Description - Base: Description
The Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) has provisions for International Control and Display Symbol icon indicators, as well as two analog gauges standard on all models. Some of the indicators are automatically configured when connected to the vehicle electrical system for compatibility with certain optional equipment or equipment required for regulatory purposes in certain markets. While each IPC may have provisions for indicators to support every available option, the configurable indicators will not function in vehicles that do not have the equipment that an indicator supports. For further definitions of the indicators. Refer to INTERNATIONAL VEHICLE CONTROL AND DISPLAY SYMBOLS, DESCRIPTION .
Each indicator in the IPC, except those located within an electronic display unit, is illuminated by a dedicated Light Emitting Diode (LED) that is soldered onto the electronic circuit board. IPC illumination is accomplished by several dimmable LED units, which illuminate each of the gauge dial faces for visibility when the exterior lighting is turned ON. These LED units are serviced only as a complete unit with the IPC, and if damaged or ineffective, the entire IPC assembly must be replaced. The IPC lens is the only component of the instrument cluster assembly that can be serviced separately.