I was driving along to work today when a orange-red triangle light appeared on the dash of my 2002 Volvo s0. Inside was an outline of the back end of a car. There seemed to be a drop in speed, but not significantly so. the triangle was located directly under the full gauge.


I pulled into a parking lot and turned off the engine and waited 5 minutes and then started the engine again; the light was gone.


I am just curious as to what happened. It clearly was a temporary signal, but it did have an effect on the car.


Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.


Respectfully,


Newport_j

 

was the icon a triangle with a car and swervy lines? If so, that's the DSC warning (dynamic stability control) warning light. If you were driving straight on dry roads and it lit up, it could be a wheel sensor or your ABS controller board acting up.

 

I believe that you are correct. It has gone from occasionally lighting to be on almost all of the time. It does not show up in my OBD so I guess it is going to be hard to find.


Any ideas on what to check first?




Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance.




Respectfully,




Newport_j

 

You may need a better OBD2 reader as not all will read the ABS or Chassis code sets. If its a wheel sensor, there should be a code to tell you which one. I do have a spare ABS controller I can sell you (for the S40 Gen 1s 2000-2004) that bolts onto the ABS valve body if you are interested.

 

I was going to buy the Autel MD 702. It seems very powerful. Could this help?


Respectfully,


Newport_j

 

For that price, get VIDA and DiCE. Then you'll not only be able to pull and clear all codes, but you'll have a complete service manual for the car.

 

I already have VIDA and DICE and I could never get it to install on my laptop computer. This is somewhat embarrassing since I was a computer science and math major in college and I work with computers 8 hours a day. You had to have a certain version of Windows 7 or you would never get it to install. We had a different version and the upgrade was very expensive to the correct version was very expensive.


After awhile I just gave up. Now we have Windows 10 on our laptop and I can only wonder if one can install VIDA DICE on a computer with Windows 10.


Is there a forum where I can post that question and see who answers? If so please give the website address.


I do not usually use Windows or Microsoft products if I can avoid it.


Anyway can I install VIDA DICE software on Windows 10? If so , how?


Thank in advance.


Respectfully,




Newport_j