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by **John** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:06 am

Hi Guys,
Need some help! Does anyone know, what the warning light on the top right hand corner ( beside the speedomieter ) of the dashboard is for? It keeps coming on when i hit the brakes.

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:39 am

That'll be your G force meter!

Happens when you brake or turn fairly sharpish.
They came as an optional extra on FTO's - very rare piece of kit.

On a completely separate note - you may want to fill up your windscreen washer resevoir :lol:

by **soc** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:17 am

Myfeckin FTO wrote:That'll be your G force meter!

Happens when you brake or turn fairly sharpish.
They came as an optional extra on FTO's - very rare piece of kit.

Ah, the classic G-Force meter...... heh, I remember when that one got me too :-)

by CJ » Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:15 pm

by **John** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:47 pm

OK lads, the G force meter is now working.....its amazing what water will do for an FTO... :oops:

thanks for your help.

by **Dave** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 12:56 pm

i think nearly every new FTO owner gets caught by this!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:02 pm

John wrote:OK lads, the G force meter is now working.....its amazing what water will do for an FTO... thanks for your help.

John,

If you fill it with water it stops working - water is not good for the G force meter - it requires just a little to slosh around in the bottom of the tank to work effectively.

A quick fix is to keep the wiper stalk pulled towards you for about 5 minutes - ignore the water on the windscreen - this is just a well known manufacturer fault and your G force meter will be back in business. :wink:

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:06 pm

Dave wrote:i think nearly every new FTO owner gets caught by this!

This happened to me when I bought my first FTO - however the FTO Ireland forum didn't exist - I had a couple of days worrying about my TIP box exploding before I realised what the problem was.

Why did Mitsubishi bother to fit a Windscreen washer warning light - seems a waste - I haven't seen them on any other car I've owned.

by **soc** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:11 pm

Myfeckin FTO wrote:Why did Mitsubishi bother to fit a Windscreen washer warning light - seems a waste - I haven't seen them on any other car I've owned.

The golf has a warning light and it flashes a message accross the trip computer everytime you start her.....

by **pergau** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:05 pm

Why did Mitsubishi bother to fit a Windscreen washer warning light - seems a waste - I haven't seen them on any other car I've owned.

Isn't it a requirement to have your windscreen washer bottle at least one third full? I seem to remember this from the rules of the road. If it's the same in Japan, it would be useful to have a warning light.

Just an idle thought.

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 4:13 pm

pergau wrote:
Why did Mitsubishi bother to fit a Windscreen washer warning light - seems a waste - I haven't seen them on any other car I've owned.

Isn't it a requirement to have your windscreen washer bottle at least one third full? I seem to remember this from the rules of the road. If it's the same in Japan, it would be useful to have a warning light.

Just an idle thought.

Maybe an idea to extend the Penalty points system to cover the above blatant disregard for the law.
Theres no shortage of lunatics driving around with empty washer bottles.

Speeding - 2 points
No insurance - 5 points
No water in washer bottle - 6 points - 2 strikes and you're out!

:mrgreen:

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