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Old Dec 27, 2021 | 01:49 AM
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My corvette dash keep switching between km and mph also my dic didn’t work when I bought the car and it started working for like 5 minutes then went out again and help would eb appreciated
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Old Dec 27, 2021 | 02:41 AM
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The E/M button, which stands for English/Metric, is what switches between mph/kph, I'd start there at the button array.
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Old Dec 27, 2021 | 01:46 PM
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The button is not stuck if that’s what you are saying the buttons never worked and started working out the blue then stopped again and it keeps switching and sometimes my dash light are kinda dim could it be battery terminals
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Old Dec 27, 2021 | 01:54 PM
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Idk if this matter but yesterday my car wouldn’t even crank at all I said a few cuss words then it started right up
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Bad battery, bad grounds, these can cause all sorts of erratic electrical behavior
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Okay it’s a new battery I’ll get it tested and get mew terminals do you happen to know where the ground is that controls the dic and gyage cluster
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