Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: i should know this  (Read 1224 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

paul.c

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • east calder scotland
  • Posts: 331
  • hands off shes mine
    • View Profile
i should know this
« on: 06 September 2006, 20:44:52 »
i got a headlight taillight warning on my mid,. i changed the dead bulb but the warning is still in the display how do i clear it ?? anybody know?
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105946
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: i should know this
« Reply #1 on: 06 September 2006, 20:49:09 »
Fix the blown bulb ;)

(there will be another blown one - remember 2 tail lights per side)
Logged
Grumpy old man

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105946
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: i should know this
« Reply #2 on: 06 September 2006, 20:49:58 »
Poor bulbs can also cause this...
Logged
Grumpy old man

CaptainZok

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Bolton
  • Posts: 8093
  • Victim of Cyberbullying.
    • 3.2 MV6 Estate
    • View Profile
Re: i should know this
« Reply #3 on: 06 September 2006, 21:01:11 »
Inductive collapse taking out a second bulb possibly?
Logged
PM me for code reading/clearing
TuBy's new whipping boy.

B52

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Glasgow
  • Posts: 265
  • 02 MV6
    • View Profile
Re: i should know this
« Reply #4 on: 06 September 2006, 21:13:19 »
Quote
Poor bulbs can also cause this...

yup - i persistently got this message up when all the bulbs were lit and it was one poor bulb causing it.
Logged

paul.c

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • east calder scotland
  • Posts: 331
  • hands off shes mine
    • View Profile
Re: i should know this
« Reply #5 on: 06 September 2006, 21:28:55 »
yup i just went outside to check and all the lights were working but on further investigation i found one that i thought was alright was breaking up inside.thanks guys....p.s. (the boy) last week you gave me details on tech2 i wrote everything down and took it to the mechanic in my work. just as well because he admited that he did not have a clue. anyway following youre advise my new mid is now reading the correct range. (saving me sixty quid)thanx again ..next time i see you in the pub ill buy you a glass of lemonade...
Logged

TheBoy

  • Administrator
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Brackley, Northants
  • Posts: 105946
  • I Like Lockdown
    • Whatever Starts
    • View Profile
Re: i should know this
« Reply #6 on: 06 September 2006, 21:35:23 »
Glad you've sorted the bulb prob, and pleased your MID is working fine :)
Logged
Grumpy old man

nixoro

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Hitchin, Herts
  • Posts: 2902
    • View Profile
Re: i should know this
« Reply #7 on: 07 September 2006, 11:05:09 »
Had the side and tail light warning or something like that come up on my MID the bulb came on when I tapped the rear light cluster so adjusted the contacts and cleaned some of the crap off and hey presto the bulb works fine and doesn't flicker when you tap the cluster. Jobs a goodun  :)
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.046 seconds with 18 queries.