Speed check

[Graham]

Hi, my S2 has a will of its own, with cloppers hiding around every corner, i use my speed alert regular to make sure i dont go (too far) over the speed limit. From what i gather is when the car is stationary the button activates the OBC check mode where it goes through its sequence of vital's checks. When your moving and press the button it beeps and displays the MPH in a ring and when you go over the speed you pressed the button, it alarms out at you.
Lately it has been behaving odd, sometimes it works no problem, other times it brings in the OBC check mode even while traveling , and i cannot get the speed check to work . What does the speed check unit key off, does it work via the abs, or the gearbox speed sensors, has anyone had this fault as i rely quite alot on this and would like it working again.
Cheers
Graham

[Greg_S]

I had forgotten there was this feature fitted, Paul N will prob know the answer to this one

[ctolladay]

To what cars was this feature fitted. I have never seen it on my 3B.

[HPmuirt]

To what cars was this feature fitted. I have never seen it on my 3B.

Both my MY93 2.8 coupe and MY95 S2 have it, but both flash the warning as`KPH'

Cheers n

Si

[dan_b]

Didn't know the S2 could do that either, cool.

[fivepotnoodle]

If I recall correctly, it came in standard around 1993 with the advent of the ABY.
If your car has cruise control, it will not have it.

Sorry, I've no idea where it takes it's reading from, but the fact that it sometimes works, says to me a dodgy connection somewhere. Maybe remove instrument panel and check PCB for broken tracks and wiring into/out of connectors on the rear.

[s2avant]

If I recall correctly, it came in standard around 1993 with the advent of the ABY.
If your car has cruise control, it will not have it.

My Avant is fitted with cruise control and speed warning system.

Ben

[fivepotnoodle]

There's always one to throw a spanner in the works isn't there.
Was a dealership that told me that as I know three cars with cruise that don't have it, and I enquired.
Crazy dealers then Maybe they should stop selling cars and start selling pork pies..

[Ski]

sorry to change the subject, but what does the REC button do next to my air con button? Recirculate air?

still lets outside nasty smell in when i press it but just makes my fans blow harder.

if that is what it does, how does it do it?

[s2avant]

Crazy dealers then Maybe they should stop selling cars and start selling pork pies..

I work for a main dealer

Ben

[s2driveruk]

I have it on my 1992 3B and used it yesterday trawling up the M40 to Birmingham for a meeting. Its activated using the left hand knob (technical term) on the dash. Get to your desired max speed, say 50mph, press and hold the nob until it bleps once and the KM/h shows in the autocheck matrix screen. you'll notice noe everytime u reach 50+mph then it will warn u.....perfect!
To disable.....just press and hold until you hear two beeps...and its off

[fivepotnoodle]

I work for a main dealer

Ben

Well someone has to
No harm intended, but you do get sick of being told duff info.

[s2avant]

Well someone has to
No harm intended, but you do get sick of being told duff info.

....and I get sick of being tarred with the same brush by narrow minded individuals, no harm intended.

Ben

[fivepotnoodle]

None taken, my mind's to narrow to notice

[Jamo]

To what cars was this feature fitted. I have never seen it on my 3B.

It's in the owners manual! I've used it on a few occassions, stopped when i got my TomTom