Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Hatchbacks Honda Fit Honda Fit indicator light questions
106 messages, Last post on Oct 20, 2008 at 2:39 AM
You are in the Honda Fit Forum. Your Host is pf_flyer
|
Replying to: mtngal (Jun 15, 2006 9:08 pm) the fact you ignored it isn't the fault of the temp gauge. you may have been able to prevent a unscheduled stop in the mojave desert
|
|
|
Replying to: 719b (Jun 16, 2006 7:41 am) I do prefer to have a real gauge - however, my other car has one of those almost-idiot-light gauges. Maybe since I know that one is not much better than a light (I've gotten used to the idea), it didn't bother me about the Fit's light.
|
|
|
Replying to: mtngal (Jun 16, 2006 8:29 am) True, but if you had added that you've driven the Grapevine lots of time previously and the temp gauge had never gone that high, then it may have prompted him to do a bit of diagnosis. |
|
|
|
|
Replying to: therodm (Jun 14, 2006 4:46 pm) It's always best to let a car warm up before you drive it, to avoid putting undue wear and stress on its components. I actually prefer the Honda light to a traditional temperature gauge! With a gauge, I would wonder, when is it warm enough to drive, how far should I wait for the needle to move? With the Honda, once the light goes off, I know it's fine. And as this post indicated, I think it may actually have educational value. Drivers may not realize that a car should be allowed to warm up. Lots of people just routinely jump into a car an go and don't give it a thought, they may never have been told otherwise. If a car has a gauge, they may not look at it, they may think it serves no purpose except to indicate overheating. The blue light forces someone who might not know to think, "hmmm, why is that light on?" And then they may learn that they should try to avoid driving a cold car when possible. |
|
|
Replying to: anotherscott (Jun 19, 2006 7:38 am) Those "someone" that don't ever look at a temp gauge likely also would not pay much attention to a little blue light that comes on and off. Actually, I suspect most buyers of Fits, and others models in that price segment, are the "jump in the car and go" type --- the type that treats cars more as an appliance. Perhaps not most of the Fit owners that post regularly on this thread, but probably most of the general Fit customer base.
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: bodble2 (Jun 19, 2006 10:34 am) Though I just checked the Honda manual, and it doesn't actually suggest any particular behavior for cold operation. Hmm! |
|
|
|
|
Replying to: bodble2 (Jun 19, 2006 10:34 am) See I really didn't expect that jumping into a car that's been sitting on asphalt for 8 hours in 95 degree heat to REALLY need to warm up. Go figger! 
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: getnfittywidit (Jul 12, 2006 6:31 am) |
|
|
The Fit manual says that when the maintenance minder comes on (signalling time for an oil change, for instance) that "This indicator goes off when your dealer resets it after completing the required maintenance service." Does that mean ONLY the dealer can reset it? Does that mean if I change my own oil or have a non-dealer mechanic change it that the indicator will remain on? Or is there some way for a non-dealer to reset the indicator? I would be very, very annoyed if I HAD to go to a Honda dealer to turn the indicator off
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: sd_driver (Aug 08, 2006 6:20 am)
|
|
You are here:
Forums
Hatchbacks Honda Fit Honda Fit indicator light questions
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2010 Honda Fit
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
