Speedometer and odometer, Trip odometer, Tachometer – Pontiac 2002 Grand Prix User Manual

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Your vehicle is equipped with this cluster or one very
similar to it. It includes indicator warning lights and
gages that are explained on the following pages. Be sure
to read about them.

Speedometer and Odometer

The speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). The
odometer shows how far the vehicle has been driven in
either miles (used in the United States) or in kilometers
(used in Canada).

The vehicle has a tamper

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resistant odometer. If you see

silver lines between the numbers, you’ll know someone
has probably tampered with it and the numbers may not
be correct.

You may wonder what happens if the vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the
mileage total of the old odometer, then that will be done.
If it can’t, then it will be set at zero and a label must be
put on the driver’s door to show the old mileage reading
when the new odometer was installed.

Trip Odometer

The trip odometer tells how far you have driven since
you last reset it. To set it to zero, press the reset button
located to the right of the instrument panel cluster.

Tachometer

The tachometer displays the engine speed in thousands
of revolutions per minute (rpm).

NOTICE:

Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the shaded area, or engine damage may occur.

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