Do you mean the switch light on the button doesnt light so you can't see it at night to turn it on? Or that the switch doesnt tell the transmission to go into power mode, and have "power" written on your instument cluster near the speedo?
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Do you mean the switch light on the button doesnt light so you can't see it at night to turn it on? Or that the switch doesnt tell the transmission to go into power mode, and have "power" written on your instument cluster near the speedo?
Super VXer
Both...it's completely broken.
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did you try to hook up the wires to the "winter" switch to see if you could engage the "power" mode?
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the power and winter mode switch is one unit with one plug, you can't switch the wiring around... well im sure you could.. but it would take FAR more effort than its worth
"Engineers believe if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet"
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Oh well, if you already ordered anyways. Was worth a shot if it was a quick and easy troubleshooting method.
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OK got the new switch, and power mode light and the function still don't work...is there a relay that I could have shorted out on down the circuit?
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I'm pretty sure that the switch goes directly to the computer, but I'd have to scan through the tech docs again to be sure.Originally Posted by ojmagg
In the meantime, I'd visually inspect the plug. Is it possible one of the contacts has fallen out of the back of the plug? Given the pinout and a steady hand, you might be able to test the harness with a paperclip, to see if the wires themselves are actually working.
The computer, by the way, is behind the bulge at the bottom of the radio stack. Is it possible that the wires down there were damaged? Was there a recent radio install?
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