Chimes/Audible Warning
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Chimes/Audible Warning
Is there supposed to be an audible warning to let you know you've left your side lights on when leaving the car? if there is mine has never worked on my 94, I'm guessing it would be to do with the chimes but then that's never worked for anything else either, I've looked through the FSM for "chimes" or "Audible warning" but cant find any reference to it, what would it come under in the FSM?
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Following the diagnostic in the FSM the fuse checked out OK, so it would seem it's down to a bad wire or the Tone Generator having failed (which is buried in behind the DIC) and I'm willing to bet it wont be as simple as that! but it's a job thats got to go on the back burner for a while, I've more pressing issues with a knock/tap from the engine..
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are you having problems as well? when I get round to it I'll let you know what I find.
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Yours is also behind the DIC, if you look at the image in the FSM you'll see that it's directly in line with the sun-load sensor, I've see anything that is center of dash or behind the DIC referred to 'left' side IP. The FSM image should be something near 201-2 maybe.
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I'll check again...
Thanks.
Fri. am:
It appears that you are correct. It also appears that you get at it from the top down, not by removing the DIC. It looks rather difficult, but I guess I'll have to give it a try.
Thanks, again.
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95 Coupe Audible Warning - myCompromise Solution
Is there supposed to be an audible warning to let you know you've left your side lights on when leaving the car? if there is mine has never worked on my 94, I'm guessing it would be to do with the chimes but then that's never worked for anything else either, I've looked through the FSM for "chimes" or "Audible warning" but cant find any reference to it, what would it come under in the FSM?
I hooked into the drivers side marker lamp hot wire and a chassis ground to power the relay. Then from the wiring harness along the frame I used the pink wire which is switched to the ignition (hot 12 volts only when engine is running). The buzzer is hooked up to the relay with the ground wire switched through the relay and the buzzer is mounted just inside the driver's door frame. Now when I turn off the engine this new buzzer works 100% of the time, and is joined in chorus with the Vette chime sometimes
.I can live with this arrangement and it is not interfering in the complexities of the cars electronics.
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This is a pretty common problem BTW. My chime module doesn't work either. As others have commented, getting to the module is a little bit of work as it is buried under the top of the dash. On my 90, the dash pad has to come off to get to it.