[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I have a 02 MCS that was towed and now some of the lights in the instrument panel are on. The lights that are on is the ABS, Tracktion Control,, and one other that I’m not sure what it is. The unknown light has the exclamation point, it kind of looks like this (!). Yesterday I unhooked the battery for several hours to try to reset something. It did not work and the lights continue to be on. [/FONT][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I bought the car used several years ago with out an owners manual. Does the cars system have a reset button some where? Any suggestions as to what I can do to get the lights off or this issue corrected. Thank you very much for your help. I was unsure if I posted this in the correct section or if I should have posted in the electrical mods section. [/FONT][/SIZE]

 

The ! is the low tire indicator. The reset button ib below the e-brake handle hold for 10 sec or so then release. then turn car off and then back on should clear all the lights

I had all those same lights come on once, and it was just a low tire. Normally the other lights dont come on but sometimes they do. I suppose the logic makes sense that if you have a low tire, the ABS and the DSC are not able to handle that dynamic.

 

thank you very much. I will try that method in a few hours and report back.

 

The reset button below the e-brake handle hold for 10 sec or so then release did not work. Any other suggestions for the issue?

 

You might PM the electrical guru around here .......greatbear is his name. He is the resident expert in these matters

 

How was the car towed? Was it on a flat bed or were the rear wheels still on the ground? If the rear wheels were spinning and the fronts were not, it could cause these lights to come on. Another reason might be a wheel speed sensor has gone bad. You might need to take it in to the dealership to have them look at it.

 

More than likely a ABS sensor is bad... all three lights on indicate an error in the system somewhere, not a low tire. (Tho, admittedly, a low tire can make a sensor report something that the computer sees as an error..)

If you take it in to the dealership, they can tell you what sensor it is, and if you're not scared of taking a wheel off, you can save 'bout $100 by changing it yourself.

Good luck!

 

I'm not sure how the car was towed. I'm thinking a flat bed. But please remember that the lights were not on before the tow. I'm thinking that the tow caused something. So far I'm still clueless.

 

I would find out how the car was towed and go from there. In my experience this issue has been a result of a bad wheel speed sensor, incorrect towing, and possibly the abs sensor.