Gauge Pack - Description
DESCRIPTION
Dodge - Base
Dodge - Premium
Chrysler
The ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC) houses either 3 or 4 analog gauges and has provisions for up to 25 indicators Instrument Cluster Indicators - Description. Some of the EMIC indicators are automatically configured when the EMIC is connected to the vehicle electrical system for compatibility with certain optional equipment or equipment required for regulatory purposes in certain markets. While each EMIC may have provisions for indicators to support every available option, the configurable indicators will not be functional in a vehicle that does not have the equipment that an indicator supports.
The EMIC includes the following analog gauges:
- Engine Temperature Gauge (12)
- Fuel Gauge (1)
- Speedometer (3)
- Tachometer (11) - except Dodge base cluster.
ENGINE TEMPERATURE
An engine coolant temperature gauge is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. On Dodge vehicles with the optional premium instrument cluster, the engine temperature gauge and the fuel gauge each occupy one vertical half of the left gauge dial face in the cluster overlay. On Dodge vehicles with the base instrument cluster and all Chrysler vehicles, this gauge is located on the right side of the instrument cluster. The gauge consists of a movable gauge needle or pointer controlled by the instrument cluster circuitry. On Dodge vehicles with a premium cluster, a fixed 90 degree gauge scale on the cluster overlay reads bottom-to-top from C (or Cold) to H (or Hot). On Dodge vehicles with a base cluster and all Chrysler vehicles, the gauge reads left-to-right from C to H. An International Control and Display Symbol icon for Engine Coolant Temperature is located on the cluster overlay, adjacent to the hub of the gauge needle.
On Dodge vehicles with the base cluster, the engine coolant temperature gauge graphics are gray and black against a black field except for a single red graduation at the high end of the gauge scale. On Dodge vehicles with a premium cluster, the gauge graphics are gray and black against a white field except for a single red graduation at the high end of the gauge scale. On Chrysler vehicles, the gauge graphics are gray and black against a silver field except for a single red graduation at the high end of the gauge scale. In each case, the graphics are clearly visible within the instrument cluster in daylight. When illuminated from behind by the panel lamps dimmer controlled cluster illumination lighting with the exterior lamps turned ON, the Dodge gauges all retain their unilluminated colors and appearance, while the Chrysler gauge fields acquire a blue-green appearance from the blue-green colored electro-luminescent lighting.
The Dodge base cluster uses an orange gauge needle that has internal optical illumination. Gauge illumination for this cluster is provided by Light Emitting Diode (LED) units soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board. The Dodge premium and Chrysler clusters use black gauge needles and are not illuminated. These clusters are illuminated by an integral electro-luminescent lamp, which illuminates the gauge field and causes the gauge graphics and gauge needle to appear silhouetted against the field when the exterior lighting is turned ON.
FUEL
A fuel gauge is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. This gauge is located on the left side of the instrument cluster on all vehicles. However, on Dodge vehicles with the optional premium instrument cluster, the fuel gauge and the engine temperature gauge each occupy one vertical half of the left gauge dial face in the cluster overlay. The gauge consists of a movable gauge needle or pointer controlled by the instrument cluster circuitry. On Dodge vehicles with a premium cluster, a fixed 90 degree gauge scale on the cluster overlay reads bottom-to-top from E (or Empty) to F (or Full). On Dodge vehicles with a base cluster and all Chrysler vehicles, the gauge reads left-to-right from E (or Empty) to F (or Full). An International Control and Display Symbol icon for Fuel is located on the cluster overlay, adjacent to the hub of the gauge needle. An arrowhead pointed to the left side of the vehicle is imprinted on the cluster overlay next to the Fuel icon on the gauge to provide the driver with a reminder as to the location of the fuel filler access.
On Dodge vehicles with the base cluster, the fuel gauge graphics are gray and black against a black field except for a single red graduation at the low end of the gauge scale. On Dodge vehicles with a premium cluster, the gauge graphics are gray and black against a white field except for a single red graduation at the low end of the gauge scale. On Chrysler vehicles, the gauge graphics are gray and black against a silver field except for a single red graduation at the low end of the gauge scale. In each case, the graphics are clearly visible within the instrument cluster in daylight. When illuminated from behind by the panel lamps dimmer controlled cluster illumination lighting with the exterior lamps turned ON, the Dodge gauges all retain their unilluminated colors and appearance, while the Chrysler gauge fields acquire a blue-green appearance from the blue-green colored electro-luminescent lighting.
