PART 7: STARTING & OPERATING THE VEHICLE
PB1319 (CAT. NO. 5296 ) —94— 22-01691 (R02/02)
service brakes or shift to a higher gear. Fuel economy and engine
performance is also directly related to driving habits:
• The best results in trip time and fuel economy are obtained while
driving the vehicle at a steady speed.
• Shift into higher or lower gears (or apply the service brake) to keep
engine rpm near the lower end of the optimum operating range.
• Avoid rapid acceleration and braking.
Warning Alarms
A warning alarm occurs when some condition in the vehicle requires
attention. A warning alarm cannot be turned off or manually reset.
Once triggered, an alarm will continue to exist until the unacceptable
condition or fault in a function is corrected.
A multiplex instrumentation system alarm can be signalled by up to
four indicators:
• A warning message will appear on the SMC display (all alarms).
• The light-emitting diode (LED) warning light in the function’s gauge
will go on (all alarms except ABS and multiplex instrumentation
system faults).
• An audible alarm will sound.
• A light bar icon will light.
An alarm’s warning message on the SMC will preempt all other SMC
displays until the condition that is causing the alarm is corrected. This
NOTE: In addition to the warning messages mentioned in
this part - if any of the following conditions occur after startup
and self-test, the multiplex instrumentation system should be
serviced:
•The speedometer-message center (SMC) pointer exhibits
windshield wiper-like motion and the display reads NO DATA.
•One or more gauge pointers exhibit wiper-like motion.
•A gauge pointer stays at zero with its red light flashing.
•A gauge pointer goes to and remains at a 2:00 position with
its red light on steady.
NOTE:
•
Warning messages from system alarms with an audible
alarm can be temporarily overridden by pressing the Reset
switch. You can then press the Select switch to scroll
through other functions - but the message will reappear in
60 seconds. The audible alarm will always be on.
•Warning messages from system alarms without an audible
alarm can be dismissed by pressing the Reset switch. To
view dismissed active messages, turn the ignition off and
back on.
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