1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 201

Driver Information Center (DIC) (Option) Mode Button (MODE): Press this button to cycle through three modes of operation -- Off, Compass/Temperature mode and Trip Computer mode. In the TripComputer mode, pressing the MODE button cycles through the five displays. Press the MODE button after the last Trip Computer display to return the DIC to the OFF mode. Off: No driver informationis displayed in this mode of operation. Temperature/Compass Mode: One of eight compass readings and the outside temperature are displayed. If the temperature is below 38 O (3 O C), the temperature F reading will toggle between displaying the outside temperature and the word "ICE" for two minutes. The DIC will show information about the vehicleand the surroundings. EnglishMetric Button (EM): You can change the display to a metric or English reading any time by at pressing E M Compass Variance Compass variance is the difference between magnetic north and geographic north.In some areas of the country, the difference is great enough to cause the compass to give false readings. this occurs, the If compass variance must be set. 2-99