Patent ID: 8878660

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a meter cluster including: a meter cluster housing; an instrument display including at least one instrumentation indicia configured to present vehicle condition information; a light source; a lens positioned between the instrument display and the light source, the lens having a first surface facing the instrument display and a second surface opposite the first surface and facing the light source, the second surface including a reflective display area, the instrument display being visible through the lens, the light source being configured to selectively emit light toward the reflective display area of the lens to selectively provide warning information on the reflective display area, the warning information being different than the vehicle condition information, and the reflective display area being positioned to at least partially overlay the instrumentation indicia such that the instrumentation indicia is at least partially visible through the lens while the light source is emitting the light toward the reflective display area; and a controller configured to selectively activate the light source to emit the light; and a collision detection component configured to detect whether a potential for collision exists between the vehicle and an object, and to provide a potential collision detection signal based on the detection, the controller being configured to selectively activate the light source to emit the light based on the potential collision detection signal.