No battery, no radio, low milage

[Phil & Judy Rose <pjrose@servtech.com>]

It sounds like you have the somewhat newer-style radio (I believe it would
be a replacement, if on a '90 CQ). You need to press the combination (AM +
FM1) to get into the code-input mode. Need to hold those two buttons in for
a _few seconds_ until "1000" appears in the display. Release buttons
(release, and do _not_ press again!! until your code is entered.) Now,
begin pressing the four station "preset" buttons to generate the values for
the respective digits of your 4-digit code (each time you press increases
the value of that particular digit). When the code is correct, press the
AM+FM1 combination again, which enters the code and restores radio
operation.

If you have the older radio, the only difference is that the two-button
combination needed is AM + "ARI-Z". [my newer-style radio has no ARI-Z
button]

As to mileage: First, what a a "tank"? That's a pretty indefinite unit of
measure, IMHO. I'm amazed at how often people on this list refer to their
gas mileage that way. If you run your tank dry each time and refill to a
fairly reproducible level, that might mean around 20-21 gallons/tank. But
you're surely not running dry each time. In that "worst" case, your 440
miles works out to 19-20 mpg; so your actual mpg is probably at least 10%
better, which doesn't sound bad at all to me. I get 18-20 mpg for
city/suburban driving in my '91 200q (3-4 hundred lbs heavier car, plus I
weigh 200 lbs), so I'd imagine you _should_ do better than I. On the level
highway, I usually get 27-29 mpg at steady 75. How many cats do you carry?

Best rpm range? I try to maximize gas mileage by driving in the highest
gear possible, yet not falling below rpm needed for peak torque; this for
my car I take as being a minimum of roughly 1800-2000 rpm. Oh, they also
tell me that moderate, smooth acceleration will also do wonders to improve
mpg, but I can't verify that claim. :-)


>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 22:26:22 -0500 (EST)
>From: Gwendolynn ferch Elydyr <gwen@reptiles.org>
>Subject: No battery, no radio, low milage
>
>In a fit of total and complete brilliance, I managed to drain the battery
>on my '90 CQ completely (left the lights on, having been...oh - never
>mind *sigh*).
>
>As a result, I'm now getting the "SAFe" error on my radio/cassette
>player. I've tried following the <destructions> off of the 20v web
>page, with no success at all.
>
>(1)  Apparently the VIN's supposed to be in the trunk somewhere, but if
>     it's there, someone's *really* good at hiding it - any hints?
>
>(2)  My 'stereo' has a forward and reverse scan button, but no combination
>     of buttons results in any sort of code appearing.
>
>On to the other question.  I seem to be averaging 440km/tank, and I'm
>wondering if this is normal.  My driving is mixed city/highway, but
>the milage doesn't seem to change much, unless it's pure highway driving,
>only.
>
>Is there a particular rpm range that will help with the milage? I do have
>a rather heavy foot...and some "enthusiasm" ;>
>

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