For 1990-2009 cars

### Indicators

The instrument cluster assembly includes the following indicators:

• | ABS ACTIVE

• | ABS (if equipped)

• | AIR BAG

• | BRAKE

• | O/D OFF (if equipped)

• | The charging system

• | CRUISE (if equipped)

• | The daytime running lamps

• | The door ajar

• | The hi-beam

• | The LH turn signal

• | The RH turn signal

• | The malfunction indicator lamp (Service Engine Soon)

• | The oil pressure

• | The rear defogger

• | The seat belt on reminder

The indicators are serviceable from the rear of the cluster assembly. Refer to Instrument Cluster Bulb Replacement .

The instrument cluster assembly indicators may differ from model to model, depending on the following factors:

• | The transaxle selection

• | The options

• | The model selection

### Gauges

The instrument cluster assembly will include different combinations of the following gauges, depending on the above factors:

• | The Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT) gauge

• | The fuel gauge

• | An optional engine tachometer

• | A combination fuel and temperature gauge

The gauges are all serviceable from the cluster assembly. Refer to Fuel Gage Replacement , Tachometer Replacement , Engine Coolant Temperature Gage Replacement or Fuel/Temperature Gage Replacement for gauge removal and installation procedures.

### Speedometer

Notice: When replacing a speedometer/odometer assembly, the law requires that the odometer reading of the replacement unit be set in order to register the same mileage as the prior odometer. If the same mileage cannot be set, the law requires that the replacement odometer be turned to zero. A label must be installed on the driver's door frame in order to show the previous odometer reading and the date of replacement.

The speedometer is a good road indicator using an odometer for recording total mileage.

The speedometer is an electrically driven instrument.

The indicator needle is oversprung in order to perform the following functions:

• | Provide a mechanical load

• | Prevent overshoot of the needle

• | Return the indicator to zero when the road speed is zero

The electric speedometer does not have a speedometer cable. The source of the speed information is a small permanent magnet called the Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS), mounted on the transaxle.

The shaft of the VSS fits into a pinion gear on the transaxle in the same manner as the speedometer cable of a mechanical speedometer system. When the transmission output rotates, the VSS rotates and turns the permanent magnet near a coil within the VSS. This action generates a signal using a frequency that is proportional to the speed of the vehicle. The signal is converted into a magnetic field at the speedometer causing the pointer to move. The relative force of the frequency determines the position of the speedometer pointer.

The odometer on the instrument cluster consists of numbered wheels that are electrically driven by the speedometer. The wheels are geared so that when any one wheel completes a revolution, the wheel immediately to the left will rotate a tenth of a revolution.