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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 04:45 PM
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The speedometer is sticking and not regestoring the correct speed? I have read on other forums to use a particular gas? any suggestions in solving this problem.
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The speedometer is sticking and not regestoring the correct speed? I have read on other forums to use a particular gas? any suggestions in solving this problem.
What does gas have to do with a sticking speedometer?
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Old Apr 5, 2006 | 08:38 PM
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That was my mistake The problem is the speedometer is reading twice as fast as i'm driving and the HUD is also reading incorrect?
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Are you sure you don't have it on Metric ? Buttons to right of tachometer, E/M button. What units are on your DIC ?
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Originally Posted by doctor k
That was my mistake The problem is the speedometer is reading twice as fast as i'm driving and the HUD is also reading incorrect?
You do have it on mph and not km/h I guess.
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That could be it. I was driving home with a friend and I was showing him the display options I may have pushed it accidently. If thats it i'll take the bonehead award now. Thanks
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Man, I hope you're not a medical doctor!
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Originally Posted by Oldvetter
Are you sure you don't have it on Metric ? Buttons to right of tachometer, E/M button. What units are on your DIC ?
Oops:o

Don't feel so bad. I spent ages recently looking at fuses and it turned out to be a dry contact on the HUD slider control.
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Originally Posted by doctor k
That could be it. I was driving home with a friend and I was showing him the display options I may have pushed it accidently. If thats it i'll take the bonehead award now. Thanks
Well.............
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