What do these do?

[l666mud]

Hi all,

Had my P38 3 weeks now and done about 600 miles! Loving it at the moment!

My question is though, on the indicator stalk there are two buttons, one has a bell on it which im assuming is to do with the alarm, the other has an i (information im guessing) but my manual has little information on using these? Anyone shed some light on this for me please?

Cheers

Mark

 

[Saint.V8]

The i button scrolls through the on board computer functions of Trip, Range, MPG, Speed etc....

The 'bell' is used to set an audible alarm at a certain speed to alert you to when you are going over your set speed.

It is in the handbook a little more reading is needed

 

[wammers]

DO NOT press both at once if you do it activates the front passenger ejection seat. Or if a female version the automatic tampon remover and eye shadow applicator.

 

[l666mud]

Ok, neither button does anything!

 

[Grrrrrr]

Ok, neither button does anything!

Sounds like an old P38 working exactly as it was designed to!

 

[Nickpen]

nothing at all? the display is blank?

 

[l666mud]

nothing at all? the display is blank?

Nothing, display just comes up with mileometer and trip readings as default and nothing changes pressing either buttons?

 

[Saint.V8]

Sounds like the message centre is either not working or the 3 bulbs behind it have blown....

Turn the inginition on, turn your lights on, then turn the ignition off and open the door....you should get a bong and a message telling you your lights are on!

No message - message centre is either not working or the bulbs have gone!

 

[l666mud]

Sounds like the message centre is either not working or the 3 bulbs behind it have blown....

Turn the inginition on, turn your lights on, then turn the ignition off and open the door....you should get a bong and a message telling you your lights are on!

No message - message centre is either not working or the bulbs have gone!

Message centre tells me if doors are open and warns of headlight delay if i turn engine off prior to turning lights off!

 

[wammers]

Sounds like the message centre is either not working or the 3 bulbs behind it have blown....

Turn the inginition on, turn your lights on, then turn the ignition off and open the door....you should get a bong and a message telling you your lights are on!

No message - message centre is either not working or the bulbs have gone!

Would think it's not blown bulbs or there would be no odometer readings.

 

[Saint.V8]

Message centre tells me if doors are open and warns of headlight delay if i turn engine off prior to turning lights off!

Oh....

The On Board Computer is a function of the BeCM as is the speed warning signal.

It can be enabled and disabled using diagnostics - I wonder if your is disabled...

 

[Nickpen]

so the i and bell buuton dont do anything, what about the panel light dimmer toggle on the top of the arm?

 

[l666mud]

so the i and bell buuton dont do anything, what about the panel light dimmer toggle on the top of the arm?

Not certain, i have never tried it in the dark! Oddly when i did try it in daylight i didnt think it did much but wasnt certain!

 

[Saint.V8]

so the i and bell buuton dont do anything, what about the panel light dimmer toggle on the top of the arm?

Oh good call...I wonder too if the Stalk is at fault!

 

[l666mud]

Right, dimmer on dash brightens the lumious numbers if that helps but neither of the 2 buttons do anything!

 

[Datatek]

Stalk wiring failed or a connector problem.

 

[JamesBB]

Glad I found this thread. Now I now why my display looks dimmer than usual.

 

[l666mud]

I guess its a strip it down job and see.........

 

[Datatek]

I guess its a strip it down job and see.........

If you can use a multi meter and read the wiring diagrams in RAVE, you can check functionality without too much stripping down.

 

[l666mud]

If you can use a multi meter and read the wiring diagrams in RAVE, you can check functionality without too much stripping down.

I can do many things but multi meters and vehicle wiring is not one of them!