Okay, so I've had a bad gas gauge and decided to buy another gauge cluster. It didn't fit. But while I was in there, I figured that I should take care of some other business with the gauge cluster that I have to use again.
1) The "shift now? light. (I mean, less than 2k? Stupid!) So I popped that bulb out.
2) Contact cleaner. Sprayed it on stuff to see if that would fix the gas gauge. It didn't.
So I put it all back together, and lo and behold, there are 2 problems:
1) The red triangle "Warning" light is on
2) The SRS light is on
Why? What can I do to stop them?
And while I'm at it, I want to let people know what I have compiled for info on resetting the radio (radio code, programming the clocks, the SID, etc). It seems to be all over these threads, but nothing has all the info in one spot. When putting the crap back together, do it like this:
Getting the radio out:
If you have the hooks, put them in, get the click, push outward on them, pull on the radio.
If you don't have them, make them (see pics in the guide and just copy that design). I used a couple of spokes from a bicycle, bent them to shape, made a slight hook at the end, and they worked.
Getting the SID out:
With radio out - push on the back of it
With radio in - put something into the holes, with a hook end (radio tool), hook the hole (1 cm deep) and just pull. It should snap out with some effort.
Resetting the radio:
The dealers need the serial number of the radio for the code. They may need the VIN as well. Have both when you call.
If the code you entered was wrong, hold "Band" for 5 seconds. Unplugging it for a while doesn't work. Though if you do it wrong a few times, I guess you have to do more. Just do it right once. The serial number on the radio doesn't have any number to do with the code either, so don't bother.
Setting the clocks:
Set the analog clock first, then the digital. If you do it backwards, the analog will change the digital and they will be wrong.
OH, this is a 97 900 SE Turbo
1) The "shift now? light. (I mean, less than 2k? Stupid!) So I popped that bulb out.
2) Contact cleaner. Sprayed it on stuff to see if that would fix the gas gauge. It didn't.
So I put it all back together, and lo and behold, there are 2 problems:
1) The red triangle "Warning" light is on
2) The SRS light is on
Why? What can I do to stop them?
And while I'm at it, I want to let people know what I have compiled for info on resetting the radio (radio code, programming the clocks, the SID, etc). It seems to be all over these threads, but nothing has all the info in one spot. When putting the crap back together, do it like this:
Getting the radio out:
If you have the hooks, put them in, get the click, push outward on them, pull on the radio.
If you don't have them, make them (see pics in the guide and just copy that design). I used a couple of spokes from a bicycle, bent them to shape, made a slight hook at the end, and they worked.
Getting the SID out:
With radio out - push on the back of it
With radio in - put something into the holes, with a hook end (radio tool), hook the hole (1 cm deep) and just pull. It should snap out with some effort.
Resetting the radio:
The dealers need the serial number of the radio for the code. They may need the VIN as well. Have both when you call.
If the code you entered was wrong, hold "Band" for 5 seconds. Unplugging it for a while doesn't work. Though if you do it wrong a few times, I guess you have to do more. Just do it right once. The serial number on the radio doesn't have any number to do with the code either, so don't bother.
Setting the clocks:
Set the analog clock first, then the digital. If you do it backwards, the analog will change the digital and they will be wrong.
OH, this is a 97 900 SE Turbo