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Old 07-01-2007, 01:16 AM   #1
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can any please let me know how to turn off the pesky service indicator light on my au fairmont.
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Old 07-01-2007, 01:55 AM   #2
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It's in the service manual, but goes something like hold in the odometer reset button and keep it held, then turn on ignition and keep that button pressed for around 10 seconds.
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thats right. while holding ur speedo button located in the center of the dash, turn the ignition to "on" ie past accessories, but not cranking. continue to thold the button until the light goes out with a slight beep. usually takes 10 to 15 seconds
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Watch out if you have an early AU, 98 build. Sometimes with these you have to release the odo button at the right time, rather than just hold it in and wait for the beep. 13 to 14 seconds usually.
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Watch out if you have an early AU, 98 build. Sometimes with these you have to release the odo button at the right time, rather than just hold it in and wait for the beep. 13 to 14 seconds usually.
I've got a 98 build AU, never had an issue with releasing the button at the wrong time. I just wait for the spanner to go out and let it go.
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Old 07-01-2007, 07:59 PM   #6
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I've got a 98 build AU, never had an issue with releasing the button at the wrong time. I just wait for the spanner to go out and let it go.

Some 98's, not all. I strike it about 2 or 3 times a month at work
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Old 07-01-2007, 08:01 PM   #7
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Some 98's, not all. I strike it about 2 or 3 times a month at work
Not surprising really, Ford were pretty inconsistent with a lot of things back in the early AU's. Some cars (like Useless's wagon) even had all the limiters left off the ECU programming :
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Old 07-01-2007, 01:41 PM   #8
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Watch out if you have an early AU, 98 build. Sometimes with these you have to release the odo button at the right time, rather than just hold it in and wait for the beep. 13 to 14 seconds usually.
Mine clears the spanner and then enters the speedo correction mode - but this may just be a feature of the police spec cluster.
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Mine clears the spanner and then enters the speedo correction mode - but this may just be a feature of the police spec cluster.
Mine is a 12/98 fairmont and I can never time it right!
And yes Police clusters have this extra feature to allow you to continually calibrate the speedo.
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Old 20-07-2013, 01:12 AM   #10
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Mine clears the spanner and then enters the speedo correction mode - but this may just be a feature of the police spec cluster.
Was this speedo standard? lol
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Old 07-01-2007, 12:20 PM   #11
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in both my AU's i have never had the service light come on, what triggers it ?
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Old 07-01-2007, 12:22 PM   #12
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in both my AU's i have never had the service light come on, what triggers it ?
comes up every 10,000kms. Just looks like a spanner logo on the cluster near the odo.
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Old 07-01-2007, 02:26 PM   #13
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comes up every 10,000kms. Just looks like a spanner logo on the cluster near the odo.
It's a series 1 thing. Series 2-3 don't have the spanner. They need to bring their own tools! :

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Old 07-01-2007, 02:28 PM   #14
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It's a series 1 thing. Series 2-3 don't have the spanner. They need to bring their own tools! :

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More cut backs huh? Like the dodgy oil and temp gauge on the AU 2 and 3
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Old 08-01-2007, 09:34 AM   #15
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More cut backs huh? Like the dodgy oil and temp gauge on the AU 2 and 3

Ah well ... that's what you get for having an XR ... at least the lower model temp gauges work perfectly
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It's a series 1 thing. Series 2-3 don't have the spanner. They need to bring their own tools! :

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Dont know why they got rid of it. I would have thought it would be a great reminder for soccer mums and the like
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This helped me thanks guys.

Also verified if I have an AUI or AUII model

I was told it was an AUII _2:
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Cheers for the info. Challenged AU1 Fairmont. Love the ride. Annoying spanner banner!
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Mine is a 10/99 Fairmont. Just searching for Spanner reset still .o
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