TL error code

Tom Simchak wrote in news:1QPxl.14244$8_3.7252 @flpi147.ffdc.sbc.com:

What dashboard light is on?

It's not a dashboard light, per se. The driver information center has this message at start-up. It's located under the speedo.

The actual message is "Service Due Soon B12"

Tom S. Houston, TX

Tegger wrote:

Tom Simchak wrote in news:scTxl.15221$ snipped-for-privacy@flpi146.ffdc.sbc.com:

That's not an "error", that's your Maintenance Minder. It's telling you that you're due for a "B" type service, with sub-items 1 and 2.

Service "B" includes an oil change, plus inspection of the brakes and some other components.

Sub-item 1 is tire rotation. Sub-item 2 is engine air filter replacement and a couple of other things.

This is all described in great detail in your Owner's Manual.

Don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Perhaps I misnamed the code. My bad.

I didn't know the codes were in the manual. No other vehicle I've owned had the codes printed out.

Thanks for your assistance.

Tom S. Houston, TX

Tegger wrote:

Tom Simchak wrote in news:og6yl.13418$ snipped-for-privacy@flpi149.ffdc.sbc.com:

The Maintenance Minder and its coding is fairly new (last couple of years?). Prior to the Minder, the Owner's Manual always listed a time/mileage schedule chart, with different schedules for Normal and Severe service.

Better get used to the new system. It's going to be around for a long time.