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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 2005TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT
Hello all==I have a 04 Accord ex, upon driving in the snow I noticed the traction control light will blink, it stops when on dry pavement. Does the blinking light mean the traction control is working or a problem ? anybody know, please advise > Hello all==I have a 04 Accord ex, upon driving in the snow I noticed > the traction control light will blink, it stops when on dry pavement. > Does the blinking light mean the traction control is working or a > problem ? anybody know, please advise Um, hate to ask, but what does your Owner's Manual say....?  SignatureTeGGeR? The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ : > Hello all==I have a 04 Accord ex, upon driving in the snow I noticed : > the traction control light will blink, it stops when on dry pavement. : > Does the blinking light mean the traction control is working or a : > problem ? anybody know, please advise : : Um, hate to ask, but what does your Owner's Manual say....? LOL...what, take 10 minutes to look it up in the manual rather than post a message here and wait 2 to 3 hours to get the answer? :-) Hey, come on you guys, be nice. We don't even know if he has the manual or not. Not that it would make a difference anyway! > : Um, hate to ask, but what does your Owner's Manual say....? > > LOL...what, take 10 minutes to look it up in the manual rather than post a > message here and wait 2 to 3 hours to get the answer? :-) >> : Um, hate to ask, but what does your Owner's Manual say....? >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Hey, come on you guys, be nice. We don't even know if he has the > manual or not. Not that it would make a difference anyway! I was being nice. Notice I didn't call him an inbred, pointy-headed 'tard. I could have, but I didn't. And he could have posted back saying (nicely as well), "I'm sorry but I don't have the manual so I can't check", but he didn't. The car's a 2004. I was assuming he's the original owner. And it would make a big difference because that's exactly the sort of thing they write owner's manuals for. SignatureTeGGeR? The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ >>> : Um, hate to ask, but what does your Owner's Manual say....? >>> [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > a big difference because that's exactly the sort of thing they write > owner's manuals for. This is not a comment directed at Tegger, but rather at the culture of this group. I have Nissans and Hondas in the family, so I lurk in both groups. For some time now, there has been some sort of weird culture in the Honda groups that seems to require every question, no matter how obvious or obscure must be answered with at least one tirade about reading the manual (except of course if its a question about when to change the timing belt or the oil - all the RTFM people have opinions about those things that are at odds with the manual). I don't see this in the Nissan groups. They usually get answers to their questions from actual Nissan mechanics and the really stupid questions are usually ignored rather than attacked. I really do not understand the causes for the arrogance that lives here, but I have no doubt about why OPs disappear. > I have Nissans and Hondas in the family, so I lurk in both groups. > For some time now, there has been some sort of weird culture in the > Honda groups that seems to require every question, no matter how > obvious or obscure must be answered with at least one tirade about > reading the manual Well, you could also say other groups have their own problems: 1) rec.autos.tech has the supremely competent but breathtakingly arrogant Daniel Stern. 2) alt.autos.toyota has turned into a political sinkhole. 3) The Nissan group you mention was not always so good as you say. A couple of years ago I lurked/posted for a while, since my neighbor had a Pulsar NX with serious problems, and I was trying to get help for him there. There appeared to be zero members who had any sort of experience, so I gave up. Had the OP's car in this thread been even one year older, I would not have suggested the manual, since by that time the probability of it being a sell-on would have increased greatly. I wish we had actual working professional techs posting here. Are there any? SignatureTeGGeR? The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > Hello all==I have a 04 Accord ex, upon driving in the snow I noticed the > traction control light will blink, it stops when on dry pavement. Does > the > blinking light mean the traction control is working or a problem ? > anybody know, please advise When the TCS light flashes, it indicates that the TCS is working. Brian Brian, Brian, Brian. . . You're not helping things at all. How are we supposed to teach these guys to actually RTFM if you give them the answers to begin with? You'd be surprised what you could learn for yourself if you actually took a little time to READ!!! > When the TCS light flashes, it indicates that the TCS is working. > > Brian I'm assuming you read the manual to determine the info is actually in there. For something like the TCM light flashing, it would seem to be a sure thing, but you can never be sure. Before we bought our Toyota Prius I had heard chains could not be used because of the front wheel well clearance, so I looked in the manual. The FM doesn't say at all, although in another section altogether there is a clause about "when chains are used." And as pointed out, although it is a fair bet the 2004 will have a manual still with the car, for older cars it isn't. For the hordes of us who buy used cars (especially cheap ones), manuals are a rarity. Out of the 12 cars I've owned in 35 years, only 4 of them had manuals - and three of those are cars I bought new. Brian's direct answer is the surest way to getting the matter resolved. Mike > Brian, Brian, Brian. . . You're not helping things at all. How are we > supposed to teach these guys to actually RTFM if you give them the answers [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Brian > Brian, Brian, Brian. . . You're not helping things at all. How are we > supposed to teach these guys to actually RTFM if you give them the answers > to begin with? You'd be surprised what you could learn for yourself if > you actually took a little time to READ!!! I am well aware of what others have already said here (I have said the very same thing in the past to others). But, now that the point has been made, the answer to his question might as well be given. Next time (giving the OP the benefit of the doubt <g>), he would look in the Owners Manual before posting his question here. Brian >> Brian, Brian, Brian. . . You're not helping things at all. How are >> we supposed to teach these guys to actually RTFM if you give them the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > time (giving the OP the benefit of the doubt <g>), he would look in > the Owners Manual before posting his question here. I *would* have given the answer, had I known it. The OP has disappeared, you'll notice. SignatureTeGGeR? The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ > I *would* have given the answer, had I known it. Now you do know the answer <g>. > The OP has disappeared, you'll notice. Possibly he's just sitting back waiting for the answer. I find that a great many times in a lot of cases, people will ask a question of total strangers and never acknowledge the knowledge they gain. It says a great deal about the way society is reducing itself to low levels. Brian > Possibly he's just sitting back waiting for the answer. I find that a great > many times in a lot of cases, people will ask a question of total strangers > and never acknowledge the knowledge they gain. It says a great deal about > the way society is reducing itself to low levels. <leans forward from the shadows> I lurk here on and off and have lurned (misspelling intentional :) ) quite a bit. I knew I was going to be in the market for an LX (not the EX, cause then why not an Accord, and then why not, and so on). Haven't bought it yet, but that's just for background. But I participate actively in other forums. I love a finished thread. It is there for everyone to find. There are times, when I look at a common technical question (and it seems to hit most constant participants at the same time it seems to me, cause few will answer) and say to myself, "if I don't answer, maybe he'll use the forum search button, maybe he'll notice it's the second line of the FAQ, maybe he'll discover google. He can't think he is the first person to have this problem and still expect someone to know answer in minutes, Can he?" Long Live RTFM! <leans back into shadows, lights a stoagie> > There are times, when I look at a common technical question (and it seems > to hit most constant participants at the same time it seems to me, cause [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > <leans back into shadows, lights a stoagie> LOL! I have always believed in reading the Owners Manual, IF there is something about the vehicle that when I pull a blank. Brian |
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