2001 XLT, Temperature/compass display question

[Duff Man]

I have a fairly random question. This morning I got in my car to go to work and noticed something odd. I looked up at the display for the temperature and between the temperature and the direction it said "CAL".

54 F CAL NE (example of what it looked like)

Last night when I was coming home it did not say "CAL", just listed the temperature and the direction. I did not press any buttons or anything so not sure why this popped up.

What does this mean? Also, why would it have just popped up randomly? I am not worried about it as I am pretty sure it doesn't mean something is wrong just have never seen it so was curious.

 

[radman]

It's asking for help

Occasionally the compass will lose its way and need to be recalibrated just like when it was new. There was a procedure in the owners manual that involved driving in circles while pressing a button on the message center. You might have to look in the manual for the correct steps.