Does anybody know how to turn off the service light?

[allanil100]

My service light came on today just after I had my gearbox changed.

Does anybody know how to turn that piece of sh*t off?

 

[davebem]

Is there any other lights on with it?

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

fault code reader

 

[Rob's172]

get a service

or this should do it
http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2400

 

[allanil100]

No other lights mate,Just the yellow/orange service light.

I dont even need a service.

Its all just turned on since the gearbox has been changed.

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

get a service

That's nearly as good as the line, put a bit of tape over it! lol

 

[Daz Clio Cup]

No other lights mate,Just the yellow/orange service light.

I dont even need a service.

Its all just turned on since the gearbox has been changed.

You need to put a fault code reader on it to find out what is exactly wrong, could just be a loose plug or something, or could be worse. stabbing in the dark really without it

 

[allanil100]

The airbag lights now turned on as well.Any more suggestions apart from the fault reader thing.

 

[Russ.]

have a look under your passenger seat, push the connections under there together tighly as they often cause the airbag light to come on. common problem.

 

[pinky]

Yep try wiggling the wires under the passenger seat..works for me.
oh yeah turn the engine off then wiggle and then start your engine..if it hasnt gone try again..as mine plays up sometimes.

 

[Mark One]

dont they have periodic service lights that come on at milage intervals? so you will need to plug in, and tell the car it's been serviced

 

[Russ.]

dont they have periodic service lights that come on at milage intervals? so you will need to plug in, and tell the car it's been serviced

nope, no service indicator on the clios.

the serv light is there purely to identify a fault on the car. youll norm get 2 lights on eg serv + airbag light. Which as you guessed means theres a fault on the airbag circuit.

 

[teeCup]

Just incase you are concidering buying a code reader, the one avalible on K-tec, the OBDII u380 can be found online far cheaper than the £40 K-tec are asking.
try:
http://www.talktomycar.co.uk/Shop/Code_Readers/mj003.htm
or
http://www.carbulbs-direct.com/u380...canner-for-all-non-can-protocol-cars-35-p.asp

also
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OBD2-KKL-OBD-...ZWD1VQQ_trksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

just to save some money!

tom

 

[allanil100]

What would the reader tell me exactly?

How would I specifically tell my car that a service has been done so the freekin light turns off?

 

[Russ.]

What would the reader tell me exactly?

How would I specifically tell my car that a service has been done so the freekin light turns off?

the service light is not for that.

the service light only lights when there is a fault on the car. there is no light which comes on when your car is due a service.

the reason your serv light is on is because there is a fault somewere

 

[Beef-Mc]

SERV= Problem someplace on the car, sod all to do with servicing the car.

 

[teeCup]

What would the reader tell me exactly?

How would I specifically tell my car that a service has been done so the freekin light turns off?

the service light is not for that.

the service light only lights when there is a fault on the car. there is no light which comes on when your car is due a service.

the reason your serv light is on is because there is a fault somewere

as said, basically reads ecu and generates a fault code which you check in the manual which comes with the reader or online, so you can tell what the problem with the car is, used a unit like this twice, once for faulty coilpack and once for throttle position sensor, both times gave correct fault diagnosis(confirmed when checked at a auto electrics garage when i had the work done)