Compass CalibrationThe compass can be manually calibrated. Only calibratethe compass in a magnetically clean and safe location,such as an open parking lot, where driving the vehicle incircles is not a danger. It is suggested to calibrateaway from tall buildings, utility wires, manhole covers, orother industrial structures, if possible.If CAL should ever appear in the DIC display, thecompass should be calibrated.If the DIC display does not show a heading, for example,N for North, or the heading does not change aftermaking turns, there may be a strong magnetic fieldinterfering with the compass. Such interference may becaused by a magnetic CB or cell phone antennamount, a magnetic emergency light, magnetic note padholder, or any other magnetic item. Turn off thevehicle, move the magnetic item, then turn on thevehicle and calibrate the compass.To calibrate the compass, use the following procedure:Compass Calibration Procedure1. Before calibrating the compass, make sure thecompass zone is set to the variance zone inwhich the vehicle is located. See “CompassVariance (Zone) Procedure” earlier in this section.Do not operate any switches such as window,sunroof, climate controls, seats, etc. duringthe calibration procedure.2. Press the vehicle information button until PRESS VTO CALIBRATE COMPAS (Compass) displays.3. Press the set/reset button to start the compasscalibration.4. The DIC will display CALIBRATING: DRIVE INCIRCLES. Drive the vehicle in tight circles atless than 5 mph (8 km/h) to complete the calibration.The DIC will display CALIBRATION COMPLETEfor a few seconds when the calibration is complete.The DIC display will then return to theprevious menu.DIC Warnings and MessagesMessages are displayed on the DIC to notify the driverthat the status of the vehicle has changed and thatsome action may be needed by the driver to correct thecondition. Multiple messages may appear one afteranother.Some messages may not require immediate action, butyou can press any of the DIC buttons on the instrumentpanel to acknowledge that you received the messagesand to clear them from the display.3-48
