Subject	HICAS diagnostic question
Posted by	RBTT on February 02, 2010 at 2:49 AM
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Message	My HICAS light comes on when I first start my car, 1990 TT, and usually goes off around when the car warms up. I ran the HICAS diagnostic as instructed from the write up in the faq but the rear wheels do not turn and I'm not sure if I'm getting a code or not. Here's what happens: I start the engine, turn the steering wheel back and forth, pump the brakes and the HICAS light comes on. At this point I'm assuming I'm in the diagnostic mode. So I turn the steering wheel back and forth slowly, past 20 degrees, and the rear wheels don't turn. The HICAS light will flash slowly but with no breaks so I don't think it's giving me a code at this point. I slowly drive the car forward 20 ft or so, under 9 mph, and then the HICAS light starts flashing very fast but again with no breaks. Is this a code? It doesn't stop flashing fast until I shut off the engine. I repeated this a few times with the same results. Any help would be great!
Follow Ups	HICAS diagnostic question - RBTT 02:49:21 02/02/10 Have you checked the power steering fluid level? Sometimes - Audioquest 08:42:45 02/02/10 Re: Have you checked the power steering fluid level? Sometimes - RBTT 01:33:24 02/03/10 Hey, you are supposed to use ATF, *not* PS fluid (n/m) - Technomancer 11:32:24 02/05/10 Yeah, I used ATF. Thanks, though. (n/m) - RBTT 12:27:04 02/05/10 Adding fluid worked... No more light, thanks guys. (n/m) - RBTT 16:41:26 02/03/10 2nd Audioquest...low fluid (n/m) - TTZ'in (NorCal) 11:04:40 02/02/10
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