Got my OHC installed this weekend and after having it run for about 10 minutes, a CAL light came on. What does this mean? Calibrate? Calibrating? Calories? California? The compass has been a little off-whack also.

And while trying to get the CAL light to go away, I held the MODE button for awhile and a VAR light lit up and gave me the option to select a number between 1 and 10. What does this mean? I tried changing it but nothing really happened that I could tell. Anyone know what any of this jazz means?

 

the range of numbers is the location you are inthe US. and it will blink CAL Calibrate for a while where it learns.

that is short a sweet version. lol

 

It means roadtrip to california. See if you can run it again and see if it says "nor cal" or "so cal" jus so ur roadtrip can be a lil more specific.

Aaron

 

Ahhhhh... So which location # is Texas? And how long is the CAL light gonna be on?

 

All I can go on is my wife's expedition. When It says Calibrate, according to the manual, you have to drive around a few times in a circle well it gets it bearings. Don't know if it works for the explorer OHC but hey it's worth a try.

~HJ

 

idk for how long couple days.

as far as the numbers not sure i went to the dealer and they set mine worked perfect.

 

Does it have gps or something? What's it need US location for?

Aaron

 

so it knows where due north is. otherwise it wont be right.

 

Isnt the "CAL" light similar to the "CEL" light? Instead of check engine its check air??? Right ZB?

 

 

lmao

 

Airfilter? What? What is it? ***?

 

NONO its a windshield washer fluid filter.

 

Hey I have heated washer fluid now!!!! Really, I do..

 

Hey does it do magnetic north or true north? That'd suck up here. If i drive true north i drive into a glacier, if I do magnetic north I drive into a river.

Aaron

 

not sure

 

There'd be no way for it to 'measure' true north without first sensing magnetic north. Which one it displays, I don't really know. Only 7* difference here anyways.

 

i would put in a 4-6 for hte settings. its got to be close. its in the explorer manual for the the areas.

 

i looked up an explorer owner's manual on ford.com and found it when I did mine. It's been posted on here a few times too..

 

Looks like you're in zone 6, Kyle.

 

dang i was a good geuss

 

Thanks Bob! I think I have it set on 7 right now... oops!

 

Bob beat me to the punch, but thats what I had to do to reset my zone. Then to calibrate it I just went to an open parking lot and as per the instructions in the explorer manual drove in a circle slowly 4-5 times and mine has been dead on since.

 

What happens if you go around in circles for a REALLY long time and the CAL light stays on??