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What do the warning and indicator lamps mean?

What do the warning and indicator lamps mean?

Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Warning and indicator lamps Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual/ Instrument cluster/ Warning and indicator lamps The warning and indicator lamps indicate various warnings , faults or certain functions.

How do you remove an electrical instrument cluster?

Once that is gone, you can remove the instrument cluster by unscrew ing the 4 screws on the 4 corners of the cluster. Slowly pull the cluster forward. With the help of a screwdriver, push the black wire, running on top of the cluster, away from the two wire holders. Slide the left side of the cluster out first.

Where is the reset button on an instrument cluster?

[Procedure:] There is a reset button on the back side of the instrument cluster. It is located on the back side about where the 80 mph reading is. You may be able to get your hand up from the bottom to press the reset by first removing the lower kneepad.

How do you remove an instrument cluster on a Volvo?

740 Instrument Cluster Removal. It’s very simple. Place the turn signal and wiper stalks in the down position. Take a super slim screwdriver and remove the small plastic cap surrounding the small clock set knob on the left and the cap surrounding the dash light dimmer on the right. Under each of these is a phillips screw.

How is the odometer value stored in a car?

Newer cars store the odometer value in at least 2 modules, cluster and ECM, and in some cases even the BCM. When replacing one of them, a diagnostics routine for handshake is required (“seed and key”) to have the replaced module learn data about the car, being the odometer value one of them if applicable.

Do you have to change the IC on an instrument cluster?

kornphlake said: depending on the age of the cluster you may not have to do anything, newer electronic odometers are just a display, the actual mileage is stored in the ECU, changing the IC should not affect the mileage displayed.

Do you need to put a sticker on the new odometer?

Just doing a quick google search looks like they don’t require stickers or anything, just disclosure, which the same as what they do here. The best route in that case would be to set the new odometer to match the existing one in the car.

What kind of instrument cluster does a 4Runner have?

An all digital instrument cluster is more than capable of storing mileage itself and using the ECU only for speed input from the speed sensor, all depends on the design. Car is a 2000 4runner.

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