Volvo 850 '94 winter position light is flashing

mag110 · Post by **mag110** » 13 Apr 2008, 19:59

winter position light is flashing and the economy - sport switch flashed at the same time. check engine light is on.

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Post by **MadeInJapan** » 13 Apr 2008, 21:01

I recall reading this somewhere but for the life of me I'm not sure what it means...I assume it has something to do with errors in the shifting mechanism...PNP switch?? Read your transmission codes from the A-1 socket to see if there are any errors stored in the computer.

mag110 · Post by **mag110** » 13 Apr 2008, 21:15

i get code 213 Throttle position (TPS) signal too high

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 13 Apr 2008, 21:32

Yep...suspected it.
Turn the ignition on and with your foot on the brake, row your gear shift from P all the way down to L and back up again quickly about 20 times...then go and reset the code you got from the A-1 socket. See if this cures the blinking. Even though this might work, you're probably in for a rebuild or replacement of the PNP switch pretty soon.

Btw, I just did a write-up on the PNP switch this morning so you might want to take a look to see what you're in for: https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/chat/p ... hp?t=14758