Old Chim.. little Red/Green LED ..?

[M@H]

Hi all..

whats the little read/green split LED for in the middle of the centre console/armrest.. (on newer chims this is where the door release is I believe)..

I get a nice little green light when I switch the ignition on and the Fuel line pressurises, then it goes out once the pressure is there. Interestingly I can't find mention of it in the handbook...


...oo and whilst I'm at it, is there any way of locking the car without arming the alarm (I don't have any fobs, just the key)

Cheers
Matt.

[HarryW]

Ice sensor

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[M@H]

seriously !?

[HarryW]

I believe so matt, green tells me it's working when switching on for 5 secs or so. If its icy it should come on, red i think, but never seen it!! or even know what temp it comes on at, it must be in the bible somewhere.

Harry

[apache]

it's in your manual, off for over 5 degrees, amber for under 5, green for 0 ish and red for -5 or summat like that. Totally unreliable and as accurate as drunk on his way home from the pub but entertaining I spose

>> Edited by apache on Monday 14th October 13:45

[M@H]

apache said: it's in your manual, off for over 5 degrees, amber for under 5, green for 0 ish and red for -5 or summat like that. Totally unreliable and as accurate as drunk on his way home from the pub but entertaining I spose

>> Edited by apache on Monday 14th October 13:45

Amber !!.. it only looks like its got red and green.. I'll have to have another look in my manual but I really didn' think it was in there.. Cheers

[zippy500]

Surely the name ice sensor is a tad misleading. All it does is measure the air temperature outside the toastie cabin. A play on words hear by the TVR marketing people possibly.

[schueymcfee]

Oi, less of the old

Its posh term is classic!

>> Edited by schueymcfee on Monday 14th October 15:09

[M@H]

sorry... "Classic Chim.. little Red/Green LED"

[sps]

Hi ,
Re the locking without alarm.
Just turn the key to your left - drivers door - and you will lock without the alarm etc being activated.
SPS

[hamish]

M@H, I have exactly the LED config you describe (ie a circular black button about the size of the old 1/2p piece, horizontally split in 2, top is green LED, bottom is red LED) except mine is in the bottom RHS corner of the dashboard. And I've never seen either LED light up at any time. Absolutely no idea what it is, it certainly aint in the handbook.

[hamish]

M@H, I have exactly the LED config you describe (ie a circular black button about the size of the old 1/2p piece, horizontally split in 2, top is green LED, bottom is red LED) except mine is in the bottom RHS corner of the dashboard. And I've never seen either LED light up at any time. Absolutely no idea what it is, it certainly aint in the handbook.

[spnracing]

apache said: it's in your manual, off for over 5 degrees, amber for under 5, green for 0 ish and red for -5 or summat like that.

There is no amber - green when its cold, green/red when its very cold and just red when its freezing your bollocks off.

Mine worked quite well - it was on the dash just right of the steering wheel. (94M Chimaera).

[M@H]

..it works

[JamieBeeston]

Theres mine in action, 98 chim.

Tho only ever goes BLANK -> Red


Goes Green on Start up, sorts flashes green, amber, red,


but nver see any color other than red, prolly means summin needs a clean soomewhere

>> Edited by JamieBeeston on Wednesday 15th January 12:02

[M@H]

PS..

apache said: it's in your manual..

no it isn't...

[Size Nine Elm]

JamieBeeston said:
Theres mine in action, 98 chim.

Strange, you would appear to have a speedometer that is graduated in km/h instead of mph

There was a discussion on the TVR email list about the ice detectors in the last week - have a look at the archives on www.yahoogroups.com, tvrccmaillist

[Graham]

mm well mine has two bars and goes


Green
off = its cold

green
red = its cold and slippy

red
red = very soon you will hit somthing..

[squirrelz]

Jamie - mines a 98 chim and does exactly the same.
Goes green/amber/red when you turn the ignition on, but is either off >3degC, or red <3degC

Joolz has changed the sensor in the bumper, but made no difference.

[hantstvr]

Mine's been greeny yellow, amber and red so far so it seems to work. Freeked me out before I knew what it did.