Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 15:54:42 GMT From: johannes <johsnospamnospam-efitter.com> Subject: Re: ABS indicator
robanzellottinospamlemail.com wrote: > > On Apr 23, 3:06 am, yaofeng <yaofengc...nospaml.com> wrote: > > On Apr 22, 5:00 am, johannes <j...nospamfi-nospam-tter.com> wrote: > > > > > The ABS indicator light on my 1993 9000 CSE comes on when staring first > > > time in the morning, it sometimes stays on while driving off. However, > > > this might not happen from the following starts during the day. > > > > This may be more serious but check the sensors first. Measure the > > resistance at the sensor connections for 800 to 1400 ohms. The front > > sensor connectors are located on either side of the fish tank. The > > rear sensor connectors are beneath the rear seat cushion. > > Are you sure this is a problem? My '92 900 always did this (about 1 > minute for a cold start) in the 5 years I had it, and I just replaced > it with a '91 which does it as well. > > Robobass It's quite likely that the ABS is ineffective during the time when the light is on. I.e. indicators do mean something. There was one a story when right tank in an passenger airline showed empty, the captain thought it was a software error, so they opened a valve to the left tank to satisfy the software. Unfortunately there was a hole in the right tank, so they lost all fuel. However, they did manage to glide the plane to a nearby airport, but only got one chance of landing...
