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Aug 24, 2018 | 09:38 AM

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cooper16

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shift light not lighting up

Hi anybody know why shift indicator light on dash doesn't work? Thanks

Aug 29, 2018 | 01:37 PM

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Larry Hitze

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Re: shift light not lighting up

I've had my manual 2004 Crossfire for 11 years and I am not aware of any light lighting up when it is time to shift.

Aug 29, 2018 | 01:49 PM

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ZERACER

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Re: shift light not lighting up

I think he has an automatic.

Aug 29, 2018 | 10:53 PM

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Larry Hitze

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Re: shift light not lighting up

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I think he has an automatic.

Well there you go! All I was thinking about was my Manual.

Aug 30, 2018 | 08:46 AM

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cooper16

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Re: shift light not lighting up

yes it's automatic I've seen it on others the letters P when in Park , N when in neutral, D when in drive etc, I don't know about the manual transmission letters are just like the other read outs odometer etc, style anybody know what makes it work? Thank you Cooper15

Aug 30, 2018 | 09:33 AM

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onehundred80

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Re: shift light not lighting up

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Seems the indicator is controlled by the gear shifter, has it got wet any time lately?

There may be a wire coming from it as well, maybe that is loose.

Aug 30, 2018 | 10:40 AM

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pizzaguy

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Re: shift light not lighting up

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Seems the indicator is controlled by the gear shifter, has it got wet any time lately?

There may be a wire coming from it as well, maybe that is loose.

No, I think the gear the car is in comes to the instrument cluster via the CAN bus, remember, you can up/down shift the car and the display changes.

Aug 30, 2018 | 05:13 PM

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onehundred80

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Re: shift light not lighting up

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No, I think the gear the car is in comes to the instrument cluster via the CAN bus, remember, you can up/down shift the car and the display changes.

Others have fixed it by changing the gear shifter after spilling drinks on theirs and the LCD was just s black square.
when he says light up does he mean light up with s bulb?In which case the bulb close to it is out.

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Aug 31, 2018 | 09:54 AM

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cooper16

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Re: shift light not lighting up

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Hi where is can bus? I've only own the crossfire a few months still learning about it and love it, it 's the shift indicator letters that dont work, should be right next to the clock numbers everything else works Thank you