Information And Message Center: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Mercury Mariner and 2008 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The message center is a fixed format vacuum fluorescent display, integrated into the instrument cluster. The message center functions are controlled by the message center switches. The message center displays important vehicle information by constantly monitoring different vehicle systems. The message center informs the driver of vehicle operations and notifies the driver of potential vehicle problems by displaying a warning message pertaining to the system in which a fault has been detected.
The message center provides the following features:
- Information displays
- Setup displays
- System check messages
- System warning messages
The message center information can be selected through a set of 3 buttons:
- INFO
- SETUP
- RESET