Circuit/System Description

The driver information center (DIC) switch is a multiplexed switch. The DIC switch signal circuit is pulled up to battery voltage in the instrument panel cluster (IPC). The IPC also provides the IPC with a low reference circuit. The DIC switch input to the IPC is pulled low when a switch is activated. The DIC switch is a momentary contact that connects a series of resistors in a resistor ladder format. The IPC monitors the DIC switch signal circuit to determine the DIC switch inputs. Each switch state - Set/Reset, Trip/Fuel Information, Vehicle Information and Personalization corresponds to a certain resistance value. The IPC determines the switch pressed by the voltage drop across the resistors.

The head-up display (HUD) is a display system that optically projects vehicle information onto the windshield. The HUD has an electric tilt adjust that is controlled by the up and down switches. Operating these switches directs the motor to move the HUD image up or down on the windshield. The HUD is equipped with a page switch that scrolls through multiple messages present on the HUD. The HUD is also equipped with automatic dimming. Dimming is controlled by a HUD dimmer switch. All three switches control the HUD by grounding the HUD switch input signals. The dimmer switch uses a variable resistor to control the HUD intensity where the lower the resistance, the brighter the HUD display.