Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 09:26:46 -0400 From: Gemini Jackson <geminijacksonnospamail.com> Subject: Re: 'Service engine soon' on SID
On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:54:41 GMT, Retro Bob <nothingherenospamcom> wrote: >On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 17:40:41 +0100, Colin Stamp <colinnospamp.plus.com> >wrote: > >>If it's anything like my 9-3, then it just means that a set time >>and/or distance has passed since the message last came up (and got >>reset during a service) so it thinks that a service is in order. > >Same thing on '97. Just do what you are supposed to do and don't worry >about it, it's not watching your car for anything... just running a >timer. > >>If you're servicing it yourself and your service intervals don't line >>up with what the computer thinks is going on, then you'll need to >>reset it yourself. Not sure how to do that on a 900. On the 9-3 you >>have to hold in the "clr" button for a few seconds. > >on a '97, hold it down for at least 20 seconds, maybe 30 seconds. >AFAIR, there are some long beeps, then it resets. > Many thanks, that was it. ~GJ~