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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

"michael" <poppatwo1@yahoo.com> wrote in
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> 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....?

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"TeGGer®" <tegger@istop.c0m> wrote in message
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: "michael" <poppatwo1@yahoo.com> wrote in
: news:ZWAJd.75158$kq2.69197@twister.nyc.rr.com:
:
: > 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? :-)
>
>

"michael" <poppatwo1@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ZWAJd.75158$kq2.69197@twister.nyc.rr.com...
> 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

"James Cameron" <namaste225@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:Oc6dnZe5CpD2u2XcRVn-hg@comcast.com:

>
>> : 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!



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.


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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

"James Cameron" <namaste225@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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
>>
>
>

"James Cameron" <namaste225@yahoo.com> wrote in message
newsdKdnQRQFPs18mXcRVn-1w@comcast.com...
> 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 Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in
news:kM5Kd.35419$Ob.1388@edtnps84:

>
> "James Cameron" <namaste225@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> newsdKdnQRQFPs18mXcRVn-1w@comcast.com...
>> 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.
>


I *would* have given the answer, had I known it.

The OP has disappeared, you'll notice.


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