The Dodge base cluster uses an orange gauge needle that has internal optical illumination. Gauge illumination for this cluster is provided by Light Emitting Diode (LED) units soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board. The Dodge premium cluster gauge needle are black, and illumination is provided by electro-luminescent lamps. The Chrysler clusters also use black gauge needles, and are not illuminated. These clusters are illuminated by an integral electro-luminescent lamp, which illuminates the gauge field and causes the gauge graphics and gauge needle to appear silhouetted against the field when the exterior lighting is turned ON.
SPEEDOMETER
A speedometer is standard equipment on all instrument clusters. On Dodge vehicles, the speedometer is located in the center of the instrument cluster. On Chrysler vehicles, the speedometer is located just to the left of center in the instrument cluster, between the tachometer and the fuel gauge. The speedometer consists of a movable gauge needle or pointer controlled by the instrument cluster circuitry and a fixed 230 degree primary scale on the gauge dial face that reads left-to-right either from 0 to 120 or 140 mph, or from 0 to 240 km/h, depending upon the market for which the vehicle is manufactured.
Each version also has a secondary inner scale on the gauge dial face that provides the equivalent opposite units from the primary scale. Text appearing on the cluster overlay directly below the center of the primary scale abbreviates the unit of measure for the primary scale (either MPH or km/h), and directly below the center of the secondary scale abbreviates the unit of measure for the secondary scale.
On Dodge vehicles with the base cluster, the speedometer graphics are gray and black against a black field. On Dodge vehicles with a premium cluster, the speedometer graphics are gray and black against a white field. On Chrysler vehicles, the speedometer graphics are gray and black against a silver field. In each case, the graphics are clearly visible within the instrument cluster in daylight. When illuminated from behind by the panel lamps dimmer controlled cluster illumination lighting with the exterior lamps turned ON, the Dodge gauges all retain their unilluminated colors and appearance, while the Chrysler gauge fields acquire a blue-green appearance from the blue-green colored electro-luminescent lighting.
The Dodge base cluster uses an orange gauge needle that has internal optical illumination. Gauge illumination for this cluster is provided by Light Emitting Diode (LED) units soldered onto the instrument cluster electronic circuit board. The Dodge premium and Chrysler clusters also use black gauge needles, and are not illuminated. These clusters are illuminated by an integral electro-luminescent lamp, which illuminates the gauge field and causes the gauge graphics and gauge needle to appear silhouetted against the field when the exterior lighting is turned ON.
TACHOMETER
A tachometer is standard equipment on all Dodge premium and Chrysler instrument clusters. There is no tachometer in the Dodge base instrument cluster. On Dodge vehicles, the tachometer is located to the right of the speedometer in the instrument cluster. On Chrysler vehicles, the tachometer is located just to the right of center in the instrument cluster, between the speedometer and the temperature gauge. The tachometer consists of a movable gauge needle or pointer controlled by the instrument cluster circuitry and a fixed 230 degree scale on the gauge dial face that reads left-to-right either from 0 to 7 for vehicles with a gasoline engine, or from 0 to 6 for vehicles with a diesel engine. The text RPM X 1000 imprinted on the cluster overlay directly below the center of the scale identifies that each number on the tachometer scale is to be multiplied by 1000 rpm.
On Dodge vehicles, the tachometer graphics are gray and black against a white field except for several red graduations that designate the red line area at the high end of the gauge scale. On Chrysler vehicles, the tachometer graphics are gray and black against a silver field except for several red graduations that designate the red line area at the high end of the gauge scale. In each case, the graphics are clearly visible within the instrument cluster in daylight. When illuminated from behind by the panel lamps dimmer controlled cluster illumination lighting with the exterior lamps turned ON, the Dodge gauges all retain their unilluminated colors and appearance, while the Chrysler gauge fields acquire a blue-green appearance from the blue-green colored electro-luminescent lighting.
The Dodge premium and Chrysler clusters use black gauge needles, and are not illuminated. These clusters are illuminated by an integral electro-luminescent lamp, which illuminates the gauge field and causes the gauge graphics and gauge needle to appear silhouetted against the field when the exterior lighting is turned ON.