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Instrumentation and Warning Systems

Warning Chimes - Overview. Description and Operation

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Service Information — 27Suspension — 48Transmission — 9Brake System — 52Steering — 21Engine — 140Manual Transmission, Clutch, Transfer Case and Power Transfer Unit — 48Exhaust System — 6Fuel System — 21Climate Control System — 58Instrumentation and Warning Systems — 26Battery and Charging System — 20Infotainment Systems — 41Lighting — 29Power Distribution — 11Electronic Function Group — 30Body and Paint — 275Frame and Mounting — 3
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Overview

Warning chimes provide the driver with audible alerts that act as reminders and supplemental warnings to the IPC visual indications (gauges and indicators) and the message center warnings. The IPC controls all warning chimes based on messages received from external modules.

Warning chimes are an integral part of the IPC, which receives and acts on much of the same information used to operate the IPC gauges, information indicators and warning indicators, and the message center warning display. The IPC prioritizes chimes according to a preset hierarchy programmed into the IPC software. When more than one chime request is received by the IPC, the most important chime sounds. If a lower-priority chime is currently sounding, a higher-priority request takes precedence and replaces the lower-priority chime.

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