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Just Like Windows

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My car’s “Check Engine” light came on last week. Rather than pay through the nose to take it to a dealership, I did some checking and found out that as long as it wasn’t something with the electrical system, the garage where I used to take my pickup could handle the hybrid just fine.
I just heard back from the mechanic. They pulled the diagnostic code from my car’s computer, checked it against Honda’s official list of diagnostic codes and … the code doesn’t exist! They reset the diagnostics, drove the car around a bit, and the service light didn’t come back on.
So the conclusion is that my car had a computer glitch. The solution was to reboot the car!

4 thoughts on “Just Like Windows”

  2. I haven’t run into any of those with my own vehicle, but I recognize a few….

    10. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand McNally Road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need nor want them

    More and more GM vehicles now seem to come equipped with On-Star, whether you want it or not. And satellite radio seems to be well on its way to becoming standard even though the same songs are available on terrestrial stations.

    12. You’d have to press the “start” button to turn the engine off.

    I’m not sure whether it’s labeled “start” or “power”, but this is exactly how you turn off a Prius.

  4. So sayeth the Prius owner.
    (Though for a second there, I thought she was channeling either Tim Allen or Austin Powers.)

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