complete autocheck disable?

[Robert Myers]

You can disable it completely simply by removing the bulbs which back light 
the display.  Well, maybe not "disable" but certainly eliminate the display.

The question, "Why don't you just fix it so it operates correctly?" comes 
to mind.  The garbled display is usually found to be the result of 
corrosion and resulting poor contact between mating halves of a couple of 
multi-pin connectors inside the instrument cluster.  A couple of 
connect/disconnect cycles usually "repairs" the display.

The front brake pad warning is due to the wearing of the indicator wires 
imbedded into the brake pads.  If you want to eliminate that function 
simply cut the wires where they enter the pads, short the two wires 
together and "Voila!" -  No more brake pad warnings.

At 01:18 PM 10/18/2004 -0600, Keith Lawyer wrote:

>I knew I had seen something about this before, but upon searching the
>archives I found the instructions for disabling the Autocheck only for
>the front brake pad issue (once I worked around the eurolight results).
>
>The Autocheck in my '90 200 just generally annoys me, and that's only
>when it decides to work.  It finally quit telling me the front pads were
>low (they're not) and then began telling me I have no oil
>pressure........but the best is when it just gets a bunch of vertical
>lines across the screen and starts SCREAMING (ie a constant screech)
>until I shut the car off and restart.
>
>Honestly I have no desire to retain the system, I've driven cars all my
>life without such "conveniences," and it's all info which can be gleaned
>for periodic inspections or regular glances at gauges.
>
>So, with that, does anyone have any recommendations for simply
>disabling the Autocheck ENTIRELY, both visual and auditory?
>
>Keith L
>'90 200
>'87 4k
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