Honda Car Forum

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:12:56 GMT, SP@M.com (Bebop) wrote:

>Elmo P. Shagnasty <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <554f29fd.0401270626.34e6c0bf@posting.google.com >,
>> dmorin@morinfamily.com (Duane Morin) wrote:
>>
>> > I just had my 2003 Accord EX in for a service (12.5k) less than a
>> > month ago. Just last night I noticed that when I started the car the
>> > maintenance light came on, blinked 10 times, and went off. Is that
>> > some sort of code?
>>
>> What does your owner's manual say?
>
>Post the question on the Usernet first. If that fails, read the rest of
>the manual. :-)

Oops, you forgot to tell him about the index.:-)

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

"Paul Bielec" <me@no.spam> wrote in message news:<bv5sov$fk$1@dns3.cae.ca>...
> The dealer forgot to reset it.
> Don't you have an owner's manual? It explain what this light is and how to
> reset it.
> How come people will look into the manual for a 100$ DVD player but not for
> a 20000$ car???

Simple. I was closer to the computer than I was to the glove
compartment when it came up. I sit behind a terminal all day, it
really cost me nothing to post a quick question and check for answers.

My boss at work owns an Accord. I asked him first, because again, he
was closer at hand than the manual. Why is it that people think
there's some hard and fast rule out there that says the manual must
always be the first stop, no matter how inconvenient it is? Should I
have not asked him when I passed him in the hall, because I hadn't
checked the manual first? No -- because it took a total of about 5
seconds and didn't cost anybody anything.

The more interesting question to me is why so many people have the
time to waste writing meaningless responses and whining about it. It
cost you people far more time and apparently emotional distress than
it did me. If you don't like the question, don't answer it. If you
answer stupid questions, people will keep asking them. If you waste
your time complaining about the fact that people ask stupid questions,
well, welcome to the Net, you must be new here.

By the way thanks for the most helpful response I got.

It is people like you who makes dealerships look at all people that
come into the service shops like idiots. Is it really going to kill
you first to go out to your car and look at the index first? Usenet
should be used for issues/concerns that would not be covered by other
means first and even then, a large majority of issues can be found in
google's news search. That is the general rule within this group. Put
it this way, you've wasted a good 5 minutes writing this post and you
still don't have the answer!



On 28 Jan 2004 04:24:43 -0800, dmorin@morinfamily.com (Duane Morin)
wrote:

>"Paul Bielec" <me@no.spam> wrote in message news:<bv5sov$fk$1@dns3.cae.ca>...
>> The dealer forgot to reset it.
>> Don't you have an owner's manual? It explain what this light is and how to
>> reset it.
>> How come people will look into the manual for a 100$ DVD player but not for
>> a 20000$ car???
>
>Simple. I was closer to the computer than I was to the glove
>compartment when it came up. I sit behind a terminal all day, it
>really cost me nothing to post a quick question and check for answers.
>
>My boss at work owns an Accord. I asked him first, because again, he
>was closer at hand than the manual. Why is it that people think
>there's some hard and fast rule out there that says the manual must
>always be the first stop, no matter how inconvenient it is? Should I
>have not asked him when I passed him in the hall, because I hadn't
>checked the manual first? No -- because it took a total of about 5
>seconds and didn't cost anybody anything.
>
>The more interesting question to me is why so many people have the
>time to waste writing meaningless responses and whining about it. It
>cost you people far more time and apparently emotional distress than
>it did me. If you don't like the question, don't answer it. If you
>answer stupid questions, people will keep asking them. If you waste
>your time complaining about the fact that people ask stupid questions,
>well, welcome to the Net, you must be new here.
>
>By the way thanks for the most helpful response I got.



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God forbid that his headlight burns out and needs help!


On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 05:26:07 -0500, George Macdonald
<fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote:

>On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 07:12:56 GMT, SP@M.com (Bebop) wrote:
>
>>Elmo P. Shagnasty <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>>
>>> In article <554f29fd.0401270626.34e6c0bf@posting.google.com >,
>>> dmorin@morinfamily.com (Duane Morin) wrote:
>>>
>>> > I just had my 2003 Accord EX in for a service (12.5k) less than a
>>> > month ago. Just last night I noticed that when I started the car the
>>> > maintenance light came on, blinked 10 times, and went off. Is that
>>> > some sort of code?
>>>
>>> What does your owner's manual say?
>>
>>Post the question on the Usernet first. If that fails, read the rest of
>>the manual. :-)
>
>Oops, you forgot to tell him about the index.:-)
>
>Rgds, George Macdonald
>
>"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??



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"TCS" <The-Central-Scrutinizer@p.o.b.o.x.com> wrote in message
news:MPGdnZ-608u5U4vdRVn-gw@comcast.com...
> On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 13:58:15 -0500, Elmo P. Shagnasty
<elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
> >In article <a88d10tf8s1m8ksuinmsqacusonsg36plu@4ax.com>,
> > Nick <npolite@NOSPAMMONKEYS.hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> It's amazing how few people read the inportant information that each
> >> manual contains for the simplest of issues.
>
> >Especially after they've spent $25,000 for the car. But no, they'd
> >rather come to the Usenet and be spoon-fed.
>
> >That light means TAKE YOUR CAR TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT drive
> >it; have it towed. Only the dealership can make that light go out;
> >anyone else will likely disable the car, requiring a new engine to solve
> >the problem.
>
> no it doesn't. It means "take your car to the dealer soon."
> It isn't the low oil pressure light.

Um...the guy was kidding.

In article <401E443F.7020502@alltel.net>, Wbittle <wbittle1@alltel.net>
wrote:

> These responses are amazing. You all neglected one important
> item. How do you reset this silly warning? I own a 2001 Accord I bought
> used and the previous owner lost the owners manual. I too had this same
> problem. If I'm not mistaken, I saw the dealer turn the key on while
> pressing the trip odometer button. Is this correct?

yes

Duane Morin wrote:
> I just had my 2003 Accord EX in for a service (12.5k) less than a
> month ago. Just last night I noticed that when I started the car the
> maintenance light came on, blinked 10 times, and went off. Is that
> some sort of code?

=============

Duane,

1-800-782-4356 is the number where you can order your FINE manual, if
you're in North America.

'Curly'

==============

Wbittle <wbittle1@alltel.net> wrote:

> These responses are amazing. You all neglected one important
> item. How do you reset this silly warning? I own a 2001 Accord I bought
> used and the previous owner lost the owners manual. I too had this same
> problem. If I'm not mistaken, I saw the dealer turn the key on while
> pressing the trip odometer button. Is this correct? I would love to
> consult my manual if I actually had one. I am in the process of ordering
> one from Honda, but it would have been nice to know that this 10 flashes
> of the maintenance light was really nothing to worry about. Oh, this is
> my first Honda and I do agree that consulting the manual IS a very smart
> thing to do and I would certainly have done that if this car had one.

Google

These responses are amazing. You all neglected one important
item. How do you reset this silly warning? I own a 2001 Accord I bought
used and the previous owner lost the owners manual. I too had this same
problem. If I'm not mistaken, I saw the dealer turn the key on while
pressing the trip odometer button. Is this correct? I would love to
consult my manual if I actually had one. I am in the process of ordering
one from Honda, but it would have been nice to know that this 10 flashes
of the maintenance light was really nothing to worry about. Oh, this is
my first Honda and I do agree that consulting the manual IS a very smart
thing to do and I would certainly have done that if this car had one.