Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 21:45:29 GMT From: hohnopsamlid.invalid (Goran Larsson) Subject: Re: Speedometer Miscalibration?
In article <td9b4e78f95sc4nopsam.supernews.com>, Charles Stoyer <cstoyernopsamrpex.com> wrote: > I don't think they can be adjusted. It can be adjusted for different tire/tyre sizes using the Tech-II service instrument. Correctly adjusted it should be fairly accurate, just showing something like 1 mph too high (for legal reasons). > Some 4WD vehicles have speedo drive gears which can be changed because > people tend to lift them, put on bigger tires and change the differential > drive ratios for off-road use. I don't think you can buy different gears for > the SAAB, though. Gears? That is old tech. The speedometer in modern Saab cars gets its speed signal from the ABS system. The speed is also distributed over the CAN bus to be used by some of the onboard computers. -- G–ran Larsson Senior Systems Analyst hoh AT approve DOT se
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