the VFD will display error.
>>Actuator Test<< - Each time the cluster is put through the actuator test, the odometer VFD will display all of its segments simultaneously during the VFD portion of the test to confirm the functionality of the VFD and the cluster control circuitry.

The PCM continually monitors the vehicle speed pulse information received from the wheel speed sensors, then sends the proper messages to the electromechanical instrument cluster, also known as the cabin compartment node.

For proper diagnosis of the wheel speed sensors, the PCM, the EMIC, the CAN data bus or the electronic communication related to odometer/trip odometer operation a diagnostic scan tool is required. Refer to the appropriate diagnostic information.