RE: Dakota Diagnostics

From: Eric Hufstedler (mopar@ehuffy.com)
Date: Thu Apr 14 2005 - 17:33:25 EDT


> That's only for the cluster. Key-ON 3-times doesn't work for '98 models
> either.
>
> - Bernd

Doesn't work for the 99, either. Doe the key-on 10 times trick work for 99?

I can't believe they took out that feature. What a way to make people
mad, eh?

Eric

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Eric
> Hufstedler
> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 11:10 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Dakota Diagnostics
>
>
>> Depending on the model year of your Dak, it is also possible to get
>> the codes for free, without buying anything, using the "key on/off"
>> method. See http://www.dakota-truck.net/codes for details.
>
>>From that page:
> -----------
> How to get the codes on a 1998-1999 Dakota:
> Depress the trip reset and trip/odometer switches, and, while holding
> them, turn the ignition to ON/RUN, and wait about 5 seconds. This sends
> the
> car through a short self-test sequence that lights all segments of the
> odometer and shift selector read-out (where applicable). It will then
> display the stored error codes.
> -----------
>
> I believe that this only gives codes for the gage cluster. Has anyone
> ever
> retrieved a "normal" error code using this method?
>
> Thanks,
> eric
>



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