Patent ID: 8308311

Claim:
An instrument cluster for use in a passenger vehicle, the instrument cluster, comprising: first appliqué, wherein the first appliqué includes a plurality of first indicia corresponding to first vehicle data; a second appliqué overlapping the first appliqué, wherein the second appliqué includes a plurality of second indicia corresponding to second vehicle data; a first light source configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of first indicia; a second light source, configured to selectively illuminate the plurality of second indicia; a third indicia configured to indicate a value of the first and second vehicle data using the plurality of first and second indicia, respectively; and a control circuit operatively connected to the third indicia such that the control circuit is configured to cause (i) the third indicia to indicate the value of the first vehicle data using the plurality of first indicia when the first light source illuminates the plurality of first indicia and (ii) the third indicia to indicate the value of the second vehicle data using the plurality of second indicia when the second light source illuminates the plurality of second indicia.