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allante
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'Service light'
« on: Mar 29th, 2004, 11:24pm » |
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Hi
Whilst playing around with my odmeter button in an idle moment waiting for the missus, i noticed that when it first enters the diagnostic mode it makes the display show everything. included in 'everything' is the word 'Service'
Is this a service reminder 'light' and if so is there any way it can be brought into operation?
Anyone know anything about it?
Andy
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Alan
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #1 on: Mar 29th, 2004, 11:58pm » |
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Nice find
I will check mine tommorow, But as far as I know all mine displays if engine type, voltage, injector cycle, ect,ect But havent noticed a SERVICE screen.
uhhhhhhh Got me thinking now,
Youve done it now, Cant sleep wondering if I got that on my car.
Let you know soon
Alan 
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allante
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #2 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 12:22am » |
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Go on, up you get, out to the car!
Actually, reading others posts, they all say that the first thing that happens is the dials rise and fall. Not so on mine, that only happens the first time you turn on the ignition AFTER you have been through the different screens and back to the start.
Its not a service screen as such, its just all the segments and words and icons displaying at the same time, amongst them is the word 'service'
this is the first screen mine goes into, then on th enext presses of the button it cycles through all the other stuff.
Maybe mines special 
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #3 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 12:31am » |
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I am tucked up in bed nice and warm now. The thaught of going out to the car now just makes me shivvvvvverrrrrr. So will let you know tommorow.
Alan
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #4 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 12:54am » |
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trust me...you wont sleep!
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #5 on: Mar 30th, 2004, 1:00am » |
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I know
5.30am I went to sleep last night and up at 8 am for work.
Knackerd but still holding on
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #6 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 12:06am » |
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Hi im back
Checked mine today and I dont have a service screen.  I guess You must be lucky.
Not fare I want one 
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #7 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 12:36am » |
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Strange! i wonder who else has one...anyone?? told you i was a special case 
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #8 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 12:52am » |
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My car Did have one honnest. but is ill at the moment with allzimers disese and forgoten that it needs a service now and then.
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Danny_R
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #9 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 9:11am » |
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some confusion I think the very first thing you do to enter the diagnostic mode is to press and hold the trip button for several seconds. on entering diagnostic mode the cluster gives a long beep and the LCD screens display all values. without pressing the trip button have a look at the right hand LCD screen. the word service should be among all the other values.
looking at the screen there's quite a lot of unused icons.
Hope this settles confusion
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #10 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 10:32am » |
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See! Dannys does it too!
Danny you will have to forgive my friend Alan, he becomes easily confused due to lack of sleep!
yes, i know it is an unused icon, i just thought it odd that they bothered to include it in the display and not actually use it. would have been handy (especially for Alan with his memory!) 
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could it be for a different country ?
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Paul B
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #12 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 7:51pm » |
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Hmm, its definitely there isn't it. Could any of the 'other countries brigade' on here let us know if it works on theirs?
Or... has anyone had an instrument cluster out? If so, can they tell us if there's an unused terminal or connector on it.
And... if there is a terminal for it, can anyone work out how to connect it up?
Or... could this be something that could be done by the amazing Ford machines? You know, like a software update.
Would be a nice touch I think. Mind you, its something else to go wrong isn't it. 
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #13 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 8:21pm » |
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I did ask my local fmd and he said he had never heard of it being in use. he recently updated my software and said there was nothing mentioned on fds2000 about the service indicator
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I just had the instrument cluster out - no spare sockets that I could see (or remember!!)
Had to replace some bulbs - small ones cost £3.61 each! 
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #15 on: Mar 31st, 2004, 10:40pm » |
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I would imagine its activated by the eec-v programming rather than a physical connection.
Next time youre in a breakers yard, rip the instruments out of a Mk3 Granada and pinch all the bulbs, theyre the same as the scorpio ones (i know cos i just did!)
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Scorpioen84
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #16 on: Apr 1st, 2004, 6:06am » |
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This apears on the LCD.
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Service
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My parents car an Opel/Waux. Vectra -01.. The Service icon is sett to blink every ?7000km?. And is reset by the garage.. Just a oilchange reminder... No realy use for it..
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #17 on: Apr 2nd, 2004, 2:28pm » |
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Well,
1996 Ultima 24v Estate and I have the SERVICE segment. Forgotten how much information was available from this diag mode.
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Alan
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Re: 'Service light'
« Reply #18 on: Apr 8th, 2004, 2:25am » |
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Hi Im back
I have checked mine again and still cant see a service light on.
Hello Alanett im back. I got a little confused and forgot where I left my car, no, computer, oh something anyway.
Nevermind Im back now and look forward to anoying you again.
Cheers
Alan
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