Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Description and Operation

Combination Meter:

UNIFIED CONTROL METER
Speedometer odo/trip meter tachometer fuel gauge and water temperature gauge are controlled totally by unified meter control unit.

Digital meter is adopted for odo/trip meter.*

* The record of the odometer is kept even if the battery cable is disconnected. The record of the trip meter is erased when the battery cable is disconnected.

Odo/trip meter segment can be checked in diagnosis mode.

Meter/gauge can be checked in diagnosis mode.

POWER SUPPLY AND GROUND CIRCUIT
Power is supplied at all times
- through 7.5 A fuse [No.28 located in the fuse block (J/B)]
- to combination meter terminal 31.

With the ignition switch in the ON or START position power is supplied
- through 10 A fuse [No.11 located in the fuse block (J/B)]
- to combination meter terminal 32.

Ground is supplied
- to combination meter terminal 33
- through body grounds M14 and M68.



ILLUMINATION

System Description
Power is supplied at all times
- through 15 A fuse (No.39 located in the fuse and fusible link box)
- to lighting switch terminal 11.

The lighting switch must be in the parking and tail lamps ON (1ST) or headlamps ON (2ND) position for illumination.

The illumination control switch controls the amount of current to the illumination system. As the amount C current increases the illumination becomes brighter.

The following chart shows the power and ground connector terminals for the components included in the illumination system.




The ground for all of the components are controlled through terminals 4 and 5 of the illumination control switch and body grounds M14 and M68.