Compass Display

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Jeep Liberty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

To display the vehicle direction, the CMTC information from a sensor internal to the module. The CMTC is self-calibrating and requires only variance adjustments dependent upon location. The CMTC displays the label CAL whenever the is in the fast calibration mode. If all 3 of the following conditions listed occur, the vehicle must be demagnetized.

Compass portion of the display is blank.
Temperature portion of the display is OK.
The label CAL is illuminated.

If demagnetizing the vehicle is needed, see COMPASS DEMAGNETIZING . After demagnetizing, calibrate the compass, see COMPASS CALIBRATION . To set the the variance see COMPASS VARIATION ADJUSTMENT . If the compass portion of the display is still blank, replace the CMTC. See COMPUTER MINI-TRIP COMPUTER under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION.