Wow, that's a good one! I can't find it in the OM, it doesn't show in the instrument cluster breakdown. I'm sure it's a warning about the steering, but could only guess what it means. Hope someone can enlighten us.
I found it in the OM.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 303
Electric Power Steering Malfunction – If Equipped This telltale is on when the Electric Power
Steering is not operating and needs service
For those keeping track, there's an electronic power steering setup with the V6 and diesel, while the Hemi V8 still uses the tried-and-true hydraulic system.
That particular idiot light in my Acura indicated a problem with the power steering unit.
The V6 has a hydraulic power steering system powered by an electric motor driven hydraulic pump and the V8 has a hydraulic system powered by a belt driven mechanical hydraulic pump. It's not electronic power steering and its not electronic assisted. The only difference between the two systems is one uses an electric hydraulic pump and one uses a mechanical hydraulic pump. Electric does not equal electronic. Summit 2012 has it right in post #15.
This is funny. Reminds me of Mark Twain's "“It's not what you don't know that kills you, it's what you know for sure that ain't true.”.
All WK2s at present have hydraulic power steering. Period. All have a hydraulic pump. It is how the pump is driven (electric motor, engine belt) that is different.
If you want to divide rabbits, they are all hydraulically assisted since if they go ker blooey you can still change the steering angle.
To the OP. If you get a little red steering wheel light up on your display one of the rabbits running your steering may have went ka blooey and should be checked lol
Thanks.
They said it should come on briefly when the engine is on but not running.
I checked. With 2 other ones on the lot And they did the same thing.
If it stays on get it checked. A few lights should flash when in Acc mode or briefly upon start up. Haven't been in a car that doesn't do this check upon start up.
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