Active handling warming up?
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Burning Brakes
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Active handling warming up?
I have had my car for 6 years and this year this prompt comes up periodically. Does this happen to you, and is this a sign of my car aging?
Last edited by Tombone; Sep 5, 2007 at 05:47 PM.
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You might want to check your battery. I had a marginal battery and different codes would show when I hadn't driven the car for a week or two. My battery had one weak cell, when I replaced the battery, the interrmitent problem was gone.
BTW, I love the grill work.
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No,
On start up the car goes thru a self test cycle.
During that time if you drive other than in a straight line and the sensors detect some slippage in one of the wheels you get the message while it is trying to complete its iniitation. Once it has concluded that the signal it sensed is not a sensor fault it then gives a warm-up complete message.
On start up the car goes thru a self test cycle.
During that time if you drive other than in a straight line and the sensors detect some slippage in one of the wheels you get the message while it is trying to complete its iniitation. Once it has concluded that the signal it sensed is not a sensor fault it then gives a warm-up complete message.
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No,
On start up the car goes thru a self test cycle.
During that time if you drive other than in a straight line and the sensors detect some slippage in one of the wheels you get the message while it is trying to complete its iniitation. Once it has concluded that the signal it sensed is not a sensor fault it then gives a warm-up complete message.
On start up the car goes thru a self test cycle.
During that time if you drive other than in a straight line and the sensors detect some slippage in one of the wheels you get the message while it is trying to complete its iniitation. Once it has concluded that the signal it sensed is not a sensor fault it then gives a warm-up complete message.
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Believe it or not...I was also told once that you could sometimes get this code if you have been parked on an incline for an extended period.
I can't swear if it's true.
I can't swear if it's true.
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Nothing to worry about. Here's what my owner's manual says about that message:
When you first start your vehicle (especially during cold winter weather), and begin to drive away (up to 6 mph), the message ACT HNDLG - WARMING UP may be displayed in the DIC, the instrument panel cluster light will be on, and a chime will sound. This is normal. You can acknowledge this message by pressing the RESET button. The Active Handling System performance is affected until the next message WARM UP COMPLETE is displayed in the DIC.
Under cold weather conditions, this message may continue up to 12 mph for 30 seconds. The Active Handling system is off until the WARM UP COMPLETE message is displayed.
While it specifically mentions cold weather as a time when this message can appear, it can also appear in warm weather. My '99 had active handling on it and the message popped up on it a number of times.
When you first start your vehicle (especially during cold winter weather), and begin to drive away (up to 6 mph), the message ACT HNDLG - WARMING UP may be displayed in the DIC, the instrument panel cluster light will be on, and a chime will sound. This is normal. You can acknowledge this message by pressing the RESET button. The Active Handling System performance is affected until the next message WARM UP COMPLETE is displayed in the DIC.
Under cold weather conditions, this message may continue up to 12 mph for 30 seconds. The Active Handling system is off until the WARM UP COMPLETE message is displayed.
While it specifically mentions cold weather as a time when this message can appear, it can also appear in warm weather. My '99 had active handling on it and the message popped up on it a number of times.
Burning Brakes
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No,
On start up the car goes thru a self test cycle.
During that time if you drive other than in a straight line and the sensors detect some slippage in one of the wheels you get the message while it is trying to complete its iniitation. Once it has concluded that the signal it sensed is not a sensor fault it then gives a warm-up complete message.
On start up the car goes thru a self test cycle.
During that time if you drive other than in a straight line and the sensors detect some slippage in one of the wheels you get the message while it is trying to complete its iniitation. Once it has concluded that the signal it sensed is not a sensor fault it then gives a warm-up complete message.
John
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks for this detailed answer...........you guys are GREAT!
Thanks again, Tom.
Thanks again, Tom.
Nothing to worry about. Here's what my owner's manual says about that message:
When you first start your vehicle (especially during cold winter weather), and begin to drive away (up to 6 mph), the message ACT HNDLG - WARMING UP may be displayed in the DIC, the instrument panel cluster light will be on, and a chime will sound. This is normal. You can acknowledge this message by pressing the RESET button. The Active Handling System performance is affected until the next message WARM UP COMPLETE is displayed in the DIC.
Under cold weather conditions, this message may continue up to 12 mph for 30 seconds. The Active Handling system is off until the WARM UP COMPLETE message is displayed.
While it specifically mentions cold weather as a time when this message can appear, it can also appear in warm weather. My '99 had active handling on it and the message popped up on it a number of times.
When you first start your vehicle (especially during cold winter weather), and begin to drive away (up to 6 mph), the message ACT HNDLG - WARMING UP may be displayed in the DIC, the instrument panel cluster light will be on, and a chime will sound. This is normal. You can acknowledge this message by pressing the RESET button. The Active Handling System performance is affected until the next message WARM UP COMPLETE is displayed in the DIC.
Under cold weather conditions, this message may continue up to 12 mph for 30 seconds. The Active Handling system is off until the WARM UP COMPLETE message is displayed.
While it specifically mentions cold weather as a time when this message can appear, it can also appear in warm weather. My '99 had active handling on it and the message popped up on it a number of times.
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Mine came on once,When I was leaving Blomington gold after I was park at the golf course on A hill. 04
