10 Instruments and warning /i ndicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overview of t he inst rument cluster
CD Coolant temperature gauge . . . 10
@ Tachome t er with t ime an d date
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 , 11
® Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . 14
© Driver information system . . . . . 2 1
® Speedometer with odometer . . 12
® Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
(i) Inst rumen t clust er illumination 13
@ Reset button for t rip odometer . 12
® Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
@ ICHECK I button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
@ Tips
The illu minat ion fo r t he inst rume nt cluster
lights up whe never you switch on the igni-
tion with t he
vehicle headlights off . As
the daylight fades, the instrument cluster
illumi nat ion likewise dims automatically
and will go out completely when t he out-
side light is very low. This feat ure is meant
to remind you to switch on t he headlights
when outside lig ht conditions become
poor.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The eng ine coolant gauge q page 10, fig. 3 CD
only works when the ignition is on. To prevent
damage to you r engine, please note the fol-
lowing impor t ant po ints:
Engine cold
As long as the needle remains at or close to
the bottom of the gauge, the engi ne still has
not reached its operat ing temperature . Avoid
high eng ine speeds, heavy eng ine loads and
heavy th rottle applicat io ns.
Normal temperature
When the engine has reached its operat ing
temperature, the need le will move into the
midd le of the gauge and rema in the re. If t he
engine is worki ng ha rd at high outside t em-
peratures, the needle may rise up . This is no
need to worry as long as the . warni ng light
in the instr ument cluster does not illuminate.
Warning light in the instrument cluster
When the . warning light in the instr ument
cluster st arts to flash, th is can mean one of
two things : either the coo lant
temperatur e is .,..
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