OM3006.3 04/98 Operation - Section 3 Instrument Panel and Indicators Page 3-21 INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INDICATORS FIGURE 3-6. INSTRUMENT PANEL 1. Keyswitch 4. Center Display Panel 8. BackUp/Deck Lights 9. Mode Change Switch 2. Auxiliary Brake Switch 5. L.H. Panel (Pod) Switch 10. Mode Change Switch 3. R.H. Panel (Pod) 6. Ladder Light Switch (NOTE: These switches are 7. Head Light Switch to be used only by qualified service technicians.) The instrument panel consists of a R.H. & L.H. Control/Indicator Panel (R.H. & L.H.
Pods), a Center Display Panel (gauge and monitor module, with speedometer/tachometer module, transmission range indicator, service/hour meter, and odometer), and a row of control switches across the bottom of the panel. The gauge and monitor module and speedometer module each have a microcomputer to process and display the signals from the sensors. Liquid crystal is used for the display area. The monitors and gauges inside the monitor module and speedometer module are actuated by the signal from the gauge and monitor module, and the odometer is actuated by signals from the speedometer module.
The following pages will identify each element of the instrument panel and detail its function and purpose for the operator.