Another intriguing detail (well, for me at least)

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:18 pm

I noticed some early cars have on the dashboard a warning light with the letters MAN or MAIN, can't figure it out.

What does it mean?

rgreenhalf · Post by **rgreenhalf** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:52 am

I can only guess its when a Man is driving it, it activates some amazing features, and this indicator lets you know there on. Main of course being swedish for man.

Or more likely, designated as some sort of maintenance indicator that was never implemented.

surrealjam · Post by **surrealjam** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:57 pm

Is that not a 'check engine' light on more modern cars? As rgreenhalf states, seems like it's probably related to this.

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:47 pm

According to the parts-books, that stripe only had these combinations:

So, it must be related to the Kat or the cruise control?

Melvin480 · Post by **Melvin480** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:07 pm

I don't think it has to be related to one of them. The cruise control and the Cat have no relation either.

There are more things different compared to the newer dashboards I noticed:
The ABS light has a different symbol.
The text at the info center is different.

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 6:47 pm

And the high beam light was blue. - much less glary than the later white ones, as well as of course the red bars at bottom of fuel guage.

esta · Post by **esta** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:47 pm

chris1roll wrote:And the high beam light was blue. - much less glary than the later white ones, as well as of course the red bars at bottom of fuel guage.

Yes I wonder why they changed that? To be honest, I DONT forget to turn them off, but blue is much easier on the eye, and the white is soooo bright!! I wondered if it was a problem with colour peel or something!?!? Now I know everyone suffers with that bright light in the corner of their eyes!! lol

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 11:38 pm

If I remember correctly, I have the MAIN section on my dials. It's never been on though so it might have no bulb or it is broken

And I have the two red bars on fuel gauge and yes I have the less irritating high beam light

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 6:23 pm

DaKyy wrote:
...And I have the two red bars on fuel gauge and yes I have the less irritating high beam light

These people are sooooooooooooo lucky!

Kroost · Post by **Kroost** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:09 pm

DaKyy wrote:If I remember correctly, I have the MAIN section on my dials. It's never been on though so it might have no bulb or it is broken

And I have the two red bars on fuel gauge and yes I have the less irritating high beam light

Can you please post a photo of this remarkable feature?

I'm very curious how it looks!

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:59 am

Not until april or may I'm afraid. Cant get to the car before that

Captain Crunch · Post by **Captain Crunch** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:53 am

I have the blue indicator light for the high beam on both my -88 tics.
But I also have green colour on the two bottom bars of the fuel gauge.

DaKyy · Post by **DaKyy** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:06 pm

Those are quite old, but yes there really is a MAIN section

480s partner · Post by **480s partner** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:36 pm

Dashboard with the blue light indicator

Dashboard with the white light indicator

I think it's the big white dot inside the symbol that hurts the eye because it
stands out too much. Whoever changed it to that really wanted the driver to know the beams were on.

Also note the front fog light indicator in green instead of yellow.

And not for my surprise, the parts-book only has one reference for that strip, undoubtly the later version.